The little people proclaimed their favorites; but as all spoke together, only a comical mixture of doves, bears, babies, table-cloths and blue hose reached the ear. Then came the good-night kisses, the patter of departing feet, and silence fell upon the room. The little wheel was still, the chairs stood empty, the old portraits looked sadly down, the fire died out, and the Spinning-Wheel Stories were done. * * * * * University Press: John Wilson & Son, Cambridge. [Illustration] THE LITTLE WOMEN SERIES BY LOUISA M. ALCOTT _Miss Alcott is really a benefactor of households.--H. H._ [Illustration] LITTLE WOMEN. LITTLE MEN. EIGHT COUSINS. UNDER THE LILACS. AN OLD-FASHIONED GIRL. JO'S BOYS. ROSE IN BLOOM. JACK AND JILL. _16mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Each, $1.50. Eight volumes, uniform, in box, $12.00._ THE JOLLY GOOD TIMES STORIES BY MARY P. WELLS SMITH She brings into her pictures the pure atmosphere of the healthy, sturdy old New England farm life that gave us men like Webster and Everett, Longfellow, Whittier, the elder Lawrences, and thousands of others in every walk of life whose memories are still kept green. [Illustration] JOLLY GOOD TIMES. JOLLY GOOD TIMES AT SCHOOL. THEIR CANOE TRIP. JOLLY GOOD TIMES AT HACKMATACK. THE BROWNS. MORE GOOD TIMES AT HACKMATACK. JOLLY GOOD TIMES TO-DAY. A JOLLY GOOD SUMMER. _16mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Each, $1.25. Eight volumes, uniform, in box, $10.00._ FAVORITE STORIES BY MISS A. G. PLYMPTON. _Author of "Dear Daughter Dorothy"_ The winsome little maid ("Dear Daughter Dorothy"), with her loyalty and love, attracts our hearts as Little Lord Fauntleroy has done, and reveals the divine element in childhood. While reading the story we caught ourselves falling in love with the lovely child, who was withal a creature not too wise or good for human nature's daily food.--_Christian Union._ [Illustration] DEAR DAUGHTER DOROTHY. DOROTHY AND ANTON. BETTY, A BUTTERFLY. THE LITTLE SISTER OF WILIFRED. ROBIN'S RECRUIT. PENELOPE PRIG. _Small 4to. Cloth. Illustrated by the author. Each, $1.00 Six volumes, uniform, in box, $6.00_ THE BLACK DOG, AND OTHER STORIES. Small 4to. Cloth. With illustrations by the author. $1.25. WANOLASSET (The-Little-One-Who-Laughs). Small 4to. Cloth. With illustrations by the author. $1.25. RAGS AND VELVET GOWNS. 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated by the author. 50 cents. A FLOWER OF THE WILDERNESS. Small 4to. Cloth. Illustrated by the author. $1.25. THE KATY DID SERIES BY SUSAN COOLIDGE Susan Coolidge has been endowed by some good fairy with the gift of story writing. Her books are sensible, vivacious, and full of incident to tickle the fancy and brighten the mind of young readers, and withal full also of wise and judicious teachings, couched beneath the simple talk and simple doings of childhood.--_Christian Intelligencer._ [Illustration] WHAT KATY DID. WHAT KATY DID AT SCHOOL. WHAT KATY DID NEXT. CLOVER.