“The book has this great advantage over its predecessors, that most of the games, tricks, and other amusements described in it are new. It treats of sports adapted to all seasons of the year; it is practical, and it is well illustrated.”—_N. Y. Tribune._ =THE AMERICAN GIRL’S HANDY BOOK:= OR, HOW TO AMUSE YOURSELF AND OTHERS. By LENA and ADELIA B. BEARD. With over 500 illustrations by the Authors. One volume, square 8vo, $2.00. GRACE GREENWOOD WROTE:—“It is a treasure which, once possessed, no practical girl would willingly part with. It is an invaluable aid in making a home attractive, comfortable, artistic and refined. The book preaches the gospel of cheerfulness, industry, economy and comfort.” JULES VERNE’S GREATEST WORK =THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD.= The three vols. in a set, $7.50; singly, $2.50. “M. Verne’s scheme in this work is to tell fully how man has made acquaintance with the world in which he lives, to combine into a single work in three volumes the wonderful stories of all the great explorers, navigators and travellers who have sought out, one after another, the once uttermost parts of the earth.”—_New York Evening Post._ =Famous Travels and Travellers.= With over 100 full-page illustrations, maps, etc., 8vo, $2.50. =The Great Navigators of the XVIIIth Century.= With 96 full-page illustrations and nineteen maps. 8vo, $2.50. =The Great Explorers of the XIXth Century.= With over 100 full-page illustrations, fac-similies, etc. 8vo, $2.50. “The Prince of Story Tellers.”—_London Times._ JULES VERNE’S STORIES _Uniform Illustrated Edition._ 9 vols., 8vo, extra cloth, with over 750 full-page illustrations. Price, per set, in a box, $17.50. Sold also in separate volumes. =Michael Strogoff; or, the Courier of the Czar.= $2.00. =A Floating City and the Blockade Runners.= $2.00. =Hector Servadac.= $2.00. =A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.= $2.00. =From the Earth to the Moon Direct in Ninety-seven Hours, Twenty Minutes; and a Journey Around it.= $2.00. =Dick Sands.= $2.00. =The Steam House.= $2.00. =The Giant Raft.= $2.00. =The Mysterious Island.= $2.50. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Text spells the more usual macramé as both Macremé and macrimé. Page 30, repeated word “for” deleted from text (even for those who) Page 69, “drop” changed to “drops” (by him drops outside) Page 157, “proproses” changed to “proposes” (proposes to take salmon) Page 338, word “the” added to text (to the same party) Page 406, “Bric-a-brac” changed to “Bric-à-brac” on illustration caption (Bric-à-brac table) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The American Girl's Handy Book, by Lina Beard and Adelia B. Beard