Corporal 'Lige's Recruit: A Story of Crown Point and TiconderogaOtis, James
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Corporal 'Lige's Recruit: A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga
Otis, James
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
By a sudden turn of fortune's wheel the three heroines of this story are
brought down from a household of lavish comfort to meet the incessant
cares and worries of those who have to eke out a very limited income.
And the charm of the story lies in the cheery helpfulness of spirit
developed in the girls by their changed circumstances; while the author
finds a pleasant ending to all their happy makeshifts.
"The story is charmingly told, and the book can be warmly recommended as
a present for girls."--_Standard._
*Giannetta*: A Girl's Story of Herself. By ROSA MULHOLLAND. With
full-page Illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The daughter of a gentleman, who had married a poor Swiss girl, was
stolen as an infant by some of her mother's relatives. The child having
died, they afterward for the sake of gain substitute another child for
it, and the changeling, after becoming a clever modeler of clay images,
is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich heiress. She develops
into a good and accomplished woman, and though the imposture of her
early friends is finally discovered, she has gained too much love and
devotion to be really a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.
"Extremely well told and full of interest. Giannetta is a true
heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays
are, largely touched with enthusiasm of humanity. The illustrations are
unusually good. One of the most attractive gift books of the
season."--_The Academy._
*Margery Merton's Girlhood.* By ALICE CORKRAN. With full-page
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo. cloth, price $1.00.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her
father--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residing
near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after
influence on the story, the school companions of Margery, the sisters of
the Conventual College of Art, the professor, and the peasantry of
Fontainebleau, are singularly vivid. There is a subtle attraction about
the book which will make it a great favorite with thoughtful girls.
"Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful
piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who
studies painting in Paris."--_Saturday Review._
*Under False Colors*: A Story from Two Girls' Lives. By SARAH DOUDNEY.
With full-page Illustrations by G. G. KILBURNE. 12mo, cloth, price
$1.00.
A story which has in it so strong a dramatic element that it will
attract readers of all ages and of either sex. The incidents of the
plot, arising from the thoughtless indulgence of a deceptive freak, are
exceedingly natural, and the keen interest of the narrative is sustained
from beginning to end.
"Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories--pure
in style, original in conception, and with skillfully wrought out plots;
but we have seen nothing equal in dramatic energy to this
book."--_Christian Leader._
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