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 STATE OF MICHIGAN 
 
 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 
 
 CATALOGUE 
 
 OF BOOKS 
 
 SUITABLE FOR A 
 
 POPULAR LIBRARY 
 
 LANSING 
 
 ROBERT SMITH PRINTING COMPANY 
 
 1901 
 
STATE OF MICHIGAN 
 
 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 
 
 Cyrus G. Luce, Coldwater, Fresidetit 
 
 Peter White, Marquette 
 
 Henry N. L,oud, Au Sable 
 
 John M. C. Smith, Chai-lotte 
 
 Mary C. Spencer, Lansing, Secretary 
 
 CATALOGUE 
 
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 SUITABLE FOR A 
 
 POPULAR LIBRARY 
 
 LANSING 
 
 ROBERT SMITH PRINTING COMPANY 
 
 1901 
 
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 This catalog"ue has been prepared in response to numerous 
 requests from small libraries for help in the selection of books. 
 Nearly all of the books catalog^ued are in the traveling" libraries 
 and the favor with which they have been received leads me to 
 believe that they will be acceptable to all localities in Michig"an. 
 The letter "j'' is used to designate juvenile books. The retail 
 prices are given which are subject to a discount when a number 
 of books is purchased. 
 
 MARY C. SPENCER, 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 Page 
 
 Reference books 3 
 
 Ethics 5 
 
 Relig-ion 15 
 
 Natural science 24 
 
 Leg"end and folk-lore 41 
 
 Household economics 47 
 
 Fine arts '. 48 
 
 Sports and amusements 49 
 
 Literature 59 
 
 Fiction • 67 
 
 Description and travel Ill 
 
 Biog"raphy 1 34 
 
 History 155 
 
 Social science 187 
 
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CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 3 
 
 REFERENCE BOOKS. 
 Encyclopedias. 
 0.31 Encyclopedia Britannica. Scribner's edition. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1878, 9th ed. $75 to $150 
 The genuine Britannica from the British plates. 
 
 0.31 Johnson's universal cyclopedia. N. Y., Appleton, 1893, 
 8 vols. Per vol., cl., $6 ; half morocco, $7 
 One of the best in its revised form. 
 
 0.31 Smith, B. E. (Ed. ) Century cyclopedia of names. (Pub- 
 lished by subscription). N. Y., Century Co., 1894. Net, 
 cl., $10 ; half Russia, $13 ; half morocco, $15. 
 One of the best guides for biographical data. 
 
 Parliamentary Practice. 
 
 328 Gushing, L. S. Manual of parliamentary practice (new ed. ) 
 
 Phila., Coates & Co., 1889 50c 
 Rules of proceedings and debate in deliberative bodies. 
 
 328 Reed, T. B. Manual of parliamentary law and rules 
 for the conduct of meeting-s. 
 
 Chic, and N. Y., Rand & McNally, 1894 75c 
 Contains notes of changes made by House of Representatives and sug- 
 gestions for special rules. 
 
 328 Shattuck, H. R. Woman's manual of parliamentary law. 
 
 Lee & Shepard, 1891 75c 
 Prepared for the use of club vs^omen. 
 
 Dictionaries. 
 English . 
 421 Webster's international dictionary of the Eng-lish lan- 
 g-uag-e. N. Y., Merriam & Co., 1890. Sheep (plain), 
 $10 ; indexed, $11. 
 For many years the authority on spelling and derivation of words. 
 
 German. 
 433 Cassell's German-Eng-lish and Eng-lish-German dictionary. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1890 $1.50 
 With appendix of the more important changes introduced into the Ger- 
 man language by Prussian minister of education in 1880. 
 
4 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 French. 
 
 443 Cassell's Eng-lish-French and French-Eng-lish dictionar}-. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1881 $1.50 
 A g^ood general French dictionary. 
 
 Latin. 
 
 473.2 Andrews, E. A. (Ed.) Harper's Latin dictionary. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1879 Net, $6.50 
 The standard reference book for scholars. 
 
 Art. 
 
 703 Clements, Clara E. Handbook of legendary and myth- 
 ological art. Enlarged ed., fully illustrated. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881 $3 
 Very good for brief and concise reference work. 
 
 Music. 
 760.9 Champlin, J. D., and Apthorp, W. F. (Eds.) Cyclo- 
 pedia of music and musicians. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893, 3 vols. Net, $16 
 Descriptive, theoretical and biographical. 
 
 Literature. 
 
 802 Warner, C. D. Library of the world's best literature, 
 ancient and modern. 
 
 N. Y., Peale & Hill, 1896, 30 vols. $66 
 Biographical notice of all writers of importance, together with copious 
 extracts from their writings, covering every department of literature. 
 
 Quotations. 
 808.8 Bartlett, J. Familiar quotations (9th ed., enlarged). 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1897 cl., $3 
 A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their source in 
 ancient and modern literature. 
 
 810.8 Stedman, E. C, and Hutchinson, E. M. Library of 
 American literature, from the earliest settlement to the 
 present time. (Sold by subscription.) N. Y., C. L. 
 Webster, 1890; later published by W. E. Benjamin, 
 N. Y., 11 vols, cl., set, $33. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 5 
 
 Dates. 
 902 Haydn's dictionary of dates, relating- to all ag-es and 
 nations, for universal reference (19th ed). 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 Net, $6 
 Standard reference book. 
 
 Gazetteers. 
 
 910.3 Chamber's concise g-azetteer of the world. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1894 $2.50 
 Aims to g'ive all the information ordinarily wanted about every place 
 likely to be looked for. 
 
 910.3 Johnston, A. K. Gazetteer of the world. (Re-ed., 
 G. G. Chisholm). 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 Net, $12 
 Considered the best gazetteer in the book markets of today. 
 
 910.3 Lippincott's g-azetteer of the world. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1893 Net, $8 
 A complete pronouncing- g-azetteer, standard reference book. 
 
 Dictionaries. 
 
 Classical. 
 913.38 Peck, H. T. (Ed.) Harper's classical dictionary, with 
 illustrations and maps. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $6 
 School edition and a useful reference work-editor. 
 
 Biography. 
 920 Appleton's cyclopedia of American biography. (Pub- 
 lished by subscription.) N. Y., Appleton, 1888, 6 vols. 
 Price per vol., cl., $5; sheep, $6; half morocco, $7. 
 Standard and only work of encyclopedic character on American biog- 
 raphy. 
 
 920.07 Leonard, J. W. Who's who in America. 
 
 Marquis $2.75 
 Dictionarj' of prominent men and women now living in United States 
 and Canada. 
 
 170 ETHICS. 
 
 Ashmore, R. Side talks with girls. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 This volume is full of many timely suggestions and much good advice. 
 
6 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Beecher, H. W. Lectures to young- men. 
 
 N. Y., Alden, 1889 50c 
 Author has soug'ht to present truths in those forms which please the 
 young- and gain their intelligent sympathy, 
 
 Blackie, J. S. Self-culture. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 SI 
 The rules which the author sets down in this volume are as they ap- 
 peared to him in their order of natural succession, and are the result of 
 many years experience. 
 
 Bok, E. W. Successward. 
 
 Chic, Fleming- H. Revell Co., 1895 SI 
 This is a book that will be very helpful to the class of young men for 
 whom it is intended ; Mr. Bok knows his audience and it is a large one. 
 
 Brown, A. R. What is worth while. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Y. Crowell & Co., 1897 60c 
 From one point of view the question which this title asks is well ans- 
 wered by this short paper which was read before some college women in 
 Philadelphia. 
 
 Call, A. P. As a matter of course. 
 
 Bost, Little, Brown & Co., 1898 81 
 The aim of this book is to assist towards the removal of nervous irri- 
 tants, which are not only the cause of much physical disease, but materi- 
 ally interfere with the best possibilities of usefulness and pleasure in 
 every day life. 
 
 Power through repose. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1898 $1 
 The present volume is on the better use and the truer guidance of the 
 body and its functions. 
 
 Chester, E. Chats with girls. (Portia series,) 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 Has hints to dull as well as to clever girls, by one who evidently under- 
 stands their needs and how to help them. 
 
 Girls and women. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 75c 
 On health, education, self-support, charity, hospitality, emotional 
 women, etc. Written with uncommon tact and good sense. 
 
 The unmarried woman. (Portia series. ) 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1892 $1.25 
 The clever author views the " Unmarried Woman " from all points, 
 illustrating her remarks with many references to current literature and 
 fiction. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 7 
 
 Clark, F. E. Looking- out on life. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1892 75c 
 The purpose of this book is to help young- women to attain a nobler 
 womanhood. It will appeal to all girls who are desirous of true develop- 
 ment. 
 
 (and others.) Our business boys and girls. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1884 60c 
 A book on morals, manners and business occupations, is otie of the 
 needs of the times. This book aims to impart instruction along these 
 lines. 
 
 Craik, D. M. About money and other things. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1887 90c 
 Ten short papers full of good advice, tender admonition and amusing 
 episodes. 
 
 Croly, J. F. Thrown on her own resources. 
 
 N. Y. , Thos. Crowell & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 Chapters full of womanly feeling and common sense. 
 
 Dawson, W. J. The making of manhood. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Crowell & Co., 1895 $1 
 The author dwells especially upon the duties of society towards young 
 men on the threshold of life. 
 
 Davidson, J. T. A good start. 
 
 N. Y., Armstrong & Son, 1890 |1.25 
 It was the aim of these discourses to lay hold of young men before they 
 were caught in the moral vortex of our cities in which so many of our 
 choicest youths are disappearing. 
 
 DeMotte, J. B. The secret of character building-. 
 
 Chic, S. C. Griggs & Co., 1893 $1 
 Reinforces in a practical, unambitious way some of the noblest teach- 
 ings of the church concerning the spiritual world. 
 
 Dodge, G. H. A bundle of letters to busy girls. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1887 50c 
 
 Written to those girls who have not time or inclination to think and 
 study about the many important things which make up life and living. 
 
 Dole, C. F. The golden rule in business. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Crowell & Co., 1895 35c 
 This pamphlet is prepared with the purpose of showing what our 
 Christianity has to do with the familiar practices of business. 
 
8 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Dole, C. F. The coming- people. 
 
 Bost., Crowell & Co., 1897 $1 
 Will surely have a wide and beneficent influence. 
 
 Dresser, H. W. The perfect whole. 
 
 Bost., G. H. Ellis, 1896 $1 
 An essay on the conduct and meaning- of life. 
 
 The power of silence. 
 
 Bost., Geo. H. Ellis, 1895 $1.50 
 The present volume is the outgrowth of more than half a century of 
 inquiry and is made up of lectures delivered in Boston. 
 
 Emerson, R. W. Conduct of life. (New ed.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Charming- reflections and discourses on life and manners. 
 
 Everett, C. C. Ethics for young- people. 
 
 Bost, Ginn & Co., 1894 50c 
 
 Chapters on ethics as a way of life. 
 
 Fernald, J. C. The new womanhood. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1891 $1.25 
 A searching- study of the best phase of the " woman question." 
 
 Fletcher, H. Happiness. 
 
 Chic, Hubert Stone & Co., 1897 $1 
 In this book Mr. Fletcher develops further the idea of menti-culture and 
 urg-es with energy and directness his plea for the avoidance of worry. 
 
 Menti-culture. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1897 $1 
 
 " You nervous people who want to carry the whole world, you restless 
 
 folk who are constantly quarreling- with fate and fortune, read ' Menti- 
 culture,' and ponder on its truths." 
 
 Giliman, M. P. and Jackson, E. P. Conduct as a fine art. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1.50 
 The book aims to thoroug-hly instruct children and youth in the purest 
 principles of morality. 
 
 Gladden, W. Applied Christianity. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1886 $1.25 
 Moral aspects of social questions. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 9 
 
 Gladden, W. Ruling- ideas of the present age. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1886 $1.25 
 Not only is it needful to interpret the thought of past ages to the men 
 of the present day, it seems also necessary to interpret the present to 
 itself. Some of these ideas are here defined. 
 
 Gladstone, W. E. The mig-ht of right. (Spare minute series.) 
 
 N. Y., D. Lothrop, 1880 $1 
 These extracts are a good biography of Mr. Gladstone, for they reveal 
 him in something better than his political greatness, the loftiness of his 
 moral sentiment- 
 
 Hale, E. E. What career? Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.25 
 A list of the subjects treated in this volume will sufficiently indicate its 
 scope: The leaders lead; specialties; mind's maximum; theological 
 seminary, etc. 
 
 Hardwick, H. The art of living long and happily. 
 
 N. Y., G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 The didactic form of the work has permitted the author to give the facts 
 which he has collected with great condensation and directness. 
 
 Hardy, E. J. Business of life. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.25 
 A discussion of some of the more important phases of the conduct of 
 life enlivened by many anecdotes and happy quotations. 
 
 The five talents of woman. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1888 $1.25 
 A gracefully written and helpful series of essays for maiden, wife or 
 mother. 
 
 The sunny days of youth. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 A book of good thoughts and apt quotations on chums, health, reading, 
 active and passive courage, right and wrong ambitions, etc. 
 
 Hillis, N. D. A man's value to society. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 Studies in self-culture and character. 
 
 The investment of influence. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 The great and far-reaching force of personal influence or individual 
 character is brought out in this series of essays. 
 2-R 
 
10 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Holland, J. G. Gold foil. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 Author shows that happiness is a legitimate object of life, using- for his 
 text the popular proverbs of the day. 
 
 Lessons in life. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.25 
 
 Treats in a familiar and attractive way of a few of the most prominent 
 
 questions which concern the life of every thoughtful man and woman. 
 
 Titcomb's letters. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 
 An inspiring book full of earnestness, hopefulness and high purposes. 
 
 Hopkins, M. The law of love and love as a law. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1890 $1.75 
 Dr. Hopkins is striving to construct a theory of his own, and he defends 
 it with able arguments and acute distributions. 
 
 Horton, R. F. Success and failure. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1897 50c 
 Contents : Admiration of success ; of success which is failure ; of fail- 
 ure which is success, etc. 
 
 Jackson, H. H. Bits of talk about home matters. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1 
 A book full of wise and useful suggestions. 
 
 Lee, J. W. The making- of a man. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., 1892 $1.50 
 This well known and eloquent preacher defines the physical, social, 
 intellectual, moral, jesthetic and spiritual side of man. 
 
 Lemmon, G. T. The eternal building-. 
 
 N. Y., Eaton & Mains ; Cin., Curtis & Jennings, 1899 $1.50 
 The author says he has tried to write — "That the reader may find him- 
 self hugged up close to the great, warm heart of the master builders of 
 the past, and be by that embrace aroused to work mightily and build 
 grandly for himself." 
 
 Marden, O. S. Architects of fate. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 A book designed to inspire youth to character building, self-culture and 
 noble achievements. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 11 
 
 Marden, O. S. Pushing- to the front. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 No other book in the English language contains such a variety and 
 multitude of fresh, living truths, so full of interest to all classes of 
 readers. 
 
 Success. Bost., W. A. Wilde & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 
 The author has tried to fill the book with suggestive material, with 
 
 fresh living truths ; to make it a storehouse of incentives, a treasury of 
 precious sayings. 
 
 The secret of achievement. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 The object of this volume is to hold up to youth and those of all ages, 
 ideals of noble character, to illustrate the qualities essential to loft3' 
 achievement. 
 
 Mathews, W. Getting- on in the world. 
 
 Chic, S. C. Grig-g-s & Co., 1876 $2 
 Essays on success and failure, physical culture, self-reliance, economy 
 of time, money, overwork, etc. 
 
 Matson, H. Knowledg-e and culture. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1895 75c 
 Shows great familiarity with the subjects discussed and remarkable 
 power of clear and condensed statement. 
 
 Meyer, F. B. A g-ood start. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1897 75c 
 Practical papers, the first of which gives name to the volume. 
 
 Miller, J. R. Making- the most of life. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1891 $1 
 These chapters are written with the purpose of stimulating those who 
 may read them to earnest and worthy living. 
 
 ■ Secrets of happy home life. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1894 35c 
 Short, practical and interesting. 
 
 ■ The building- of character. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1894 $1 
 Author's object is to give helpful suggestions toward the attaining of 
 the things in life which are more excellent. 
 
12 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 
 
 Miller, J. R. Things to live for. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1896 $1 
 These simple chapters will make a little clearer to some earnest readers 
 the true meaning of life. 
 
 Moxom. p. S. The aim of life. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1 
 A plain talk to young men and women. 
 
 Munger, T. T. Character through inspiration. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Whittaker, 1897 50c 
 A volume that we would earnestly recommend to all readers. 
 
 On the threshold. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1 
 Author's purpose is to guide and stimulate young men along the lines 
 of true living and noble manhood. 
 
 Plain living and high thinking. 
 
 N. Y., W. B. Ketcham, 1897 50c 
 Some substantial truths most clearly and pleasantly- stated. 
 
 Newcomb, C. B. All's right with the world. 
 
 Bost., Philosophical Publishing Co., 1897 $1.50 
 The author has shown the reader how we may open our eyes to the pos- 
 sibilities of the present. 
 
 Newcomb, K. H. Helps to right living. 
 
 Bost., G. H. Ellis, 1898 $1.25 
 These essays are full of aspiration and encouragement for world-weary 
 minds. 
 
 Newton. R. H. Womanhood. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1880 $1.25 
 It is a good book for a thoughtful girl, and we hope many such maj' get 
 hold of it. 
 
 Notes for boys. Chic, McClurg & Co., 1888 $1 
 
 It covers more ground in small space than most others, and makes its 
 * points with rare force. 
 
 Parkhurst, Rev. C. Talks to young men. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1897 $1 
 These pages contain most profitable reading for thoughtful j-oung men. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 13 
 
 Parkhurst, Rev. C. Talks to young- women. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1897 $1 
 Though a man among men, the famous New York preacher can address 
 himself as effectively to an audience of women as to a mass meeting- of 
 citizens. 
 
 Piatt, J. Business. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889 75c 
 
 Maintains that business can be successfully conducted without humbug 
 or cheating if men are properly trained for it, and are competent, indus- 
 trious and thrifty. 
 
 Quigley, D. Success for you. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1897 $1 
 
 There is no better tonic than this book. 
 
 Ryder, A. H. Go rig-ht on, g-irls. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1891 $1 
 Advice to young girls, how they can better their mental, moral and 
 physical conditions. 
 
 Smiles, S. Character. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1887 $1 
 
 A series of helpful and interesting essays. 
 
 Duty. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $1 
 
 The pages of this book contain numerous examples of the best and 
 
 bravest men and women in the career of well-doing, 
 
 Self-help. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.25 
 
 An interesting and instructive book on industry, perseverance and self- 
 culture. 
 
 • Thrift. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.25 
 
 The object of this book is to induce men to employ their means for 
 worthy purposes and not to waste them upon selfish indulgence. 
 
 Starrett, H. E. Letters to a daug-hter. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1886 75c 
 Author has a high sense of the dignity and importance of home life, 
 and takes a refreshingly feminine view of woman's sphere and woman's 
 work. 
 
 Letters to elder daughters. 
 
 Chic, McClurg & Co., 1888 75c 
 A series of papers on : The ideal family ; The young wife as house- 
 keeper ; The young wife as home-keeper; The mother at home ; Mother- 
 in-law, etc. 
 
14 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Swing, D. Motives of life. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1889 $1 
 
 The author bring-s from the inner and outer worlds a few reminders of 
 great duties and great rewards. 
 
 Thayer, W. M. Around the hearth-stone. 
 
 N. Y., Nelson & Sons, 1896 $1.50 
 One hundred and seven short talks about unconscious tuition, making 
 and unmaking temper, etc. 
 
 Thwing-, C. T. The college woman. 
 
 N. Y., Baker & Taylor Co., 1894 $1 
 Prof. Thwing states some problems concerning her, considers the pro- 
 portion of her studies, environments, health methods in her education 
 and her career after graduation. 
 
 Trine, R. W. What all the world's a-seeking. 
 
 Bost., G. H. Ellis, 1896 $1.25 
 A volume on the vital law of true life, true greatness, power and 
 happiness. 
 
 Vance, J. I. The young man, four-square. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1894 50c 
 " And stand four-square to all the winds that blow." 
 
 Wagner, C. Courage. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 
 A most helpful book for the youth of the present generation. 
 
 Youth. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 
 Author's hopefulness and impassioned moral sense make his words 
 stirring and effective. He urges the young to hold fast to ideals and 
 aspirations. 
 
 Wallace, Henry. Letters to the farm boy. 3d ed. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1900 $1 
 To aid in starting the farm boy on the right track and to make his 
 pathway plainer and easier is the object of this book. 
 
 Warner, A. Up and down the house. 
 
 N. Y., A. D. F. Randolph & Co., 1892 $1 
 Taking for a text the most wonderful housekeeper on record, this book, 
 would fain help other women to be as wise, as useful, as blessed as she. 
 
 Whitney, A. D. T. Friendly letters to girl friends. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 The subjects contained in this volume are: My girlhood friend; The 
 world of books ; Books of our girlhood ; Outlook of literature, etc. 
 
 Wiggin, E. E. Lessons on manners. 
 
 Bost., Lee, Shepard & Co., 1890 $1 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 15 
 
 Willard, F. E. How to win. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wag-nails Co., 1895 $1 
 A book for girls, the key to the purpose of which is given in the title. 
 
 Wingate, C. F. What shall our boys do for a living-? 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday, McClure Co., 1898 $1 
 The author has written for the average boy, who distrusts himself, and 
 who needs to be shown that the race is not always to the swift. 
 
 200. RELIGION. 
 
 Abbott, L. Christianity and social problems. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co.. 1886 $1.25 
 The author has brought together in this volume, in ordered and S3'ste- 
 matic shape, the social philosophy which for some years he has expounded 
 in magazine articles, lectures, etc. 
 
 Alden, H. God in his world. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 §1.25 
 This work is a consideration of nature and humanity as an unfolding 
 of the divine life. A view in which Christ takes the central place. 
 
 Banks, Rev. L. A. Christ and his friends. 
 
 N. Y., Funk, Wag-nails & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Thirty-one sermons which will bring inspiration and comfort to the 
 friends of Christ. 
 
 Common folks' relig-ion. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1893 $1.50 
 A volume of helpful sermons which have been delivered at various 
 times by the author during the course of his regular week day and Sun- 
 day work. 
 
 Barrows, J. H. The credulity of the g-ospel histories. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1891 75c 
 Very scarce are the books which are so lucid, forceful and thorough, 
 and at the same time interesting, as this volume. 
 
 Beach, D. N. The newer relig-ious thinking-. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The thoughts in these sermons are not of one or two doctrines ; but 
 rather of the trend and movement of the times in religion. 
 
 Berry, Rev. C. A. Vision and duty. 
 
 N. Y., Button & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 These discourses represent an earnest man's effort to make the gospel 
 more credible and potent in his own generation. 
 
16 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Bettany, G. T. Popular history of the reformation and modern 
 protestantism. 
 
 N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895 $2 
 Written by a scholar of distinction, a man of letters, of fine taste and 
 unerring judgment. 
 
 Bolton, H. W. Our fallen heroes. 
 
 Chicag-o, H. W. Bolton, 1892 75c 
 A series of lectures delivered before patriotic organizations, and after- 
 wards put in book form. 
 
 Bonar, H. God's way of peace. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1890 50c 
 A book for the anxious. 
 
 Boyd, A. K. H. Occasional and immemorial days. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $2 
 A collection of helpful and interesting sermons. 
 
 Briggs, C. A. The Messiah of the gospel. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons 2d ser., '94, $2; (3d ser., '95, $3) 
 The author aims to inspire all Christians with a living faith that will 
 make them do away with all that is sad, gloomy and sour in religion and 
 cling to its brightness and hope. 
 
 Brooks, P. Essays and addresses. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1894 $2 
 This book is an attempt to exemplify the truth and sympathy in human 
 life, through the writings of one well qualified to teach us. 
 
 New starts in life. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1896 $1.75 
 The volume contains chapters on : Tares and wheat ; Motives of re- 
 ligion ; Unseen spiritual helpers, etc. 
 
 The influence of Jesus. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1879 $1.25 
 The Bohlem lectures of 1879. 
 
 The light of the world. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1890 $1.75 
 
 Behind the literary excellencies is a practical acquaintance with the 
 weakness and strength of men's souls, not acquired in the study, and not 
 often possessed bj' popular preachers. 
 
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 Brooks, P. Sermons. 8 vols., 1887 $1.75 
 
 Written with that directness and simplicity which characterizes all of 
 Bishop Brooks' sermons. 
 
 Sermons, vol. 1. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1892 $1.50 
 Behind the literary excellence is a practical acquaintance with the 
 weakness and streng'th of men's souls. 
 
 Sermons, vol. 6. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Contents : Mystery of iniquity ; Homage and dedication ; The battle of 
 life, etc. 
 
 Burrell, D. J. For Christ's crown. 
 
 N. Y., W. B. Ketcham, 1896 $1.50 
 Thirty-four sermons by the pastor of the Colleg-iate Church of New 
 York city. 
 
 Carroll, H. K. The relig-ious forces of the U. S. 
 
 N. Y., Christian Literature Co., 1893 $2.50 
 The first volume of a series of denominational histories which will con- 
 stitute together an American church history. 
 
 Chamberlain, J. In the tiger jung-le. 
 
 Chic, Revell & Co., 1896 $1 
 There is no one better fitted to delve in this mine and bring the rich ore 
 to the surface than the author of this book. 
 
 Childs, G. C. Benedicite. 
 
 Written in an easy and flowing style, abounding in illustrations and 
 incidents, unincumbered by abstruse and scientific terms, the book can- 
 not fail to interest as well as instruct. 
 
 Clarke, J. F. Common sense in religion. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $2 
 A series of essays which aims to suggest a method of inquiry rather 
 than to give definite theological results. 
 
 Everj-day religion. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Dr. Clarke's diction is always unsurpassed in purity and simplicity. 
 The animating spirit of his teaching is ever love, trust and fideHt3' to 
 present duty. 
 
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 Clarke, J. F. Culture of christian manhood. 
 
 Chic, Revell & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 This volume contains sermons from some of the finest minds in the 
 American pulpit with the messages of inspiration which they have 
 brought to the members of Yale University. 
 
 Cuyler, T. L. Christianity in the home. 
 
 N. Y., Baker, Taylor & Co., 1894 $1 
 There is no such school of bible religion in the land as a happy, God- 
 fearing home. 
 
 Stirring- of the eagle's nest. 
 
 N. Y., Baker, Taylor & Co., 1892 $1.25 
 Eighteen sermons thoroughly representative of the author's character- 
 istic style and speech. They are strong, clear, spiritual, helpful. 
 
 Dale, D. (Ed.) Story of the bible in poetry and song. 
 
 Denver, C. H. Emery & Co., n. d. $2 
 A narrative of the principal events of the Bible as told by the poet. 
 
 Drummond, H. The ideal life. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 In religion he was a master, and if in this sphere he failed anywhere in 
 his thinking, it was in his treatment of sin. He could make holiness so 
 lovely that all men wished to be christians. 
 
 Fairbairn, A. M. Studies in the life of Christ. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Not exhaustive and critical discussions, but attempts at reaching points 
 of view from which the life of Christ may be understood. 
 
 Farrar, F. W. The earl}^ days of Christianity. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell Co., 1882 $2 
 The present volume is an attempt to set forth the work and writings of 
 St. Peter, St. James, St. Jude, St. John, and the writer of the epistle to 
 the Hebrews. 
 
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 Farrar, F. W. The life of Christ. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., (2 v.) 1895 $3 
 The life of Christ is avowedly the work of a believer. Those who ex- 
 pect to find in it new theories about the divine personality of Jesus will 
 look in vain. 
 
 Sermons and addresses in America. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1886 $2 
 These words are the utterances of him we have known so well as the 
 advocate of temperance and the preacher of eternal hope. — Phillips 
 Brooks. 
 
 Faunce, D. W. Resurrection in nature and revelation. 
 
 N. Y., Randolph & Co., 1884 $1.50 
 The subject, always one of deep interest, has been newly studied by 
 the author, in the presence of a g'reat bereavement, and comes from the 
 heart. 
 
 Fiske, J. The idea of God as affected b}' modern knowledg^e. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1886 $1 
 A model for authors and a delight to readers. 
 
 Foster, C. Story of the bible. 
 
 Phila., C. Foster Pub. Co., 1877 $2.75 
 This volume is meant to interest those who read it in the thing's that 
 the Bible teaches, so that they may wish to study the Bible itself. 
 
 Geike, C New life of Christ for young- and old. 
 
 Lond., Hatchard & Co., 1888 6s 
 A clear, simple and bright picture of the divine Savior as he lived and 
 moved among us. 
 
 Gladden, W. Burning- questions. 
 
 N. Y., W. B. Ketcham, 1895 $1 
 Discourse on the life that now is and on that which is to come. 
 
 The christian way. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1897 75c 
 "With the hope of making 'the way' plainer this little book has been 
 written." 
 
 j Griffis, W. E. Bible stories for young" people. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 
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 Harbaugh, H, Heaven. 
 
 Phila., Reformed Church Publishing- Bd., n. d. §1.25 
 Any book that will serve in any degree to draw the realities of the 
 eternal world nearer to us is not written nor read in vain. 
 
 Heavenly recog^nition. 
 
 Phila., Reformed Church Publishing- Bd., n. d. $1.25 
 Natural and scriptural arguments for personal immortalit)' and identity- 
 after this life. 
 
 Harris, S. S. The dignity of man. 
 
 Chic, McClurg: & Co., 1889 $1.50 
 A volume of sermons preached at various times, by the late Bishop 
 Harris of the eastern diocese of Michigan, and collected by his daughter 
 as a memorial. 
 
 Hep-worth, G. H. Herald sermons. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button & Co., 1894 $1 
 These sermons have been written with the hope of smoothing the path- 
 wa3'- of the troubled, and helping them to higher things. 
 
 Hinton, J. The mystery of pain. 
 
 Bost., Cupples & Patterson, 1886 SI 
 
 Full of good and uplifting thoughts which will not readily pass from 
 the memory. 
 
 Hughs, T. The manliness of Christ. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1880 $1 
 The author aims to show that the whole life of Christ on earth was the 
 assertion and the example of true manliness. 
 
 Jell, J. E. Musings on mother, home and heaven. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Whittaker, 1892 $1.50 
 In this volume the writer has endeavored to reach the heart and the life, 
 the will and the affections of his readers. 
 
 Kingsley, W. W. Old faiths and new facts. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1.50 
 A volume full of spiritual reassurance and uplifting- influence. 
 
 Larcom, L. As it is in heaven. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1 
 The relig-ious sentiment of New England never had a more willing and 
 graceful interpreter. — F. G. Whittier. 
 
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 Maclaren, A. The conquerino' Christ and other sermons. 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Dutton, 1891 $1.25 
 Sermons no man could hear without profit, and every man may read 
 with advantag'e. , 
 
 Miller, J. R. Personal friendships of Jesus. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Crowell & Co., 1897 $1 
 The author first shows the human-heartedness of Jesus ; he then draws 
 a lesson from the relations which Jesus had with his mother and his child- 
 hood friends. 
 
