=1. Through by Daylight=; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD. =2. Lightning Express=; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES. =3. On Time=; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER. =4. Switch Off=; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS. =5. Brake Up=; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS. =6. Bear and Forbear=; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA. "OLIVER OPTIC is one of the most fascinating writers for youth, and withal one of the best to be found in this or any past age. Troops of young people hang over his vivid pages; and not one of them ever learned to be mean, ignoble, cowardly, selfish, or to yield to any vice from anything they ever read from his pen."--_Providence Press._ =The Famous Boat Club Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume $1.25. =1. The Boat Club=; OR, THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON. =2. All Aboard=; OR, LIFE ON THE LAKE. =3. Now or Never=; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY BRIGHT. =4. Try Again=; OR, THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF HARRY WEST. =5. Poor and Proud=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF KATY REDBURN. =6. Little by Little=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE FLYAWAY. "This is the first series of books written for the young by OLIVER OPTIC. It laid the foundation for his fame as the first of authors in which the young delight, and gained for him the title of the Prince of Story Tellers. The six books are varied in incident and plot, but all are entertaining and original." (_Other volumes in preparation._) =Young America Abroad:= A LIBRARY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN FOREIGN LANDS. By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated by NAST and others. First Series. Six volumes. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25. =1. Outward Bound=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA AFLOAT. =2. Shamrock and Thistle=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. =3. Red Cross=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ENGLAND AND WALES. =4. Dikes and Ditches=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. =5. Palace and Cottage=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. =6. Down the Rhine=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN GERMANY. "The story from its inception, and through the twelve volumes (see Second Series), is a bewitching one, while the information imparted concerning the countries of Europe and the isles of the sea is not only correct in every particular, but is told in a captivating style. OLIVER OPTIC will continue to be the boys' friend, and his pleasant books will continue to be read by thousands of American boys. What a fine holiday present either or both series of 'Young America Abroad' would be for a young friend! It would make a little library highly prized by the recipient, and would not be an expensive one."--_Providence Press._