The present work is meant, in the first instance, for the young--not alone for boys and girls, but for young men and women who have yet to make themselves familiar with the more important features of their country's history. By a book for the young is meant one in which the author studies to make his statements clear and explicit, in which curious and picturesque details are inserted, and in which the writer does not neglect such anecdotes as lend the charm of a human and personal interest to the broader facts of the nation's story. That history is often tiresome to the young is not so much the fault of history as of a false method of writing by which one contrives to relate events without sympathy or imagination, without narrative connection or animation. The attempt to master vague and general records of kiln-dried facts is certain to beget in the ordinary reader a repulsion from the study of history--one of the very most important of all studies for its widening influence on general culture. "Fills a decided gap which has existed for the past twenty years in American historical literature. The work is admirably planned and executed, and will at once take its place as a standard record of the life, growth, and development of the nation. It is profusely and beautifully illustrated."--_Boston Transcript_. [Illustration: INDIAN'S TRAP.] "The book in its new dress makes a much finer appearance than before, and will be welcomed by older readers as gladly as its predecessor was greeted by girls and boys. The lavish use the publishers have made of colored plates, woodcuts, and photographic reproductions, gives an unwonted piquancy to the printed page, catching the eye as surely as the text engages the mind."--_New York Critic_. [Illustration: GENERAL PUTNAM.] "The author writes history as a story. It can never be less than that. The book will enlist the interest of young people, enlighten their understanding, and by the glow of its statements fix the great events of the country firmly in the mind."--_San Francisco Bulletin_. _TOURMALIN'S TIME CHEQUES_. By F. ANSTEY, author of "Vice Versa," "The Giant's Robe," etc. "Mr. Anstey has done nothing more original or fantastic with more success."--_The Nation_. "A curious conceit and very entertaining story."--_Boston Advertiser_. "Each cheque is good for several laughs."--_New York Herald_. "Nothing could be more sprightly and amusingly whimsical."--_Boston Courier_. "A very clever tale of fantastic humor.... The literary style is graceful and sparkling."--_Chicago Times_. "Certainly one of the most diverting books of the season."--_Brooklyn Times_. "Exquisitely printed and bound."--_Philadelphia Times_. _FROM SHADOW TO SUNLIGHT_. By the MARQUIS OF LORNE.