Captain Chap; or, The Rolling StonesStockton, Frank R.
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Captain Chap; or, The Rolling Stones
Stockton, Frank R.
Florida -- Juvenile fiction; Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
“The little heroine, Alicia, has been taken by her brother in London
to her grandmother in the country to stay and get the roses in her
cheeks, while he, who is her next of kin, is away. There she makes
the acquaintance of a little boy, and they become fast friends and
co-workers in an affair of honor; and the story with rare beauty
proceeds to illustrate the following exquisite thought by George
Eliot: ‘In old days there were angels who came and took men by the
hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see no
white-winged angels now. But yet men are led away from threatening
destruction; a hand is put into theirs, which leads them forth gently
towards a calm and bright land, so that they look no more backward;
and the hand may be a little child’s.’”--_Boston Home Journal._
“Robin and Alicia, the hero and heroine of the story, are two
delightful creations, and the story of their child-life and the secret
with which they find themselves burdened is charmingly told. There are
other interesting characters in the book, which has a well-constructed
and developed plot.”--_Philadelphia Record._
Uncle Bill’s Children.
By Helen Milman.
With illustrations by the author. Small 4to. Cloth, $1.00.
“Mamie and Jack of this volume, in their clever games and
merrymakings, are two as delightful children as can be found within
the covers of a book. The author does not attempt a difficult theme,
but in her portrayal of child-life she meets with a success that is
the outgrowth of a simple and healthy interpretation of the ways of
the little ones.”--_Boston Herald._
“Helen Milman will captivate the boys and girls by her really
beautiful story of ‘Uncle Bill’s Children.’ The adventures and
exclamations of little Mamie and Jack are as natural as childhood
itself, and the wee hero and heroine as entertaining. There is an
element of sly humor in the book that will appeal to older
readers.”--_Minneapolis Tribune._
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA.
Axel Ebersen,
The Graduate of Upsula. By A. Laurie.
12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“It is a suggestive as well as an interesting story.”--_Boston
Literary World._
“Aside from the beauty of the story itself, which has the charm of a
boyish character, nobly natural and naturally noble, the book is an
able exposition of the Lingg system of medical gymnastics, and
presents some authenticated cases of relief and permanent cure
effected by a persistent and intelligent use of gymnastic
exercises.”--_Minneapolis Tribune._
Charlie Lucken at School and College.
By the Rev. H. C. Adams, M.A.
With eight full-page illustrations by J. Finnemore. 12mo. Extra cloth,
$1.50.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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