There is a remarkable book not very much known, entitled Moby-Dick, or the Great White Whale, by Herman Melville. It is not all as interesting as the last part, in which this giant whale named Moby-Dick is hunted down and killed, though not until he has sunk the ship and boats of the men who have pursued him and taken his life. For adventure there are no more classic books than Kingsley’s Hereward the Wake, and Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and David Balfour, and some will wish to read his beautiful Child’s Garden of Verse. Not quite so literary but equally interesting are The Boys of Seventy-Six, Green Mountain Boys, Scottish Chiefs, Thaddeus of Warsaw, Dana’s Two Years before the Mast, and The Swiss Family Robinson. Last of all we must mention Tom Brown’s Schooldays, which, though very English, is very interesting. John Halifax, Gentleman, by Miss Mulock, is also a fine English story. Though not stories precisely, Lamb’s Tales from Shakspere and Dickens’s Child’s History of England are quite as fascinating as if they were genuine stories. In these days the Bible seems to be neglected somewhat, and not all children are familiar with the fine stories for young people with which the Old Testament is filled. There are, to be sure, uninteresting genealogies and other things mixed in with the stories; but there is nothing in Grimm or Andersen to equal the stories of Adam and Eve, of Cain and Abel, of Noah and the Flood, of David and Goliath, of Daniel in the Lion’s Den, and of Jonah and the Whale. INDEX OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS (With Dates) The following are the books the author would choose for a small public or private library for general reading. Of course this list should be supplemented by a judicious selection of books on history, science, and economics, as well as works of reference: Books for young people are marked “juv.” Joseph Addison (1672-1719), 74 Essays from the Spectator. Louise M. Alcott (1833-1888), 122 Little Women (juv.) Alice in Wonderland, (juv.), by Lewis Carroll, 122 Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), 122 Fairy Tales (juv.) Æsop’s Fables (75 B. C.) (juv.), 122 Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), 64, 79 Culture and Anarchy. Poems. Arabian Nights (1450-1704-’07) (juv.), 88 Jane Austen (1775-1817), 115 Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice. Emma. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 74 Essays. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), 100 The Country Doctor. Eugenie Grandet. Père Goriot. The Duchess de Langeais. The Alkahest. César Birotteau. Cousin Pons. J. M. Barrie (1860- ), 80 The Little Minister. A Window In Thrums. Sentimental Tommy. Tommy and Grizel. Bible, 123 R. D. Blackmore (1825-1900) Lorna Doone. Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson (1792) Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), 115 Jane Eyre