The curious and fascinating tales and pictures of this unique book are introduced by Dr. Jordan with the following preface: “The only apology the author can make in this case is that he never meant to do it. He had told his own children many stories of many kinds, some original, some imitative, some travesties of the work of real story-tellers. Two students of the department of education in the Stanford University--Mrs. Louise Maitland, of San Jose, and Miss Harriet Hawley, of Boston--asked him to repeat these stories before other children. Miss Hawley, as a stenographer, took them down for future reference, and while the author was absent on the Bering Sea Commission of 1896 she wrote them out in full, thus forming the material of this book. Copies of the stories were placed by Mrs. Maitland in the hands of hundreds of children. These drew illustrative pictures, after their fashion; and from the multitude offered, Mrs. Maitland chose those which are here reproduced. The scenes in the stories were also subjected to the criticisms of the children, and in many cases amended to meet their suggestions. These pictures made by the children have been found to interest deeply other children, a fact which gives them a definite value as original documents in the study of the workings of the child-mind. At the end of the volume are added a few true stories of birds and of beasts, told to a different audience. With these are a few drawings by university students, which are intended to assist the imagination of child-readers.” D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. ILLUSTRATED JUVENILE STORIES. Fifty-two Stories for Girls. Edited by ALFRED H. MILES. Illustrated. 12mo. Ornamental Cloth, $1.50. A story for every week in the year. The very best present a girl could have. A constant reminder of the giver. Fifty-two stories by the best English writers, inculcating the love of honor, truth, and loyalty. These are such stories as it will do little girls good to read. They teach the love of home and many lovable qualities. Among the contributors are Margaret Watson, Jennie Chapman, Lucy Hardy, Alfred H. Miles, Lucie E. Jackson, and Thomas Archer. Fifty-two Stories for Boys. Edited by ALFRED H. MILES. Illustrated. 12mo. Ornamental Cloth, $1.50. A story for every week in the year. The very best present a boy could have. A constant reminder of the giver. Fifty-two stories by the best English writers, inculcating the love of honor, manhood, truth, and patriotism. These are stories which stir the imagination and stimulate the reader to try to become a great man himself. Among the contributors are Alfred H. Miles, Robert Overton, Lieut.-Col. A. J. Macpherson, G. A. Henty, F. M. Holmes, and Grace Stebbing. Fifty-two More Stories for Boys. Fifty-two More Stories for Girls. Edited by ALFRED H. MILES. Illustrated. 12mo. Each $1.50.