Classic Tales.
By MARIA EDGEWORTH. 12mo, cloth,$1.25.
Christie’s Christmas.
By PANSY. Christie is one of those delightfully lifelike, naive and interesting characters which no one so well as Pansy can portray, and in the study of which every reader will find delight and profit. 12mo, fully illustrated,$1.50.
Cookery for Beginners.
By MARION HARLAND, author of “Common Sense in the Household,” etc. Plain, practical lessons for girls and young housekeepers of small means. Its directions are to be relied upon, and its results are invariably delicate, wholesome, and delicious. 16mo, $1.00.
Double Story (A).
By GEORGE MACDONALD. This standard fairy story still retains its popularity in the world of readers, and edition follows edition. It is a favorite gift book from mother to daughter, and well deserves a place on every family book shelf. New edition, with full-page illustrations by Miss L.B. Humphrey. $1.00.
Endless Chain (An).
BY PANSY. Every one who takes up this new story will have an irresistible inclination to read the next page, and the next, and so on until the finis. It is a peculiarity of “Pansy’s” books that they have the freshness as well as the healthfulness of the sea winds in June, and are as natural and acceptable and wholesome. This is the explanation of their marvellous popularity; and the explanation itself is explained by the fact that Mrs. Alden derives the inspiration for all of her work from a cheerful, living, trustful faith in the Master to whose service she consecrates her best efforts. Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
Far From Home.
From the German of Johannes Van Derval, translated
by Kathrine Hamilton.
The latest and one of the most pleasing volumes of
the famous V.I.F.
Series. Translated by the niece of Professor
Spencer F. Baird, Director
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 12mo, cloth,
$1.25.
Health and Strength Papers for Girls.
By Mary J. Safford, M.D., of the Boston University, and Mary E. Allen, of the Boston Ladies’ Gymnasium. The two professors of Physical Science have together prepared a valuable book of counsel for mothers, teachers, and all who have the guardianship of young girls. Its advice is plain, its suggestions provoke reflection and action, and its influence in the family will be lasting. $.60.
Helpful Thoughts FOR YOUNG MEN.
By T.D. Woolsey, D.D. LL. D. 16mo, cloth, $.60.
How to Learn and Earn. HALF HOURS IN SOME HELPFUL SCHOOLS.
Graphic accounts of schools where the unfortunate are taught useful trades, or where interesting specialties in industry are to be learned. 12mo, cloth. 100 illustrations. $1.50.
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By Pansy. All that has been said of the previous books of that favorite author, is true of this. It is a book whose high purpose is to impress wholesome truths, and is admirably kept in view without any sacrifice of that which makes a story attractive to the young. $1.50.