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On the whole, these books are very satisfactory, and afford the criticalreader the rare pleasure of the works that are just adequate, thateasily fulfill themselves and accomplish all they set out todo.--_Scribner's Monthly_.
JACK HAZARD SERIES.
Jack Hazard and His Fortunes. The Young Surveyor. Fast Friends. Doing His Best. A Chance for Himself. Lawrence's Adventures.
CHARLES ASBURY STEPHENS.
This author wrote his "Camping Out Series" at the very height of hismental and physical powers.
"We do not wonder at the popularity of these books; there is a freshness and variety about them, and an enthusiasm in the description of sport and adventure, which even the older folk can hardly fail to share."--_Worcester Spy._
"The author of the Camping Out Series is entitled to rank as decidedly at the head of what may be called boys' literature."--_Buffalo Courier._
CAMPING OUT SERIES.
CAMPING OUT. As Recorded by "Kit."
"This book is bright, breezy, wholesome, instructive, and stands above the ordinary boys' books of the day by a whole head and shoulders."--_The Christian Register, Boston_.
LEFT ON LABRADOR; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE SCHOONER YACHT "CURLEW." AsRecorded by "Wash."
"The perils of the voyagers, the narrow escapes, their strange expedients, and the fun and jollity when danger had passed, will make boys even unconscious of hunger."--_New Bedford Mercury._
OFF TO THE GEYSERS; OR THE YOUNG YACHTERS IN ICELAND. AS RECORDED BY"WADE."
"It is difficult to believe that Wade and Raed and Kit and Wash were not live boys, sailing up Hudson Straits, and reigning temporarily over an Esquimaux tribe."--_The Independent, New York._
LYNX HUNTING: From Notes by the Author of "Camping Out."
"Of first quality as a boys' book, and fit to take its place beside the best."--_Richmond Enquirer._
FOX HUNTING. As Recorded by "Raed."
"The most spirited and entertaining book that has as yet appeared. It overflows with incident, and is characterized by dash and brilliancy throughout."--_Boston Gazette._
ON THE AMAZON; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE "RAMBLER." As Recorded by "Wash."
"Gives vivid pictures of Brazilian adventure and scenery."--_Buffalo Courier._
FAMOUS STANDARD JUVENILES FOR GIRLS
A GOOD GIRL'S BOOK IS HARD TO FIND!
One often hears the above quoted. _These_ books have stood the tests oftime and careful mothers, and will be of the greatest interest to girlsof all ages. Free from any unhealthy sensationalism, yet full ofincident and romance, they are the cream of the best girls' bookspublished.
WAYS AND MEANS LIBRARY. By Margaret Vandegrift.
Queen's Body Guard. Rose Raymond's Wards. Doris and Theodora. Ways and Means.
STORIES FOR GIRLS.
Dr. Gilbert's Daughters. Marion Berkley. Hartwell Farm.
HONEST ENDEAVOR LIBRARY. By Lucy C. Lillie.
The Family Dilemma. Allison's Adventures. Ruth Endicott's Way.
MILBROOK LIBRARY. By Lucy C. Lillie.
Helen Glenn. The Squire's Daughter. Esther's Fortune. For Honor's Sake.
RECENT SUCCESSES
The following, though of recent date, have at once reached such a heightof popularity that they can already be classified as standards.
Lady Green Satin. By Baroness Deschesney. Marion Berkley. By Elizabeth B. Comins. Lenny, the Orphan. By Margaret Hosmer. Family Dilemma. By Lucy C. Lillie. Question of Honor. By Lynde Palmer Girl's Ordeal, A. By Lucy C. Lillie. Elinor Belden; or The Step Brothers. By Lucy C. Lillie. Where Honor Leads. By Lynde Palmer. Under the Holly. By Margaret Hosmer. Two Bequests. The; or, Heavenward Led. By Jane R. Sommere. The Thistles of Mount Cedar. By Ursula Tannenforst.
HURLBUT'S STORY OF THE BIBLE told for YOUNG AND OLD
by Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, D.D.
A Veritable "Arabian Nights" of Entertainment Containing 168 CompleteIllustrated Stories
THE BIBLE MADE FASCINATING TO CHILDREN.--The heroes and the noble menand women of the Bible are made to appear as living, acting people. Thebook is an original work, and in no sense an imitation. It has been inpreparation for a number of years.
THE DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR.--Dr. Hurlbut has long been associated with,and director of, the Sunday School work of one of the largestdenominations, and he has been more closely associated with the detailwork of the Chautauqua movement than has any other man. He is also wellknown as a writer.
REMARKABLE FOR THE BEAUTY AND NUMBER OF ITS ILLUSTRATIONS.--There aresixteen pictures in color prepared for this work by the distinguishedartist, W. H. Margetson, and reproduced with the beauty andattractiveness of the artist's original work. There are also nearly 300half-tone engravings in this remarkable book, which is as original inthe selection of its illustrations as it is in its stories.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF IT
"It is a needed and original work. Not an imitation."--_Christian Advocate_, New York.
"Written in such a style as to fascinate and hold the interest of child or man."--REV. F. E. CLARK, Pres. Society of Christian Endeavor.
"It is a beautiful book. I hope every family in the land will secure 'Hurlbut's Story of the Bible,'"--GENERAL O. O. HOWARD.
"The best book of its kind, and that kind the most important."--REV. JAMES A. WORDEN, Presbyterian B'd of Pub. and S. S. Work.
"I like very much the vocabulary you have used, and I can see how careful you have been in choosing understandable words."--MR. PHILIP E. HOWARD, _Sunday-School Times_, Philadelphia.
"It is the completest and best thing of the kind I have seen. The book is splendidly illustrated." MARIAN LAWRANCE, General Secretary International Sunday-School Association.
"Many will be drawn to the Bible who otherwise might look upon it as only adapted for older people."--HON. DAVID J. BREWER, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.