BOOKS FOR GIRLS.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By LEWIS CARROLL, 12mo, cloth, 42illustrations, price 75 cents.
"From first to last, almost without exception, this story isdelightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with thestory."--New York Express.
Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. By LEWISCARROLL. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.
"A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funnyboth in text and illustrations."--Boston Express.
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price 75 cents.
"This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike forpleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and thesubtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed tochildren, and perhaps to their seniors as well."--The Spectator.
Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere. BY ALICE CORKRAN.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted thatthey are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--Saturday Review.
Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. By C. A. JONES.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"An unusually good children's story."--Glasgow Herald.
The Heir of Redclyffe. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"A narrative full of interest from first to last. It is told clearlyand in a straightforward manner, and arrests the attention of thereader at once, so that one feels afresh the unspeakable pathos of thestory to the end."--London Graphic.
The Dove in the Eagle's West. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not ingenius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a highand noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be sosafely commended as hers."--Cleveland Times.
Jan of the Windmill. A Story of the Plains. By MRS. J. H. EWING. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that issaying a very great deal. From the first to the last the bookoverflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarelysurvives childhood: and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor,which is never anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish,and never clumsy."--Academy.
A Sweet Girl Graduate. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price$1.00.
"One of this popular author's best. The characters are well Imaginedand drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest doesnot flag until the end too quickly comes."--Providence Journal.
Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of 'Sixto Sixteen.' The book is one which would enrich any girl's book shelf."--St. James' Gazette.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price 1.00.
"A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meadein this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for morereasons than one. It is a charming book for girls."--New YorkRecorder.
A World of Girls: The Story of a School. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. Itwill afford pure delight to numerous readers. This book should be onevery girl's book shelf."--Boston Home Journal.
The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"This story is written in the author's well-known, fresh and easystyle. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this well-writtenstory. It is told with the author's customary grace andspirit."--Boston Times.
At the Back of the North Wind. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo. cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr.Macdonald's earlier work. ... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesomefairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A mostdelightful volume for young readers."--Philadelphia Times.
The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By CHARLES KINGSLEY.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist inhis description of the experiences of a youth with life under water inthe luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of apoetical nature."--New York Tribune.
Our Bessie. By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"One of the most entertaining stories of the season, full of vigorousaction, and strong in character-painting. Elder girls will be charmedwith it, and adults may read its pages with profit."--The Teachers'Aid.
Wild Kitty. A Story of Middleton School. 67 L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"Kitty is a true heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as allgood women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm ofhumanity. One of the most attractive gift books of the season."--TheAcademy.
A Young Mutineer. A Story for Girls. By L. T. MEADE. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"One of Mrs. Meade's charming books for girls, narrated in that simpleand picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the firstamong writers for young people."--The Spectator.
Sue and I. By MRS. O'REILLY. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well asfun."--Athenaeum.
The Princess and the Goblin. A Fairy Story. By GEORGE MACDONALD. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply interested Init that when bedtime comes it will altogether forget the moral, andwill weary its parents with importunities for just a few minutes moreto see how everything ends."--Saturday Review.
Pythia's Pupils: A Story of a School. By EVA HARTNER. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"This story of the doings of several bright school girls is sure tointerest girl readers. Among many good stories for girls this isundoubtedly one of the very best."--Teachers' Aid.
A Story of a Short Life. By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth,illustrated, price $1.00.
"The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it la not only brightand interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."--Courier.
The Sleepy King. A Fairy Tale. By AUBREY HOPWOOD AND SEYMOUR HICKS.12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted thatthey are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--Saturday Review.
Two Little Waifs. By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price75 cents.
"Mrs. Molesworth's delightful story of 'Two Little Waifs' will charmall the small people who find it in their stockings. It relates theadventures of two lovable English children lost in Paris, and is justwonderful enough to pleasantly wring the youthful heart."--New YorkTribune.
Adventures in Toyland. By EDITH KING HALL. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,price 75 cents.
"The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories arealways acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her recordof the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we mightexpect."--Boston Courier.
Adventures in Wallypug Land. By G. E. FARROW. 12mo. cloth,illustrated, price 75 cents.
"These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys andgirls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier combinationof author and artist than this volume presents could be found tofurnish healthy amusement to the young folks. The book Is an artisticone in every sense."--Toronto Mail.
Fussbudget's Folks. A Story for Young Girls. By ANNA F. BURNHAM. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift fo
r composing stories for children. Witha light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet naturaland strong, characters."--Congregationalist.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price bythe publisher, A. L. BURT, 52-88 Duane Street, New York.
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