 Silent times. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1886 $1 
 
 Suggestive of the need of seasons of quiet in everj' life that would grow 
 
 into full, rich beauty. 
 
 Moulton, R. G. Bible stories — old testament. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1899 
 
 There can surely be no question that these classical stories of Biblical 
 literature should have a place in all education. 
 
 Mozoomdar, P. C. Heart-beats. 
 
 Bost., G. H. Ellis, 1894 $1.50 
 
 The book is an illustration of the lofty heights to which devotional 
 sentiment may rise, free from all tinge of superstition. 
 
 Munger, T. T. The freedom of faith. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1883 $1.50 
 These sermons deserve to rank with the noblest productions of modern 
 times. 
 
 Murray, A. Abide in Christ. N. Y., Randolph & Co., 1888 $1 
 Thoughts on the blessed life of fellowship with the Son of God. 
 
 The spiritual life. 
 
 Phila., G. W. Jacobs & Co., 1897 50c 
 The author's writings have proven blessings to thousands in this and 
 other lands. 
 
 Manual of mythology. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1875 $2.25 
 The volume first appeared in 1872, and has been revised and extracts 
 from poets have been inserted without consulting the original author. 
 
 Paton, J. G. An autobiography-. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1892, 2 v. $2 
 "I have just laid down the most robust and the most fascinating piece 
 of autobiography — John G. Paton was made of the same stuft' with Liv- 
 ingston." — T. L. Cuyler. 
 
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 Patton, W. W. Prayer and its remarkable answers. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wag-nails, 1885 $1 
 A careful and thoroug-h, thoug-h popular discussion of the principles 
 underU'ing- prayer as taught in scripture and sanctioned by reason. 
 
 Pearse, M. G. The g-entleness of Jesus. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1898 75c 
 Seventeen sermons of great strength and helpfulness. 
 
 Phelps, E. S. Story of Jesus Christ. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $2 
 Not a formal biography, but presents very effectivelj'^ those shining 
 acts and experiences in the life of Jesus which most signalized the lofti- 
 ness of his nature. 
 
 Pierson, A. T. The heart of the g-ospel. 
 
 N. Y., Baker & Taylor, 1892 $1.25 
 Sermons delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London. 
 
 Pollard, J. The bible and its story. 
 
 N. Y., Boutledg-e & Sons, 1889 $1 
 
 Rawlinson, G. Moses, his life and times. 
 
 N. Y., Randolph & Co., 1888 $1 
 The materials for this volume are found chiefly in the books of the 
 Pentateuch. 
 
 Rogers, A. K. The life and teaching-s of Jesus. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam & Sons, 1894 $1.75 
 A critical analj'sis of the source of the gospels, together with a study 
 of the sayings of Jesus. 
 
 Sanderson, J. The bow in the cloud. 
 
 N. Y., E. B. Treat, 1888 $1.75 
 Words of comfort for those in sickness, sorrow or the varied afflictions 
 of life. 
 
 Smith, H, W. The christian's secret. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1890 SI 
 Buy this book and keep it with your Bible for constant study, uiitil you 
 have thoroughly mastered, in your own experience, the " secret which 
 tells."— N. Y. Evangelist. 
 
 Smyth, J. K. Footprints of the Savior. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1886 $1 
 This little volume aims to make real to thought and affection the divine 
 humanit3' of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
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 Stanley, A. P. Thoug/hts that breathe. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1880 $1 
 Rich in the assertion and illustration of those principles of thought and 
 action which are universal and eternal. 
 
 Story of the heavenly camp-fires. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.25 
 A thoughtful and religious speculation concerning existence in Heaven. 
 
 Strong, J. The new era. 
 
 N. Y., Baker & Taylor, 1893, cl. 75c; lib. ed. $1.50 
 Author believes this is a period of transition, and points out through 
 these discourses its relations to the past and the future, and thus inter- 
 prets its meaning. 
 
 Swing, D. Sermons. Chic, McClurg & Co., 1884 $1.50 
 
 Twenty beautiful and helpful sermons, teaching by their divine phil- 
 osophj' the way to the higher life. 
 
 Taylor, W. M. Elijah, the prophet. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1875 $1.50 
 The storj' of Elijah is one of thrilling interest. There is a shadow of 
 mystery and yet a mien of majesty about the hero which affects every 
 reader. 
 
 Joseph, the prime minister. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1886 $1.50 
 Retains the charm of scripture story and throws light of modern schol- 
 arship on incidents not well understood heretofore. 
 
 Ruth, the gleaner. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1891 $1.50 
 Two biographic lectures on Ruth and Queen Esther. 
 
 The miracles of our Savior. 
 
 N. Y., Armstrong & Son, 1890 $1.75 
 Author has not attempted any classification of the Savior's miracles. 
 His aim throughout is expository and practical. 
 
 Tee, E. The sanctuary of suffering. 
 
 N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1896 $2 
 "There is no book more calculated to help one in trouble, more free 
 from anything morbid, more full of divine love." 
 
 Trine, R. W. In tune with the infinite. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 Fresh, earnest, untrammeled by any creed narrower than the universal 
 religion of love. 
 
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 Van Dyke, H. Gospel for an ag-e of sin, $1.25. 
 
 Dr. Van Dj'ke's lectures form one of the most eloquent defenses of 
 Christianity that we have 3'et met with. 
 
 Reality of relig-ion. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1884 $1 
 
 A book written from the heart, and perhaps this may help it to find its 
 
 way to the heart. It has no reference to points of temporary interest or 
 transient dispute. 
 
 Sermons to young- men. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 "If any will take it up and read somewhat, we are confident he will be 
 so held by its attractiveness that he will read many pages before laying 
 it down." 
 
 Story of the psalms. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1887 $1.50 
 The writer gives an analysis of eighteen of the most universally read 
 psalms, aiming "to bring them in close connection with the men who 
 wrote them." 
 
 Straig-ht sermons. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 The real aim of these sermons is nothing else than to help people to be 
 good, which is the hardest and the finest thing in the world. 
 
 Watson, J. (Ian Maclaren. ) The mind and the master. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 These discussions on temptation, individuality, etc., are characterized 
 by the same keen insight and sympathetic touch which have so potently 
 appealed to readers of his other books. 
 
 The upper room. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1895 net, 50c 
 A collection of sermons. 
 
 500. NATURAL SCIENCE. 
 
 Abbott, C C. A naturalist's rambles about home. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50 
 This book is a natural history classic. 
 
 Abercromby, R. Weather. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.75 
 
 A popular exposition of the nature of weather changes from day to day. 
 
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 Agassiz, L. Geolog-ical sketches. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1886, 2 v. Si. 50 
 These articles by this renowned scientist may be considered as familiar 
 talks on scientific subjects rather than as scientific papers. 
 
 Allen, G. Flash-lig-hts on nature. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure, 1898 $1.50 
 A study of nature's wonders, as demonstrated in the life of our familiar 
 insects and in plant life. 
 Atkinson, P. Electricity for everybody. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Information has been given in the simplest form consistent with clear- 
 ness, fulness and strict scientific accuracy. 
 
 300 Social Science, which should follow Religion, accord- 
 ing- to the classification number, has been placed after 900 
 History, and beg-ins on pag-e 187. 
 
 j Baskett, J. N. Story of the birds. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 net, 65c 
 The whole story is not told ; its aim is simply to present in a rather 
 unusual, yet popular way, the more striking- scientific features of their 
 probable development. 
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 Van Dyke, H. Gospel for an ag-e of sin. $1.25. 
 
 Dr. Van Dyke's lectures form one of the most eloquent defenses of 
 Christianity that we have yet met with. 
 
 Reality of religion. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1884 $1 
 
 A book written from the heart, and perhaps this may help it to find its 
 
 way to the heart. It has no reference to points of temporary interest or 
 transient dispute. 
 
 Sermons to young men. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 " If any will take it up and read somewhat, we are confident he will be 
 so held by its attractiveness that he will read many pages before laying- 
 it down." 
 
 This book is a natural history classic. 
 
 Abercromby, R. Weather. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.75 
 
 A popular exposition of the nature of weather changes from day to day. 
 
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 Agassiz, L. Geolog'ical sketches. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1886, 2 v. $1.50 
 These articles by this renowned scientist may be considered as familiar 
 talks on scientific subjects rather than as scientific papers. 
 
 Allen, G. Flash-lig-hts on nature. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure, 1898 $1.50 
 A study of nature's wonders, as demonstrated in the life of our familiar 
 insects and in plant life. 
 
 Atkinson, P. Electricity for everybody. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Information has been g-iven in the simplest form consistent with clear- 
 ness, fulness and strict scientific accuracy. 
 
 Baker, S. W. Wild beasts and their ways. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1890 $3.50 
 The details gathered from personal observation of animals' habits are 
 full of value. 
 
 Baldwin, J. D. Ancient America. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 
 The book is a summary, a hand book with notes and comments ; but 
 comprehensive and complete. 
 
 Ball, R. S. In the hig-h heavens. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1893 $2.50 
 
 Physical conditions of other worlds ; Jupiter's fifth satellite ; Mars ; 
 
 the heat wave of 1892; meteorites; g-ases ; spectroscopic astronomy, etc. 
 
 Ball, R, The cause of an ice ag-e. N. Y., Appleton, 1891 SI 
 This is written specially to make clear the law of the distribution of 
 sun-heat between the seasons, in which law the author finds the cause of 
 an ice age. 
 
 j Bamford, M. E. Talk by queer folk. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1891 $1.50 
 Sixteen short stories about caterpillars, bluejays, sea anemones, tree 
 toads, seals and other creatures of land and sea. 
 
 j Baskett, J. N. Story of the birds. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 net, 65c 
 The whole story is not told ; its aim is simply to present in a rather 
 unusual, yet popular way, the more striking scientific features of their 
 probable development. 
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 Bayliss, C, K. In brooks and bayou. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 net, 60c 
 In this volume the author introduces her readers to some of the inter- 
 esting- inhabitants of the microscopic world by the aid of numerous plants 
 and full descriptive text. 
 
 Beard, J. C. Curious homes and their tenants. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1898 65c 
 The book is divided into a number of sections, under each of which is 
 grouped together a description of the habitations of men and animals 
 belonging- to it. 
 
 Benjamin, P. The age of electricity. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $2 
 Explains leading principles and more important applications of electric 
 science, avoiding technicalities. 
 
 j Biart, L. Adventures of a young- naturalist. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.75 
 
 There is no country on the face of the earth that possesses greater 
 
 interest in the eyes of the scientific or traveled, than Mexico, the scenes 
 
 where the adventures so graphically narrated in this volume transpired. 
 
 Blanchan, Neltje. Birds that hunt and are hunted. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure, 1898 $2 
 On same lines as bird neighbors. Describes 170 birds of prey, game 
 birds and water fowls ; 48 colored photographs of stuffed birds taken 
 from the periodical "Birds." 
 
 j Buckley, A. B. Fairy-land of science. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50 
 Delightful explanations of wonderful facts about sunbeams, the air» 
 water, coal, bees, flowers, etc. 
 
 j Life and her children. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50 
 Structure and habits of insects and small sea animals. 
 
 j Through magic glasses. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1890 $1.50 
 Describes telescope, spectroscope, microscope and camera and their 
 revelations concerning sun, stars, and minute plants and animals. 
 
 ] Winners in life's race. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50 
 An interesting and instructive history of the development of the animal 
 world. 
 
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 Burroughs, J. A year in the fields. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co.. 1896 $1.50 
 We meet the author in his books face to face. We get acquainted with 
 him almost as if the walks and talks were living realities in which we 
 shared. 
 
 Winter sunshine. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 No man has ever struck just the same chords in nature that the author 
 of this little volume has. He is charming in description and proves he is 
 very near to the subjects on which he writes. 
 
 Caillard, E. M. Electricity the science of the 19th century. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1891 $1.25 
 A sketch for general readers, giving a practical outline of modern elec- 
 trical science and practical appliances of electricity. 
 
 Chapman, A. E. Every-day science. 
 
 N. Y., Eaton & Mains, 1898 90c 
 A book the purpose of which is to induce young people to take a scientific 
 interest in their every day surroundings, and to cultivate habits of close 
 observation of common things. 
 
 Church, E. R. Water animals. 
 
 Phila., Presbyterian Bd. Pub. and S. S. Work, 1890 $1.15 
 The present volume reports talks about seals, sea-lions, sea-bears, wal- 
 ruses, otters, hippopotami and other animals. 
 
 Clodd, E. The story of primitive man. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1895 40c 
 The author is recognized authority ; and presents the results of the 
 latest investigations in the early history of the human race. 
 
 j Cooper, H. C. Short studies in botany for children. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell, 1892 $1 
 The style is bright and pleasing, and so simple and untechnical as to 
 be easily understood. 
 
 Cummings, G. Wild men and beasts. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1888 $1.50 
 Life and scenes in camp and jungle. 
 
 Dana, J. D. The g-eological story briefly told. 
 
 N. Y., Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. $1.50 
 An introduction to geology for the general reader and for beginners in 
 the science. 
 
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 Dawson, J. W. The meeting- place of g^eolog-y and history. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 The author aims to fix with that measure of definiteness which the best 
 and latest research permits, the period when human life begins on the 
 earth, and to discuss from the geolog'ic standpoint the questions con- 
 nected with this event. 
 
 The story of earth and man. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1887 $1.50 
 Careful and painstaking-, the author never jumps at conclusions, and is 
 never in the habit of pronouncing- open questions settled. 
 
 De Fonvielle, W. Thunder and lig^htning-. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $1 
 The author has culled his observations from the most ancient writing's 
 as well as from modern observation. 
 
 De Vere, S. The wonders of water. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 
 Wonders of the deep. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, $1.50, $2 
 
 These volumes contain an abundance of valuable information, written 
 in a manner to hold the interest of the reader. 
 
 Dexter, R. The king-dom of nature. 
 
 Chic, Kerr & Co., Knowles & Co., 1888 $3.50 
 The facts are valuable, and the work is written in a style both pleasing 
 and attractive. 
 
 Electricity in daily life. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $3 
 
 Ten essaj's by various writers on the application of electricitj'. 
 
 Figuier, L. The human race. N. Y., Appleton, 1872 $6 
 
 A careful and minute review of the various races spread over every 
 portion of the earth's surface. 
 
 The insect world. Lond., Cassell & Co., 1892 $1 
 
 Describes in a popular manner the habits of some of the most interest- 
 ing species of insects. 
 
 Flammarion, C. (tr. J. E. Gore). Popular astronomy. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $4.50 
 The subject is treated in a very popular style, and the work is interest- 
 ing and reliable. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 29 
 
 Flammarion, C. Wonders of the heavens. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1 
 It is an interesting-, popular, yet authoritative presentation. 
 
 Foster, J. W. Prehistoric races of the United States of America. 
 Wash, and Chic, Grig-g-s & Co., 1874 $3.50 
 The main purpose of this book is to describe the mound builders. 
 
 Furneaux, W. The out-door world. 
 
 Long-mans, Green & Co., 1894 $2.50 
 The aim is to g^ive such an outline of natural history as may form a safe 
 foundation for the future stud)' of any branch of the science. 
 
 j Gatty, A. Parables from nature. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893, 2 v. $3.50 
 They all teach excellent lessons in a graceful, beg-uiling- manner, and 
 have for young- people the same attraction as fair)' tales. 
 
 Gaye, S. The g-reat world's farm. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Readers can hardly fail to find in this volume some facts that are new 
 to them, some sug-g-estions of a wider interpretation or some fresh cause 
 for intellig-ent wonder. 
 
 World's lumber room. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Sources and disposition of dust ; animal and veg-etable scaveng-ers ; 
 refuse and its uses. 
 
 Giberne, A. Radiant suns. N. Y., Ma^craillan, 1894 $1.75 
 
 Sketch of early history of astronom)', spectrum analysis, and the starry 
 universe, presented in a popular and pleasing manner. 
 
 Gore, J. E. The visible universe. 
 
 Lond. , Lockwood, 1893 16d 
 The object of the book is not to propound any new lij'pothesis, but 
 simply to explain and discuss theories which have been supported by well 
 known astronomers. 
 
 Guillemin, A. The sun. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 
 A popular account of the "life of the earth," and a very interesting 
 one. 
 
 Guyot, A. The earth and man. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.75 
 The present edition of this standard work is printed from new plates, 
 and contains new maps and appendices, bringing in the most recent 
 scientific data. 
 
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 Hadley, H. E. Mag^netism and electricity for beg"inners. 
 
 Lond., Macmillan & Co., 1899 net, 60c 
 The book is primarily for students preparing for the elementary stage 
 of science, but rather fuller in treatment than is usual with such books. 
 
 Hartwig, G. The aerial world. N. Y., Appleton, 1892 $3 
 
 The author's object was to give a general view of the phenomena of the 
 atmosphere, to point out the manifold relations between the aerial ocean 
 and man, and to describe the life of which it is the ever busy scene. 
 
 The polar world. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1892 $3 
 This volume contains a great variety of interesting subjects embraced 
 within comparativelj' small compass. 
 
 The subterranean world. 
 
 Lond., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1892 $3 
 The aim of this book has been to describe the wonders of this hidden 
 world in its various relations to man. 
 
 The tropical world. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. $3 
 Great care has been taken to condense as much information as possible 
 within narrow limits. 
 
 Wild animals of the tropics. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1887 $1.25 
 An entertaining description of the habits and life of most of the tropi- 
 cal animals. 
 
 Hawkins, C. C. and F. Wallace. The dynamo. 
 
 Lond., Whittaker, 1893 10s. 6d 
 A simple and accurate account of the theory, design and manufacture 
 of the modern d^'namo. 
 
 Heiiprin, A. Geog-raphical and g-eolog-ical distribution of 
 animals. N. Y., Appleton, 1887 $2 
 
 Two objects are kept in view ; to present significant facts connected 
 with the past and present, and to furnish a work for general reference. 
 
 Herrick, S. B. Wonders of plant life. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.50 
 A description of plant life as seen under the microscope. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 31 
 
 Hickson, S. J. Story of life in the seas. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1898 40c 
 The book is only intended to be a sketch of some of the important lines 
 of scientific researches which are now being- pursued bj' zoologists in 
 many parts of the world. 
 
 Holder, C. F. Ivory king-. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.75 
 The present volume treats the elephant in all its relations to man, and 
 the economic questions involved. 
 
 Living- lights. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.75 
 A popular account of phosphorescent animals and veg-etables. 
 
 Marvels of animal life. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.75 
 Many of the observations chronicled in these pages were made during- 
 a long- residence upon a coral reef or atoll. 
 
 Houssay, T. The industries of animals. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 In the lig-ht of science the author has made a study of the subject ; 
 describes methods of hunting, defense and sanitation of dwellings, etc. 
 
 Hulme, F. E. Natural history, lore and leg-end. 
 
 A collection of quaint and by-gone beliefs gathered from divers author- 
 ities, and medifeval. 
 
 Hutchinson, H. N. Autobiography of the earth. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1891 $1.50 
 A sketch of the former history of the earth from its nebulous beginning 
 down through all the changing geological periods, to man. 
 
 Creatures of other days. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $3 
 
 One of the most important results of the recent progress of modern 
 
 science and containing many wonderful and fascinating scientific reve- 
 lations. 
 
 Extinct monsters. N. Y., Appleton, 1892 S3 
 
 Describes some of the larger and more monstrous forms of the past, the 
 
 lost creations of the old world. 
 
 Huxley, T. H. Man's place in nature. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.25 
 Treats on the natural history of the man-like apes ; on the relation of 
 man to the lower animals, etc. 
 
32 BOAKD OK LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 lies, G. Flame, electricity and the camera. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure, 1900 
 
 The book tells in short meter the chief uses of fire, electricity and the 
 camera, and shows how progfress has been accelerated by recent research. 
 
 Ingersoll, E. Book of the ocean. 
 
 N. Y.. Century Co., 1898 $1.50 
 Romance and reality of the seas splendidly set forth in languag-e that 
 young- readers can understand. 
 
 Country cousins. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1884 S2.50 
 
 The several articles as here collected into unity and order, and g-ener- 
 
 ously illustrated, make a handsome book of studies in natural history. 
 
 Old ocean. D. Lothrop, 1883 |1 
 
 Includes chapters on waves and currents ; early voyag-es ; ships and 
 
 their rigging ; dangers of the deep, etc. 
 
 Wild neig-hbors. N. Y., Macmillan, 1897 |1.50 
 
 A book on the habits, haunts, etc., of certain animals, with some account 
 
 of the methods of securing- them and of training- them in captivity. 
 
 Johonnot, J. Glimpses of the animate world. 
 
 N. Y., American Book Co., 1885 $1.25 
 In selecting these articles an endeavor has been made to secure the 
 interest which comes from variety. 
 
 Joly, N. Man before metals. N. Y,, Appleton, 1894 $1.75 
 
 Treats of the great age of the human race, of the customs, the industry, 
 the moral and religious ideas of inan such as he was before the use of 
 metals was known to him. 
 
 Jordon, D. S. Science sketches. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 The style in which these essays are written is thoroughly charming, 
 and the book will be found fascinating reading- for those interested in the 
 lighter aspects of scientific study. 
 
 Kearton, R. Wild life at home. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1899 $1.50 
 
 The book has been written almost entirely in the fields at all times of 
 
 day, but mostly after business hours, at sunrise when all the birds were 
 
 mad with joy, and also when the light of a glorious day was dying in the 
 
 ruddy west. 
 
 Keyser, L. S. News from the birds (Appleton's home reading- 
 books). N. Y., Appleton, 1898 60c 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 33 
 
 j Kingsley, C. Madam how and lady why. 
 
 N. Y., Mactnillan, 1893 50c 
 A delig-htful book of earth lore which should be in the hands of every 
 child. 
 
 Kirby, M. & E. Sea and its wonders. Nelson, 1896 $1.75 
 
 The fantastic forms and shining- creatures that people the recesses of 
 the deep, are here placed before the reader. 
 
 j Knox, T. W. Horse stories. N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1890 $2.50 
 
 Lackland, W. Meteors, aerolites, storms, etc. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 A very interesting- treatise from the French of Zurcher and Margolle. 
 
 j Lang, A, Red book of animal stories. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1899 $2 
 The author says, " If this book has any moral at all, it is to be kind to 
 all sorts and conditions of animals — that will let you." 
 
 j Lanoye, F. De. The sublime in nature. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $1 
 The object of this little volume is to direct the attention of young: 
 readers to the wonders of the planet on v/hich we live. 
 
 Larned, W. Electricity. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1889 $1.75 
 The writer aims to give a sound, though elementary, knowledg-e of the 
 modern science of electricity. 
 
 j Lockwood, S, Animal memoirs, (pt. 1, mammals ; pt. 2, birds^ 
 1888) Vol. 1, 70c; vol. 2, 60c 
 
 Interesting- and delig'ntful biographies of animal lives ; showing their 
 manners, intelligence and traits, in most appreciative style. 
 
 Lodge, O. Pioneers of science. N. Y., Macmillan, 1893 $2.50 
 Lectures on the history and prog-ress of astronomical research, with a 
 biographical sketch of each pioneer and his influence on the prog-ress of 
 thought. 
 
 Lubbock, J. Beauties of nature. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Chapters on the wonders of animal life, plant life, woods and fields, 
 mountains, rivers, lakes, the sea and the heavens. 
 
 ] Lukin, J. Boy engineers. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.75 
 True storj' of two boys who became engineers ; describes making tools, 
 building workshop, etc. 
 o-R 
 
34 BOAKD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Lydekker, R. Phases of animal life. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1892 $1.50 
 "While living- forms are b3' no means neg-lected in these essaj's, especial 
 attention is concentrated on the less known, strange and often gig-antic 
 creatures which have now passed away forever. 
 
 Marion, F. Wonders of optics. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 The author, who holds a high official scientific position in Paris, is a 
 popular writer on optics and kindred subjects. 
 
 Mathews, F. S. Familiar features of the roadside. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.75 
 In this volume the author has led us delightfully through places away 
 from brick walls, stone pavements and dusty, restless town. 
 
 McCook, H. C. Tenants of an old farm. Fords, 1895 $1.50 
 
 The book is full of bright conceits, and is capitally written. 
 
 Mead, M. G. Wonders of the moon. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 " The moon " is a guide book to explorers of the lunar surface, to astro- 
 nomical sight seers. 
 
 Menantt, E. Intellig-ence of animals. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 The marvels of animal intelligence claim now, more than ever, the 
 attention of observers. It will be found interesting to study the present 
 volume on this subject. 
 
 Mendenhall, T. C. Century of electricity. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 SI. 25 
 Sketches of growth of science of electricity and its principal appli- 
 cations ; avoids technical language." 
 
 Merriam, F. A. Birds of villag-e and field. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1898 $2 
 
 Written for those who do not know a crow from a robin — preface, 
 
 descriptions, color key tables of migration, of Avinter birds, of aids to 
 
 observation, bibliographj', etc. Illustrated by E. S. Thompson, L. A. 
 
 Fuertes and J. L. Ridgway. 
 
 Miles, A. H. Natural history. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1899 $1.50 
 The book will be a most acceptable aid to the students of natural his- 
 tory, not only because of the carefully written text, but for the valuable 
 illustrations which accompany it. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 35 
 
 j Miller, Mrs. H. M. First book of birds. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1899 $1 
 Interesting- talks about Iheir homes, clothing, food, how they behave 
 and how to studj' them. Colored and black and white illustrations. 
 
 Miller H. Popular g-eolog-y. N. Y., Carter & Bro., 1882 $1.50 
 A series of lectures read before the philosophical institution of Edin- 
 burg-h, with descriptive sketches from a g-eolog^isfs portfolio. 
 
 Testimony of the rocks. 
 
 N. Y., Carter & Bro., 1882 $1.50 
 This volume is chiefly taken up in answering- to the best of the author's 
 knowledge and ability, the various questions which the old theolog-y of 
 Scotland has been asking- for the last few years of the newest sciences. 
 
 Miller, O. T. Four handed folk. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 The author of "Bird ways'' and many other attractive books about 
 animals, especially those that are domesticated. 
 
 j Our home pets. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $1.25 
 
 Mrs. Miller, out of an intimate knowledg-e of the needs- and idiosyn- 
 crasies of these dependent friends, shows us what their requirements are. 
 
 Milne, J. Earthquakes. N. Y., Appleton, 1891 $1.75 
 
 A systematic account of the various earth movements. 
 
 Mivart, St. G. American types of animal life. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1893 $2 
 The book is unusually interesting- to an American, because, in addition 
 to the description of the creatures which inhabit our continent, he con- 
 trasts them with the Old World forms. 
 
 Moorehead, W. K. Primitive man in Ohio. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $2 
 A valuable contribution to American archaeology. 
 
 Morgan, C. L. Animal sketches. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1892 $2.50 
 A popular book of natural history. 
 
 j Morley, M. W. The bee people. 
 
 Chic, McClurg, 1899 !gl.25 
 All about honey bees — queen, workers and drones. Tells about their 
 12,603 eyes, how they get honey, how they comb their hair, and how they 
 ieed their babies. 
 
36 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Morwood, V. S. Facts and phases of animal life. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1882 $1.50 
 Deserves to take a permanent place in the literature of youth. 
 
 Muir, J. Mountains of California. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1894 $1.50 
 A description of the mountains, glaciers, glacial meadows, forest ani- 
 mals, of Sierra Nevada mountains. 
 
 Nadaillac, Marquis De. Manners and monuments of pre- 
 historic people. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $3 
 The fruit of long investigation in this important field of historic re- 
 search, this account has an adequacy and ripeness of view which will 
 carry great weight. 
 
 j Noel, M. Buz. N. Y., Henry Holt, 1886 $1 
 
 An interesting book on the life and adventures of a honey bee. 
 
 Parsons, Mrs. F. T. (Dana.) How to know the ferns. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 net, $1.50 
 Excellent popular guide. Gives scientific names and descriptions, fol- 
 lowed by informal description, reminiscence and quotation. Well illus- 
 trated and indexed. 
 
 Patten, J. H. Natural resources of the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $3 
 The intention of this volume is to give the American people a concise 
 narrative of the natural resources of their own country, in all their numer- 
 ous forms. 
 
 Porter, J. H. Wild beasts. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $2 
 This narrative is replete with interesting anecdote, and represents the 
 result of actual experience. 
 
 Pouchett, F. A. The universe. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $3.75 
 The object of this work is to inspire, and extend to the utmost, a taste 
 for natural science. 
 
 j Proctor, R. A. Easy star lessons. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $2.50 
 
 (and others.) Half hour recreation in popular science. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1879 $2.50 
 
 Lig"ht science for leisure hours. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $1.7S 
 A compact and carefully arranged volume on general science. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 37 
 
 Proctor, R. A. Myths and marvels of astronomy. 
 
 Lend., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 
 On astrology, the pyramids, Sweden borg-'s visions, suns in flames, 
 
 comets as portents, Saturn the lunar hoax, the constellation figures, etc. 
 
 (and others). Nature studies. 
 
 Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The object of these essays is to bring scientific facts before the reader 
 in simple but correct terms. 
 
 Other vi^orlds than ours. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $J.75 
 In this book the plurality of worlds is studied under the light of recent 
 science researches by one who is an authority upon the subject of 
 astronomy. 
 
 Pleasant ways in science. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 For those readers who are interested in the subject matter treated; but 
 have scant leisure for extended study. 
 
 Roug-h ways made smooth. 
 
 Lond., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 3s. 6d 
 All the subjects are treated in their scientific significance, though in 
 familiar and untechnical terms. 
 
 Radau, R. Wonders of acoustics, 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $1 
 Treats on the phenomena of sound, and also contains a chapter on the 
 reproduction and transmission of articulate speech. 
 
 Romanes, G. J. Animal intellig-ence. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1892 $1.75 
 This book may be used as a text book of the facts of comparative 
 psychologj', also as a consideration of the facts of animal intelligence in 
 their relation to the theory of descent. 
 
 j Scherren, H. Popular history of animals for young people. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1895 $3 
 • The object of this book is to give a short account of the animal kingdom 
 in clear and simple language. 
 
38 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. • 
 
 Scott, W. E. D. Bird studies; land birds of eastern North- 
 America. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1898 $S 
 Brief, clear description of land birds of eastern North America from 
 Florida to Greenland. Grouped by localities, as, about the house, in the 
 woods, etc. Admirable photographic reproductions of birds and nests. 
 Popular. 
 
 Scudder, S. H. Every day butterflies. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1899 $2 
 Life-stories of 62 species, in order of appearance during- year. Authori- 
 tative and interesting- to student and summer idler. Illustrated in colors 
 and black and -white. 
 
 Shaler, N. S. Aspects of the earth. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1890 $2.50 
 A popular account of some g-eological phenomena ; the illustrations and 
 designs are of especial beauty and interest. 
 
