THANET, OCTAVE (Pseudonym of Alice French). We All. Appleton. 1.50 A good picture of boy and girl life on an Arkansas plantation. An absurd Ku-klux incident and an exciting experience with counterfeiters add to the volume's interest. THOMPSON, A.R. (p. 196) Shipwrecked in Greenland. Little. 1.50 With photographic illustrations of great interest. There is just enough story to hold together the very entertaining chapters of adventure--"based in part upon the experiences of that unfortunate expedition which, on board the steamer Miranda, came to grief off the coast of Greenland in the Summer of 1894." Manners and customs, flora and fauna, Eskimos and cameras, icebergs and polar bears, make this a capital book for boys and boys' sisters.--_The Nation._ TWAIN, MARK (Pseudonym of S.L. CLEMENS). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Harper. 1.75 Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual--he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of architecture. The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story.--_Preface._ Boys love it, and broad-minded parents will put the volume in their children's hands before they borrow it. VAILE, C.M. The Orcutt Girls. Wilde. 1.50 Two sisters--ambitious in the best sense--by means of exertion manage, by boarding themselves, to attend Merton Academy for one term. A (p. 197) good picture of this phase of New England life of long ago. The tale is said to have a foundation of fact. WIGGIN, K.D. (S.). Polly Oliver's Problem. Houghton. 1.00 Polly bravely takes care of her invalid mother, and later when left alone helps to support herself by her beautiful gift for story-telling. The book has a bright and helpful influence. WIGGIN, K.D. (S.). Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Houghton. 1.25 Rebecca is a quaint and lovable girl whose nature, full of enthusiasm, originality, and imagination, charms all who encounter her. Mrs. Wiggin's delightful sense of humor pervades the sketch. WILKINS, M.E. (MRS. M.E. (W.) FREEMAN). In Colonial Times. Lothrop. .50