Our Little Swiss CousinWade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
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Our Little Swiss Cousin
Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
Children -- Switzerland -- Juvenile literature; Switzerland -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" on
their prize yacht _Viking_. Every reader will be enthusiastic over the
adventures of Henry Burns and his friends on their sailing trip. They
have a splendid time, fishing, racing, and sailing, until an accidental
collision results in a series of exciting adventures, culminating in a
mysterious chase, the loss of their prize yacht, and its recapture by
means of their old yacht, _Surprise_, which they raise from its watery
grave.
=The Young Section-hand=; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF ALLAN WEST. By BURTON
E. STEVENSON, author of "The Marathon Mystery," etc.
12mo, cloth, illustrated by L. J. Bridgman $1.50
Mr. Stevenson's hero is a manly lad of sixteen, who is given a chance
as a section-hand on a big Western railroad, and whose experiences are
as real as they are thrilling.
"It appeals to every boy of enterprising spirit, and at the same
time teaches him some valuable lessons in honor, pluck, and
perseverance."--_Cleveland Plain Dealer._
=The Young Train Despatcher.= By BURTON E. STEVENSON, author of "The
Young Section-hand," etc.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
A new volume in the "Railroad Series," in which the young section-hand
is promoted to a train despatcher. Another branch of railroading is
presented, in which the young hero has many chances to prove his
manliness and courage in the exciting adventures which befall him in
the discharge of his duty.
=Jack Lorimer.= By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative. Illustrated by A. B. Shute $1.50
Jack Lorimer, whose adventures have for some time been one of the
leading features of the _Boston Sunday Herald_, is the popular favorite
of fiction with the boys and girls of New England, and, now that Mr.
Standish has made him the hero of his book, he will soon be a favorite
throughout the country.
Jack is a fine example of the all-around American high-school boy.
He has the sturdy qualities boys admire, and his fondness for clean,
honest sport of all kinds will strike a chord of sympathy among
athletic youths.
=The Roses of Saint Elizabeth.= By JANE SCOTT WOODRUFF, author of "The
Little Christmas Shoe."
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated
in color by Adelaide Everhart $1.00
This is a charming little story of a child whose father was caretaker
of the great castle of the Wartburg, where Saint Elizabeth once had her
home, with a fairy-tale interwoven, in which the roses and the ivy in
the castle yard tell to the child and her playmate quaint old legends
of the saint and the castle.
=Gabriel and the Hour Book.= By EVALEEN STEIN.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated
in colors by Adelaide Everhart $1.00
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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