 Domesticated animals. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $2.5a 
 Papers dealing- chiefly with the horse, the dog, the familiar beasts of 
 burden, etc. 
 
 First book in g-eolog-y. 
 
 N. Y., Ginn & Co., 1884 $1.10 
 The author intends to give the beginner in the study of geology some 
 general ideas concerning the action of those forces that have shaped the 
 earth. 
 
 Nature and man in America. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50' 
 The book is intended, mostly, for the general reader who wishes to 
 obtain some slight idea of some of the branches of modern science. 
 
 • ■ Sea and land. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $2.50^ 
 
 Treats in popular style the conflict between land and water, as.shown. 
 on the seashore, the phenomena of icebergs and sea depths. 
 
 Shinn, C. H. Story of the mine. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1.50 
 The picture of this life drawn by Mr. Shinn is of lasting as well as of 
 timely interest. 
 
 Sloane, T. O'C. Electricity simplified. 
 
 N. Y., Henley & Co., 1891 $1 
 A popular view of the theory of electricity, with analogies and examples, 
 of its practical application in every day life. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 39 
 
 Starr, F. Some first steps in human progress. 
 
 Meadville, Pa., Flood & Vincent, 1895 $1 
 Surely there can be no more important field in which to study than a 
 science which treats of our own kind. 
 
 Thompson, E. S. Wild animals I have known. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner, 1898 
 
 Eigrht true stories of wild animals. A remarkable book. 
 
 Thompson, S. P. Elementary- lessons in electricity and mag-- 
 netism. N. Y., Macmillan, 1894 $1.40 
 
 Author aims to ffive beg-inners a clear and accurate knowledge of the 
 experiments upon which electricity and magnetism are based. 
 
 Tissandier, G. The wonders of water. 
 
 N. Y., Scribners, 1894 $1.50' 
 Everything connected with the subject is set forth in a clear, simple 
 and comprehensive style. 
 
 Trowbridge, J. What is electricity? 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1.50 
 The aim of this volume is to give the reader an idea of the present 
 direction of investigation in the science of electricity. 
 
 Tunzelman, G. W. de. Electricity in modern life. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner & Wellford, 1890 $1.25 
 A brief sketch of the more important functions fulfilled by electricity in 
 modern daily life. 
 
 Tyndall, J. Frag-ments of science. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1892 ; 2 vol. $4 
 The first volume deals with the law and phenomena of matter, the 
 second with questions in which the phenomena of matter interlace more 
 or less with those of mind. 
 
 ■ Forms of water. N. Y., Appleton, 1892 $1.'50 
 
 This volume treats of subjects upon which the author is perhaps the 
 highest living authority, 
 
 Hours of exercise in the Alps. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1892 $2 
 A book of scientific travel and description, deeply interesting to all 
 lovers of natural scenery and knowledge. 
 
 Verity, J. B. Electricity up to date for light, power and 
 traction. Lone]., Warne & Co., 1894 75c 
 
 This book meets the demand for something popular on a subject of 
 increasing general interest. 
 
40 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISvSIONEKS. 
 
 Vernon-Harcourt, L. F. Achievements in eng^ineering-. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.75 
 Describes in popular style the chief eng-ineering- feats of the past fifty 
 years. 
 
 j Vincent, F. Animal world — its romance and realities. (Apple- 
 ton's Home Reading Books). N. Y., Appleton, 1898 60c 
 
 Wallace, A. R. The wonderful century. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1898 $2.50 
 The present work is not in any sense a history, even on the most limited 
 scale. It may, perhaps, be termed an appreciation of the century — of 
 what it has done, and what it has left undone. 
 
 Warren, H. W. Recreations in astronomy. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.75 
 Author's object is not only to reveal some of the highest achievements 
 of the human mind, but also to let the heavens declare the glory of the 
 Divine Mind. 
 
 j White, J. S. Boy's and g-irl's Pliny. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1885 $2.50 
 The last volume of a series of classical authors best adapted for the 
 reading of boys and girls. 
 
 Winchell, A. Geological excursions. 
 
 Chic, Grig-gs, 1884 $1.50 
 Describes the rudiments of g"eology in a very plain and simple way. 
 
 Sparks from a geologist's hammer. 
 
 Chic, Griggs, 1881 $2 
 The themes range from descriptive and literary to scientific, historical 
 and philosophic, while the style of their treatment is intended to suit the 
 general reader. 
 
 — — Walks and talks in the geological field. 
 
 Meadville, Pa., Flood & Vincent. 1894 $1 
 Those who knew and loved the author will delig-ht in re-reading- his 
 book ; to those who did not know him it will prove a revelation of a true 
 and noble man. 
 
 Wonders of marine life. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 60c 
 
 It is believed that these chapters describing some of the strange deni- 
 zens of the sea will prove a welcome addition to books of this description 
 for young readers. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 41 
 
 Wood, J. G. Homes without hands. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 A description of the habitation of animals, classed according to their 
 principles of construction. 
 
 Natural history. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 
 This volume is a brief digest of a large mass of materials, derived from 
 
 personal experience, most recent zoological writers and other sources. 
 
 New illustrated natural history. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 A revision brought up to the latest state of zoological knowledge. 
 
 Popular natural history. Routledg-e, 1885 $1.75 
 
 This book gives an interesting and intelligible description of the most 
 recent discoveries in zoolog3^ 
 
 Romance of animal life. 
 
 N. Y., Whittaker, 1894 $1.50 
 Arranged from essays which have appeared in the magazine from time 
 to time and extends over a period of ten j'ears. 
 
 World of wonders. N. Y., Appleton, 1881 $2 
 
 Very interesting chapters in natural history, dealing with wonders of 
 
 marine, vegetable, insect, reptile, bird and beast life and phenomenal 
 forces of nature. 
 
 Wright, G, F. Man and the glacial period. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, n. d. $1.75 
 One of the most absorbing and interesting of all recent issues in the 
 department of popular science. 
 
 j Wright, M. O. Four-footed Americans. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 Story of some young people and their observations in nature, who spent 
 a happy year on a beautiful old farm. 
 
 398. LEGEND AND FOLKLORE. 
 
 Ashton, J. Romances of chivalry. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1887 $5 
 In these stories we get what was really the Novel of the thirteenth and 
 seventeenth centuries. 
 6-E 
 
42 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Baldwin, J. Story of Sieg-fried. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 The object of the author was to lead the reader to a clearer understand- 
 ing- and a wiser appreciation of the thoughts and feelings of our old north- 
 ern ancestors and their ancient myths. 
 
 Baring-Gould, S. Curious myths of the middle ag-es. 
 
 Long-mans, Green & Co., 1892 $1.25 
 Wandering Jew, Prester John, William Tell, Fortunate Isles, Swan 
 Maidens and other legends, with historical notes. 
 
 Bulfinch, T. The ag^e of chivalry. 
 
 Wash., DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., 1885 $2.50 
 Beautiful and poetical tales of King Arthur and his knights. 
 
 Drake, S. A. New Eng-land leg-ends and folklore. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $2 
 A collection of legends bearing upon early history of our country, the 
 spirit of its laws and domestic life of its people. 
 
 j Farrington, M. V. Tales of King- Arthur. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $2 
 Over forty stories gathered from old chronicles and other sources, and 
 told in simple and understandable prose for young readers. 
 
 Frith, H. In the brave days of old. 
 
 N. Y., Routledg-e, 1886 $2 
 In this volume the ever interesting story of the crusaders has been told 
 with as much lightness and adventurous detail as is consistent with a 
 purely historical subject. 
 
 Gautier, L. Chivalry. N. Y., Routledg-e, 1891 $2.50 
 
 Author has confined himself to the golden epoch of the middle ages ; 
 his confessed aim to bring- out the glories of old France. 
 
 j Guerber, H. A. Leg-ends of the middle ag-es. 
 
 N. Y., American Book Co., 1896 $1.50 
 The object of this work is to familiarize young students with the 
 legends which form the staple mediaival literature. 
 
 Hamlin, M. G. W. Leg-ends of Le Detroit. 
 
 Det., Nourse, Thorndike, 1884 $2 
 A collection of weird tales, quaint customs and beautiful traditions still 
 cherished in the homes of the old families of Norman descent along the 
 Detroit river. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 43 
 
 j Hawthorne, N. The wonder book. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $2 
 Hawthorne worked these old stories of fiction up admirably, and the 
 wonder book proved a g-reat literary success. 
 
 Higginson, T. W. Tales of the enchanted islands of the 
 
 Atlantic. N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1899 $1.50 
 
 About the barren islands scattered in the Atlantic there has long- been 
 
 a wreath of romance, which is now placed in the hands of the reader in 
 
 the most attractive style. 
 
 Irving, W. Stories and legends. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d.- $1.50 
 These stories are like all that Irving wrote, excellent examples of good 
 English style, the narrative being- simple, graphic and picturesque. 
 
 j Lanier, S. (Ed.) Boy's King Arthur. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 S2 
 Story of action and stirring incident. 
 
 j (Ed.) Knightly legends of Wales. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1884 $2 
 A companion to "Boys' King Arthur," being the "Welsh legends of 
 King Arthur and his knights. 
 
 j Maud, C. Wagner's heroines. N. Y., E. Arnold, 1896 $1.25 
 Story of Brunhilda, Senta, Isolda. 
 
 Ragozin, Z. A. Siegfried and Beowulf. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 Nothing better than becoming familiar with these old heroic figures. 
 While it gives pleasure and amusement the youthful mind will be storing 
 up the materials for future serious work. 
 
 j Scudder, H. E. The book of legends told over again. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899 50c 
 For the most part these stories are not accessible in a form easily appre- 
 ciated by young readers. The purpose of this volume is to make them so. 
 
 Skinner, C. M. Myths and legends beyond our border. 
 
 Phila., Ivippincott, 1899, $1.50; hf. m. $3 
 The book is written in a light and agreeable style. The majority of 
 the sketches are Indian, but a good many are French-Canadian and 
 Spanish-Mexican. 
 
44 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Skinner, C. M. Myths and leg-ends of our own land. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1896, 2 vols. $3 
 Under various heading's are attractively told the many legends inter- 
 woven with our literature and history. 
 
 600. USEFUL ARTS. 
 
 j Baker, R. S. The boy's book of inventions, 
 
 II. N. Y., Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898 $2 
 Very interesting accounts and descriptions of some of the more notable 
 inventions of the century. 
 
 j Beard, D. C. Jack of all trades, or new ideas for American 
 
 boys. N. Y., Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1900 $2 
 
 To the best of the author's knowledge and belief th^re is not a thing 
 
 described in this book which has not been proved practical by himself or 
 
 some other boy or boys. 
 
 Candee, H. C. How women may earn a living-. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1900 $1 
 A timely word for women who are directly concerned in the production 
 as well as in the distribution of wealth. 
 
 Cochrane, R. The romance of industry and invention. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1896 $1.25 
 Popular descriptions of the following industries and inventions : Iron 
 and steel ; wool and cotton ; g-old and diamonds, etc, 
 
 Cochrane, C. H. Wonders of modern mechanism. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1900 $1.50 
 A resum^ of progress in mechanical, physical and engineering- science 
 at the dawn of the twentieth centurj^. 
 
 Egleston, N. H, The home and its surroundings. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1884 $1 
 ' A practical book on village improvement, with a chapter on forest 
 preservation. 
 
 Frith, H. The romance of engineering-. 
 
 II. N. Y.. Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1892 $1.25 
 A consideration of the non-technical and anecdotal aspect of road 
 making. 
 
 Triumphs of modern engineering. 
 
 Lond,, Griffith, Farran & Co., n, d. 3s. 6d 
 The marvels of engineering feats of the nineteenth century entertain- 
 ingly discussed. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 45 
 
 Frith, H. Triumphs of steam. 
 
 Lond., Griffith, Farran & Co., 1892 3s. 6d 
 Beg^inning- at the remote age in which steam was a mere assistant in 
 the hands of people, ignorant of its nature and powers, its history has 
 been traced up to the present time. 
 
 and Rawson S. Coil and current. 
 
 N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 The subject treats plainly, non-technically, and in as popular a form 
 as possible of the great triumphs, and the progress of electricity in its 
 various uses. 
 
 Gardner, E. C. The house that Jill built. 
 
 Spring-field, Mass., W. F. Adams Co., 1896 $1 
 The aim of the work is to show what an ideal home is from a woman's- 
 point of view. 
 
 j Hale, E. E. Stories of invention. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1 
 In this book the author's wish was to teach boys and girls how to use 
 for themselves the treasures which are all about them. 
 
 Henderson, P. Gardening- for pleasure. 
 
 N. Y., Orang-e Judd Co., 1895 $2 
 In this book are all matters pertaining- to amateur gardening. The 
 ground is thoroughly covered. 
 
 Kelley, J. D. Ship's compan}-. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $2.50 
 Gives a racy and authoritative account of life on the deep as it exists 
 today. 
 
 Leland, C. G. A manual of wood carving-. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.75 
 The instruction is imparted in twenty "lessons," each of which con- 
 cerns some distinct process of the art and is complete in itself. 
 
 Lock, C. G. W. Workshop receipts. (Third series.) 
 
 II. E. & F. N Spon., 1889 $2 
 
 This volume contains valuable information connected with electrical 
 and metallurgical matters. 
 
 Moore, F. C. How to build a home. 
 
 N. Y., Dpubleday & McClure Co., 1897 $1 
 The author, who is an expert and member of the New York building- 
 department, spent several years preparing this book, and had to assist 
 him practical architects and builders. 
 
46 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Ormsbee, A. B. House comfortable. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1 
 The practical advice for furnishing all parts of the house is excellent. 
 A valuable little book for any one beginning housekeeping. 
 
 Quigley, D. What dress makes us. 
 
 N. Y., Button & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 
 Dorothy writes amusingly upon how women of certain types should 
 dress, offering hints for becoming apparel. 
 
 Routledge, R. Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth 
 
 centur3^ II. N. Y., Routledg-e, 1891 $3 
 
 The author has aimed to give a concise but clear description of the 
 
 several subjects, and to indicate, if not to explain, the principles involved 
 
 in each discovery and invention. 
 
 Steele, J. W. Steam, steel and electricity. 
 
 Saalfield Pub. Co., Akron cl. 75c and $1 
 Includes story of steam ; age of steel ; story of electricitj' and modern 
 electricity. 
 
 Thurston, R. H. History of g-rowth of steam engine. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $2.50 
 This is a most exhaustive, lucid and trustworthy account of a most in- 
 teresting subject. 
 
 j Trowbridge, J. Electrical boy. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 By means of an interesting story for boys considerable information is 
 conveyed about electricit3\ 
 
 j Three boys on an electrical boat. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1 
 This book is part of the record and romantic conjecture of the present 
 age. 
 
 Walker, S. F. Electricity in our homes and workshops. 
 
 II. N. Y., Van Nostrand Co., 1889 $1.50 
 A connecting link between the electricity of the schools and the electri- 
 cal engineering of practical life. 
 
 Wright, C. D. Industrial evolution of the United States. 
 
 II. Meadville, Pa., Flood & Vincent, 1895 $1 
 A plain, simple statement of the leading facts attending the planting 
 and development of the mechanical industries of our country. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 47 
 
 641. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS. 
 
 Campbell, H. Easiest way in housekeeping-. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1 
 This little book, now revised and sent out with some slig-ht additions, 
 remains substantially the same as when first issued in 1880. 
 
 Household economics. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 Sl.SO 
 A course of lectures in the school of economics of the university of 
 Wisconsin. 
 
 Green, M. E. Food products of the world. 
 
 Chic, Hotel World, 1895 $1.50 
 It should be indispensable to the great army of women scattered all 
 over this broad land who are just now beginning to study the science of 
 foods. — Juliet Corson. 
 
 Herrick, C. T. What to eat — how to serve it. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 A fresh contribution to the literature of the dining room and kitchen, 
 with many original suggestions. 
 
 Hoy, A. H. Kating- and drinking". 
 
 Chic, McClurg-, 1896 $1.50 
 Dr. Hoy has given thirty years of study to the subject of foods and 
 drinks. His conclusions are impartial, and his reasoning lucid. 
 
 Kirkland, E. S. Dora's housekeeping-. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1897 75c 
 The book is practical, sensible, excellent, in every way. 
 
 j Six little cooks. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1891 
 
 A book both instructive and entertaining, with many valuable recipes. 
 
 Owen, C. Gentle breadwinners. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1888 $1 
 
 The story tells not only of a girl's success in gaining a living, but in 
 building up a permanent business. 
 
 Ten dollars enoug-h. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1 
 
 The success of "Ten dollars enough," as it appeared serially in "Good 
 
 House-keeping," and the numerous letters received by the editor of that 
 
 magazine asking for it in more' convenient form, has led to the present 
 
 publication. 
 
48 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Parloa, M. Miss Parloa's young- housekeeper. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1897 $1 
 A book designed especially to aid beginners. 
 
 Stowe, H. B. House and home papers. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 $1.50 
 A new edition of these valuable home helps, edited by Christopher 
 Crowshield. 
 
 Taylor, M. H. Letters to young- housekeepers. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 This series of letters by the widow of Bayard Taylor has appeared in 
 the Sunday issues of the New York Tribune. 
 
 White, S. J. Cookery in the public schools. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. 75c 
 These lessons include not only the how but the why of a great many 
 things. They inculcate the necessity of personal cleanliness, economy 
 and attractive service. 
 
 700. FINE ARTS. 
 Cook, C. The house beautiful. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $2.50 
 Ought to carry its lessons of interior beauty and taste to many thousands 
 of American homes. 
 
 De Forest, J. B. Short history of art. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1881 $2 
 The author evidently kept in mind the needs and the limitations of a 
 text book, and she has made by far the best one for beginners that has as 
 yet appeared. 
 
 Duplessis, G. Wonders of eng-raving-. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 The subject treated is of universal interest, and it is discussed in the 
 popular and entertaining manner in which the French excel. 
 
 Goodyear, W. H. A history of art. 
 
 II. N. Y., A. S. Barnes, 1889 $3 
 The specific aim of the present book has been to present the subject 
 with an amount and choice of illustration which has never been previously 
 attempted. 
 
 Houses in city and country. 
 
 . II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 49 
 
 Hoyt, D. L.» Barbara's heritag-e, or young" Americans among- 
 the old Italian masters. 
 
 Bost., W. A. Wilde Co., 1899 SI. 50 
 Miss Hoyt's foreign travel and study have made possible an exceedingly 
 interesting story, into which has been interwoven much instructive and 
 valuable information. 
 
 Jameson, A. Mrs. Sacred and leg^endar}^ art. 
 
 2 vols. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 S6 
 A fascinating study of Christian history and legends in art. 
 
 790. SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS. 
 Beard, D. C. American boy's book of sports. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $2.50 
 It tells all about the newest things in kites, games, marbles, boat 
 making and a multitude of other pleasures. 
 
 American boj^'s handy-book. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893, $2 
 The book is based upon personal experiments and experiences and is 
 free from technical terms. 
 
 Jack of all trades, or new ideas for American boys. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. S2 
 There is not a thing described in this book which has not been proved 
 practical by himself or sorpe boy or bo3's. 
 
 Beard, L. and A. B. American gfirl's handy-book. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 S2 
 Everything a girl can possibly do in all seasons of the year has been 
 thought of, suggestions being offered for work as well as play. 
 
 Bingham, N. W. Book of athletics and out-of-door sports. 
 
 Bost., Lothrop Pub. Co., 1895 SI. 50 
 Discussion which would be intelligible and of interest only to experts, 
 as well as definitions and descriptions for the benefit of the wholly un- 
 initiated, have been generally avoided. 
 
 Campbell, H. American g-irl's home book of work and play. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 Sl.75 
 Will be found useful and entertaining for young girls. A chapter on 
 candy-making has proved itself practical and profitable. 
 
 Depping, G. Wonders of bodily streng-th and skill. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1885 SI 
 From the literature of all countries and all times. 
 7-R 
 
50 BOAKD OF LIBRAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Gibson, W. H. Camp life and the tricks of trapping-. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $1 
 A unique and desirable book containing comprehensive hints on camp 
 shelter and food, directions for the construction of traps of all kinds, 
 recipes for the curing- and tanning- of fur skins, etc. 
 
 Grinnell, G. B. and Roosevelt, T. Trail and camp fire. 
 
 N. Y., Forest and Stream Pub. Co., 1897 $2.50 
 This volume has devoted much more space to the natural history side 
 of our larg-e animals than the former publications of the club. 
 
 Hoffman, Prof. L. Puzzles, old and new. 
 
 II. N. Y., Warne & Co., 1893 $1.50 
 Contains over 400 puzzles of every conceivable variety. Puzzles -with 
 cubes, wire and ingenious ideas of all sorts fully explained. 
 
 Hutchinson, G. A. (Ed.) Boy's own book of indoor g-ames and 
 recreations. II. Phila., Lippincott, 1890 $1.75 
 
 The subjects in which the boys naturally feel peculiar interest are skil- 
 fully treated by writers of proved capacity and aptitude for the task. 
 
 Thompson, M. (Ed.) Boy's book of sports and outdoor life. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1886 $2 
 A volume full of healthful amusement as well as useful instruction. 
 
 800. LITERATURE. 
 
 Poetry. * 
 
 Akers, E. The silver bridg-e and other poems. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1886 $1.25 
 Refined fancy, graceful imagination, and true poetic feeling crop out 
 on every page. 
 
 Aldrich, T. B. Poems. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.50 
 
 None of our New England poets can rival Mr. Aldrich in delicate fancy 
 and airy rhyme. 
 
 Barlow, J. B. Bog--land studies. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Irish stories and legends in rhyme, which depict with quiet force, the 
 hard fate of the poor in Ireland. 
 
 Brackett, A. C. and Eliot, I. M. Poetry for home and school. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 A collection of poems which have borne the test of time and whose 
 right to a place in the domain of art has been conceded. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 51 
 
 Brooks, F. E. Old ace and other poems. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., 1894 $1 
 A collection of short poems in easj' metres and upon popular subjects, 
 of patriotic, humorous, pathetic or descriptive nature. 
 
 Browne, F. F. (Ed.) Bug-le echoes. 
 
 N. Y., White, Stokes & Allen, 1886 $2 
 A collection of poems of the civil war, northern and southern. 
 
 Bryant, W. C. Poetical works. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $3 
 A very complete edition. The poems follow each other in the order in 
 which they were written. 
 
 Butterworth, H, Ballads and stories. 
 
 Cin., J. Church & Co., 1886 $1 
 Readings with musical accompaniments for public entertainments, 
 church socials, schools and the family circle. 
 
 Byers, S. H. M. The march to the sea. 
 
 Bost., Arena Pub. Co., 1896 $1.25 
 A patriotic narrative poem by the author of the famous " Sherman's 
 march to the sea." 
 
 Carleton, W. Cit)- ballads. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1885 $2 and $2.50 
 Verses reproducing- some of the effects of city scenes and character upon 
 the imagination and intellect of two people from the country. 
 
 City leg"ends. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $2 and $2.50 
 A number of Will Carleton's poems which had not previously been col- 
 lected in book form, and others which are now published for the first time. 
 
 Farm ballads. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 and $2.50 
 
 Farm festivals. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $2 and $2.50 
 Mr. Carleton has insight to common life and sympathy with it ; a feel- 
 ing for its weakness and heroism. 
 
 Farm leg^ends. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 and $2.50 
 Author expresses the truth that all circumstances of life, however 
 trivial, possess those alternations of the good and bad upon which walk 
 the lives and deaths of this strange world. 
 
52 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Carleton, W. Rhymes of our planet. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.25 
 An excellent collection of poems from the pen of a most popular poet. 
 
 Gary, A, and P. Poetical works. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1882 $2 
 These poems evince a genuine imagination and a creative energy that 
 challenge peculiar praise. 
 
 Dickinson, C. M. The children, and other verses. 
 
 N. Y., Cassell Pub. Co., 1889 $1 
 The other verses are as tender and graceful as "The Children." 
 
 Dickinson, E. Poems. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1.50 
 
 " Here will be found flashes of Wholly original and profound insight 
 into nature and life ; words and phrases exhibiting an extraordinary 
 vividness of description and imaginative power." — T. W. Higginson. 
 
 Dodge, M. When life is young-. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1894 $1.25 
 " Morals set to music," best expresses the contents of this delightful 
 little volume. 
 
 Doyle, A. C. Song-s of action. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure 1898 $1.25 
 They have the true swing and rush, and deal with war and adventure 
 and the life out of doors. 
 
 Dunbar, P. L. Lyrics of lowly life. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 This volume has made numerous conquests among our men of letters. 
 These poems should be as popular as those of James Whitcomb Riley. 
 
 Eggleston, G. C. American war ballads and lyrics. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889, 2 vols. $2.50 
 The aim has been to make the collection fairly representative in char- 
 acter, including those pieces relating to our several wars, which best 
 reflect the spirit of the times that produced them. 
 
 Favorite poems. Comp. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 A fine collection of poems from the best American and English authors. 
 
 Field, E. A little book of western verse. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 A collection of verses both mirthful and pathetic. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 53 
 
 Field, E. Love song's of childhood. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 Fort)'-two poems for children. 
 
 Lullaby-land. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 
 There is no sweeter, purer, wholesomer, happier poetry for children in 
 
 the English language today than that which bears the literary sterling 
 silver hall-mark of Eugene Field. 
 
 Second book of verse. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 
 More than fifty short poems in which are to be found stories of exquisite 
 
 fancy. 
 
 Song's and other verse. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 A number of short poems — homely, sentimental and gay. 
 
 Foss, S. W. Back country poems. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1894 $1.50 
 Humorous poems with an earnest, hearty ring. 
 
 Song's of war and peace. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1899 $1.25 
 A collection of spirited songs, which has been approved from time to 
 time in the leading periodicals of the day. 
 
 Garland, H. Prairie song's. 
 
 II. Chic, Stone & Kimball, 1893 $1.25 
 "These poems delight me. The3^ have a note of their own. The wind 
 sighs through them, wild birds cry in their music. They make me see 
 and feel the very life of the prairie." — Louise Chandler Moulton. 
 
 Gilder, R. W. Five books of song-. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1894 $1.50 
 A complete and revised collection of Mr. Gilder's poems, with fourteen 
 poems not hitherto printed in book form. 
 
 For the countr}'. N. Y., Century Co., 1897 $1 
 
 A volume of verses of martial reminiscence, of comradeship, of national 
 
 reunion, and of the praise of heroes. 
 
 Havergal, F. R. Poems. (First series.) 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button, 1881 §1.75 
 The poetical works of Frances Havergal steadilj- grow in favor. 
 
 Poems. (Second series.) 
 
 N. Y., E. P. Button, 1885 $1.50 
 A volume including all of the poems from the pen of this prolific writer. 
 
54 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Hay, J. Poems. ' N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The popular "Pike county ballads," headed by the famous "Jim 
 Bludso" and " Ivittle breeches," with other poems, form a very popular 
 and attractive volume. 
 
 Harlow, L. Comp. The world's best hymns. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Eighty-four hymns by sixty-four different authors. 
 
 Harte, B, Poetical works. 
 
 II. N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. |1.50 
 A rearrang-ed and complete volume, showing- as near as possible the 
 order in which these poems appeared. 
 
 Heroic ballads, with poems of war and patriotism. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1896 $2 
 A collection of the very best of this stj'le of literature. 
 
 Hood, T. Poetical works. N. Y., Crowell, 1879 $1.25 
 
 It is the object of this volume to place within the reach of the masses 
 
 for whom they were intended, the works of this great poet of the people. 
 
 Hows, J. W. S. Golden leaves from the American poets. 
 
 N. Y., Randolph & Co., 1865 $1.50 
 A collection of the choicest and noblest specimens of American national 
 poetry. 
 
 Hymns of the ag-es. (Third series.) 
 
 Bost., Osg-ood & Co., 1877, Si. 50. (Now pub. by Houg-h- 
 ton, Mifflin & Co., 3 vols., each $1.50.) 
 Collection of sacred hymns, including old Latin, German, English and 
 translations from all ages. 
 
 Jackson, H. H. Poems. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.50 
 
 Her poems have no equal among the writings of any American woman, 
 
 and four or five are excelled by very few American poets of the male sex. 
 
 Kendrick, A. C. (Ed.) Our poetical favorites. (Series 1.) 
 
 Bost., Osg-ood & Co., 1881, $2. (Now pub. by Houg-hton, 
 Mifflin & Co.; same price.) 
 Great pains have been taken to bring together in a convenient and 
 attractive volume as many as possible of the lesser poems in our language. 
 
 Our poetical favorites. (Series 2.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1881 $2 
 Being a selection chiefly from the longer English poems. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 55 
 
 Kendrick, A. C. Our poetical favorites. (3d series. ) 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881 $2 
 Many of the best poems here collected are from authors who have pre- 
 sented no volume to the public. 
 
 Knowles, F. L. (Ed.) Golden treasury of American song-s and 
 lyrics. Bost., Pag-e & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 
 The purpose of this compilation is solely that of preserving in attrac- 
 tive and permanent form some of the best lyrics of America. 
 
 j Lang, A. The blue poetry book. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1896 $2 
 The purpose of this collection is to put before children and young people 
 poems which are good in themselves and especially fitted to live. 
 
 Larcom, L. At the beautiful g-ate. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1 
 This contains her h3'mns and lyrics on sacred subjects. 
 
 Poems. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1884 $1.25 
 The religious sentiment of New England never had a more winning and 
 graceful interpreter. — John G. Whittier. 
 
 Lamed, A. In woods and fields. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 In this attractive volume Miss Larned has brought together a number 
 of poems breathing of the spirit of the country and seashore. 
 
 Lee, F. P. Sunshine in life. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.50 
 Several hundred selections from American and English poets, especially 
 compiled for the use of the "King's daughters." 
 
 Longfellow, H. W. Poetical works. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., (Riverside ed.) $2 
 
 The roots of his nature, saturated with mercy, good will and beauty, 
 
 choke out from his song the lower and coarser qualities of our human life. 
 
 Lovejoy, M. Comp. Nature in verse. 
 
 Silver, Burdett & Co., 1896 net 75c 
 The poems are largely by the best English and American authors, and 
 will bear frequent reading. 
 
 Lowell, J. R. Last poems. 
 
 Bost., Houo^hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 Precious examples of Mr. Lowell's verse, embodying some of its very 
 best characteristics. 
 
56 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Lowell, J. R. Poetical works. 
 
 II. N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 $1.50 
 
 How enviable is the record of a poet who is our most brilliant and 
 
 learned critic, and who has g-iven us our best native idyl, our best and 
 
 most complete work in dialectic verse and the noblest heroic ode that 
 
 America has produced. 
 
 j Lucas, E. V. A book of verses for children. 
 
 N. Y., Holt & Co., 1898 $2 
 The book contains so much that is admirably in tune with the spirit of 
 childhood. It is a delig-htful compilation. 
 
 Mackay, C. A thousand and one g-ems of poetry. (Selected.) 
 
