“Genius comes in with ‘Little Prudy.’ Compared with her, all other book-children are cold creations of Literature only; she alone is the real thing. All the quaintness of childhood, its originality, its tenderness and its teasing,--its infinite, unconscious drollery, the serious earnestness of its fun, the fun of its seriousness, the natural religion of its plays, and the delicious oddity of its prayers,--all these waited for dear Little Prudy to embody them. Sam Weller is not more piquant; Hans Anderson’s nutcrackers and knitting-needles are not more thoroughly charged with life. There are six little green volumes in the series, and of course other _dramatis personæ_ must figure; but one eagerly watches for every reappearance of Prudy, as one watches at the play for Owens or Warren to re-enter upon the stage. Who is our benefactress in the authorship of these books, the world knows not. Sophie May must doubtless be a fancy name, by reason of the spelling, and we have only to be grateful that the author did not inflict on us the customary alliteration in her pseudonyme. The rare gift of delineating childhood is hers, and may the line of ‘Little Prudy’ go out to the end of the earth.... To those oversaturated with transatlantic traditions we recommend a course of ‘Little Prudy.’” Sold by all booksellers and newsdealers, and sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston. LEE & SHEPARD’S JUVENILE PUBLICATIONS. By the Author of “Spartacus to the Gladiators.” ELM ISLAND STORIES. _To be completed in six vols. Ill. Per vol., $1.25._ _LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND._ 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25. “Elm Island lays off the coast of Eastern Maine, a wild and romantic region, and the incidents of the story are recorded as happening when this country was just emerging from its struggle for independence. It is a capital story of the rough-and-tumble life of the early settlers.”--_Chicago Journal of Commerce._ _CHARLIE BELL, THE WAIF OF ELM ISLAND._ 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25. “This volume tells the story of Charlie Bell, who was thrown upon Elm Island like a waif from the ocean, and adopted by Lion Ben. With Yankee boys he shares the exciting adventures of a new country and a rude state of society.” _THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND._ 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25. This volume of the series is by no means inferior in interest to its predecessors, dealing principally with adventures at sea, which are always delightful to boys. _THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND._ 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25. The fourth volume of the series gives, in graphic and earnest style, the efforts of three lads to transform Elm Island from a wilderness to a fruitful and productive land. It is full of life, adventure, and fun. _THE YOUNG SHIPBUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND._ 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25.