Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle

A NEW BOOK JUST PUBLISHED.

THE STORY OF SIR LAUNCELOT AND HIS COMPANIONS

Profusely illustrated.  Royal 8vo, $2.50 net.

The account of the adventures and deeds of Sir Launcelot, fully and beautifully illustrated in Mr. Pyle’s characteristic style, and uniform with his other two books, “The Story of King Arthur and His Knights” and “The Story of the Champions of the Round Table.”  This book takes up the adventures of the greatest of the Arthurian heroes, from the very beginning, and also that of his son Sir Galahad.

“There is nobody quite like Howard Pyle, after all, when it comes to stories for children, nobody with his peculiar freshness and enthusiasm, and his power of choosing quaint and lovely settings for the sometimes quiet, sometimes stirring tales that appeal at once to his readers by their truth and naturalness.”—­THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN.

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OTHER BOOKS BY MR. PYLE.

THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE.  Profusely illustrated.  Royal 8vo, $2.50 net.

“He has caught the very spirit of chivalry.  It is one of the best of holiday books.”—­SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.

THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS.  Profusely illustrated.  Royal 8vo, $2.50 net.

“Nothing could be better to give a boy or girl for Christmas than Mr. Pyle’s rendition of these stately, ennobling old legends.”—­CHICAGO RECORD-HERALD.

THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.  Illustrated.  Royal 8vo, $3.00.

“This superb book is unquestionably the most original and elaborate ever produced by any American author.  Mr. Pyle has told, with pencil and pen, the complete and consecutive story of Robin Hood and his merry men in their haunts in Sherwood Forest, gathered from the old ballads and legends.”—­BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.

OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND.  Illustrated.  Royal 8vo, $2.00.

“The scene of the story is mediaeval Germany in the time of the feuds and robber barons and romance.  The kidnapping of Otto, his adventures among rough soldiers and his daring rescue make up a spirited and thrilling story.”—­CHRISTIAN UNION.

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Heroes of the Olden Time.

By JAMES BALDWIN.  Three volumes, 12mo, each beautifully illustrated. 
Singly, $1.50; the set, $4.00.

A STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE.  Illustrated by HOWARD PYLE.

“Mr. Baldwin’s book is redolent with the spirit of the Odyssey, that glorious primitive epic, fresh with the dew of the morning of time.  It is an unalloyed pleasure to read his recital of the adventures of the wily Odysseus.  Howard Pyle’s illustrations render the spirit of the Homeric age with admirable felicity.”—­PROF.  H.H.  BOYESEN.

THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED. Illustrated by HOWARD PYLE.