 II. N. Y., Routledg-e, 1889 $1.50 
 Compiler designed to present one great panoramic review of the master- 
 pieces of English and American poetry. 
 
 Matthews, B. (Ed. ) Poems of American patriotism. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1882 $1.50 
 These are not merely verses on patriotic themes ; but fifty-six poems 
 representing forty native writers. A rich collection showing praise- 
 worthy discrimination. 
 
 Milton, J. Paradise lost. Chic, McClur^ & Co., 1892 $1 
 
 Vastness of scene and power together ; little wonder that the poem 
 should have impressed the world. — David Masson. 
 
 Moore, T. Poetical works. 
 
 N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1893 $2.50 
 Reprinted from the early editions with explanatory notes, etc. 
 
 j Palgrave, F. T. The children's treasury of lyrical poetry. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1892 $1 
 This selection is planned for children between ten and sixteen years 
 of age. 
 Penney, W. E. Ballads of Yankee-land. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 Humorous and pathetic poems of New England life. 
 
 Proctor, A. A. Poetical works. 
 
 Osg-ood, 1873 (Diamond ed.) $1, $2.25 and $3 
 "The present edition contains the whole of her legends and lyrics and 
 originates in the great favor with which they were received by the 
 public." — Charles Dickens. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 57 
 
 Proctor, E. D. Poems. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 $1.25 
 The lovers of poetry will welcome this tasteful book. 
 
 Repplier, Agnes. A book of famous verse. 
 
 Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 75c 
 Selected from the best known songs of Eng-land and America. 
 
 j Richards, L. E. In my nursery. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1 
 Her rhymes are truly vocal, as if sung- to children at rock-a-by time or 
 rattled gaily off in play hovirs. 
 
 Riley, J. W. Afterwhiles. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Contains the latest and best poetical pieces, sonnets and dialect poems 
 of the author. 
 
 Armazindy. Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894 $1.25 
 
 Hoosier harv^est airs and child rhj-mes make up this new volume of the 
 well known western poet. 
 
 Flying- islands of the nig-ht. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1892 $1.25 
 A fantastic drama in verse. 
 
 Green fields and running- brooks. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894 $1.25 
 I own a great deal of enthusiasm for this later product of Indiana soil, 
 this delineator of lowly humanity who sings with so much pathos, humor 
 and grace. — O. W. Holmes. 
 
 Neg'liborly poems. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1891 $1.25 
 A collection of earlier dialect poems. It contains a large number of 
 poems that the public has long since marked as favorites. 
 
 Old fashioned roses. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1894 $1.75 
 Choice selections from the Hoosier poet's various volumes of verse. 
 
 Pipes o' pan at Jekesbury. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1892 $1.25 
 
 Poems here at home. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1893 $1.50 
 Sixty short poems, including- man^- old favorites. 
 8-R 
 
58 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Riley, J. W. Rhymes of childhood. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894 $1.25 
 One hundred and two dialect and serious poems, not for children only, 
 but of childhood daj-s. 
 
 Rossetti, C. G. Poems. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $2.25 
 
 Ranked only second to Mrs. Browning- as a poetess. 
 
 Ryan, A. J., Father. Poems. N. Y., Kenedy, 1895, $2 and $2.50 
 
 Father Ryan had the essential gifts of the true poet ; his expression is 
 simple and vig^orous. 
 
 j Sangster, M. E. Little knights and ladies. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.25 
 Exquisite little melodies. The sympathetic simplicity of her subjects 
 has endeared this author to all classes of readers. 
 
 j Scollard, C. A boy's book of rhyme. 
 
 Bost. , Copeland «& Day, 1896 $1 
 A book of rhyme for all boys young and old. 
 
 Scott, Sir W. Poetical works. N. Y., Macmillan, 1893 $1.75 
 
 No poet has ever invested the field of battle or the lists of mortal combat 
 
 with a clearer air of reality. He sang of love as no other poet ever sang. 
 
 Skal'espeare. 
 
 Shakespeare's complete wo^ks. 
 
 Hudson, H. N. (Ed.) Works of Shakespeare. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d., 12 vols. $9 
 Student's handy edition. 
 
 Rolfe, William J. (Ed.) Shakespeare's works. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 40 vols., per vol. 56c 
 Excellent for students. 
 
 White, R. G. (Ed.) Works of William Shakespeare. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1890, 10 vols. $12 
 
 Simonds, A, B. American song-. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 A collection of representative American poems ; with analytical and 
 critical studies of the writers. 
 
 Stanton, F. Songs of a day. 
 
 Atlanta-Constitution Pub. Co. , 1897 75c 
 
 From the beginning of the book to the end the reader will not find an 
 artificial note. Sincerity and simplicity prevail throughout, and the 
 melody that is native to the verses is their finest setting. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 59 
 
 Stanton, F. Song-s of the soil. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 iiJl.SO 
 Here is one with the dew of morning in his hair, who looks on life and 
 the promise thereof and finds the prospect joyous. 
 
 Stedman, C. (Ed.) A Victorian anthology. 1837-1895. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 S2.50 
 A book of rare value and attractiveness. Mr. Stedman has devoted to 
 this work the same conscientious care which he bestowed on his original 
 volumes. 
 
 Stoddard, E, Poems. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 
 Tennyson, Lord A. (Poet Laureate.) Poetical works. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1894 $1.75 
 
 Tennyson never forg'ets that the poet's work was to convince the world 
 
 of love and beauty ; that he was born to do that work and to do it worthily. 
 
 j Thomas, E. M. In sunshine land. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 .$1.50 
 All the poems are gay and fresh and calculated to interest and delight 
 young readers. 
 
 Thompson, S. The humbler poets. 1870-1885. 
 
 Chic, McClurg, 1892 $2 
 A collection of newspaper and periodical verse. 
 
 Whittier, J. G. Poetical works. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Distinctively the poet of New England. His pages are the mirror of 
 her outward nature and the strong utterances of her inward life. 
 
 (Ed.) Songs of three centuries. 
 
 K Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 The editor has gathered up the best of the old ballads and short time 
 approved poems. 
 
 800. LITERATURE. 
 
 Prose. 
 Abbott, C. C. Recent rambles, or in touch with nature. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1892 $2 
 The outcome of two years rambling and the thoughts that came to the 
 rambler. 
 
60 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Baker, George M. Handy speaker. 
 
 Bost. , Lee & Shepard, 1876 SI 
 Composed of fresh selections in poetry and prose for reading clubs, 
 school declamation, home and public entertainments. 
 
 Prize speaker. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1880 $1 
 
 A good selection of poetry and prose suitable for home and public enter- 
 tainments. 
 
 Bell, L. From a g^irl's point of view. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.25 
 The author ranges over a vast field and gives us her ideas on many 
 subjects. 
 
 Bowne, E. S. Girl's life eig-hty years agfo. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1888 $3 
 Selections from the letters of Eliza Southgate Bowne. 
 
 Bliss, W. R. Side g-limpses from the colonial meeting-'house. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Mr. Bliss here offers another interesting book from his fruitful studies 
 of the colonial era. It depicts phases of the religious life and ecclesiasti- 
 cal customs of that era with much force. 
 
 Dodge, M. A. (Gail Hamilton, pseud.) Country living- and 
 country thinking-. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1863 $1.50 
 Written in a witty and aggressive style. 
 
 Gala days. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1865 $1.50 
 
 Miss Dodge commanded a terse, vigorous, direct style. 
 
 A new^ atmosphere. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1865 $1.50 
 
 Skirmishes and sketches. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1887 $1.50 
 The style is simple and lucid. The book may be read with profit. 
 
 Summer rest. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1877 $1.50 
 
 The author brings to these books the same trenchant sharpness, the 
 same vigor and point, the same pungency of phrase that characterize her 
 other works. 
 
 Burroughs, J. Riverby. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 The author is recognized, in England as well as America, as a thought- 
 ful and charming essayist on out-door topics. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 61 
 
 Carlyle, T. Heroes and hero worship. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1897 80c 
 Beyond all living men Mr. Carlyle has colored the thought of his time. 
 He is above all things original. 
 
 Century mag-azine, 1897-8 and 1898. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 2 vols. ea. $2.75 
 
 Childs, F. S. An old New England town. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 net, $2 
 Papers on the old town of Fairfield, Conn. 
 
 Claflin, M. B. Under the old elms. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1895 $1 
 Reminiscences of Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, Henry Ward Beecher, 
 Mrs. Stowe and others. 
 
 j Cumnock, R. M. Comp. School speaker. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1895 75c 
 This collection incUtdes only such selections as seem to appeal directly 
 to the fancy and feelings of youth. 
 
 Earle, A. M. The Sabbath in Puritan New England. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 A piquant contribution to Puritan sociologj^ 
 
 Emerson, R, W. Essays. 1st and 2d series. 
 
 Bost., Houghton. Mifflin & Co., 1894 ea. $1.75 
 A beautiful presentation of noble thought. 
 
 Lecture and biographical sketches. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.75 
 This volume includes essays on character, Plutarch, etc., and biograph- 
 ical sketches of Dr. Ripley, Mr. Hoar, Henry Thoreau and others. 
 
 Letters and social aims. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 SI. 75 
 Author's style is clear and brilliant and shows honest and independent 
 thought. 
 
 Miscellanies. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.75 
 In none of these essays was any change from the original form made, 
 except in the " Fortune of the republic," which was necessary. 
 
62 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Emerson, R. W, Nature, addresses and lectures. 
 
 Bost., Houg^hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.75 
 Emerson felt that the ends of study and composition are best answered 
 by announcing- undiscovered regions of thoug-ht, and so communicating- 
 new activity to the torpid spirit. 
 
 Society and solitude. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.75 
 
 Fiske, A. K. Midnig-ht talks at the club. 
 
 N. Y., Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1890 $1 
 The clever conversations take place between four typical characters 
 who meet Saturday night in a quiet corner of their club ; opposite views 
 being presented of various subjects. 
 
 Gill, W. F. (Ed.) Laurel leaves. 
 
 II. Chic, Belford, Clarke & Co., 1891 $4 
 An exceptional collection of stories, poems and essays. 
 
 Harper's round table, 1897 and 1898. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 2 vols. ea. $3.50 
 
 Holland, J. G. Every day topics. 1st and 2d series. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 Brief discussions on popular subjects. 
 
 Plain talks. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.25 
 
 Presents in a fresh and attractive waj' old and familiar subjects. 
 
 Holmes, O. W. Autocrat of the breakfast table. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 and $1.50 
 Rich in the ripe culture of the older world, the autocrat still has a 
 brightness of mood, a nimbleness of wit and quickness of idea which 
 belong to the new and more hopeful world. 
 
 Over the teacups. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Is on the same plan as the "Autocrat of the breakfast table." Many 
 topics, social, literary, etc., are brightly and keenly discussed. 
 
 Professor at the breakfast table. 
 
 Bost, Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 One of that admirable series of table talks in which the witty, versatile 
 and every way admirable Dr. Holmes has embalmed the best part of 
 himself. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 63 
 
 Howells, W. D. Impressions and experiences. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 This volume includes: The country- printer ; police reports; I talk of 
 dreams, etc. 
 
 Ideal commonwealths. N. Y. , Routledg'e & Sons, 1890 60c 
 
 A collection of ideal republics, commencing- with Plutarch's Lycurgus, 
 and ending- with Campanella's City of the sun. 
 
 Irving, W. The sketch book. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1 
 
 The papers in this book, with two exceptions, were written in Eng-land. 
 They are unusually entertaining. 
 
 Jacobs, J. Eng-lish fairy tales, 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.75 
 Rich in folklore treasures, and the majority of the tales have never 
 appeared before. 
 
 Johnson, C. The country school in New Eng-land. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $2.50 
 Describes the evolution of the country' schools from the year 1800 to the 
 present day. 
 
 Farmer's boy. II. N..Y., Appleton, 1896 82.50 
 
 A description of the life of a New England farm boy. It is a companion 
 volume to "The country school of New England." 
 
 Johnston, A. American orations. Vol. 3. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1884 $1.25 
 Illustrating American political history. 
 
 Kirkland, E. S. Short history of Eng-lish literature for young- 
 people. Chic, McClurg-& Co., 1892 $1.50 
 
 Mrs. Kirkland has thought it best not to go deeply into detail, as *' ex- 
 perience teaches us that young people remember more when only a little 
 is given." 
 
 Kingsley, W. W. Views on vexed questions. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1881 $1.50 
 It is pleasant to read Mr. Kingsley's essays, because, while he is very 
 much in earnest, he has evidently thought long and quietly over the sub- 
 jects which he discusses, and he writes with composure as one who neither 
 fears the truth nor fears for it. 
 
 Lawrence, P. The model speaker. 
 
 Phila., Peterson & Bros., n. d. $2 
 A collection of standard selections for home or school use. 
 
64 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Lodge, H. C. Historical and political essays. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1.25 
 The author is well known in the fields of history and politics as one of 
 those few Americans in public life who have a hig-h standing as students 
 and writers. 
 
 Lubbock, Sir J. The pleasures of life. 
 
 Lond., Macmillan, 1893 2s. 6d 
 A number of essays through which runs the constant reassertion of the 
 privileges and blessings we enjoy in this life. 
 
 The use of life. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1.25 
 
 A series of papers on the great question of how to live. 
 
 Macaulay, Carlyle and others. Representative essays. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1885 $1.25 
 Productions of the great modern writers of English prose and the best 
 specimens of effective literary expression and finished literary style. 
 
 Mason, E. T. Humorous masterpieces. Vol. 1. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 Well chosen and representative. 
 
 Vol. 3. 1893 $1.25 
 
 The chief object of this volume is to amuse ; but it also helps to illus- 
 trate some phases of American literature. 
 
 Masterpieces of American literature, with biog-raphical sketches 
 and portraits. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1 
 Thirteen American authors are represented by characteristic and noted 
 productions. 
 
 Mathews, W. Men, places and thing-s. 
 
 Chic, Grig-gs & Co., 1888 $1.50 
 These papers are rich in information and anecdote, and possess the 
 special literary qualities of Mr. Mathews' other works. 
 
 Oratory and orators. Chic, Griggs & Co., 1896 $2 
 
 Nearly one-half of the book is devoted to short sketches of the foremost 
 
 English and American orators ; contains a multitude of hints and much 
 inspiration for public speakers. 
 
 (Paul Siegvolk, pseud.) Ruminations, 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 There is hardly an important topic connected with modern social and 
 individual life upon which the quiet pen of the author does not have some- 
 thing to say. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 65 
 
 Mathews, W. Words: their use and abuse. 
 
 Chic, Grig-g-s & Co., 1892 $2 
 This book has fourteen chapters which treat in a general though posi- 
 tive manner of literature, oratory, etc. 
 
 Miller, J. R. The every day of life. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1892 $1 and $1.25 
 This book is sent out in the hope that it may be helpful to some, first in 
 showing glimpses of better things and then in leading towards them. 
 
 Mitchell, D. G. (Ik Marvel, pseud.) Dream life. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 75c 
 " Dream Lfife " passes successively in review the dreams of fond boy- 
 hood, the delicious hopes of sparkling-blooded youth and manhood's 
 dreams of sober trustfulness. 
 
 Reveries of a bachelor. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 75c 
 A book filled with earnest and tender feeling, and beautiful reflections. 
 
 Mitford, M. R. Our village. 
 
 II. N. Y., Webster & Co., 1892 60c. and 75c 
 A delineation of country scenery and country manners, as they exist in 
 a small village in the south of England. 
 
 Morris, Charles. Half hours v^rith the best American authors. 
 Vol.1. Phila., Lippincott, 1892 $150 
 
 From this older wine of thought we have drawn to the extent that space 
 permitted. 
 
 Vol. 2. 1892 $1.50 
 
 Extracts from the best authors, intended for the general reader. A 
 
 biographical sketch precedes the writings of each author. 
 
 Quiller-Couch, A. T. Historical tales from Shakespeare. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1900 $1.50 
 The object of writing these stories was to follow Shakespeare into his 
 dealings with history which no other similar work has done. 
 
 Roosevelt, T. American ideals. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 Contents: American ideals; true Americanism; manly virtues and 
 practical politics ; college graduates and public life, etc. 
 
 Ruskin, J. Sesame and lilies. Bost., J. Knig-ht, 1892 $1.50 
 Three lectures on books and their uses, the education and influence of 
 women, and the mystery of life and its arts. 
 
66 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Russell, A. p. Characteristics. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $2 
 This volume will act at once as a mental stimulus and the means of 
 beneficial nourishment. 
 
 Sanborn, K. The wit of woman. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wagnall, 1886 $1.50 
 Smith, A. Dreamthorp. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1889. (New ed.) 50c 
 A collection of essays in semi-poetical prose by this celebrated Scotch 
 author. 
 
 Stevenson, R. L. Memories and portraits. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 Author's recollection of his childhood and youth. 
 
 Virg-inibus puerisque. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1887 $1 
 Miscellaneous essays. 
 
 Swing, D. Club essays. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1889 $1 
 
 Biographical and other essays read before the Chicago literary club. 
 
 Thompson, D. W. Day dreams of a schoolmaster. 
 
 Bost, W. Small, 1885 $1.25 
 A most entertaining and readable book. 
 
 Werner, A. (Translator.) The humor of Holland. (Humor 
 series.) II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 
 A volume of irresistible humor, quaint and pretty fancy, strong and. 
 subtile satire. The illustrations are particularly excellent. 
 
 Whipple, E. P. Outlooks on society, literature and politics. 
 
 Bost., Ticknor & Co., 1888 $1.50 
 A number of the late Mr. Whipple's hitherto uncollected essays. 
 
 Success and its conditions. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 The essays in this volume were written at various periods during the 
 past twenty-five years. As the title indicates, they refer to conditions of 
 success in various departments of life. 
 
 Young, A. Author's readings. 
 
 N. Y., Stokes & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 
 The nine authors represented in this volume have never appeared 
 
 together in one entertainment prior to the one now offered by this volume. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 67 
 
 813. FICTION. 
 
 Abbott, C. C. A colonial wooing. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1895 $1 
 Native stories of this order are rare, and this one will be eagerly 
 welcomed. 
 
 Aide, H. Elizabeth's pretenders. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 The story is told with all the writer's well-known vivacity of style. It 
 deals with the experiences of a rich heiress who endeavors to escape from 
 the many suitors who surround her. 
 
 j Alcott, L. M. Eig"lit cousins. 
 
 II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1.50 
 This book has the striking- characteristics which have g-iven the author's 
 former works a wide spread fame. 
 
 Garland of g-irls. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1.25 
 
 Most excellent advice in duty, health, unselfishness, occupation, read- 
 ing-, manners, etc., is given in Miss Alcott's loving, attractive, motherly 
 way. 
 
 Hospital sketches. 
 
 II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1892 $1.50 
 These stories and sketches were written at the time of the civil war in 
 which" the author took part as a nurse in one of the hospitals. 
 
 j Jack and Jill. II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.50 
 
 It has plentj' of life and movement, and a great deal of solid good teach- 
 ing of a helpful, healthy kind. 
 
 j Little men. II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1.50 
 
 One is inclined to give double praise to these gentle, pretty, interesting 
 stories. Not without fun, but yet not whollj' funnj'. 
 
 j Little women. 11. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1.50 
 
 One of the most charming stories ever written for young people. 
 
 Moods. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1891 $1.50 
 
 Originally written in Miss Alcott's youth, this story was revised in her 
 maturity, and now stands the first-born and dearest to her heart of all 
 her novels. 
 
 j Proverb stories. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.25 
 
 Like the voice of an old friend, to the many girls whose hearts warm at 
 the name of Louisa M. Alcott, will come the proverb stories. 
 
68 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 ] Alcott, L. M. Rose in bloom. 
 
 II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1892 $1.50 
 The story is full ot brig-ht dialogue. 
 
 j Spinning- wheel stories. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1892 $1.25 
 A series of entertaining tales told by a grandmother to a party of 
 young people who are snowed in at the old homestead. 
 
 j Under the lilacs. II, Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1.50 
 
 The grace and simplicity of the story, the skillful methods by which 
 interest is secured without sacrifice to sensation, make the book an excel- 
 lent one in all respects. 
 
 Work, a story of experience. 
 
 II. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1892 $1.50 
 j Alden, W. L. Cruise of the Ghost. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $1 
 The summer adventures of a party of boys. 
 
 j Moral pirates. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1880 $1 
 
 A story for boys, describing the cruise of the White-Wing, and camping 
 on the banks of the Hudson river. 
 
 j New Robinson Crusoe. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1888 $1 
 Aldrich, T. B. Marjorie Daw and other people. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 It is a gay and half pathetic little parody on human life, carried out 
 with delicious zest, and ending with a unique surprise. 
 
 Stillwater tragedy. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 
 j Story of a bad boy. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 All who read it fall into its humor, and know that these were the things 
 which might happen to any boy. Even the extravagances add to its uni- 
 versal verisimilitude. 
 
 Allen, J. L. Flute and violin. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.50 
 The stories of this volume are fiction of high artistic value — fiction to 
 be read and remembered as something rare, fine and deeply touching. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 69 
 
 Austin, J. G. Betty Alden. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 Myles Standish is larg-ely its hero, and his arrest of Morton of Merry 
 Mount is one of its most interesting incidents. 
 
 David Alden's daug-hter. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 A collection of twelve stories of colonial times. 
 
 Nameless nobleman. 
 
 Bost, Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 It is the naturalness of her characters that chiefly wakens our interest 
 in them and keeps it alive. 
 
 Standish of Standish. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 
 The most popular of Mrs. Austin's historical novels of the old Plymouth 
 colony. 
 
 Bangs, J. K. Rebellious heroine. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.25 
 A pretty unhackneyed conceit. The tale is told with Mr. Bangs vivacity 
 of style. 
 
 Barr, A. E. Between two loves. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1889 $1.25 
 A quaint romance which is for the most part enacted amid the din and 
 clatter of a Yorkshire mill. 
 
 Border shepherdess. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1887 $1 
 The borderland of Scotland is the scene of the story; the heroine of the 
 storj' showing herself equal to any emergency. 
 
 Friend Olivia. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1890 $1.25 
 
 A tale of the days of Cromwell ; the persecution of the Quakers in Eng- 
 land and the colonies forming a large part of the narrative. 
 
 Hallam succession. N. Y., Phillips & Hunt, 1885 $1 
 
 Miss Barr shows unusual ease and freedom of expression in all of her 
 
 writings. 
 
 Household of McNeil. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1890 $1.25 
 The book is rich in pages descriptive of Scotch scenery. The story 
 holds the interest of the reader through the closing chapter. 
 
70 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Barr, A. E. I, thou and the other one. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1899 $1.25 
 A pretty love story with a keen study and witty setting forth of the 
 characters of some quaint old English people. 
 
 Jan Vedder's wife. N. Y., Phillips & Hunt, 1885 $1.25 
 
 A quaint, pretty love tale, the scene being laid on the Isle of Shetland. 
 
 Bow of orang-e ribbon. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1886 $1 
 A picture of early New York life, and perhaps the best known of Mrs. 
 Barr's widely popular stories. 
 
 Daug-hter of Fife. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1886 $1.25 
 The heroine is the daughter of fisher folk of Pittenloch, a little hamlet 
 near the " East Neuk o' Fife" where the scene is laid. The characters 
 are well drawn. 
 
 Lone house. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 
 The scene of the story is Andrew Carrick's house ; the daughter is the 
 
 heroine ; her romance and her father's opposition to her suitor bring 
 about the chief events. 
 
 Love for an hour is love forever 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, I>lead & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 A charming story of love at first sight, but it is only after waiting and 
 hope deferred that all ends happily. 
 
 — — Paul and Christina. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1887 $1.25 
 The story of a strong and honest Shetland fisherman, who marries 
 Christina, the shallow and selfish child of a hard working widow. 
 
 Remember the Alamo. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888 $1.25 
 The revolution which resulted in the independence of Texas fifty years 
 ago, is described with marvelous fidelity and fire. 
 
 Sister to Esau. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 
 One of Mrs. Barr's graphic love tales of Scotland early in this century. 
 
 Squire of Sandal-Side. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 A pastoral romance, the scene being laid in the Cumberland valley 
 during the time of the great poet Wordsworth, who is introduced in the 
 story. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 71 
 
 Barrett, F. Set of rogues. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1.50 
 
 One of the liveliest and most enjoj'able fictions of recent production. 
 
 Barrie, J. M. Little minister. 
 
 II. N. Y., J. W. Lovell, n. d. $1 
 The time is that of the chartists in 1838. The little minister worked in 
 a community of weavers, and shared their miseries and hopes. 
 
 Barton, W. E. Hero in homespun. 
 
 Bost., Lamson, Wolfe & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 It was an admirable thought of the author to present the local coloring-, 
 the fast-dying dialect, and the homely trials and courage of the moun- 
 taineers of Tennessee and Kentucky. 
 
 j Bates, A. Patty's perversities. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 Story of a school girl. Introduces quiet life under lively conditions. 
 
 j Baylor, F. C. Juan and Juanita. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 S1.50 
 The story of a little Mexican boy and girl who were captured by the 
 Comanche Indians and carried off to the Llanos Escados. 
 
 Bierce, A. In the midst of life. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 Tales of soldiers and civilians, many of which are highly dramatic. 
 
 Black, W. Wild Eelin. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $1.75 
 Mr. Black has introduced to his manj' readers a long array of charming 
 and attractive heroines, but the Eelin Macdonald is by many thought to 
 be the most lovable and delightful of them all. 
 
 j Blanchard, A. E. Three pretty maids. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1897 $1.25 
 
 Amy Blanchard enters with a peculiar zest into the spirit of girlhood, 
 and purity of tone and reality of impression are the leading traits of her 
 books. 
 Thy friend Dorothy. Phila., Jacobs »& Co., 1898 $1.25 
 
 The settlement of Pennsylvania and the beginnings of Philadelphia, 
 with William Penn's work, are described with accuracy and picturesque- 
 ness. 
 
 Booth, Mrs. O. (Rita, pseud.) Master Wilberforce. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 Unquestionably superior to any of Rita's late works. 
 
72 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Bouvet, M. Little Marjorie's love story. 
 
 II. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 
 The story is charmingly told. 
 
 My lady. II. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1895 $1.75 
 
 A quaint, prim and lofty little novel, old with the aristocratic antiquity 
 
 which hang-s in the web of old lace and tapestries, it is a poem in prose. 
 
 j Pierrette. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 
 A tender little story, the scene of which is laid in France. The heroine's 
 mother is a poor lace maker and lives in one of the dingy portions of 
 Paris. 
 
 j Sweet William. 
 
 II. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1891 $1.50 
 It is told with a grace of style that has not been surpassed in any of the 
 juvenile fiction. The author has given her story a marked individuality 
 that must insure wide popularity. 
 
 Tales of an old chateau. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1899 $1.25 
 stories of French revolution told by a noblewoman to her grandchil- 
 dren. For older girls. 
 
 Boyesen, H. H. Ag-ainst heavy odds. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894, $1.25 
 The difficulties which Ingomar Yang encounters before restoring his 
 father's fortune and making his own name famous, is the theme of the 
 story. 
 
 Modern viking-s. II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 
 A dozen health3' stories of adventure and sport in northern Europe. 
 
 Designed for young readers. 
 
 Tales from two hemispheres. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1881 $1 
 All of them are good and smack agreeably of the Norse air. 
 
 Bronte, C. CCurrer Bell, pseud.) Jane Eyre. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 Perhaps no work of fiction has for years so fastened on its readers or 
 taken so large a place in public estimation as Jane Eyre ; vigor, origi- 
 nality and interest that never flags, must be conceded to it. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 73 
 
 j Brooks, E. Master of the strong- hearts. 
 
 N. Y., Button & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 The book appeals to all Americans, but it is intended primarily for boys 
 and girls who delight in adventure and wish their stories spiced with 
 action. 
 
 j Chivalric days. II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $2 
 
 Taking interesting events in history, Mr. Brooks expands them into a 
 group of most delightful stories. 
 
 j Heroic happenings. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $2 
 Certain to captivate the fortunate boys and girls into whose hands the 
 book may fall. 
 
 j A son of the revolution. 
 
 Bost., Wilde & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 An historical novel of Aaron Burr's time. 
 
 Brown, A. Meadow g-rass. 
 
 Bost., Copeland & Day, 1896 $1.50 
 A book of New England tales. 
 
 Bullen, F. T. Idylls of the sea. N. Y., Appleton, 1899 $1.25 
 A fresh sea-breeze blows through the whole book, and entertainment 
 and instruction are delightfully blended. 
 
 Bulwer-Lytton, E. Last days of Pompeii. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, n. d. $1.25 
 
 Writing the work almost on the spot and amid a population that still 
 
 preserves a strong family- likeness to their classic forefathers, the author 
 
 could scarcely fail to catch something of those living colors which mere 
 
 book study alone would not suflBce. 
 
 j Burnett, F. H. Little Lord Fauntleroy. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 Story of the doings of a generous hearted little bo3% suddenly raised to 
 a high position. 
 
 j Piccino and other child stores. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.25 
 Her children are real beings, for she vitalizes their imaginary doings. 
 It goes without sa^'ing that the stories are charming. 
 
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74 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONEKS. 
 
 j Burnett, F. H. That lass o' Lowrie's. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 The author is at her best in this story of life in a Lancashire mining- 
 town. 
 
 j Two little pilgrims' progress. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 It is a charming- story of a little boy and g-irl, who, taking: their small 
 saving-s leave home to visit the world's fair. 
 
 Burnham, C. L. Dearlj- bought. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 This author has achieved more than ordinary success. This novel is 
 just as brig-ht and clever as the preceding ones. 
 
 A g-reat love. 
 
 Bost., Hougfhton, Mifflin & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 Mrs. Burnham has won distinction by the skill with which she tells a 
 love story; and "A great love" is one of her most successful novels, as 
 many thousands of readers will gladly testify. 
 
 Miss Bagg-'s secretary. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 The whole book has the spring-like charm of girlhood and cadetship. 
 
 Mistress of Beech Knoll. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 This is a love tale without anj' disguise. The scene is laid in a small 
 town near Boston. 
 
 Next door. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 
 It is a very pretty and taking story of two genuine American girls. 
 
 Butterworth, H. Boys of Greenway court. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1893 $1.50 
 Mr. Butterworth's remarkable ability to write stories which are enter- 
 taining and at the same time informing, has never been better illustrated 
 than in this tale of the famous old manor house of Lord Fairfax. 
 
 Knight of liberty. N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1.50 
 
 No better reading can be imagined than this fascinating narrative of a 
 
 noble figure on the canvas of time. 
 
 True to his home. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 
 This volume includes the most interesting and picturesque episodes in 
 
 the home side of the life of Benjamin Franklin. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 75 
 
 Butterworth, H. Wampum belt. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1896. $1.50 
 A capital historical story, told with genuine love of truth and with 
 many fine touches of poetry and sentiment. 
 
 j Bynner, E. L. Chase of the meteor. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 Nine short stories which have appeared from time to time in St. Nich- 
 olas, Harper's Young People, and Wide-Awake. 
 
