"She invests with fresh interest and charm those oft-told stories of the great makers of our nineteenth-century literature."--_The Critic._ "Admirably executed.... They have a charm that no other kind of history can rival."--_Golden Rule._ "Even more interesting than the preceding books, and will prove entertaining, not only to young persons, but to older readers as well."--_N. Y. Star._ FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS. By SARAH K. BOLTON. Short biographical sketches of Holmes, Longfellow, Emerson, Lowell, Aldrich, Mark Twain, and other noted writers. Illustrated with portraits. 12mo. $1.50. "Bright and chatty, giving glimpses into the heart and home life of some whom the world delights to honor.... At once accurate, inviting, instructive."--_Chautauquan._ "Nothing dry about the book.... Should find a place in the libraries of those who can afford but few books."--_Omaha Daily Times._ "Will always hold rank in English literature, and all lovers of American authors should read it."--_Ohio State Journal._ FAMOUS EUROPEAN ARTISTS. By SARAH K. BOLTON. With portraits of Raphael, Titian, Landseer, Reynolds, Rubens, Turner, and others. 12mo. $1.50. "The charm of the book, as of all by Mrs. Bolton, lies in the easy, conversational naturalness with which the reader is led from page to page. Solid information and pleasant entertainment are blended enjoyably. Young people in hundreds of homes will read such a book with interest, and be the better for it."--_Congregationalist._ "Abounds in information and entertainment."--_Philadelphia Bulletin._ "There is nothing in the line of current biography that is better fitted for inculcating in the young a hearty taste for wholesome literature.... Printed in an artistic manner."--_Troy Times._ "Elevated both in language and thought."--_Cleveland Leader._ STORIES FROM LIFE. (_FICTION._) By SARAH K. BOLTON. A book of short stories, charming and helpful. 12mo. $1.25. "When one seeks mental recreation, he can do no better than to pick up this entertaining and delightful volume."--_Chicago Current._ "A book for the home library, the Sunday-school, and wherever there are hearts to be touched and minds to be influenced for good."--_New Haven Palladium._ "Sensible and matter-of-fact, and of the kind calculated for popularity, and deserving of it.... It would be better for the world of readers if there were more of such writers."--_Literary World._ FAMOUS TYPES OF WOMANHOOD. By SARAH K. BOLTON. With portraits of Queen Louise, Madam Recamier, Miss Dix, Jenny Lind, Susanna Wesley, Harriet Martineau, Amelia B. Edwards, and Mrs. Judson. 12mo. $1.50.