This is the best of the recent books of this popular class of biography; all its “successful men” are Americans, and with two or three exceptions they are living and in the full tide of business and power.  In each case, the facts have been furnished to the author by the subject of the biography, or by family friends; and Mrs. Bolton has chosen from this authentic material those incidents which most fully illustrate the successive steps, and the ruling principles, by which success has been gained.  A portrait accompanies each biography.

  In Case of Accident. 
  By Dr. D.A.  Sargent.  ILLUSTRATED. PRICE, 60 CENTS.

This little handbook is worth its weight in gold, and should be found on the most convenient shelf of every family library.  The author is connected with the Harvard College Gymnasium, and the contents of the volume are made up of practical talks delivered before the ladies’ class of the Gymnasium.  His aim is to give such practical information as will aid to self-preservation in times of danger, and to teach a few of the simplest methods of meeting the common accidents and emergencies of life.  The illustrations are numerous and excellent.

  The Arnold Birthday Book. 
  Edited by his Daughters. $1.25.

With an autograph introductory poem by Edwin Arnold, and choice quotations from his poems for every day.  The many admirers of the “Light of Asia” will gladly welcome this graceful souvenir of the author, which is handsomely illustrated and daintily finished.

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  The Evolution of Dodd. 
  By William Hawley Smith.  EXTRA CLOTH, 12MO, $1.00.

This remarkable book is destined to create as great a stir, in its way, as “Ginx’s Baby,” although written in an entirely different style.  It treats of phases of young life as seen through the spectacles of a keen-eyed man, sharp enough to let none of the intricacies of the newer systems of education evade him.  It should be read by every parent, teacher, and public school officer in this or any other country.  While for pure amusement in watching Dodd’s evolution, it is one of the richest books of the season.

  Red Letter Stories. 
  Translated from the German by Miss Lucy Wheelock.  PRICE 60 CENTS.

Madame Johanna Spyri is pronounced by competent critics the best living German writer for children.  Miss Lucy Wheelock of the Chauncy Hall School, Boston, has gracefully translated some of her most charming tales, under the above title.  This delightful volume, prettily bound and illustrated, is one of the best selling books of the season.

  The Gray Masque and Other Poems. 
  By Mary B. Dodge.  ILLUSTRATED, EXTRA CLOTH, $1.25.