 Caine, H. The Christian. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 
 The theme is the eternal struggle of human nature with inherent evil 
 in its effort to rise higher. The scene is the Isle of Man. 
 
 Shadow of a crime. 
 
 II. N. Y., Knig-ht & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 The author penetrates into the soul of a brave, unselfish, long suffering 
 man, and lays bare the processes by which he raised himself to the great 
 heights of self sacrifice. 
 
 Campbell, Mrs. H. Rog-er. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1888 $1 
 
 Mrs. Campbell has an earnest faith in human nature, and she writes a 
 cheering, encouraging story. 
 
 j Carey, R. N. Little Miss Muffet. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1893 $1.25 
 This author possesses above all. the uncommon gift of being able to 
 write for young people. 
 
 j Cargill, J. F. The Big--Horn treasure. 
 
 Chic, McClurg & Co., 1897. $1.25 
 A tale of Rockj' Mountain adventure. 
 
 Carpenter, E. J. Woman of Shawmut. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 The pretty tale opens in the village of Roxbury, and a realistic word 
 picture is given of a Massachusetts colony in 1640. 
 
 j Carroll, L. Alice's adventures in Wonderland. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 This story has already delighted one generation of fortunate children 
 and hardly less fortunate parents, and now goes forth in new form and 
 charm. 
 
 Carruth, F. W. Those Dale girls. 
 
 Chic. A. C. McClurg-, 1899 $1.25 
 
 Many are the delightful stories written of girls who are forced to battle 
 
 with the world, but few are so vigorous and spirited as is this narrative. 
 
76 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Castle, A. and E. Pride of Jennico. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1899 $1.50 
 From the first page to the wild nig-ht ride at the end, an intensely inter- 
 esting- adventure story and an unequaled romance. 
 
 Champney, E. W. Six boys. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.50 
 
 j Witch Winnie, a stor}^ of a King-'s daug^hter. 
 
 II. N. Y., White & Allen, 1891 $1.50 
 
 Based upon facts surrounding the founding of the Messiah's House in 
 
 New York city. The Witch Winnie series consists of nine volumes 
 
 attractively bound and illustrated ; the above mentioned volume is the 
 
 first of the series. 
 
 Church, Rev. A. J. Count of the Saxon shore. 
 
 11. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 A tale of the departure of the Romans from Britian. 
 
 j Three Greek children. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 Mr. Church is an accomplished restorer of the antique and has a keen 
 discrimination for points appealing to child-like magnetism. 
 
 To the lions. II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 
 A tale of the early christians in Rome during the second century. 
 
 Young- Macedonian. N". Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 
 The narrative abounds in local color, and the character of Alexander, 
 in both its strength and weakness, is admirably portrayed. 
 
 Churchill, W. Richard Carvel. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1899 $1.50 
 Richard Carvel is built on broad, ambitious lines. It is a book of honest, 
 painstaking workmanship, constructed to endure — an absorbing historical 
 novel. 
 
 Clemens, S. L. (Mark Twain, pseud.) Adventures of Huckle- 
 berry Finn. II. N. Y., C. L. Webster, 1891 $1 
 This book contains many passages of the most striking beauty put into 
 the dialect spoken on the Mississippi in the days before the war. 
 
 j (Mark Twain, pseud.) Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.75 
 Mr. Clemens says: " Most of the adventures recorded in this book were 
 experiences of my own, the rest, those of boys who were schoolmates." 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 77 
 
 Coffin, C. C. Dan of Millbrook. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1894 $1.50 
 It is a brightly written story of New England life. 
 
 Colonel's Opera cloak. (No name series.) 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1 
 
 Cooper, J. F. The bravo. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d, $1 
 The author has endeavored to give his countrymen, in this book, a 
 picture of the social systems of one of the soi-disant republics of the other 
 hemisphere. 
 
 The deerslayer. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 In most respects the descriptions of scenery in the tale are reasonably 
 accurate. The legend is purely fiction. 
 
 Last of the Mohicans. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 Here this well-known author presents scenes of breathless interest, 
 imminent danger and hair-breadth escapes, with that skill in narrative 
 which is the first requisite of a novelist. 
 
 The pathfinder. 
 
 Bost, Hougfhton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 Story of the great lakes, associating seamen and savages in incidents 
 that were characteristic of that locality. 
 
 The pilot. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 
 When this work first appeared it was met with the most unlooked-for 
 
 success. It has always retained its first popularity. 
 
 The pioneers. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 
 A volume worthy in every way of the great powers and far spread fame 
 
 of its author. 
 
 The spy. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 
 A story founded upon fact. The same adventitious causes which gave 
 
 birth to the book determined its scene and its general character. 
 
 Water witch. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1 
 
 This is probabU' the most imaginative book ever written by the author. 
 
 Corelli, M. Thelma. N. Y., A. L. Burt, n. d. $1 
 
 Thelma, the daughter of a Norse giant, becomes the wife of Sir Philip 
 Errington, in which role she is seen to great advantage. 
 
78 BOAKD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Coryell, J. R. Diccon the bold. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 The adventures of a boy who had the fortune to sail with Columbus on 
 his first voyage of discovery to America. 
 
 Crane, S. The little reg-iment. N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1 
 
 A collection of stories of episodes in the civil war. 
 
 — — Redbadg^e of courage. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $1 
 
 A g-raphic analysis of the volunteer in battle. 
 
 Crawford, F. M. In the palace of the king-. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1900 $1.50 
 Historical romance of the time of Philip II of Spain. A story of the 
 Inquisition, full of thrilling- situations. 
 
 Mr. Isaacs. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1 
 
 Under an unpretentious title we have here the most brilliant novel, or 
 
 rather romance, that has been given to the world for some time. 
 
 Via Crucis. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1900 $1.50 
 
 A story of great power and force, brilliant and strenuous, sweeping the 
 
 reader along by sheer strength and vividness of narrative. 
 
 Crockett, S. R. The Black Doug-las. 
 
 II. N. Y., Doubledaj & McClure Co., 1899 $1.50 
 Mr. Crockett himself considers this stirring romance of the 15th century 
 in Scotland, his strongest work. 
 
 Joan of the sword hand. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900 
 
 A captivating romance of the I5th centurj'. "Joan" is a charming 
 young princess, none the less charming for her ability to defend herself 
 and her kingdom. 
 
 Lochinvar. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.50 
 
 It has a great deal of the charm of the "Lilac Sunbonnet," and also 
 
 shows the surer touch of that great book, " The Grey Man." 
 
 Men of Moss-Hags. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1.50 
 
 It is a most stirring and delightful story, and we commend it to all who 
 
 like a variation from bodiless analysis. 
 
 ■ Standard bearer. N. Y., Appleton, 1898 $1.50 
 
 The charming love story which runs through the book is varied by much 
 excellent fighting and manj- picturesque incidents. 
 
 Stickit minister. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1.50 
 
 Mr. Crockett has given us a book that is full of strength and charm. 
 Humor and pathos mingle with delightful effect. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 79 
 
 Curtiss, A. E. The silver cross. 
 
 Bost., Congregation S. S. and Pub. Soc, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Davis, Rebecca H. Dr. Warrick's daug-hters. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 The story of two girls of entirely different natures; their experiences 
 and love affairs. 
 
 Davis, Richard H. Cinderella. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 A volume of short stories including- Miss Delamar's understud3% The 
 editor's story, The reporter who made himself king, etc. 
 
 The exiles and other stories. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894. $1.50 
 One of the best collections of Davis' stories. 
 
 Gallag"her and other stories. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 New York stories in a swift concentrated style, which makes them 
 grateful reading. 
 
 King-'s Jackal. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 
 The plot is an exceedingly clever and original one, with a touch of grim 
 humor woven into its concoction. The storj^ admits of man^' dramatic 
 situations and thrilling scenes. 
 
 Soldiers of fortune. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 The characters are all flung into an adventure the thrill of which Mr. 
 Davis has communicated to his pages as though without an effort, and the 
 book is closed with a feeling of complete satisfaction. 
 
 j Stories for boys. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893. $1 
 
 The stories are clever and interesting. The first, " The reporter who 
 made himself king," is an absurd narrative, very bright and amusing. 
 
 Van Bibber and others. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1 
 The scenes are mostly in New York ; time and events being strongly in 
 touch with the present. 
 
 De Foe, D. Life and strang-e and surprising- adventures of 
 Robinson Crusoe. II. N. Y., Macmillan, n. d. $1.75 
 
 Too well known as a classic to require description. 
 
80 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONKRS. 
 
 Deland, E. D. Katrina. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 " Katrina" is the story of a girl who was brought up by an aunt in a 
 remote village of Vermont. During a visit to some New York friends 
 with whom she became acquainted, Katrina's character developed great 
 strength. 
 
 Deland, M, John Ward, preacher. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1888 $1.50 
 This is a notable book, its strong interest in religious thought being its 
 most vital point. 
 
 Story of a child. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin «fe Co., 1892 $1 
 The story of the childhood of a lonely, sensitive, imaginative nature is 
 artistically told. 
 
 Dickens, C. Bleak house. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 The author says " In Bleak House I have purposely dwelt upon the 
 romantic side of familiar things." 
 
 Christmas books. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 In all the history of this great novelist's career the word failure has no 
 place ; his works have always met with a most wonderful popularity. 
 
 David Copperfield. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 We have several reasons for suspecting that here and there, under the 
 name of David Copperfield, we have been favored with passages from the 
 personal history of Charles Dickens. 
 
 Dombey and son. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 Little Dorrit. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 Said to contain descriptions of the author's youth. His serious object 
 was to exhibit virtue and puritj' existing in most difficult conditions. 
 
 Nicholas Nickleby. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 This story was the outcome of Dickens' personal investigation of the 
 Yorkshire schools famous for their neglect and cruelty and is but a faint 
 picture of that which no other writer would have the boldness to imagine. 
 
 Old Curiosity shop. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 One of the most pathetic and beautiful of the great novelist's tales is 
 this of little Nell and her grotesque companions. 
 
 Oliver Twist, II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 
 This great novelist believed that lessons of the purest good could be 
 drawn from the dregs of life as well as from its froth and cream. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 81 
 
 Dickens, C. Pickwick papers. II. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1892 $1 
 The story consists of the adventures of a g-ood old gentleman of the 
 name of Pickwick, sent forth on his travels over England by a club called 
 the " Pickwick Club." 
 
 Uncommercial traveler, etc. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.50 
 A collection including- the Christmas stories. They are all written in 
 the same fascinating style which characterizes the longer ones. 
 
 Dix, B. M. Hug-h Gwyeth, a round head cavalier. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1899 $1.50 
 A book engrossingly interesting, well written and stirring. 
 
 Dodge, M. M. Donald and Dorothy. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $2 
 A story of a brother and sister, twins and orphans, who were saved from 
 a shipwreck in which both their parents were drowned. The story is 
 entertaining and pleasant. 
 
 Douglas, A. M. Foes of her household. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1886 $1.50 
 The heroine is forced to go among her husband's people, who seem set 
 against her. The interest centers in her mode of combating the " Foes of 
 her Household." 
 
 Fortunes of the Faradays. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1888 $1.50 
 A home drama with a deeply interesting plot. 
 
 Heirs of Bradley House. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1892 $1.50 
 The plot is well laid and deeply interesting and the story enriched with 
 strong and beautiful characters and artistic local sketches. 
 
 Her place in the world. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1897 $1.50 
 
 A story of absorbing interest, giving homelike pictures of life in a small 
 but growing country town. 
 
 In wild rose time. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1894 $1.50 
 
 Pictures life among the poor with its trials and temptations, and shows 
 what unselfish lives are often lived unrecorded and unappreciated. 
 
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82 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Douglas, A. M. Larry. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1893 $1 
 
 This story won the two thousand dollar prize offered by the Youth's 
 Companion. 
 
 Old woman who lived in a shoe. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1874 $1.50 
 A story of love and faith, work and waiting- and the g-entle virtues that 
 are none the less heroic for blooming in the home circle. 
 
 Sherburne cousins. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Miss Douglas' fiction is always much admired and loved. She always 
 introduces us to characters we like to associate with and manages to call 
 out our hearts to them. 
 
 Doyle, A. C Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.50 
 
 A desert drama. Phila., Lippincott, 1898, $1.50 
 
 The story of thirteen tourists engaged in examining ruins on the Nile. 
 Chief interest lies in comparisons of the actions of a soldier, a lawyer, a 
 French gentleman and others. 
 
 Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros, 1894 $1.50 
 Conan Doyle has proved that the detective story can be elevated to a 
 plane where it is worthy of the consideration of any reader. 
 
 Stark-Munro letters. II. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $1.50 
 
 They are positively magnetic, and are written with that combined force 
 and grace for which the author's style is known. 
 
 Du Chaillu, Paul. Ivar, the Viking- ag-e. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 Depicts the actual life of Norse chiefs who lived in the third and fourth 
 centuries. 
 
 Eggleston, E. Circuit rider. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 Dr. Eggleston's fresh and vivid portraiture of a phase of life and man- 
 ners hitherto almost unrepresented in literature took firm hold of the 
 public imagination. 
 
 Hoosier school boy. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 
 The story presents a vivid and interesting picture of the difficulties 
 which years ago beset the path of the youth aspiring for an education. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. . 83 
 
 Eggleston, E. Hoosier school master. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 The pioneer dialect story of America with appended, interesting- notes 
 regarding- its origin. 
 
 j ^ Queer stories for boys and gfirls. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 These little tales which have appeared separately at various times have 
 enjoyed great popularitj-. 
 
 Eliot, G. Mill on the Floss. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1 
 A strong novel from the pen of this universally popular writer. 
 
 Adam Bede. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1 
 
 We have here no morbid dwelling upon evil, nor yet an unreal optimism 
 which dresses out life in hues of rose color. 
 
 Ewing, J. H. Jan of the windmill. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1.25 
 A helpful and sweet story, and has the aroma of delicate charm which 
 characterizes all of the writer's stories. 
 
 Six to sixteen. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 
 Story of the every day lives of two young girls. 
 
 Foote, M. H. Led-horse claim. 
 
 II. N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 An intensely interesting tale of mining life with a pretty love story 
 interwoven. 
 
 John Bodewin's testimony. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Scene is laid in western Arkansas, the details of mining interests and 
 civil engineering, make an excellent story. 
 
 Ford, P. L. Great K. and A. train robbery. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 An impossible but entirely convincing reminiscence of adventure in 
 which Mr. Ford shows himself the cleverest of his many selves. 
 
 Janice Meredith. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900 $1.50 
 Here is the true George Washington painted by his best historians. 
 Supremely dignified, calm in defeat and tender in victory, he fills the 
 whole book with his grandeur. 
 
84 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Frederick, H. The copperhead. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1 
 This study of character and conditions in a New England village during- 
 war times, is faithful and interesting. 
 
 Garland, H. Main traveled roads. 
 
 Chic, Stone & Kimball, 1S93 $1.25 
 Six Mississippi valley stories telling mostly of the poor and weary. 
 
 Goodwin, M. W. The head of a hundred. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 
 The scene is the colony of Virginia. A young physician, driven from 
 
 his English home by the supposed coldness of his " f aire ladye," proves 
 
 himself great in war and leadership. An Indian massacre is vividly 
 
 described. 
 
 j Tom Clifton. II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 
 Mr. Goss has the genius of a story teller. It is the best boy's book of 
 the year and has permanent value from a historical standpoint. 
 
 Gordon, C. H. R. Pontiac, chief of the Ottawas. 
 
 N. Y., Button & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 A tale of the siege of Detroit. 
 
 Gould, J. T. Marjorie's quest. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 The story is written in a simple, graceful style, and the dialogue is 
 especially bright. 
 
 Grant, R. The bachelor's Christmas and other stories. 
 
 II. N. Y.. Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 It contains some of the very brightest stories of this very bright author. 
 A thoroughly fascinating and delightful book. 
 
 Gras, F. The terror. N. Y., Appleton, 1899. $1.50 
 
 If Felix Gras had never done any other work than this novel it would at 
 once give him a place in the front rank of the writers of to-day. No ro- 
 mance of the French revolution surpasses this one. 
 
 Green, A. K. Leavenworth case. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 It is a marvel to most readers that a woman has written such a lawyer's 
 story. It is wonderfully well conceived. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 85 
 
 Green, Mrs. S. P. M. Stuart and Bamboo. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.25 
 It is worth reading for its ingenious originality', its swift transitions, and 
 the vivid scene painting it presents. 
 
 Vesty of the basins. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892. $1.25 
 
 The incidents are well worked up and show an abundant familiarity 
 
 with the ways and manners of New England country folk who dwell near 
 the salt water. 
 
 Habberton, J. Helen's babies. 
 
 Phila., Peterson & Bros., n. d. $1 
 It is impossible to read this very original narrative without continual 
 laughter. 
 
 Hale, E. E. Man without a country, etc. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1.25 
 The title story is fiction founded on fact, and cannot fail to inspire a 
 love of country in all who read it. The remaining tales are well told and 
 interesting. 
 
 Out Christmas in a palace. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wag-nail, 1883 $1 
 A collection of short stories by this well-known author. 
 
 Harland, M. Royal road. » 
 
 N. Y., Randolph & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 
 The author assumes and attempts to prove from the scriptures and 
 
 human experience that there is but one road to happiness, and that is to 
 
 live according to the present day and trust God for the days to come. It 
 
 is a storj' of real life. 
 
 Harraden, B. Ships that pass in the nig-ht. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1 
 
 Thing-s will take a turn. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 SI 
 A pretty and graceful story of a little girl and her faithfulness to her 
 old grandfather. 
 
 Harris, J. C. Sister Jane. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 11.50 
 A story of a quiet southern village in ante-bellum days ; its slow and 
 easy ways, and its quaint people are graphicall\' described. 
 
86 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Harris, J. C. Tales of the home folks in peace and war. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 Many of the stories, in addition to the charm of the author's style, have 
 great interest b_Y reason of the adventures they record. 
 
 Harte, B. Bell ring^er of ang-el's. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Eight of the most recent stories of this well-known author. 
 
 Cressy. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 
 Southern California after the war is the scene. The book deals with 
 
 the love story of Cressy, the heroine. 
 
 Frontier stories. 
 
 Bost, Houo-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $2 
 Seven stories of western life written in the author's characteristic style. 
 
 Luck of Roaring" Camp. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1 
 Collection of earlier stories. Spanish and American leg-ends and 
 sketches all in characteristic style. 
 
 Millionaire of Roug-h-and-ready. - Devil's ford. 
 
 Bost., Houg:hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1 
 
 Two stories of the early days of California in Bret Harte's familiar 
 vein. They are spirited and well told. 
 
 A Phillis of the Sierras, etc. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1 
 Two stories of California in the author's well-known vein. 
 
 Susy, a story of the plains. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The unconventional scenes of love, murder and revenge could only have 
 occurred in the unconventional life of thirty years ago. 
 
 Waif of the plains. 
 
 Bost, Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1 
 Opens in the year 1852, with an emigrant train crossing- the plains. 
 The storj' deals with the adventures of two children of "the train," who 
 were lost but afterwards rescued. 
 
 A ward of the Golden Gate. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1.25 
 The interest centers in Yerba Buena, an heiress and ward of the suc- 
 cessive mayors of San Francisco. The story deals with her experiences. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 87 
 
 Hastings, E. Experiment in Altruism. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1895 75c 
 A brig-ht, sympathetic and gently satirical sketch of various types of 
 earnest seekers after the secret of the universe, in " College settlements" 
 work and kindred experiments. 
 
 Hawkins, A. H. (Anthony Hope, pseud.) Heart of the Prin- 
 cess Osra. N. Y., Stokes & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 The Princess was fond of adventure, and capable of many varieties of 
 love ; her fickle heart is at last caught through a clever ruse. 
 
 Prisoner of Zenda. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 Being the history of thi'ee months in the life of an English gentleman. 
 
 The incidents are rapidly romantic and delightfully improbable. 
 
 Rupert of Hentzau. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 A sequel to " The prisoner of Zenda,*' dealing with the future exploits 
 of Rudolph Rassendyll. 
 
 Hawthorne, N. Dolliver romances. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1 
 There is nothing that can surpass the extraordinarj' felicity and power 
 of his scenes. 
 
 House of seven gables — Snow image. 
 
 N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 S2 
 Since research has disclosed the manner in which the romance is inter- 
 woven with incidents from the history of the Hawthorne family, the story 
 of " The house of seven gables" has become doubly interesting. 
 
 Twice told tales. 
 
 II. N. Y., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $2 
 The collection affords, besides the distinctive imaginative pleasures to 
 be derived from it, valuable intimations as to Hawthorne's development, 
 during the first decade of his career as an author. 
 
 j Wonder book. Tanglewood tales. Grandfather's chair. 
 
 Classic myths and earU' American history rendered into capital reading 
 for children. 
 
 Heimburg, W. Two daughters of one race. 
 
 II. N. Y., Worthington Co., 1890. $1.25 
 The heroine is a German girl who unselfishly devotes herself to her 
 spoiled and self-centered sister. 
 
88 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Henty, G. A. Beric, the Briton. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 Vivid pictures of savag'e Britain and cultured Roman life, thrilling- 
 scenes in the arena and the city, including a description of the burning- 
 of Rome. 
 
 j — — Bonnie Prince Charlie. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50. 
 The story deals with the adventures of the hero, his hairbreadth 
 escapes ; and these make up as g-ood a narrative of the kind as has ever 
 been read. The scene is laid in France. 
 
 j By pike and dyke. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 Boys with a turn for historical research will be enchanted with this 
 book. 
 
 j By right of conquest, or with Cortez in Mexico. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 Mr, Henty's skill has never been more convincingly displaj'ed than in 
 this admirable and ing-enious story. 
 
 j By sheer pluck. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 Adventures in Africa during the Ashanti war. 
 
 j A chapter of adventures. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 Tale of a coast fishing- lad who is left in the hands of the revolting- 
 Eigj'ptian army during- the bombardment of Alexandria. 
 
 j Condemned as a nihilist. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.50 
 Godfrey Bullen, the young- hero suspected of nihilism, is sent with con- 
 victs to Siberia. The story tells of his adventures and final escape. 
 
 j Facing" death ; tale of the coal mines, 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 
 This is a storj' with a purpose. It is intended to show that a lad who 
 makes up his mind resoluteU^ and firmly that he will rise in life is sure to 
 succeed. 
 
 j For name and fame. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 An interesting- story of the last war in Afghanistan. Does full justice 
 to the patriotism of the Afghan people. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 89 
 
 j Henty, G. A. In the heart of the Rockies. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 A storj' of adventure in Colorado when that portion of the United States 
 was wholl3' unexplored. 
 
 j In the reign of terror. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. Si. 50 
 Mr. Henty's books for boys are always admirable. This one is not an 
 exception. 
 
 j In times of peril. II. N. Y., E. P. Button, n. d. $1.25 
 
 The brightest of all the living writers whose office it is to enchant the 
 boys. — Christian Leader. 
 
 j Lion of St. Mark. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 Mr. Henty has never produced any story more delightful, more whole- 
 some, or more vivacious. 
 
 j Out on the Pampas. 
 
 II. N. Y., E. P. Button, n. d. $1 
 A story of South American pioneer life. 
 
 j Redskin and cowboy. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 The central interest of this story is found in the many adventures of 
 Hugh Tunstall, a Cumberland lad who finds it necessary to flee from his 
 uncle's house and who shortly after becomes a cowboy. 
 
 ] When London burned. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 A story of adventure, intrigue and heroic achievement. 
 
 j With Wolfe in Canada. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1887 $2 
 An account of the struggle between Great Britain and France for 
 supremacy in Canada. 
 
 Higginson, S. J. A princess of Java. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1887 $1.50 
 A great fund of information about the historj', geography-, manners, 
 customs and government of Java is conveyed in a delightfully told story 
 of wliicli noble ladies are the heroines. 
 12 
 
90 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Hill, G. L. Katherine's yesterday. 
 
 Bost, D. Lothrop, 1895 $1.50 
 Sixteen stories designed to inculcate the principles that underlie the 
 Christian Endeavor movement. 
 
 Hillhouse, M. L. lola, the senator's daug-hter. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons. 1894 $1.25 
 A lifelike picture is presented of the business classes in ancient Rome 
 about nineteen centuries ago. 
 
 Holley, M. (Josiah Allen's Wife. ) My opinions and Betsy 
 Bobbet's. II. Hartford, American Pub. Co., 1891 $2.50 
 "Desig-ned," the author says, "as a beacon light to guide women to 
 life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." 
 
 Samantha among- the brethren. 
 
 II. N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1890 $2.50 
 A humorous and semi-serious protest against the decision of the General 
 Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church of 1888. 
 
 Holm, Saxe. Stories. Vol. 1. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 Saxe Holm's characters are strongly drawn, and she goes right to the 
 heart of human experiences as one who knows the way. 
 
 Vol. 2. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 
 The stories first appeared in the magazines and are heartily commended 
 as vigorous, wholesome and sufficiently exciting. 
 
 Holmes, O. W. Elsie Venner. 
 
 N. Y., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 Through all the disguise of fiction a grave scientific doctrine may be 
 detected. 
 
 Howard, B. W. Aunt Serena. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881 n.2S 
 A good a,nd brilliant American novel, its treatment is fresh and uncon- 
 ventional, its style spirited and its characters life-like and individualized. 
 
 Guenn. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1882 $1.50 and $1 
 A very beautiful and artistic but pathetic tale of Breton fisher life. 
 
 One summer. 
 
 II. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 The book is an unpretentious composition ; but it is thoroughly delight- 
 ful reading. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 91 
 
 Howard, B. W. Open door. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Selfishness versus unselfishness is the key-note of a story laid in a Ger- 
 man country seat which introduces many social questions with strong- 
 common sense and happy humor. 
 
 Howells, W. D. Lady of the Aroostook. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d $1.50 
 A patriotic and chivalrous purpose to rescue the American woman from 
 the aspersions from which she has suff^ered in ©ne or two quarters, and to 
 show of what fine stuff she is really made. 
 
 Hughes, T. Tom Brown's school days. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, 1896 $1 
 One of the g-reat books of the century'. Great in its truthfulness to 
 phases of life, full of meaning-, suggestion and fascination, great because 
 of the uplift given to high thinking and noble living-. 
 
 Jackson, H. H. Hetty's strang-e history. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1 
 The heroine enlists our sympathy at once. The story cannot fail to be 
 of interest to all of its readers. 
 
 Mercy Philbrick's choice. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1892 $1 
 
 The stor3' is told with a felicitj' of description and richness of coloring- 
 characteristic of the author. 
 
 Ramona. " Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1.50 
 
 Considered Mrs. Jackson's best work; strong plea for justice to the 
 Indian. 
 
 Zeph. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1891 $1.25 
 
 j Jamieson, Mrs. C. V. Lady Jane. 
 
 II, N. Y., Century Co., 1891 $L50 
 An especially delightful story of a ver3' dainty little maid. 
 
 j Seraph, the little violiniste. 
 
 Bost., Wilde & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 
 Story of a little girl with a passionate love for music, who lives alone 
 with her invalid mother. A kind old bookseller proves himself a friend 
 to them through many bitter experiences. 
 
92 BOARD OF rjBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Jamieson, Mrs. C. V. Tionette's Philip. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1894 $1.50 
 
 The scene of this book, like " Lady Jane," is laid in New Orleans, where 
 
 we find Philip selling- flowers. Later, when Philip is adopted by a wealthy 
 
 artist and his wife, the scene of the story shifts to New York. The. story 
 
 is told in Mrs. Jamieson's own entertaining- way. 
 
 Janvier, T. A. The Aztec treasure-house. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $1.50 
 A succession of strange and wonderful adventures in the search after 
 and finding of a treasure. 
 
 Jerome, J. K. Three men in a boat. 
 
 II. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1890 $1.50 
 A trip on the Thames river of three men and a dog- is most humorously 
 described. 
 
 j Jewett, S. O. Betty Leicester. 
 
 Bost., Houo^hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 A very suitable and pretty story for young- g-irls. 
 
 Country of the pointed firs. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 The story of a summer on the coast of Maine and the adjacent islands, 
 forms one of the most delig-htful books Miss Jewett has written. 
 
 Life of Nancy. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 Some of Miss Jewett's most delig-htful work is to be found in the stories 
 which make up this volume. Her own sweetness of g-ood breeding- finds 
 a way into all she writes. 
 
 Mate of the Daylig-ht. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Describes with absolute fidelitj' and a most delicious humor, New Eng- 
 land life and character. 
 
 Native of Winby. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Describes modes of life and tj-^pes of character peculiar to New England. 
 
 — Strang-ers and wayfarers. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 $1.25 
 Eleven stories full of Miss Jewett's inimitable New England local color. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 93 
 
 Johnston, M. Prisoners of hope. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 An uncommonly strong- story of Colonial Virginia, reproducing the 
 
 scenes, characters, the social life and the very spirit of the time and place. 
 
 To have and to hold. 
 
 II. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1900 $1.50 
 It is the work of a born story-teller, a straightforward, robust romance 
 in which many thing's come to pass in siinple language. 
 
 j Kaler, J. O. (James Otis, pseud.) The boy captain. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1896 $1.50 
 A story of the sea, full of interesting- and exciting adventures of the 
 brave young seaman, who reclaimed and brought back to New York a 
 vessel abandoned by its crew. 
 
 j Mr. Stubb's brother. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 
 A sequel to Toby Tyler. The circus element is not made sufficiently 
 attractive to do any harm and is more than counterbalanced by the good- 
 ness of Toby. 
 
 j The sig-nal boys of '75. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1897 75c 
 A tale of Boston during the sieg-e. 
 
 j Toby Tyler. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 
 A very amusing- story of a little boy who joined a circus and after ten 
 weeks of heart-breaking experiences returns to his home much wiser for 
 his adventures. 
 
 With Perry on Lake Erie. A tale of 1812. 
 
 Bost., Wilde & Co., 1899 $1.50 
 From the time the keels of vessels which became famous were laid until 
 the victory was won which made Perry's name imperishable, the reader 
 is kept in close touch with all that concerned him. 
 
 King, Capt. C. Cadet days. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $1.25 
 A g-raphic picture of West Point, giving- all the details of cadet life. 
 
 Campaigfning- with Crook, etc. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $1.25 
 A fitting tribute to a gallant commander from the pen of a most popular 
 writer. The three remaining stories are equally well told. 
 
94 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 King, Capt. C. Colonel's Christmas dinner. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1892 75c 
 Army experiences and some love experiences told at an impromptu 
 dinner g-otten up in armj' quarters one bleak Christmas day. 
 
 Colonel's daug"hter, or winning- his spurs. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1894 $1.25 
 Ivig"ht novel, sketching- admirably life at a southwestern army post. 
 
 Kitty's conquest. Phila., Lippincott, 1895 $1 
 
 Captain King has caug-ht the true spirit of the American novel. 
 Marion's faith. II. Phila., Lippincott, 1894 $1.25 
 
 The heroism of the men and women ordered to the front to meet the 
 treacherous Indian is worked into a most interesting story. 
 
 j — — Trooper Ross and Sig-nal Butte. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1896 $1.50 
 Two exciting stories for boys, from the pen of the well-known military 
 writer. 
 
