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Slow and Sure: The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
"This book has so much charm of style and good writing that It will be
eagerly read by many other than the young folk for whom it is
intended."--Black and White.
A Flock of Four. A Story for Boys and Girls. By ISMAY THORN. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"As a gift book for boys It is among the best new books of the kind.
The story is interesting and natural, from first to last."--Gazette.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing. The Story of an Only Son. By JULIANA
HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"A very good book it is, full of adventure, graphically told. The
style is just what it should be; simple but not bold, full of pleasant
humor, and with some pretty touches of feeling. Like all Mrs. Ewing's
tales, it is sound, sensible, and wholesome."--Times.
The Greek Heroes. Fairy Tales for My Children. By CHARLES KINGSLEY.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"We do not think these heroic stories have ever been more attractively
told... There is a deep under-current of religious feeling traceable
throughout its pages which is sure to influence young readers
powerfully. One of the children's books that will surely become a
classic." London Review.
Jackanapes. BY JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
75 cents.
"This is one of Mrs. Ewing's charming little stories for young
children. The narrative ... is full of interest for its real grace and
delicacy, and the exquisiteness and purity of the English In which it
is written."--Boston Advertiser.
Princess and Curdie. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price 75 cents.
"One of the cleverest and most pleasing stories it has been our good
fortune to meet with for some time. The Princess and Curdie are
delightful little beings, whom to read about is at once to become very
fond of."--Examiner.
Peter the Pilgrim. The Story of a Boy and His Pet Rabbit. By L. T.
MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"Little Peter, with his soft heart, clever head, and brave spirit is
no morbid presentment of the angelic child 'too good to live,' and who
is certainly a nuisance on earth, but a charming creature, if not a
portrait, whom it is a privilege to meet even in fiction."--The
Academy.
We and the World. A Story for Boys. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"The author has evidently studied the ways and tastes of children and
got at the secret of amusing them; and has succeeded in what is not so
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Little Ivan's Hero. A Story of Child Life. By HELEN MILMAN. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"We should imagine those queer folk indeed who could not read this
story with eager interest and pleasure, be they boys or girls, young
or old. We highly commend the style in which the book is written, and
the spirit which pervades it."--World.
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