The connecting thread is the summer pilgrimage which a thoughtful young fellow from a western college makes to the country of his ancestors. He is accompanied by his father's friend, who talks entertainingly about the memorable facts which the hallowed soil suggests. The boy's earnest curiosity stands for the interest which some millions of others feel in the same events and personalities and shrines. Of all the books which describe that country and set forth the significance of the deeds done there,--from the landing of the Pilgrims to the first blow of the Revolution,--this new volume combines, perhaps, the most that is of interest to lovers of Yankee-land. It is accurate. It abounds in facts hitherto unpublished. It gives snatches from early diaries and documents. Disputed stories are sifted until the fabulous elements are cut out. The style is graphic from start to finish--even statistics are made picturesque. _475 Pages, 131 Illustrations. Uncut edges. Retail price, $1.50. (For introductory price of School Edition send for Circular.)_ _For School Libraries and Reading Circles, this book appeals to a deep and constant taste. For Supplementary Reading in the higher grades it is a mine of interest and delightful instructiveness._ "'Historic Pilgrimages' abundantly justifies its double purpose of serving both the student's needs of a graphic summary of the history of Massachusetts Bay, and the stranger-visitor's need of a preparation for, and a pleasant keepsake of, his journeyings."--_Boston Journal._ Silver, Burdett and Company, Publishers, Boston. New York. Chicago. Stepping Stones to Literature. A Unique Series of Eight School Readers upon an entirely New Plan, Brilliantly Illustrated with Masterpieces and Original Drawings. By SARAH LOUISE ARNOLD, Supervisor of Schools, Boston, Mass., and CHARLES B. GILBERT, Superintendent of Schools, Newark, N. J. [Illustration] This series marks a new era in School Readers. It combines with the necessary technique of reading, a real course in literature. It has the sincere literary atmosphere. The early volumes create the beginnings of a literary judgment. The advanced volumes comprehend the whole range of the world's best writing. The pupil, at the end of the course, _knows what literature means_. In this achievement these Readers stand absolutely alone. They justify the following deliberate characterizations: They are the most interesting Readers ever published. They surpass all other Readers in wise technique. They are superlative in stimulating thought and creating taste. They are unequaled in attractiveness of illustration. They give a better idea of the world's great literature, and more of it, than can be found anywhere else in the same space. _A Mark of Their Acceptability._