 Waring-'s peril. Phila., Lippincott, 1894 $1 
 
 The times is in the "sixties" just after the war. The incidents rep- 
 resents the lights and shadows of military life and are evidently drawn 
 from actual knowledge and experience. 
 
 Kingsley, F. M. Cross triumphant. 
 
 Phila., Altemus, 1899 $1 
 The story of "a child of the law," who witnesses, amid the scenes of 
 the recent life and death of Jesus, the deepening conflict between the law 
 and the Cross. 
 
 Paul, a herald of the cross. 
 
 Phila., Altemus, 1897 $1.50 
 A vivid and picturesque narrative of the life and times of the great 
 apostle. 
 
 Kipling, R. Captains courageous. 
 
 N. Y.. Century Co., 1897 $1.50 
 A story of the Grand Banks which has to do with a fifteen-year-old-boy 
 who at the outset of the narrative has been irredeemably spoiled by an 
 indulgent mother. 
 
 Jungle book ; 1st and 2d series. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Short stories relating, with one exception, to animal life in India. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 95 
 
 Kirk, E. O. Revolt of a daug-hter. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 The story is oue almost entirely of love and character. America and 
 Italy are the scenes oif action. 
 
 j Lang-, A. Blue fairy book. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $2 
 The tales of this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is 
 hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many g-enerations. 
 
 j Red fairy book. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $2 
 The editor of this book picked up the fairy tales from French, German, 
 Greek, Chinese, Red Indian and Russian sources. 
 
 j Laurie, A. School boy days in Russia. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1892 $1.50 
 The scenes from Russian school life are novel and extremely interesting. 
 
 Lillie, L. C. Colonel's money. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1888 $1 
 Stor}- of an American girl living in London, Much can be learned 
 from this volume, of English ways and manners. 
 
 Elinor Belden. Phila., Coates & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 
 The entertaining story of a young girl's life. 
 
 For honor's sake. Phila., Coates & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 
 The story deals with the trials and triumphs that attend the heiress 
 Dorothy, and the scenes are mostly laid in New York and Connecticut. 
 
 j Household of Glen Holly. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1888 $1 
 The central figure of the Glen Holly household is Felix, a little crippled 
 boy. It is a charming story for young people. 
 
 j Nan. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 
 The experiences and trials of a young girl who is an expectant heiress 
 of a rich aunt. 
 
 j Rolf house. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 
 A sequel to the story of "Nan." 
 
 j Lincoln, J, G. Unwilling- maid. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 A capital story of the revolution, for girls. The heroine is the daugh- 
 ter of an American general. 
 
*'6 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Litchfield, G. D. Little Venice. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 189U 75c 
 An unusual grace of expression and refinement of sentiment character- 
 izes all of Miss Litchfield's work. 
 
 Lummis, C. King- of the broncos. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 Passionate admiration for horses ; touches of tenderness for the true 
 affection and hig-h moral qualities of cowboys ; lots of fun and "go ;" all 
 serve to make this collection of tales a spirited one. 
 
 Macdonald, G. Malcolm. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Considered the best work of this writer who is so rich in noble thought 
 and grand impulse. 
 
 Marquis of Lossie. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Rich in noble and suggestive thoughts, and entertaining though im- 
 probable in incident. 
 
 St. George and St. Michael. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 A mine of quaint and original similitudes, the deep perception of human 
 nature being particularly remarkable. 
 
 McLean, S. P. Cape Cod folks. 
 
 Bost., Wolfe, Fiske & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 It is decidedly original and in many respects marked and exceptionally 
 striking contribution to the literature of locality. 
 
 j Mackie, P. B. Ye lyttle Salem maide. 
 
 Bost., Lamson, Wolfe & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A well constructed storj', possessing much quaint interest apart from 
 the climax, which is ingeniously accounted for. 
 
 Major, C. (Edwin Caskoden, pseud.) When knighthood was 
 in flower. Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 A charming love story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the sister 
 of Henry the Eighth. 
 
 Marlitt, E. Gold Elsie. Phila., Lippincott, n. d. 75c 
 
 It is believed that the heroine's life depicts the early life of the author. 
 
 Old Ma'mselle's secret. Phila., Lippincott, 1893 75c 
 
 This storv is said to be the best work of this well-known German writer. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 97 
 
 Matthews, B. His father's son. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 18% $1.50 
 " The reading- of such a book is an intellectual as well as a moral sti»i- 
 ulus. I felt behind the book a keen, sane, S3'mpathetic intelli.efence." — 
 H. Garland. 
 
 j Merriman, E. W, Sir Jefferson Nobody. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 The story of Paul and Minnie Hawthorne, two orphans, who after many 
 unsuccessful attempts finally find their uncle and are happy after many 
 trials. 
 
 Mitchell, Dr. S. W. Hugh Wynne. 
 
 2 vols. N. Y., Century Co., 1899 $2 
 A story of colonial times which has run through many editions. 
 
 j Molesworth, Mrs. M. L. Meg- Langholme. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1897 $1.25 
 Mrs. Molesworth is too well known as a successful and discriminating 
 writer of stories for girls to need one word said in her praise. 
 
 j Sheila's mystery. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1 
 
 The story of the home life of two little English country girls. 
 
 j White turrets. N. Y., Whittaker, 1895 $1 
 
 Mrs. Molesworth has not won her position as a favorite author of juve- 
 niles without acquiring a skill which insures her success as a stors'-teller. 
 
 j Morrison, S. E. Chilhowee boys in war time. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowe] 1 & Co., 1893 $1.50 
 Deals with settlers in Tennessee and their hardships during the exciting 
 times of the war of 1812. 
 
 Munroe, K. At war with Pontiac. 
 
 'II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 A story of the troubles with the Indians of northern New York a cen- 
 tury and a half ago. A glimpse of a chapter of history well worth 
 remembering. 
 
 j Cab and caboose, N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 
 Story of the life of a railroad boj'. 
 
 j Dorymates. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros, 1889 $1.25 
 
 The hero is a babj'', picked up in a floating barrel by a fishing schooner ; 
 in time he discovers his parents and finds himself heir to an English 
 estate. 
 
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98 BOAKD OF LIBKAKV COMMISSIONEKS. 
 
 j Munroe, K. " Forward march!" A tale of the Spanish-Ameri- 
 can war. II. N. Y,, Harper & Bros., 1899 $1.25 
 This story narrates the adventures of a boy who enlisted in Col. Roose- 
 velt's famous regfiment and was sent on special service to carry messages 
 to Gen. Garcia. 
 
 j Prince Dust}-. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 Gives a good idea of life in the oil regions, also information regarding 
 the finding of oil. 
 
 j Snow-shoes and sledges. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.25 
 Mr. Munroe long ago established himself as one of our ablest writers 
 for children, and this latest work from his pen is perhaps the best he has 
 published. 
 
 j With Crockett and Bowie. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 The story is of the struggle by which Texas gained her independence 
 from Mexico. 
 
 j Murfree, M. N. (Charles Egbert Craddock, pseud. ) Young- 
 mountaineers. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin&Co., 1897 $1.25 
 This book contains stories of adventure in the mountains of east Ten- 
 nessee, and they are all told in the vigorous, dramatic manner of her 
 other stories. 
 
 Murray, W. H. H. John Norton's Thanksgiving party and 
 other stories. Bost., DeWolfe & Fiske, n. d. $1.25 
 
 These stories have John Norton, the trapper, for their hero, represent- 
 ing an ideal New England man who spent his life in the woods. 
 
 Noble, A. L. Love and shawl straps. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1 
 A capital story, cleverly told. 
 
 Norton, C. L. Queen's rangers. 
 
 II. Bost., W. A. Wilde Co., 1899 $1.50 
 With historical truth the author in this, his latest book, has happily 
 coupled an exceedingly interesting and instructive book. 
 
 j Ogden, R. Little homespun. N. Y., Stokes Co., 1897 $1.25 
 The story brings in a visit of the heroine and some of her friends to 
 Arlington! and incidentally describes visits to several of the historical 
 spots around Washington. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 99 
 
 OUivant, A. Bob, son of battle. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure, 1898 $1.25 
 The tale is of shepherds of the extreme North of England and their 
 dog-s, their rivalries and contests, etc. One of the strongest novels of the 
 year. 
 
 Overton, R. King-'s pardon. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1896 $1.25 
 The storj- is full of exciting adventure afloat and ashore, in war and 
 peace, at home, in the West Indies and the far Australian bush. 
 
 Page, T. N. Among- the camps. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner^s Sons, 1891 $1.50 
 These stories furnish another record of the daily humanity which soft- 
 ened the civil strife. Told in a dashing, vigorous and humorous manner. 
 
 On Newfound river. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 
 The story tells of a family feud which had lasted for three generations 
 
 brought to an end by the politic god of love. 
 
 Polly. II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 
 A pretty love story of old slavery- days with its scene on a southern 
 
 plantation. 
 
 Red Rock. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 
 A romantic love story of the South just after the war— a time when 
 
 romance and pathos combined in many picturesque developments. 
 
 j Two little confederates. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 The fact that the incidents are just such as might and probably did 
 happen in war time to two bright, brave boys makes the book more fasci- 
 nating. 
 
 Two prisoners. N. Y., R. H. Russell, 1898 $1 
 
 No matter how slight a story Thomas Nelson Page may write, it alwaj's 
 
 has in it some people you would like to have known. 
 
 Parker, G. Battle of the strong-. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 War, loyalty, treason, love, and devotion lend a most truthful and often 
 Iragic variet3' to the tale. The story is of engrossing interest. 
 
 • Seats of the mig-hty. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 
 The memoirs of Capt. Robert Mora^', sometime an officer in the Virginia 
 regiment. The author has been strictly faithful to historical facts in the 
 romance. 
 
100 BOAKD OF LIBKARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Parker, G. Trail of the sword. Phila., Appleton, 1896 $1 
 Mr. Parker here adds to a reputation already wide, and anew demon- 
 strates his power of pictorial portraj'al, and of strong dramatic situation 
 and climax. 
 
 Peattie, E. A mountain woman. 
 
 Chic, Way & Williams, 1S96 $1.25 
 The book contains several of the best tales of western life ever written. 
 
 Pemberton, C. H. Your little brother James. 
 
 Phila., Jacobs & Co., 1897 75c 
 story of a waif who is rescued from corrupting- environments and sent 
 into the country to be uplifted by the moral influence of an individual. 
 
 Pemberton, M. Kronstadt. N. Y., Appleton, 1898 $1.50 
 
 It is a profoundly interesting- and exciting story and original in plot. 
 
 A puritan's wife. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 
 This new novel is full of adventure, constructed with great skill and 
 
 holds the interest from beginning to end. 
 
 j Perry, N. A flock of girls. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 A collection of short stories entirely about girls. 
 
 j Another flock of girls. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Five pretty stories about girls, and for girls. 
 
 j Hope Benham. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 A pleasant and graceful story of school girl life. * 
 
 Phelps, E. S. Beyond the gates. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The author leads us on a strange journey into the land of mysteries. 
 
 Fourteen to one. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Mrs, Phelps-Ward, at her best, is very, verj' good ; and she is best in 
 most of the papers of this volume. 
 
 Gates ajar. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1.50 
 
 Glimpses of the life beyond are shown us in this popular story. 
 
 Gates between. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1887 $1.25 
 Again Miss Phelps carries her readers into the unseen world. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 101 
 
 j Phelps, E. S. Gypsy Breynton. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 The story of a thoug-htless, disorderl_Y little girl who learns her lessons 
 throug-h severe experiences. 
 
 • Hedg-ed in. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1.50 
 
 A book to be read as a duty, to be enjoyed as a masterpiece of novel 
 writing- with a purpose. — L(iterar3' World. 
 
 Jack, the fisherman. 
 
 II. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 50c 
 An effective story of the curse of heredity, full of tenderness and irre- 
 sistible pathos. 
 
 Loveliness. Bost., Houg-hton, Mfflin & Co., 1900 $1 
 
 Story of a dog, dealing with the subject of vivisection. 
 
 Silent partner. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 The interest of the story lies in the strange scenes and peoples to which 
 the reader is introduced. 
 
 Supply at Saint Agatha's. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1 
 
 j Plympton, A. G. Betty, a butterfly. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1894 $1 
 She is a bright little creation, as winning as " Dear daughter Dorothy." 
 
 j Dear daughter Dorothy. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1 
 A joUv story of a little girl who was her father's mother in a very real 
 way. 
 
 j A flower of the wilderness. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1899 $1.25 
 A charming- story of Massachusetts in the old colonial days, including 
 much valable information for young people regarding the fauna and flora 
 of New England. 
 
 Pool, M. L. Against human nature. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $1.25 
 The evolution of the lovable but untrained heroine into noble, unselfish 
 womanhood is depicted witl\ admirable art. 
 
102 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Pool, M. L. A g-olden sorrow. Chic, Stone & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A storj' of love and adventure in St. Augustine, much more exciting- 
 than Miss Pool's stories usually are, but with all her delightful sense of 
 humor. 
 
 Mrs. Gerald. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 
 Another of the author's strong studies of woman's complex nature. 
 
 Out of Step. Bost., Harper, 1894 $1.25 
 
 Sequel to the "Two salomes." 
 
 Red-bridge neig-hborhood. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1898 $1.50 
 A novel with a New England setting. The problem dealt with is how 
 much a woman's love can tolerate before it is entirely deadened. 
 
 Two Salomes. Best., Harper, 1893 $1.25 
 
 Story of a New England girl who is the victim of invincible hereditj'. 
 which leads her to commit crime. 
 
 j Pyle, H. Men of iron. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1891 $2 
 The time is the fifteenth century, the scene is laid in England ; Henry 
 IV and the men of his court are the men of iron. 
 
 j Modern Aladdin. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.25 
 A book of wonderful adventures and astounding occurrences. 
 
 j Otto of the siU'Cr hand. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $2 
 A tale of German}' in the days of the robber barons, when the general 
 lawlessness of the times gave scope to numberless deeds of bravery and 
 cruelty. 
 
 Rayner, E. Free to serve. 
 
 Bost., Copeland & Day, 1897 $1.50 
 The characters are finely delineated, the varied and rapidU' shifting 
 scenes are pictured with the skill of an artist, and the pure moral tone is 
 carried through the whole, like a golden thread. 
 
 Rhoscomyl, O. Jewel of Ynj's Galon. 
 
 II. N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 Such a story as this is one to make the reputation of a new author or 
 add to that of one alreadj' famous. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 105 
 
 Richards, L. E. Marg-aret Montfort. 
 
 Bost., Dana, Estes & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 A new volume in the series of which "Three Margarets" was so suc- 
 cessful as the initial volume. 
 
 j Oueen Hildeg^arde. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1889 $1.25 
 The story tells of a little girl forced into society who becomes tired and 
 ill from her unnatural life ; but is finally restored to happiness and health 
 by a residence west, where the right surroundings make her well again. 
 
 j Three Marg-arets. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1897 $1.25 
 
 It is one of the most clever stories for girls that the author has written. 
 
 Riley, J. W. Sketches in prose. 
 
 Ind., Bowen-Merrill Co., 1892 $1.25 
 Twelve graphic stories each prefaced by a poem. 
 
 Russell, W. C. Emigrant ship. N. Y., Cassell, 1893 $1 
 
 A series of wonderful adventures, graphicallj' told. 
 
 j Sage, A. C. A little daughter of the revolution. 
 
 II. N. Y., Stokes Co., 1899 $1.50 
 
 A story of the boys and girls of '76. 
 
 Saunders M. Beautiful Joe. 
 
 II. Phila., American Baptist Pub. Soc, 1894 $1.25 
 The autobiography of a dog. 
 
 Scott, Sir Walter. Waverly novels. 
 
 Estes edition; 12 vols., cl. Bost., Estes, 1887 $18 
 
 Merrill & Baker ed.; 12 vols., buckram. 
 
 N. Y., Merrill & Baker, 1895 $15 
 New Standard ed.; 12 vols., buckram. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co. 122.50 
 Abbott ; Anne of Geirstein ; Antiquar3' ; Aunt Margaret's mirror ; 
 Betrothed ; Black dwarf ; Bride of Lammermoor ; Castle dangerous ; 
 Count Robert, of Paris ; Death of the laird's Jock ; Fair maid of Perth ; 
 Guy Mannering; Heart of Midlothian; Highland widow; Kenilworth ; 
 Legend of Montrose ; Old mortality ; Pirate ; Peveril of the Peak ; Ouen- 
 tin Durward ; Rob Roy; Red gauntlet; St. Ronan's well; Surgeon's 
 daughter : Talisman ; Tapestried chamber ; Two rovers ; Woodstock. 
 
 Seawell, M. E. The Berkleys and their neig-hbors. 
 
 Phila., AppletoD, 1892 75c 
 The incidents are of great interest, well imagined and admirably 
 carried out. 
 
104 BOAKD OF LIBRAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Seawell, M. E. Little Jarvis. II. Phila., Appleton, 1894 $1 
 The hero is a mischievous luidshipman on board the frigate Constitu- 
 tioa. who finalh^ dies a heroic death during- the historical fight between 
 the Constitution and the Vengeance. 
 
 Maid Marian Phila., Appleton, 1891 $1 
 
 There is unmistakable cleverness in the volume, and the author's 
 sense of humor makes itself felt everywhere. 
 
 ■ Sprig"htly romance of Marsac. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 The way in which the wit and good nature of this Bohemian of the 
 Latin Quarter triumph over adverse circumstances and land him and his 
 friend in affluence and bliss is told in a brisk narrative. 
 
 j Throug-h thick and thin. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1893 $1.50 
 Two stories for boys, both having for the leading incidents acts of 
 heroism which really occurred ; one in the American arm3% the other in 
 the nav3^ 
 
 Sidney, M. Ging-ham bag-. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.25 
 
 A characteristic New England storj'. 
 
 The judg-es cave. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Around the story of " The Judges" of King Charles — Goffe and Whalley 
 
 — who were hiding in the New Haven colony, the author has woven a 
 powerful romance. 
 
 Little maid of Concord town. 
 
 11. Bost., D. Lothrop, 1898 $1.50 
 A romance of the American revolution. 
 
 Sienkiewicz, H. Quo Vadis. Phila., Altemus, 1897 $1.25 
 
 This remarkable romance, dealing with history and religion, with the 
 
 customs of Rome in the days of Nero, and the martyrdom of early 
 
 Christians, is likely to take a place as the greatest of this author's works. 
 
 Smith, F. H. Tom Grog-an. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 " Tom Grogan" is the crowning achievement of Mr. Smith's genius as 
 a novelist. It has attracted marked attention by its superb and original 
 heroine. 
 
 Spofford, H. p. Scarlet popp}' and other stories. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $1.25 
 A collection of bright and clever short stories. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 105 
 
 Steel, F. A. On the face of the waters. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1897 $1.50 
 
 We know none will lay it down without a feeling of admiration. It is 
 a most wonderful picture. 
 
 Stevenson, R. L. Black arrow. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 A tale of rapid action and stirring- adventure in the time of the " War of 
 the Roses," late in the reign of unhappy Henry Sixth. 
 
 Merry men and other tales, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 Whatever Mr. Stevenson writes has in it the always indefinable touch 
 of original power, and this has been nowhere shown so forcibly as in 
 the strange story of " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." 
 
 Treasure island. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.25 
 A new edition of the best pirate story ever written. 
 
 Stimson, F. J. King- Noanett. 
 
 Bost., Lamson, WolfiPe & Co., 1896 $2 
 It is safe to predict that King Noanett will take its place_ in the hearts 
 of the people with such books as Lorna Doone, etc. A most noble book. 
 
 Stockton, F. R. Captain Chap. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1897 $1.50 
 The book is a good piece of work, with its scene laid in Florida and 
 plenty of camp life and hunting. 
 
 Chosen few. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 
 The stories were grouped as a representative class of the author's best 
 
 known work in this line. 
 
 j Stoddard, W. O. The captain's boat. 
 
 II. N. Y., Merriam Co., 1894 $1.50 
 The experiences of two lads, owners of the "Sea Lion," make up a 
 thoroughly nautical story. 
 
 j Chumley's post. Phila., Lippincott, 1896 $1.50 
 
 The book gives a fresh and interesting account of frontier life, and is 
 told by a man who loves his subject. 
 
 j Dab Kinzer. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 SI 
 
 There cannot be much doubt as to the merits of a story that has sur- 
 vived the criticisms of its keen-scented readers. It is the story of a 
 " growing boy." 
 U 
 
106 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Stoddard, W. O. The Noank's log-. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1900 $1.25 
 A naval story of the American revolution, detailing- the adventures of 
 Guert Ten Ej'Ck and his friends on the American privateer Noank. All 
 boys and girls who read " Guert Ten Eyck" will welcome this volume. 
 
 The red patriot. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 
 Mr. Stoddard is at his best in this stirring story, which amongf other 
 
 themes pictures incidents of Washington's campaigning in New Jersey. 
 
 Stowe, H. B. Uncle Tom's cabin. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 A story which brings out true pictures, in detail, of slave life in the 
 southern states. Mrs. Stowe's masterpiece. 
 
 Stuart, R. M. In Simpkinsville. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.25 
 These six stories are Mrs. Stuart's latest and unquestionablj' her best. 
 
 Solomon Crow's Christmas pockets. 
 
 N. Y., Harper &, Bros., 1897 $1.25 
 Humor, pathos, sympathy and insight characterizes Mrs. Stuart's 
 fiction, which is as able as it is wholesome and engaging. 
 
 j The story of Babette. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $1.50 
 Story of a little Creole girl daintily told, and without doubt all who 
 read it will be charmed. 
 
 j Swett, S. Flying- Hill farm. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1 25 
 A bright, breezy story for young folks, abounding in pleasing incident. 
 
 j Lollipop's vacation and other stories. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.25 
 Seventeen short stories that have appeared in the St. Nicholas from 
 time to time. 
 
 Pennyroyal and mint. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1896 $1.25 
 The present collection is of the best stories that have appeared in Har- 
 per's Bazaar, Home Journal, etc., during the past few years. 
 
 Taylor, M. I. The cobbler of Nimes. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1900 $1.25 
 A delightful tale of love and heroism in the days when the Huguenots 
 of Languedoc waged their desperate fight for liberty of conscience against 
 the tyranny of Louis XIV. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 107 
 
 Taylor, M. I. On the red staircase. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1900 $1.25 
 A thrilling- tale of intrigue and barbaric plot. The book is exciting, 
 well sustained and excellentl\' written. Another " Zenda" story. — The 
 Times-Herald, Chicago. 
 
 Yankee volunteer. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1900 $1.25 
 
 A delicious story of the revolutionary war, in a pretty setting of exqui- 
 site nature pictures of scene and character. 
 
 Thanet, O. Expiation. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1890 $1 
 Rich in thrilling- adventure. 
 
 Heart of toil. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 
 Miss French is not only one of the most popular of American story- 
 writers, but one of the most thoroughly American in spirit. 
 
 The missionary sheriff. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.25 
 Incidents in the life of a plain man who tried to do his duty. 
 
 — Stories of a western town. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 
 Contents. The besetment of Kurt Leiders ; face of failure; Tommj^ 
 
 and Thomas ; Mother Emeritus ; An assisted providence ; Harry Lossing-. 
 
 Thompson, E. S. Wild animals I have known. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 S2 
 It is certainly in advance of anything- else dealing- with our four-footed 
 brethren that has yet appeared in America. The originality' and fresh- 
 ness are irresistible. 
 
 Three heroines of New England romance. 
 
 II. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1895 $2 
 A charming volume dealing with the courtship and marriage of three 
 famous beauties of old colonial times. 
 
 j Tomlinson, E. T. Boy soldiers of 1812. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1895 $1.50 
 The author's purpose is by means of living- characters, to impart vital 
 force to the conditions and events of the war of 1812. 
 
 j Guarding- the border. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1897 $1.50 
 The scene of this story is laid on the great lakes, and it can be justly 
 said that the entire setting of the book is historically correct. 
 
108 BOAKD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Tomlinson, E. T. Three colonial boys. 
 
 II. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 
 The setting- of this story is in the main historically true, 
 j — Three young- Continentals. 
 
 II. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 
 The setting- of the storj-, like that of the others of the series, is true his- 
 torically, and the events of the times are interesting-ly treated. 
 
 j Two young- patriots. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 The history of Burgo^ne's campaign is one of g-reat interest and is well 
 broug-ht out in the part which the " two young- patriots" took in the events 
 wliich led rp to the surrender of General Burg-oyne and his arm3-. 
 
 j Uncle Sam's story -world. 
 
 II. Bost., De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., n. d. $1 
 A collection of short stories for boys and g-irls. 
 
 Verne, J. Around the world in eig-hty days. 
 
 N. Y., Routledg-e & Sons, n. d. 40c 
 The author bring-s to his so justly popular works an ardor and faith 
 which g-reatly contribute to their success. 
 
 — The mysterious island. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $2.50 
 The book is written with the usual vig-or and enthusiasm of the author, 
 whose works are universally popular. 
 
 Twenty thousand leag-ues under the sea. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. 75c 
 The marvelous and exciting- adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil his 
 servant and Ned Land, a Canadian harpooner. 
 
 Viaud, L. M. J. (Pierre Loti, pseud.) An Iceland fisherman. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1893. $1 
 In this, his masterpiece, the author tells a simple love story, striking- 
 down to the primal roots of human pathos with the old, old tragedy of 
 love and death. 
 
 Wallace, L. Ben Hur. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 
 This story is dramatic. The treatment throughout is so delicate and 
 reverential that there is no possible occasion for objections on the subject 
 dealt with. 
 
 Warman, C. Frontier stories. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.25 
 Mr. Warman has written with energj^ and facility of what he thoroughly 
 understands, and cannot, therefore, fail to interest his readers. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 109 
 
 Warner, S. (Wetherell E., pseud.) The wide, wide world. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1893 $1 
 Miss Warner is one of the best friends a YOung g'irl can have as chape- 
 rone into the delightful kingdom of romance. 
 
 Watson, Rev. J. (Ian Maclaren, pseud.) Beside the bonnie 
 brier bush. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 
 This new author has leaped into sudden fame, for the gift of the Holy 
 Spirit is his— to transmute homely deeds into shining marvels. 
 
 Westcott, E. N. David Harum. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton & Co., 1900 $1.50 
 A notable contribution to those sectional studies of American life by 
 vrhich our literature has been so greatly enriched. 
 
 Westover, C. Bushy. N. Y., Morse Co., 1896 $1.50 
 
 A romance founded on fact. The scene is laid in the Rocky mountains 
 and the heroine is a young' girl who has since become famous in music 
 and literature in New York. 
 
 Weyman, S. J. From the memoirs of a minister of France. 
 
 II. N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 These short stories in the daj's of Henry IV move briskly, and while 
 they are but slight are vivid. 
 
 A g-entleman of France. 
 
 II. N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 Romance of the time of Henry of Navarre ; stirring adventure and ex- 
 cellent historical setting. 
 
 The house of the wolf. 
 
 II. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 A modern English version of a curious French memoir written about 
 1620. 
 
 My lady Rotha. II. N. Y., Macmillan, 1894 $1.25 
 
 No one of Mr. Wej'man's books is better than " My L,ady Rotha,'" unless 
 
 it be " Under the red robe." It is a good book to read and read again. 
 
 Red cockade. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 
 A succession of thrilling incidents which holds the reader's interest to 
 
 the last. 
 
 Whitney, A. D. T. The Gayworthys. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 
 It is full of radiant and kindly humor. It is a book for much enduring 
 usefulness. 
 
110 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Whitney, A. D. T. Hitherto. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 The admirable local coloring- which Mrs. Whitney has given to her 
 thoroug-hly New England tales is of priceless value, and her simplicity 
 and exquisite delicacy is delightful. 
 
 Square peg-s. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1899 $1.50 
 The storv is told in Mrs. Whitney's well-known style, and abounds in 
 those humorous touches and flashes of inspiration which make her stories 
 so charming. 
 
 j Wiggin, K. D. Bird's Christmas carol. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 50c 
 A tender and touching tale of an invalid child who spent her little life 
 in adding to others' joys. 
 
 Cathedral courtship. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1 
 story of the courting of Miss Catherine Schuyler while touring the 
 English cathedral towns in company with Miss Celia Van Tyck. 
 
 j Polly Oliver's problem. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1 
 The scenes are laid in California. Polly's problem is how to add to a 
 limited income. 
 
 j Timothy's quest. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1 
 Timothy is in quest of a mother for a little girl who has been his com- 
 panion on a wretched baby farm. Bright, touching and humorous. 
 
 Wilkins, M. E. A humble romance and other stories. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1887. $1.25 
 stories of life in rural New England, in which will be found equal parts 
 of pathos and humor. 
 
 Jane Field. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.25 
 
 The author has made an unlovely middle-aged woman the center of a 
 story of sustained power, showing her stern struggle with fate and unfal- 
 tering persistence in the path she has chosen. 
 
 Jerome, a poor man. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1.50 
 
 It is a book which will be appreciated wherever the pathos and dignity 
 
 of human nature make their appeal to sympathetic readers. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. Ill 
 
 AVilkins, M. E. Love of Parson Lord. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1900 $1.25 
 A collection of five delightful stories in widely different veins. 
 
 New Eug-land nun and other stories. 
 
 N. Y., Harper «& Bros., n. d. Si. 25 
 This second volume of stories of homelj^ New England will greatly con- 
 firm the reputation which her first volume won. 
 
 Pembroke. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 
 The pathos of New England life, its intensities of repressed feeling, its 
 homely tragedies, and its tender humor, have never been better told. 
 
 Williams, Maj. G. F. Bullet and shell, a soldier's romance. 
 
 II. N. Y., Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1882 $2.75 
 A succession of vivid pictures, tragic as well as comic. 
 
 Wister, O. Red men and white. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.50 
 Strong, clear impressions of the red savage and the civilization of the 
 plains. 
 
 Woolson, C F. Anne. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.25 
 A charming story ; the scene is laid on the picturesque island of Mack- 
 inac, where tourists of today may see the home of Anne still standing. 
 
 Jupiter lig-hts. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1889 Si. 25 
 
 Once more the author shows the unreasoning, all pardoning love of two 
 g-ood women. 
 
 Wynne, M, Y. Little room and other stories. 
 
 Chic, Way & Williams, 1895 $1.25 
 No more original book of " Ghostly folk-lore'' tales has appeared in this 
 century. 
 
 Wyss, J. R. Swiss family Robinson. 
 
 N. Y., Routledg-e & Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 
 910. DESCRIPTION, TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE. 
 
 Aldrich, H. L. Arctic Alaska and Siberia. 
 
 Chic, Rand & McNally, 1889 §1.50 
 An interesting account of eight months of actual experience with the 
 Arctic whalemen. 
 
