"A charming story, full of pathos and humor, and impressing healthful lessons of faith and charity. It is admirably told, the character drawing is true to life, and whoever opens the attractive little volume will not be likely to put it down until read through." _Christian Intelligencer, New York._ Illustrated. Sixty cents. TIMOTHY'S QUEST "Mrs. Wiggin knows how to touch the hearts of older persons as well as the hearts of youth. In this story she takes a little boy who assumes the duty of protecting a little girl. They run away from the place where they belonged, and little Timothy goes in search of a home for his tiny friend." _Boston Herald._ Illustrated by Oliver Herford. $1.50. Unillustrated, $1.00. HOUGHTON BOSTON MIFFLIN AND & COMPANY NEW YORK PENELOPE'S EXPERIENCES I. England II. Scotland III. Ireland By KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN "Mrs. Wiggin has never written anything more delightful than these narratives. The experiences of her heroines are sufficiently normal not to seem unnatural, yet novel enough to be thoroughly individual. Their acquaintances and their friends, their adventures and their loves, their emotions and their conversations are portrayed with keen insight into human nature, and with genuine sympathy, timely humor, and unfailing charm of expression.... We commend the volumes most heartily as illustrating a certain kind of the best American humor in its finest form. Its irresistibleness is due largely to its background of fact, sense, and seriousness as well as to its dainty delicacy of expression." _The Congregationalist, Boston._ Holiday Edition. With illustrations by Charles E. Brock. 3 volumes, each, 12mo, $2.00 HOUGHTON BOSTON MIFFLIN AND & COMPANY NEW YORK Transcriber's Note Inconsistent punctuation has been retained as-is within the text. The words, "busy'boutnothin'," "tripanskip," "gropeanwag," and "Elderess," have been left as-is. Illustrations were interleaved between pages in the original text. In this version, they have been moved close to the relevant section of the text.