Piccino, and other child storiesBurnett, Frances Hodgson
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Piccino, and other child stories
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Children's stories, American
In this new story Mr. Munroe opens to view an exceedingly interesting
period of American history—the period of the Seminole War in Florida.
Coacoochee, the hero of the story, is a young Indian of noble birth,
the son of Philip, the chieftain of the Seminoles. He is a boy at
the time of the beginning of the Seminole troubles and grows up to
lead his tribe in the long struggle which resulted in the Indians
being driven from the north of Florida down to the distant southern
wilderness. It is full of strange adventure, of stirring incident and
rapid action, and it is a true and faithful picture of a period of
history little known to young readers.
=AT WAR WITH PONTIAC=; OR, THE TOTEM OF THE BEAR. A TALE OF REDCOAT AND
REDSKIN. With 8 full-page illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 12mo, $1.25.
A story of old days in America when Detroit was a frontier town and
the shores of Lake Erie were held by hostile Indians under Pontiac.
The hero, Donald Hester, goes in search of his sister Edith, who
has been captured by the Indians. Strange and terrible are his
experiences; for he is wounded, taken prisoner, condemned to be
burned, and contrives to escape. In the end there is peace between
Pontiac and the English, and all things terminate happily for the
hero. One dares not skip a page of this enthralling story.
=THE WHITE CONQUERORS.= A TALE OF TOLTEC AND AZTEC. With 8 full-page
illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 12mo, $1.25.
This story deals with the Conquest of Mexico by Cortes and his
Spaniards, the “White Conquerors,” who, after many deeds of valor,
pushed their way into the great Aztec kingdom and established their
power in the wondrous city where Montezuma reigned in barbaric
splendor.
BOOKS BY WILLIAM HENRY FROST
_JUST PUBLISHED_
=THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.= Illustrated and cover designed by S.
R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
Mr. Frost’s volumes of folk-lore stories have achieved a deserved
popularity, and this last one, dealing with the ever-fascinating theme
of the Round Table and its knights, is equal to either of his earlier
books.
_MR. FROST’S FORMER BOOKS_
=THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR.= STORIES FROM THE LAND OF THE ROUND TABLE.
Illustrated by S. R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
Mr. Frost has had the happy idea of making a journey to the different
places connected with the Arthurian romances by history or legend, and
of relating the ever new Round Table Tales on their sites, to the same
little girl, now somewhat older, to whom he told his charming Wagner
stories.
=THE WAGNER STORY BOOK.= FIRELIGHT TALES OF THE GREAT MUSIC DRAMAS.
Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
“A successful attempt to make the romantic themes of the music drama
intelligible to young readers. The author has full command of his
subject, and the style is easy, graceful, and simple.”—_Boston Beacon._
ROBERT GRANT’S TWO BOOKS FOR BOYS
=JACK HALL=; OR, THE SCHOOL DAYS OF AN AMERICAN BOY. Illustrated by F.
G. ATTWOOD. 12mo, $1.25.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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