112 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Allen, J. L. Blue grass reg-ion of Kentuck}-, etc. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $2.50 
 Sketches of Kentucky life and manners embracing- most entertaining- 
 descriptions. 
 
 Allen, W. B. Lion city of Africa. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1892 $2.25 
 
 Amicis, E. De. Constantinople. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 A remarkable work. The author is a poet, an artist, a wonder worker 
 in words. 
 
 Anderson, L. Among- typhoons and pirate craft. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.75 
 A book of interesting- and exciting adventure. 
 
 Bacon, A. M. Japanese girls and women. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Describes the domestic and social life of Japanese women of various 
 classes from childhood to old age in the country and the town. 
 
 Japanese interior. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Of remarkable value and delightfully readable. 
 
 Ballou, M. M. Aztec land. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 
 Due north. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1.50 
 
 The popular success of his former books of travel insured the flattering 
 reception which this volume has received. 
 
 Due south. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 
 A comprehensive view of the island of Cuba, past and present, and the 
 author depicts the political and moral darkness which have so long 
 enshrouded it. 
 
 Due west. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1891 $1.50 
 
 It is a book of books on foreign travel, and deserves to be in the hands 
 of all readers as combining just the qualities to give the greatest infor- 
 mation and zest. 
 
 New Eldorado. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $1 
 
 An animated, instructive and readable narrative of a journey to Alaska. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 113 
 
 Barnes, J. Yankee ships and Yankee sailors. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1897 $1.50 
 Old adventures in new setting-, described in a breezy, captivating style. 
 
 Baxter, S. Cruise of a land-yacht. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1891 $1.75 
 
 Biart, J. L. The Aztecs. Chic, McClurg-, & Co., 1892 $2 
 
 The author of this work ranks as the best living- authority on this sub- 
 ject. He is a distinguished French scientist who spent twenty-four years 
 in Mexico. 
 
 Bigelow, P. Borderland of Czar and Kaiser. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $2 
 Notes on both sides of the Russian frontier. 
 
 White man's Africa. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $2.50 
 
 The brightest, the most comprehensive, and the most impartial of the 
 dozens of books that have been published since recent developments gave 
 occasion for book making on this subject. 
 
 Bird, I. L. (^afterwards Mrs. Bishop.) Journeys in Persia and 
 Kurdistan. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 ; 2 vols. $6.50 
 This fascinating and interesting work fully maintains the author's well 
 earned ^^eputation as a traveler of the first order and a graphic and pic- 
 turesque writer. • 
 
 Korea and her neig-hbors. 
 
 N. Y., Revell & Co., 1897 $2 
 The facilities enjoj'ed by the author have been exceptional. She has 
 been honored b)' the confidence and friendship of the king and the late 
 queen, and has had access to valuable sources of information. 
 
 A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.75 
 These delightful letters are a faithful picture of the country and state 
 of society as it was twenty years ago. 
 
 The Hawaiian archipelag-o. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $2.25 
 This work has always been considered one of the most thorough descrip- 
 tions of the Sandwich islands yet written. 
 
 Unbeaten tracks in Japan. 
 
 11. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1880 ; 2 vols. $5 
 The book is one of exceptional brilliancy and value. 
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114 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Bourke, J. G. On the border with Crook. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $2.50 
 A volume of contemporary exploration and adventure. 
 
 Boyd, Mrs. O. B. Cavalry life in tent and field. 
 
 N. Y., Tait & Sons, 1894 $1 
 This book has a value far beyond the mere skill of the narrative as 
 those who are acquainted with the melancholy history of the late Captain 
 Boyd will readily understand. 
 
 Brassy, Lady A. Around the world in the yacht " Sunbeam." 
 
 II. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1891 $2.50 
 This talented traveler not only saw everything- thoroughly but she re- 
 cords her impressions faithfully and accurately. 
 
 In the trades, the tropics and the roaring- forties. 
 
 II. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1890 $2.50 
 A most interesting- book of travels by a popular and talented writer. 
 
 Sunshine and storm. II. N. Y., Holt & Co., 1890 $2.50 
 
 Author shows change that passed over Constantinople between 1874 and 
 1878, a change from the bright and glittering to all that was dull and 
 wretched. 
 
 j Brooks, E. S. Century book for old and young-. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1894^ $1.50 
 The characters are a party of bright boj's and girls who visit the city of 
 Washington, and knowing how to use their eyes and ears find out all 
 about the government of the United States. 
 
 Browne, J. R. Apache country ; a tour through Arizona and 
 Sonora. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 
 
 Graphic and interesting descriptions of a part of the country which is 
 comparatively unknown. 
 
 ] Butterworth, H. In the land of the condor. 
 
 Phila., American Baptist Pub. Society, 1898 $1 
 An account of a Welsh family that went to South America and settled 
 in Chili in the city of Iquique. 
 
 j — Lost in Nicarag-ua. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 The narrative is'told in such a way as to give the ancient legends of 
 Guatemala, the story of the chieftain, Nicaragua, the history of the Cen- 
 tral American Republics and the natural history of these countries. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 115 
 
 j Butterworth, H. Over the Andes. 
 
 Bost., Wilde & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 The subject is an inspiring one, and Mr. Butterworth has done full 
 justice to the high ideals which have inspired the great men of South 
 America. 
 
 Story of Mag-ellan. N. Y., Appleton, 1899 $1.50 
 
 Relates the adventures of the voyage, the discovery of the Philippines, 
 
 and the completion of the first circumnavigation of the globe, more won- 
 derful and engrossing than any fiction. 
 
 j Zig-zag journeys around the world. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.75 
 Describes a trip across the continent and South America. 
 
 j Zig-zag journeys in India. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.75 
 A volume of the popular household or Zenana stories of India. 
 
 j Zig-zag journeys in Northern lands. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.75 
 A light narrative of travel takes the reader to the places most conspicu- 
 ousU' associated with German history, tradition, literature and art. 
 
 Buxton, E. N. Short stalks. 
 
 II. N. Y.. Putnam's Sons, 1892 $6 
 A narrative of hunting trips, north, south, east and west. 
 
 Carnegie, A. American four-in-hand in Britain. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 
 The book gives a lively account of the author's famous drive with a 
 
 party of friends on a coach through England and Scotland. Mr. Carnegie 
 
 is an entertaining writer and the record of his novel journey is delightful. 
 
 Round the world. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1890 $1.50 
 
 His pages excite our attention unfailingly throughout. The book is 
 
 sparkling and has a distinctive and strong style. 
 
 Chittenden, H. M. Yellowstone Park. 
 
 Cin., Robert Clarke Co., 1895 $1.50 
 The descriptive portion of this work contains a succinct, though com- 
 prehensive treatment of the various scientific and popular features of the 
 Park. 
 
 Coates, E. (Sara Jeanette Duncan pseud. ) Social departure. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, n. d. $1.75 
 A humorous description of the adventures of an enterprising English 
 girl and her Canadian chaperone. 
 
116 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Cox, S. S. Arctic sunbeams, or from Broadway to the Bos- 
 phorus. II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1882 $2 
 
 He describes what he sees, interestingly and vividly. 
 
 Orient sunbeams, or from the Porte to the Pyramids. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 $2 
 These pag-es contain a good proportion of those circumstantial experi- 
 ences and details of observations which are the life and color of books of 
 travel. 
 
 Custer, E. B. Boots and saddles. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 Entertaining account of an army woman's daily life in Dakota. 
 
 Following- the g-uidon. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $1.50 
 Mrs. Custer has a racy, dashing style of narration. The scene of this 
 story is laid, for the most part, in Kansas. It is vividly told and rich in 
 entertainment. 
 
 Tenting" on the plains. 
 
 II. N. Y., Webster & Co., 1893 $1 
 Garrison and camp life with General Custer in Texas and Kansas. 
 
 Dana, R. H. Two years before the mast. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1885 $1 
 An accurate and authentic narrative of a little more than two years 
 spent as a common sailor in the American merchant service. 
 
 Darwin, C. Naturalist's voyag-e around the world. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Nelson, 1893 $2 
 Researches in natural history and geology during the voyage of H. M. S. 
 "Beagle." 
 
 Davis, R. H. The west from a car window. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $1.25 
 Mr. Davis narrates what he saw and heard during a brief tour of obseir- 
 vation in Texas and in the mining regions of the " Great Divide." 
 
 Drummond, H. Tropical Africa. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 A few lecture notes thrown into popular form make a very good general 
 sketch of East Central Africa. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. . 117 
 
 Du Chaillu, P. Adventures in the great forest of equatorial 
 Africa and the country of the dwarfs. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1891 $1.75 
 In this strang'e and weird country the author traveled alone, making- 
 friends with various tribes, always being passed on from one to another 
 with friendly commendation. 
 
 Land of the midnight sun. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 2 vols., n. d. $7.50 
 An account of the peninsula of Scandinavia, and of the life of its people, 
 during a sojourn in the country of nearly five years. 
 
 Land of the long- night. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $2 
 The narrative moves swiftly and is marked by great buoyancy of spirits, 
 having all the stirring qualities of adventurous autobiography. 
 
 Lost in the jungle. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1869 $1.50 
 M. Du Chaillu has the faculty of making- all he says interesting-, and 
 there is a charm that reminds the reader of the thrill with which " Robin- 
 son Crusoe" was first read. 
 
 My Apingi king-dora. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1870 $1.50 
 Tale of a land situated near the equator, where the people are strange 
 and superstitious, and the land rug-ged and beautiful. 
 
 j Stories of the g"orilla country. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.50 
 
 Wild life under the equator. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1868 SI. 50 
 The author leads his readers into the great forests of equatorial Africa. 
 
 Edwards, A, B. Thousand miles up the Nile. 
 
 N. Y., Routledge & Sons, n. d. $2.50 
 A revision has been made and the author has corrected some of the his- 
 torical notes by the light of later discoveries, but has left the narrative 
 untouched. 
 
 Erskine, C. Twenty years before the mast. 
 
 Phila., Jacobs & Co., 1896 $1 
 An invaluable contribution to the literature of Antarctic discoverj'. 
 
118 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Field, H. M. From the lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2 
 Vivid and interesting descriptions. 
 
 Gibraltar. II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1888 $2 
 
 Gibraltar's unique position, its picturesqueness and its history, all make 
 
 it rich in an interest the author has done full justice to. 
 
 • Old Spain and New Spain. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.50 
 The author's purpose is to engage the interest of his American reader 
 for a country which has had a great history, and which may have a not 
 less glorious future. 
 
 Fielde, A. Corner of Cathay. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillau Co., 1894 $3 
 Studies from life among the Chinese. 
 
 Finerty, J. F. War-path and bivouac. 
 
 Chic, J. F. Finerty, 1890 $2 
 These memoirs aim at laying before the public the adventures, priva- 
 tions, heroism, and horrors of our last great Indian wars. 
 
 Forbes, A. Barracks, bivouacks and battles. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1891 $1.50 
 A collection of contributions by the great war correspondent of the 
 London Daily News. 
 
 Czar and Sultan. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $2 
 
 A brilliant and exciting narrative, and the drawings add much to its 
 
 interest and value. 
 
 Ford, I. N. Tropical America. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 The work presents, besides graphic pictures of travel, an extended 
 study, rich in facts and entertaining in style. 
 
 Francis, Mrs. H. E. By land and sea. 
 
 II. Bost., Knig-ht & Co., 1891 $2.25 
 Chats with young people on incidents of travel, and the physical won- 
 ders of the world ; introduces some history and several interesting tales 
 translated from foreign languages. 
 
 Freeman, Edward A. Studies of travel. 
 
 N. Y,, Putnam's Sons, n. .d., 2 vols., ea. 75c 
 The traveler through Greece and Italy could scarcely find another guide 
 so competent as Mr. Freeman. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 119" 
 
 j French, H. W. Our boys in India. (The roundabout books.) 
 
 II. Bost., C. E. Brown, 1892 $1.75 
 A story of thrilling- adventure narrated in a brig-ht and breezy way 
 which attracts and holds the attention of the youthful reader. 
 
 j Our boys in Ireland. 
 
 II. N. Y., Worthing-ton Co., 1891 $2.50 
 This book will make the reader better acquainted with the picturesque 
 beauties of the " Emerald Isle" than any work of the kind before pub- 
 lished. 
 
 Throug-h arctics and tropics. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 The story of two boys with an important mission which takes them, 
 throug-h arctics and tropics. 
 
 Frith, H. Romance of navig-ation. 
 
 II. hond. and N. Y., Ward, Lock & Co., 1893 $1.50 
 
 A narration of actual occurrences during- the dawn and development of 
 maritime glories to the 18th century. 
 
 Garland, H. Trail of the g-old seekers. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1899 $1.50 
 A record of travel in prose and verse. 
 
 Glave, E. J. In savag^e Africa. 
 
 N. Y., DeWitt Pub. House, n. d. |Z 
 Mr. Glave remained for six years in the heart of Africa, making- many 
 expeditions on his own responsibility and living a life full of novelty and. 
 adventure. 
 
 Gray, G. Z. Children's crusade. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 A volume on some of the minor episodes of history. 
 
 Greely, A. W. Explorers and travelers. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2 
 The scope of this volume is confined to explorations of great importance 
 or peculiar interest, made by men of American birth ; there are two excep- 
 tions : Du Chaillu and Stanley. 
 
 Three years of Arctic service. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $5 
 An account of the Ladj^ Franklin Ba3' expedition of 1881-84, with illus- 
 trations from photographs taken by the party. 
 
120 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Greey, E. Young- Americans in Japan. 
 
 II. Bost., C. E. Brown, 1892 $1.75 
 This book is intended to make young- Americans better acquainted with 
 their good neig^hbors who inhabit the " Land of the Rising Sun." 
 
 j Hale, E. E, Family flig-ht over Kg^'pt and Syria. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 Fresh, piquant, graphic, full of delicate humor, these books are un- 
 equalled by an3' books of similar character. 
 
 j and S. Family flight around home. 
 
 II. Bost, D. Lothrop, 1894 $1.50 
 A delightful book made up of history, travel, description and anecdote. 
 
 j Family flight through Mexico. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, 1886 $1.50 
 An entertaining description of the natural beauties of Mexico, its 
 climate, inhabitants and civilization. 
 
 j Hale, S. Family flight through Spain. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, n. d. $1.50 
 This is one of a most interesting- series on travels through Europe. 
 
 j Hall, Capt. C. W. Drifting round the world. 
 
 II. Bost., C. E. Brown, 1892 $1.25 and $1.75 
 A boy's adventures by sea and land. 
 
 Hayes, I. I. Cast away in the cold. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $1 
 
 An old man's story of a young- man's adventures. 
 
 Headley, J. T. Ed, Mountain adventures. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1 
 Adventures in various parts of the world selected from the narratives 
 of celebrated travelers. 
 
 Hearn, L. Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895, 2 vols. $4 
 These volumes embrace twenty-seven sketches of the life of the un- 
 Europeanized Japan. 
 
 Two years in the French West Indies. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 
 Some of the literar3' results of a two years residence on these islands 
 form the bulk of the present volume. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 121 
 
 Higginson, T. W. American explorers. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $1.50 
 The explorers of various nations are represented in this book. There 
 are Northmen, Italians, Eng-lishmen, French, Spanish and Dutch. 
 
 Hill, G. With the Bedouins. 
 
 II. Lond., T. F. Unwin, 1891 15s. 
 Description of the Arab nomad tribes, their simple but impressive man- 
 ners and customs and of the great solitudes they inhabit. 
 
 Holcombe, C. Real Chinaman. 
 
 II. N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1895 $2 
 This volume is neither a defense, apology, criticism nor panegyric. It 
 is rather an explanation. Facts are dealt with rather than opinions. 
 
 Holder, C. F. Along- the Florida reef. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1892 $1.50 
 A story of camping and fishing adventures. Combines entertainment 
 and instruction. 
 
 Hornaday, W. T. Two years in the jung-le. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $3 
 The experience of a hunter and naturalist in India, Ceylon, etc. 
 
 Hough, E. Story of the cowboy. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 It is a picture^ which brings before us the sweep and splendid majesty 
 of the plains. 
 
 Howard, B. W. One year abroad. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1888 $1.25 
 Very bright travel sketches in Germany and Switzerland. 
 
 Ingersoll, E. Golden Alaska. 
 
 Chic, Rand & McNally, 1897 
 
 This volume gives much valuable information in regard to the Yukon 
 district. 
 
 • Knocking round the Rockies. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $2 
 Sketches of life in the Rocky mountains in 1874. 
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122 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Inman, Col. H. Old Santa Fe trail. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1897 $3.50 
 The story of this romantic highway is for the first time given adequate- 
 ly, and at length by Col. Henry Inman, who knew the trail for a third of 
 a century. 
 
 and Cody, W. F. Great Salt Lake trail. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1898 $3.50 
 This new book makes a direct appeal to our common love of a good 
 story, and it gains much from the fact that many of the men who move 
 in its pages still live and that their deeds are part of history. 
 
 Irving, J. T. Indian sketches. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 These sketches were not intended to form a continuous narrative, but 
 to give an idea of the habits and customs of the Indian tribes whom the 
 author visited. 
 
 Irving, W. Alhambra. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 The work is equal in literary value to "The Sketch Book," and the de- 
 scriptions are beautiful. 
 
 Jackson, H. H. Bits of travel. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.25 
 H. H.'s choice of words is in itself a study of color. This is a most 
 charming volume. 
 
 Bits of travel at liome. 
 
 N. Y., Roberts Bros., 1893 $1.50 
 The volume has few of the characteristics of a book of travel. It is 
 entertaining and readable from cover to cover. 
 
 Jenks, T. Century world's fair book. 
 
 II, N. Y., Century Co., 1893 $1.50 
 It was a happy thought of Mr. Jenks to take a couple of bright young 
 fellows and their tutor to the exposition and to chronicle their experiences 
 and talk. 
 
 Jennings, N. A. Texas ranger. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $1.25 
 
 The true story of a young man who enlisted in the early eighties in a 
 
 company of Texas rangers. The book is as thrilling as a border romance. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 123 
 
 Johansen, H. With Nansen in the north. 
 
 II. N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1899 $2 
 A popular account of one of the most brilliant pieces of exploring- work 
 in any country. 
 
 Kennan, G. Siberia and the exile system. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1891, 2 vols. $6 
 No series of articles has ever attracted a wider interest throughout the 
 civilized world. . 
 
 King", G. New Orleans : the place and the people. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1895 $2.50 
 The studies of character are lifelike and fair; the narrative portions 
 are full of picturesque touches. 
 
 Kippis, A. Voyag-es around the world by Capt. Cook. 
 
 Phila., Coates & Co., n. d. (Alta ed.) 50c 
 
 j Knox, T. W. Boy travelers in Central Africa. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1883 $3 
 Author has constructed an account of travel and adventure that is true 
 in every respect save in the individual characters portrayed. 
 
 Boy travelers in Egypt and the Holy Land. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 In addition to using- his own notes and observations, the author has 
 consulted many previous and some subsequent travelers. 
 
 j Boy travelers in Japan and China. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1879 $3 
 
 j Boy travelers in Mexico. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 The reader gains a very thorough knowledge of the chief points of in- 
 terest in Mexico, also of its social and political history, resources, etc. 
 
 j Boy travelers in Northern Europe. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892. $3 
 The reader will find the same characters and the same form of talk, 
 observations, etc., as in the other volumes of the series. 
 
 j Boy travelers in Siam and Java. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 The incidents in the narrative were mainly the experiences of the author 
 at a recent date. 
 
124 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 j Knox, T. W. Boy travelers in South America. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 A realistic picture of South America, the many varieties of people that 
 form its population, their gfovernments as we find them today, and their 
 history from ancient times. 
 
 j Boy travelers in the Russian empire. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 Adventures of two youths in Russia with an account of a tour across 
 Siberia, a visit to Central Asia and a historical sketch of the empire from 
 its foundation to the present time. 
 
 Hunters three. II. N. Y., Button & Co., 1895 $2.50 
 
 A narrative of sport and adventure in South Africa, submitted for the 
 reader's instruction and amusement. 
 
 j In wild Africa. Bost., Wilde & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 
 Adventures of two youths in a journey through the Sahara desert. 
 
 j Land of the kangfaroo. 
 
 Bost., Wilde & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 This work recounts adventures in Australia and gives an excellent ac- 
 count of the country and its remarkable plants and animals. 
 
 j Marco Polo. II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1888 $2.50 
 
 Marco Polo needs no introduction. He is revered as the greatest of all 
 travelers in the middle ages. 
 
 j Young- nimrods in North America. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1881 $2.50 
 Author has sought to convey information in such a form that it will 
 amuse as well as instruct. 
 
 Lanman, C, Farthest north. N. Y., Appleton, n. d. $1.25 
 
 The life and explorations of Lieutenant James Booth Lockwood of the 
 Greely Arctic expedition. 
 
 Lent, W. B. Across the country of the little king". 
 
 N. Y., Bonnell, Silver & Co., 1897 $1.25 
 The route herein portrayed is over the northern frontier — a journey of 
 surpassing interest. 
 
 j Lossing, B. J. Story of the JJnited States navy for boys. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.75 
 • A book intended to stimulate young countrymen, who are to be the 
 future guardians of the Republic, to a more extended perusal of our na- 
 tional history, and the biographies of the principal actors in it. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 125 
 
 Lumholtz, C. Among- cannibals. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $2.50 
 An account of four years' travel in Australia, and of camp life with the 
 aborig-ines of Queensland. 
 
 Lummis, C. F. The land of the Poco Tiempo. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2.50 
 Each chapter is a monog'raph upon some special subject connected with 
 romance, history, social customs, etc. 
 
 Some strang-e corners of our country. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1892 $1.50 
 A book for young folks, describing- some of the out-of-the-way-wonders 
 of the west. 
 
 Tramp across the continent. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 A truthful record of sortie of the experiences and impressions of a walk 
 across the continent — the diary of a man who g^ot outside the fences of 
 civilization and was glad of it. 
 
 Mael, P. The land of tawny beasts. 
 
 N. Y., Stokes & Co., 1895 $2.50 
 Describes the adventures of a party of explorers and hunters in the 
 Himalayas. 
 
 Majors, A. Seventy years on the frontier. 
 
 II. Chic, Rand & McNally, 1893 $1 
 
 There is no man living who is more thoroughly competent to write a 
 
 book of the wild west than Alexander Majors. — W. F. Cody, " Buffalo Bill." 
 
 Marsden, K. On sledg-e and horseback to the outcast Siberian 
 lepers. 11. N. Y., Cassell & Co., n. d. $2 
 
 Miss Marsden spent two winters among the lepers of Siberia and tells 
 of their frightful sufferings in detail. 
 
 Meriwether, L. Afloat and ashore on the Mediterranean. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.50 
 A variety of amusing traveling experiences. 
 
 Tramp trip. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.25 
 
 An interesting description of a trip taken on foot from Gibraltar to the 
 Bosphorus. 
 
 Meunier, V. Adventures on the great hunting- g-rounds of the 
 world. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 
 A volume treating upon the habits of animals in the tropical regions. 
 
126 BOARD OF LIBKARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Morris, C. Half hours of travel at home and abroad. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1896, 4 vols; per set $6 
 These volumes provide for the shut-in and stay-at-home a delightful 
 means of acquaintance with the scenes and customs, the history and 
 legends of the wide world. 
 
 Morris, R. C. Drag-ons and cherry blossoms. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 This is a particularly interesting account of an American's sojourn in 
 the land of cherry blossoms, telling of the . every day home life of the 
 Japanese. 
 
 Murphy, J. M. Sporting- adventures in the far w^est. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1880 $1.50 
 This work gives the general characteristics, the haunts, habits, and the 
 best methods of hunting the largest class of game. 
 
 Nansen, F. Farthest north. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $3 
 Nowhere in the whole history of polar exploration is there a more thril- 
 ling story. 
 
 First crossing- of Greenland. 
 
 N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1897 $2.50 
 An account of the daring journey through the floe-ice off the east coast, 
 and the heroic crossing to the west coast, intact. 
 
 Ninde, M. L. We two alone in Europe. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1897 $1.50 
 The narrative is filled with so many interesting glimpses of sights and 
 scenes in many lands as to render it thoroughly entertaining. 
 
 Nordhoff, Charles. The merchant vessel. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1884 $1.50 
 Author shows the shadows as well as the lights of this phase of sea life. 
 
 Whaling- and fishing-. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1877 $1 
 Author's aim is to give a plain, common sense picture of that over which 
 a false romance throws many charms. 
 
 Nourse, J. E. American explorations in the ice zones. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, 1894 $2.25 
 This volume purposes to accredit the work of American explorers in a 
 region toward which the world still looks with interest and unsatisfied 
 inquiry. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 127 
 
 Ober, F. A. Knockabout club in the Kverg-lades. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1887 $1.50 and $2 
 The boys visit Florida, and have surprising adventures with alligators, 
 and some wonderful fishing episodes. 
 
 Knockabout club in North Africa. 
 
 Bost, Estes & Lauriat, 1890 $1.50 
 An account of a trip along the coast of the dark continent, caravan 
 journej^s, and a visit to a pirate city, with stories of lion hunting and life 
 among the Moors. 
 
 Knockabout club in search of treasure. 
 
 Bost., Estes «& Lauriat, 1892 $1.50 and $2 
 It is a cleverly composed book, beautifully illustrated, and well adapted 
 to guide the 3'outhful mind through the maises of the Toltec, Aztec, and 
 modern Mexican civilization. 
 
 Knockabout club in Spain. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1889 $1.50 and $2 
 Mr. Ober gives an excellent picture of Spain and the Spaniards, told in 
 his own inimitable style. 
 
 Knockabout club on the Spanish Main. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1891 $1.50 and $2 
 
 Contains stories of the exploits of the pirates of the Spanish Main. 
 
 The club on this journey visits South America, Caracas, I^a Guayra, etc. 
 
 Puerto Rico and its resources. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1899 $1.50 
 The author here presents the result of his observations at different 
 times during an acquaintance with the island from 1880, when he visited 
 every port of importance. 
 
 Palmer, F. In the Klondjke. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $1.50 
 An account of a trip to the Klondyke in 1898, full of personal incidents 
 and details of the route, the mines and life in Dawson City. 
 
 Parkman, F. Oreg-on trail. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1 
 This ever popular book for j'oung and old describes a journey among 
 the Indian camps and the Rockies by the eminent historian in 1847. 
 
 Paton, Mrs. J. G. Letters and sketches from the New Hebrides. 
 II. N. Y., Armstrong- & Son, 1895 $1.75 
 A most charming collection of missionary letters overflowing with 
 interesting description. 
 
128 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Peary, Mrs. J. D. My arctic journal. 
 
 II. N. Y., Contemporary Pub. Co., 1894 $2 
 Voyage to McCorinick Bay and a year among the Eskimos ; also a brief 
 narrative of a journey across Greenland by Mrs. Peary. 
 
 Pennell, E. R. To Gipsyland. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1893 $1.50 
 Story of the travels of Mrs. Pennell and her husband on a bicycle trip 
 through Hungary. 
 
 Puddefoot, Rev. W. G. Minute man on the frontier. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 
 Ralph, J. Dixie, or southern scenes and sketches. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $2.50 
 Of great value as an instantaneous photograph of contemporary life in 
 the southern states. 
 
 Our g-reat west. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1893 $2.50 
 
 These sketches are all characterized by a remarkable spirit of fairness 
 
 and betray a. sincere appreciation for the enterprise and greatness of the 
 western cities. 
 
 Rand, E. A. All aboard for lakes and mountains. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop, 1891 $1.75 and $2.25 
 A trip to picturesque lakes and mountains in America. 
 
 All aboard for sunrise land. 
 
 II. Bost., D, Lothrop, 1891 $1.75 and $2.25 
 A trip through California, across the Pacific to China, Japan and Aus- 
 tralia. 
 
 Deeds worth telling-. N. Y., Hunt & Katon, 1892 $1.50 
 
 Instead of writing about imaginary boys and what they might do, Mr. 
 
 Rand tells twenty-six true stories. 
 
 Rector, C. H. Story of beautiful Porto Rico. 
 
 Chic, Laird & Lee, 1898 $1.25 
 A graphic description of the garden spot of the world by pen and camera. 
 
 Remington, F. Crooked trails. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1898 $2 
 Mr. Remington presents a perfect combination when he works with 
 himself, supplementing his own letter-press with his own illustrations, 
 and vice versa. 
 
 Pony tracks. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $3 
 
 Contains that element of romance and healthy outdoor experience 
 which is so fascinating. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 129 
 
 Rhoades, H. E. Around the world with the blue jackets. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, u. d. SI. 75 
 
 An entertaining- and realistic description of service afloat on a man-of- 
 war, despatched to show the American flag in out-of-the-way places and 
 to out-of-the-way people. 
 
 Rideing, W. H. Boys coastwise. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.75 
 Interesting- tale of ship life along the coast. 
 
 Boys in the mountains and on the plains. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, n. d. Si. 50 
 Relates travel, adventure and field sports in the west. 
 
 Roberts, C. G. D. Around the camp fire. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1896 $1.50^ 
 Six cheerful sportsmen start on a canoeing trip in the N-ew Brunswick 
 wilderness, and every evening as they sit around the fire each in turn is 
 called upon to spin an enlivening yarn. 
 
 Rogers, A, and Others. Hunting-. (Scribner's Out of Door 
 Library.) N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 Contains : American big game ; Climbing for white goats ; A kangaroo 
 hunt, etc. 
 
 Roosevelt, T. Hunting- trips of a ranchman. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1886 $3 
 This book breathes the free unfettered spirit of ranch life, the amuse- 
 ments, dangers, occupations and delights. 
 
 Wilderness hunter. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $3.50 
 An account of the big game of the United States, and its chase with 
 horse, hound and rifle. 
 
 Sanborn, H. J. A winter in Central America and Mexico. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1888 $1.50 
 The record of a journey undertaken bj- Mr. James Sanborn and his 
 daughter in the interests of the cofi^ee business of Chase and Sanborn. 
 
 j Schwatka, F. The children of the cold. 
 
 N. Y., Cassel & Co., n. d. SI. 25 
 A charming story of children of the Arctic region. 
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130 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 ■j Schwatka, F. In the land of cave and cliff dwellers. 
 
 N. Y., Cassel & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 Records in a popular way the adventures, researches and other doings 
 of two expeditions sent into northern Mexico in the years 1889 and 1890. 
 
 Selous, P. and Bryden, H. A. Travel and big- game. 
 
 N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1897 $3 
 
 Shields, G. O. Cruising-s in the Cascades. 
 
 II. Chic, Rand & McNally, 1889. $2 
 Author leads the reader on delig^htful journeys in the most remote fast- 
 nesses of the Rocky and Cascade rang-es. 
 
 Shoemaker, M. M. Islands of the southern seas. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $2.25 
 This is not a political or historical account of the country, but notes of 
 a journej' to the islands, with a description of the beauties and sadness of 
 Hawaii and the more southern islands. 
 
