"For Mr. Dunlop had said to his brother: 'Take them, first, to the centre of things, Tom. Go to Washington. Let them see why our government was made, how it was made, and how it is run.'" Much regret has been felt from the fact that there has been no book published heretofore in which the principles contended for in the American Revolution, and a description of the institutions of the Government, have been set forth in a sufficiently interesting form to make the study attractive to children.... This work has now been produced, and it is presented in a form which commends itself highly to the Society, and has received its cordial approval. HORACE PORTER. BROOKS, E.S. The Century Book of Famous Americans. Century. 1.50 This companion to The Century Book for Young Americans, issued under the auspices of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, gives a description of the pilgrimage of the same young people to historic homes. It is fully illustrated. BROOKS, E.S. The True Story of Benjamin Franklin. Lothrop. 1.50 As one who had a hand in shaping the destinies and securing the independence of his native land, by word and pen, by brain (p. 116) and hand, it is most fitting that the story of his life should be retold for young Americans.--_Preface._ The volume contains many pictures. Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.--_Poor Richard's Almanac._ BROOKS, E.S. The True Story of Lafayette. Lothrop. 1.50 The whole life of Lafayette was a long struggle for constitutional liberty, the freedom he had seen America secure and which he so ardently desired for France.--_Preface._ Mr. Brooks's account emphasizes the great Frenchman's disinterested services to our country at a time of dire need. Many illustrations add to the book's value. CHENOWETH, C. (V.D.). Stories of the Saints. Houghton. 1.25 "And as those of us who are men and women look with reverent and smiling interest upon the outgrown garments, and books, and toys, of our childhood, even so I think must Christendom ever look upon these outgrown beliefs of an earlier day. There is not one of the stories we can yet afford to lose. For we find, as we arrange the allegory and romance, and the real, historic bits, in a way to suit our wiser time, that the lessons they hold are as true for us as they were for the childlike people who cherished them a thousand years ago." The lives and legends of Saint George, Saint Denis, Saint Nicholas, Saint Elizabeth, and others less well known in the great brotherhood of all lands, are told with dignity and simplicity. The (p. 117) illustrations are taken from old pictures.