by Oliver Optic
=The Great Western Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes.Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. Going West=; OR, THE PERILS OF A POOR BOY. =2. Out West=; OR, ROUGHING IT ON THE GREAT LAKES. =3. Lake Breezes=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE SYLVANIA. =4. Going South=; OR, YACHTING ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. =5. Down South=; OR, YACHT ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA. =6. Up the River=; OR, YACHTING ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
"This is the latest series of books issued by this popular writer, and deals with life on the Great Lakes, for which a careful study was made by the author in a summer tour of the immense water sources of America. The story, which carries the same hero through the six books of the series, is always entertaining, novel scenes and varied incidents giving a constantly changing yet always attractive aspect to the narrative. OLIVER OPTIC has written nothing better."
=The Yacht Club Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated.Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. Little Bobtail=; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT. =2. The Yacht Club=; OR, THE YOUNG BOAT BUILDERS. =3. Money-Maker=; OR, THE VICTORY OF THE BASILISK. =4. The Coming Wave=; OR, THE TREASURE OF HIGH ROCK. =5. The Dorcas Club=; OR, OUR GIRLS AFLOAT. =6. Ocean Born=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE CLUBS.
"The series has this peculiarity, that all of its constituent volumes are independent of one another, and therefore each story is complete in itself. OLIVER OPTIC is, perhaps, the favorite author of the boys and girls of this country, and he seems destined to enjoy an endless popularity. He deserves his success, for he makes very interesting stories, and inculcates none but the best sentiments, and the 'Yacht Club' is no exception to this rule."--_New Haven Journal and Courier._
=Onward and Upward Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes.Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. Field and Forest=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A FARMER. =2. Plane and Plank=; OR, THE MISHAPS OF A MECHANIC. =3. Desk and Debit=; OR, THE CATASTROPHES OF A CLERK. =4. Cringle and Crosstree=; OR, THE SEA SWASHES OF A SAILOR. =5. Bivouac and Battle=; OR, THE STRUGGLES OF A SOLDIER. =6. Sea and Shore=; OR, THE TRAMPS OF A TRAVELLER.
"Paul Farringford, the hero of these tales, is, like most of this author's heroes, a young man of high spirit, and of high aims and correct principles, appearing in the different volumes as a farmer, a captain, a bookkeeper, a soldier, a sailor, and a traveller. In all of them the hero meets with very exciting adventures, told in the graphic style for which the author is famous."
=The Lake Shore Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated.Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. Through by Daylight=; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD. =2. Lightning Express=; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES. =3. On Time=; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER. =4. Switch Off=; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS. =5. Brake Up=; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS. =6. Bear and Forbear=; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA.
"OLIVER OPTIC is one of the most fascinating writers for youth, and withal one of the best to be found in this or any past age. Troops of young people hang over his vivid pages; and not one of them ever learned to be mean, ignoble, cowardly, selfish, or to yield to any vice from anything they ever read from his pen."--_Providence Press._