 Quaint corners of ancient empires. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1899 $2.25 
 The author has a breezy stjde, and it is exceedingly pleasant to stroll 
 with hira through the palaces, temples and streets of Oriental cities and 
 listen to his running comments. 
 
 Smith, A. D. Through unknown African countries. 
 
 II. N. Y., E. Arnold, 1897 $5 
 The simplicity, modesty, in a word, the high native courage in which 
 the narrative is couched fills one with just pride in this American. Dr. 
 Smith has written a model book of travel. 
 
 Smith, A. H. Chinese characteristics. 
 
 II. N. Y., Revell & Co., n. d. $2 
 The author was for twenty-two years a missionary of the American 
 board, in China. 
 
 Smith, F. H. White umbrella in Mexico. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Mr. Smith went through Mexico with both pen and pencil in hand. He 
 describes what he saw equally as well with one as with the other. 
 The book is charming. 
 
 Stanley, H. M. My earl}^ travels and adventures. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895, 2 vols. $3 
 After reading this work from the pen of this famous traveler, one feels 
 that the honors paid him have not been unfittingU^ bestowed. , 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 131 
 
 Steele, T, S. Vojag-e to Viking- land. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1896 $2 
 " It is the itinerary of a most delightful voyage along the coast of Nor- 
 way of a happy party of tourists, who, on pleasure bent, were blessed 
 with an excellent steamer, fine weather, good appetites and a decided 
 capacity for enjoyment." 
 
 Stevens T. Scouting" for Stanley in East Africa. 
 
 II. N. Y., Cassell & Co., 1890 $2 
 
 Mr. Stevens was chosen by the New York World to lead an expedition 
 sent out by them in 1888 to find Stanley. This volume gives the experi- 
 ences of the party in detail. 
 
 Stevens, J. E. Yesterdays in the Philippines. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 Every page abounds in anecdote ; and had Mr. Stevens been a trained 
 newspaper correspondent, he could hardly have written his record in a 
 livelier or more observant fashion. 
 
 Stoddard, C. A. Bej^ond the Rockies. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 Contents : South and west ; From the mountains to the gulf ; Along the 
 sunset road ; San Antonia de Bexar ; Along the Rio Grande, etc. 
 
 Cruising" among" the Caribbees. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 A graphic narrative of experiences and observations during a leisurely 
 cruise among the Windward islands. 
 
 Taylor, B. At home and abroad. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Byways of Europe. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 
 Egypt and Iceland. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 Land of the Saracens. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.50 
 Travels in Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily and Spain. Author aims to 
 give correct pictures of Oriental life and scenery. 
 
 Northern travel. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 
 Summer and winter pictures in Sweden, Denmark and Lapland. 
 
 Views a-foot. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. Si. 50 and $2.50 
 Collection of descriptive letters and impressions written from abroad. 
 
132 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Taylor, B. F. Mission Ridg-e and Lookout Mountain. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1872 $2.50 
 Letters written during- the late war, just as they were first fashioned at 
 the front. 
 Taylor, C. M. Vacation days in Hawaii and Japan. 
 
 Phila., Jacobs & Co., 1898 $2 
 In the journey through Japan the author treads no beaten tracks, but, 
 after visiting the most important cities, penetrates far into the heart of 
 the country hitherto untraveled by English-speaking people. 
 
 Thirty years in the Arctic regions, 
 
 Phila., J. E. Potter, n. d. $1.75 
 This volume gives a graphic narrative of the adventures in Arctic 
 regions of Sir John Franklin. 
 
 Towle, G. M. Adventures and conquests of Pizarro. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $1.25 
 This volume describes the travels and conquests of one of the most reso- 
 lute and adventurous captains that any age has produced. 
 
 Adventures and travels of Marco Polo. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $1.25 
 The scenes and incidents in which the central figure of this narrative 
 moved were in the highest degree thrilling and dramatic. 
 
 Exploits and voyages of Raleigh. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Sljepard, n. d. $1.25 
 
 Chivalrous in feeling, brave in action, courtly in manner, handsome in 
 
 person, a faithful husband, a devoted father, a valiant soldier, a wise and 
 
 statesmanlike thinker, his career was full of absorbing and exciting 
 
 interest. 
 
 Verne, J. Great explorers. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $2.50 
 Wonderful stories of the great explorers who have sought out the utter- 
 most parts of the earth. 
 Vincent, F. Around and about South America. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1891 $5 
 An interesting book of travels, giving accounts of the manners and 
 customs of the people of South America and the geography and peculiari- 
 ties of the country. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 133 
 
 Vincent, F. In and out of Central America. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1890 $2 
 This book is the result of extensive travel through Central America, 
 whose wealth, the author says, is decidedlj- more in vegetable than min- 
 eral resources. 
 
 Ward, H. Five years with the Cong"o cannibals. 
 
 N. Y., R. Bonner's Sons, 1890 S3 
 With pen and pencil Mr. Ward collected some details and phases of 
 every day life among the uncivilized races of Congoland. 
 
 Warner, C. D, On horseback in Virg-inia, etc. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 $1.25 
 These stories are full of observation of the people and the country, and 
 rich in valuable information. 
 
 Our Italy. II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1892 $2.50 
 
 Some historj', a little prophecy, manj- interesting facts, a few fascina- 
 ting statistics, much practical suggestion and abundant humor and charm. 
 
 Webb, W. S. California and Alaska. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $2.25 
 Fresh information concerning the countries visited and many entertain- 
 ing personal adventures make up the contents of this handsome volume. 
 
 Wells, D. A. Study of Mexico. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1887 $1 
 Embodies the careful sifting of a large amount of information derived 
 from both public and private sources, as well as personal experiences 
 during an extended trip in Mexico. 
 
 Wells, H. p. City boys in the woods. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 Stor3' of a trapping expedition of two city boj's in the Maine wilderness. 
 
 Whitney, C. On snowshoes to barren grounds. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $3.50 
 A narrative of a journey of six months into a land that has never pre- 
 viously been explored by any man in the winter months. 
 
 Whymper, E. Travels among-st the great Andes of the Equa- 
 tor. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $2.50 
 The work is of special value as a scientific record and the account of 
 the journey is most entertaining. 
 
134 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Wilcox, W. D. Camping- in the Canadian Rockies. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $4 
 
 During a period of four years the author has made camping- excursions 
 into many of the wilder parts of the mountains. An excellent camera 
 has been an almost inseparable companion. The volume is full of inter- 
 est and delight. 
 Williams, F. B. On many seas. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1897 $1.50 
 
 Plain tales of a plain man, told in his own words and edited by one who 
 has listened to these forecastle yarns with great pleasure. 
 
 Wilson, A, Abode of snow. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1886 50c 
 Interesting account of a tour from Chinese Thibet to the Indian Cau- 
 casus through the upper valleys of the Himalaya. 
 
 Wilson, E. L. and Others. Mountain climbing-. (Scribner's 
 Out of Door Library. ) N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 S1.50 
 Contents : Mt. Washington in winter ; Ascent of Mt. ^tna ; One thou- 
 sand miles throug-h the Alps, etc. 
 
 Wonderful escapes. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1885 $1 
 
 A description of famous escapes extending from 684 B. C. to 1865. 
 
 Woodman, A. J. Picturesque Alaska. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $1 
 
 920. COLLECTED BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Adams, W. H. D. Farrag-ut and other g-reat commanders. 
 
 II. N. Y., Routledg-e & Sons, n. d. $1 
 A series of naval biographies. 
 
 Bolton, S. K. Famous American statesmen. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Outlines of the lives and services of Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, 
 Hamilton and others. 
 
 Famous leaders among men. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Biographical sketches with portraits of Napoleon, Nelson, John Bunyan, 
 Thos. Arnold, Wendell Phillips and others. 
 
 Famous men of science. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Possesses both interest and permanent value. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 135 
 
 Bolton, S. K. Famous Eng-lish authors. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 A recent visit to the many scenes made memorable by the best known 
 Eng-lish authors has enabled the author to invest 'vith a personal interest 
 the sketches in this volume. 
 
 Famous Eng-lish statesmen. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 
 The history of these men is largely the history of Great Britain during 
 the last of the nineteenth century. 
 
 Famous givers and their g-ifts. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 It is interesting- to see how men have built up fortunes ; it is even more 
 interesting to see how those fortunes have been used for the benefit of 
 mankind. 
 
 Famous voyagers and explorers. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 In this volume, for the most part, those explorers have been chosen 
 whose labors have been connected with North America. 
 
 ■ Lives of poor boys who became famous. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1885 $1.50 
 Sketches George Peabody, Palissy, Garibaldi, Thorwaldsen, Bessemer, 
 Goldsmith, Moody, Garrison and twenty others famous in various voca- 
 tions. 
 
 Brooks, E. S. Great men's sons. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 The seventeen eminent men selected are representative, and range 
 Socrates to Napoleon ; the record of what their sons did cannot fail to be 
 interesting. 
 
 Historic Americans. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1899 $1.50 
 Sketches of the lives and characters of certain famous Americans held 
 most in reverence by the boys and girls of America, for whom their 
 stories are here told. 
 
 Historic boys. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $2.25 
 
 The character of the work is praiseworthy ; it is entertaining and very 
 
 fascinating in its brilliant st3'le. 
 
136 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Brooks, N. Statesmen. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 n $2 
 In the preparation of this work the author's aim has been to present a 
 series of character sketches of the eminent statesmen selected for por- 
 traiture. 
 
 Church, A. J. Heroes of chivalry. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1898 $1.75 
 Stirring tales of the olden time. 
 
 Douglas, A. M. Heroes of the Crusades. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1890 $1.50 
 This volume contains biographies of leading- spirits in the history of the 
 Crusades, which are interestinglj' told by the most entertaining author. 
 
 D wight, T. (Ed.) Critical sketches of some of the federal and 
 confederate commanders. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $2 
 
 The memoirs in this volume form, in a measure, an epitome of the his- 
 torj- of the four j-ears of conflict. 
 
 Emerson, R. W. Representative. men. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Mr. Emerson is a great writer, and an honest and independent thinker. 
 His style is musically clear and brilliant. 
 
 Farmer, L. H. Boy's book of famous rulers. 
 
 II. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1886 $1.50 
 Mrs. Farmer's style is crisp and entertaining, and she writes like a true 
 hero worshipper. 
 
 Ferris, G. T. (Ed.) Great leaders. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1889 $1.75 
 Over eighty graphic pen portraits selected from the historical works of 
 Grote, Plutarch, Mommsen, Froude and- others. 
 
 Frost, J. Presidents of the United States. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1895 $1.50 
 
 Griswold, H. T. Home life of great authors. 
 
 Chic, McClurg & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 This volume was written for those busy people who have little time for 
 reading, yet wish to know something of the private life of their favorite 
 authors. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 137 
 
 Hale, E. E. Boy's heroes. Bost, D. Lothrop, 1885 $1 
 
 A volume containing- a discussion of some ancient as well as modern 
 heroes. 
 
 Homans, J. E. Our three admirals : Farrag-ut, Porter, Dewey. 
 
 II. N. Y., Jas. T. White & Co.. 1899 $1 
 
 An authentic account of the heroic characters, disting-uished careers 
 
 and memorable achievements of the three officers who have attained the 
 
 highest rank in the navy of the United States. 
 
 Hubbard, E. Little journeys to the homes of American authors. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $1.75 
 A little foreword to each sketch gives the status of its writer. They 
 first appeared in Putnam's Monthly. 
 
 Hubert, P. G. Jr. Inventors (Men of achievement). 
 
 N. Y. , Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2 
 Deals with the hopes, aims, principles and disappointments of such men 
 as Franklin, Fulton, Whitney, Goodyear, Edison and Bell. 
 
 Jiidson, L. C Sages and heroes of the American revolution. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $2.50 
 The character and acts of the most prominent sages and heroes of the 
 revolutionary times are delineated. 
 
 Lossing, B. J. Two spies. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $2 
 
 This little volume contains a brief account of the most important events 
 in the life career of two notable spies in our war of independence, Nathan 
 Hale and John Andre. 
 
 Mombert, J. T. Great lives. 
 
 Bost., Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, 1886 $1 
 The simple narratives here presented to the public, trace in brief and 
 compendious form a number of g^reat lives from the legendary period of 
 Greece to the present time. 
 
 Munro, J. Heroes of the teleg-raph. 
 
 Chic, Revell & Co., 1891 $1.40 
 This work deals with the lives and principal achievements of those dis- 
 ting-uished men to whom we are indebted for the introduction of the elec- 
 tric telegraph and telephone, 
 
 Newton, R. Heroes of the reformation. 
 
 Phila., American Sunday School Union, n. d. $1.25 
 Sketches of the noble lives of the heroes of the reformation are g-iven 
 in this book. 
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138 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Rideing, W. H. Boyhood of living- authors. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1887 $1 
 The reader will find much not recorded elsewhere to interest and inform 
 in the careful treatment of the seventeen sketches. 
 
 Seawell, M. E. Twelve naval captains. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 
 Interesting- sketches of twelve men who made themselves immortal. 
 
 Steel, R. Achievements of youth. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Nelson & Sons, 1891 $1.25 
 
 Stirling, A. H. Torch bearers of history. 
 
 II. N. Y., Thos. Nelson & Sons, 1895 80c 
 From each great historical epoch a representative man or woman is 
 selected whose life makes an interesting- study ; the whole is a connected 
 series of historical sketches. 
 
 Stoddard, W. O. Men of business (Men of achievement). 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $2 
 The author points out the business qualities typified by sixteen charac- 
 ters, of whom John Jacob Astor is the first and Iceland Stanford the last. 
 
 Thayer, W. M. Men veho -win. 
 
 N. Y., Thos. Nelson & Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 Biographical sketches of eminent men. 
 
 Turning" points in successful careers. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 It is an interesting study to trace these chances in the lives of men and 
 women, and is instructive and assiiring also. 
 
 Towle, G. M. Heroes and martyrs of invention. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1892 $1 
 Includes biographies of Gutenberg, Watt, Davy, Stephenson, Fulton, 
 Howe and others. 
 
 Verne, J. Great navigators of the eighteenth century. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $2.50 
 Mr. Verne's scheme in this work is to tell fully how man has made 
 acquaintance with the world in which he lives. 
 
 White, J. S. Boys' and girls' Plutarch. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 12.50 
 In reading the essays of Plutarch the wonder constantly grows that his 
 knowledge could be so extensive and so scientific. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 139 
 
 Wilson, J. G. Presidents of the United States, 1789-1894. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $3.50 
 This volume contains brief biographies of the presidents of the United 
 States from the inauguration of Washington to the summer of 1894. 
 
 920. INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY. 
 Alexander. Abbott, J. History of Alexander the great. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. %\ 
 In the writing of this book the best sources of information which this 
 country affords have been used. 
 
 Alfred. Hughes, T. Alfred the g-reat. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 SI 
 A faithful account of the simple, honest life of the great Saxon king. 
 
 Allen. Hall, H. Ethan Allen, the Robin Hood of Vermont. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1892 Si 
 The author's purpose has been to present a fuller life of Allen than has 
 yet been written. 
 
 American Pioneers and Patriots Series. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d., per volume $1.50 
 
 Boone. Abbott, J. S. C. Daniel Boone. (American pioneers 
 and patriots. ) 1874. 
 The name of Daniel Boone is a conspicuous one in the annals of our 
 country. This narrative reveals a state of society and habitudes of life 
 now rapidly passing into oblivion. 
 
 Cai'son. Kit Carson. (American pioneers and patriots.) 
 
 With energy and fearlessness never surpassed, Kit Carson was one of 
 the most gentle and lovable of men. 
 
 Columhiis. Christopher Columbus. 1875. (American 
 
 pioneers and patriots.) 
 Reveals to us the West Indies and gives to us a narrative of wonders 
 unsurpassed in fact or fable. 
 
 Crockett. • David Crockett, n. d. (American pioneers and 
 
 patriots.) 
 An interesting story of the life of this famous man. 
 
 De Soto. Ferdinand De Soto. (American pioneers and 
 
 patriots.) 
 Of all enterprises undertaken in a spirit of daring adventure none has 
 surpassed that of the renowned De Soto. 
 
140 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Franklin. Abbott, J. S. C. Benjamin Franklin. (American 
 pioneers and patriots.) 1876. 
 There is probably not a biography more full of valuable thought than 
 a truthful sketch of Benjamin Franklin. 
 
 Jones. Paul Jones. (American pioneers and patriots.) 
 
 1874. 
 He was one of the purest patriots and perhaps the most heroic naval 
 hero to whom any country has given birth. 
 
 Kidd. Captain Kidd. (American pioneers and patriots.) 
 
 1874. 
 
 There can scarcely anything' be found in the literature of our lang^uag^e 
 more wild and wonderful than the narrative found in this volume. 
 
 La Salic. Adventures of the Chevalier de La Salle and 
 
 his companions, n. d. 
 An account of his discoveries and adventures with the Indians of the 
 northwest. 
 
 Standish. Miles Standish. (American pioneers and 
 
 patriots. ) n. d. 
 It has been a constant pleasure to the author to endeavor to rear a 
 worthy tribute to the heroic captain and noble man. 
 
 Washinglon. Georg^e Washing-ton. 1875. (American 
 
 pioneers and patriots. ) 
 George Washing-ton seems to have approached as near perfection as anj' 
 man who ever lived. In his wonderful career we become familiar with all 
 the strugg-les of the American revolution. 
 
 American Reformers Series. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, n. d., per volume $1.50 
 
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 Eugenie. Lano, P. De. The Empress Eug-enie. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 A critical biography from a French point of view. 
 
 Jeanne VArc. Oliphant, Mrs. Jeanne D'Arc, her life and death. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 §1.50 
 The stor)' is told with a skill of narrative we should expect from so ex- 
 perienced a writer. 
 
 Joan oj Arc. Lowell, F. C. Joan of Arc. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1896 $2 
 The story is one of the most thrilling, pathetic and pitiful in history. 
 
 Joan oJ Arc. Tuckey, J. Joan of Arc. 
 
 II. N. Y., H. M. Caldwell Co., n. d. 75c 
 
 Among heroines of history, this young girl stands foremost in a rare 
 union of qualities. This is a brief record of her true and beautiful life. 
 20 
 
154 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Josephine. Abbott, J. and J, S. C. History of Josephine. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1897 $1 
 No one can read the histor3' of Josephine without being ennobled by 
 the contemplation of the fortitude and grandeur of spirit she evinced. 
 
 Josephine. Saint-Amande, I, de. Court of the Empress Jose- 
 phine. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 History reads like the wildest romance during- this period of Josephine's 
 life. 
 Madison. Goodwin, M. W. Dolly Madison. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons $1.25 
 This volume is the result of special research, and embodies in attractive 
 form much new and entertaining information regarding this woman. 
 
 Marie Antoinette. Abbott, J. History of Marie Antoinette. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. 81 
 The author has given a faithful narrative of facts in the mournful 
 traged)' of this great life. 
 
 Mat'ie Antoinette. Bishop, M. C. Prison life of Marie Antoin- 
 ette. II. N. Y., Benzig-er Bros., 1893 11.60 
 Last months of the royal family ; brings out strongly their heroic qual- 
 ities without partisan prejudice. 
 
 Mary. Abbott, J. History of Mary Queen of Scots. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1 
 An extremely vivid portraiture of this unhappy queen. 
 
 Pinckney. Ravenel, H. H. Eliza Pinckney. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 Social and domestic life in South Carolina, from 1737 through the revo- 
 lutionary war. Manners, customs and mode of life were elaborately 
 portrayed in Mrs. Pinckney's letters. 
 
 Schtiyler. Humphreys, M. G. Catherine Schuyler. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 The period embraced within the years of Catherine Schuyler's life is 
 the most exciting in American history. 
 
 Victoria. Private life of the queen. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 Wherever Victoria's name is known and honored, there this living pho- 
 tograph of her, in the privacy of her home life, will be welcomed and 
 prized. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 155 
 
 Warre7i. Brown, A. Mercy Warren. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 Story of the life of one of the most eminent women of revolutionary 
 times ; also pictures the domestic and social life of the time. 
 
 Washingion. Harland, M. Story of Iviary Washing-ton. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 U 
 A reverent tribute to the memory of a woman of marked characteristics 
 who should be better known and esteemed by her country women. 
 
 Washington. Wharton, A. H. Martha Washington. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 The aim of this book has been to present the bare outline of fact long- 
 known to the world clothed with some charm of individuality and some 
 warmth of human interest. 
 
 Winthrop. Earle, A. M. Margaret Winthrop. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 The author has not aimed to give any extended history of public or 
 political events, except as they are connected with the life of the subject 
 of this sketch. 
 
 900. GENERAL HISTORY. 
 
 Allen, F. Young folk's history of the reformation. II. n. d. 
 It is more properly a history of the period, the thoughts and influences 
 which led up to the reformation. 
 
 Brooks, E. S. Story of the nineteenth century. 
 
 Bost., Lothrop Pub. Co., 1900 $1.50 
 A rapid survey of the progress in government, in literature, in law, in 
 science and art. 
 
 Crane, S. Great battles of the world. 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1900 $1.50 
 These vigorous pictures were among the very last work done by the 
 lamented pen which gave us " The red badge of courage." 
 
 Creasy, E, S. Fifteen decisive battles. 
 
 N. Y., A. L. Burt, n. d. 75c 
 Clear and concise accounts of the world's great battles from that of 
 Marathon to the battle of Waterloo. 
 
 Dragomanov, M. (Stepniak, pseud.) Russia under the Tsars. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1885 $1.50 
 When " Stepniak " makes a charge he can support it with an impressive 
 array of facts and a vigorous simplicity of style. 
 
156 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Fitchett, Rev. W. H. Deeds that won the empire. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 The tales here told are written, not to glorify war, but to nourish pat- 
 riotism. The sketches will be found to be historically accurate. 
 
 Griffis, W. E. The romance of discovery. 
 
 (Riverside Library,) n. d. $1.50 
 Hale, E. E. Stories of the sea. 1892 $1 
 
 The precise object of this book is to show intelligent young people how 
 they may seek for themselves the best original narratives and the best 
 historical reading. 
 
 Judson, H. P. Europe in the nineteenth century. 
 
 Meadville, Pa., Flood & Vincent, 1894 $1 
 Includes the period from the outbreak of the French revolution to the 
 present time. The volume is profusely illustrated. 
 
 Karageorgevitch, B. Enchanted India. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $1.75 
 Describes a tour through the various districts and principal cities of 
 India. It is an account of her people and customs. 
 
 Knox, T. W. Decisive battles since Waterloo. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $2.50 
 The most important military events from 1815 to 1887. A map of the 
 battle-fields accompanies each description. 
 
 Lanier, S. The boy's Froissart. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $1.50 
 Modernized from Froissart's chronicles of chivalrous adventure in the 
 14th century. 
 
 Lang, A. The true story book. 1893 $2 
 
 The author has departed from the realm of fairies and dragons and in 
 this volume deals with true stories which he says "are also rather attract- 
 ive and strange now and then." 
 
 Latimer, E. W. Europe in Africa in the nineteenth centurj-. 
 
 II. Maps. Chic, McClurg& Co., 1895 $2.50 
 Mrs. Ivatimer's already large circle of readers will receive this new vol- 
 ume gladly ; some of the fascinating historical gossip is on matters which 
 are so recent, they seem almost like current events. 
 
 Mombert, J. T. Short history of the crusades. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 -11.50 
 The many pilgrimages made to the Holy I^and during two centuries are 
 carefully and vividly described. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 
 
 157 
 
 Monnier, M. Wonders of Pompeii. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1 
 Description of an old city buried in A. D. 79, and of what Pompeii was 
 like when it was a live and bustling- place. 
 
 The Story of the Nations. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons $1.50 
 A series of historical studies intended to present in graphic narratives 
 the stories of the different nations that have attained prominence in 
 history. 
 
 In the story form the current of each national life is distinctly indica- 
 ted, and its picturesque and noteworthy periods and episodes are presented 
 for the reader in their philosophical relations to each other as well as to 
 universal history. 
 
 The following- is a list of the subjects thus far published : 
 
 Alexander's Empire. Prof. J. P. 
 
 Mahaffy. 
 Ancient Egj'pt. Prof. George Raw- 
 
 linson. 
 Assyria. Z. A. Ragozin. 
 Australasia. Greville Tregarthen. 
 Austria. Sidney Whitman. 
 Balkan States. Henry Miller. 
 Barbary Corsairs. Stanley Lane- 
 Poole. 
 Bohemia. C. Edmund Maurice. 
 British Rule in India. R. W. Fra- 
 
 zer. 
 Building of the British Empire. 2 
 
 vols. Alfred T. Story. 
 Byzantine Empire. C. W. C. Oman. 
 Canada. J. G. Bourinot. 
 Carthage. Prof. A. J. Church. 
 Chaldea. Z. A. Ragozin. 
 China. Robert K. Douglas. 
 Christian recovery of Spain. H. E. 
 
 Watts. 
 Crusades, The. T. S. Archer and 
 
 C. L. Kingsford. 
 Early Britain. Prof. A. J. Church. 
 Franks, The. Lewis Sergeant. 
 Germany. S. Baring-Gould. 
 Goths, The. Henry Bradley. 
 Greece. Prof. Jas. A. Harrison. 
 
 Hansa Towns. Helen Zimmern. 
 
 Holland. Prof. J. E.Thorold Rogers. 
 
 Hungar}'. Prof. Vdmb^ry. 
 
 Ireland. Hon. Emih' Lawless. 
 
 Japan. David Murray. 
 
 Jews, The. Prof. James K. Hosmer. 
 
 Jews under Rome. W. Douglass 
 Morrison. 
 
 Media, Babylon and Persia. Z. A. 
 Ragozin. 
 
 Media?val France. Prof. Gustave 
 Masson. 
 
 Mexico. Susan Hale. 
 
 Modern France. Andre Lebon. 
 
 Modern Italy. Pietro Orsi. 
 
 Modern Spain. M. A. S. Hume. 
 
 Moors in Spain. Stanley Lane- 
 Poole. 
 
 Normans, The. Sarah Orne Jewett. 
 
 Norway. Hjalmar H. Boj'esen. 
 
 Parthia. George Rawlinson. 
 
 People of England in the 19th cen- 
 tury ; 2 vols. Justin McCarthy. 
 
 Persia, S. G. W. Benjamin. 
 
 Phoenicia. Prof. Geo. Rawlinson. 
 
 Poland. W.R. Morfill. 
 
 Portugal. H. Morse Stephens. 
 
 Rome. Arthur Gilman. 
 
 Russia. W. R. Morfill. 
 
158 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 The Story of the Nations — Continued: 
 
 Saracens, The. Arthur Gilnian. 
 Scotland. John Mackintosh. 
 Sicily. E. A. Freeman. 
 Southern Africa. George M. Theal. 
 Spain. E. E. and Susan Hale. 
 Switzerland. Mrs. Arnold Hug and 
 R. Stead. 
 
 Turkey. Stanley Lane-Poole. 
 Tuscan republics. Isabella Duffy. 
 Vedic India. Z. A. Ragozin. 
 Venice. Alethea Wiel. 
 West Indies. Amos K. Fiske. 
 
 Verne, J. Famous travels and travelers. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $2.50 
 This narrative comprehends not only all the explorations made in past 
 ages, but also all the new discoveries which have of late years so greatly 
 interested the scientific world. 
 
 White, Rev. J. Eigfhteen christian centuries. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50 
 A history of the Christian era, from the birth of Christ to the close of 
 the revolutionary war. 
 
 Yonge, C. M. Book of g-olden deeds. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan, n. d. %\ 
 The book is intended as a treasury for young people where they may 
 find minute particulars of soul stirring deeds that give life and glory to 
 the record of events. 
 
 930. ANCIENT HISTORY. 
 
 Adams, W. H. Egypt, past and present. 1894 
 
 Boughton, W. History of ancient people. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $2 
 The plan has been to follow the fate of a single nation at a time from 
 its mythical beginning to the present. 
 
 Grant, A. J. Greece in the age of Pericles. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25 
 Two objects were kept in view by the author. First he tried to make 
 his account of Greece as comprehensive as possible, and to omit none of 
 the main forces that helped to mould Greek civilization. 
 
 White, J. S. Boy's and g-irl's Herodotus. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1885 $1.75 
 
 The personal character of Herodotus, reflected from every page that he 
 wrote, renders his vivid story all the more happily suited to the reading 
 and study of boys and girls. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 159 
 
 Yonge, C. M, Young- folks' history of Rome. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, n. d. 81.50 
 The history has been given as briefly as could be done consistently with 
 such details as can alone make it interesting- to all classes of readers. 
 
 942. ENGLAND. 
 
 Adams, C K. British orations. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 S3.75 
 Illustrates English political history of present century. 
 
 Church, A. J. Stor}^ of early Britain. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 Mr. Church's studies have especially fitted him for writing a work of 
 this kind. 
 
 Stories from English history. Vols. 1 and 2. 1896 ea. $1 
 
 Entertaining stories from the time of Julius Caesar to Charles the I. 
 
 Dickens, C. Child's history of Eng-land. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1892 SI 
 This history will be found, as is all else from the pen of the great 
 novelist, entertaining and full of interest — instructive to both j-oung and 
 old. 
 
 Frazer, R. W. British India. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 Throughout the story attention has been centered on the main factors 
 
 which led to the foundation and expansion of the British Empire in India. 
 
 George, H. B. Battles of English history. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1895 $2 
 Mr. George has written for those who do not know much about battles 
 and would like to understand events which are interesting in themselves, 
 and are the great turning-points in history. 
 
 Green, J. R. A short history of the English people. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $5 
 Mr. Green has given to his fellow citizens such a story of their common- 
 wealth as has in fact no parallel in any other country. 
 
 Hamley, Sir E. AVar in Crimea. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner & Welford, 1894 SI. 75 
 
160 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Higginson, Thomas W. and Channing, Edward. English 
 history for American readers. 
 
 II. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1894 $1.20 
 Early Britain to 1880 ; condensed with aim of bringing out events most 
 directly influencing American history and institutions. 
 
 King's story book. 1897 $2 
 
 Historical stories collected out of English romantic literature in illus- 
 tration of the reigns of English monarchs from the conquest to "William IV. 
 
 Latimer, E. W. England in the nineteenth century. 
 
 II. Chic, McClurg & Co., 1894 $2. 5a 
 This volume must take high place among the valuable contributions to- 
 popular historical literature. 
 
 McCarthy, J. History of England. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1899 ea. Si. 50 
 
 The purpose of this work is to so tell the stor3' of England, nineteenth 
 
 century, as to secure a place in the memory of even the j-oungest reader. 
 
 Morris, C. Historical tales, romance of reality. (English). 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott, 1895 $1.25 
 Embraces the best known and most romantic episodes in English 
 history . 
 
 Morris, W. O. Great campaigns of Nelson. 1898 
 
 The object of this volume has been to present to the readers, in tolerable 
 exact outline, a sketch of the chief operations of Nelson at sea. 
 
 Ransome, C. An advanced history of England. 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1895 $2.25 
 Valuable to all advanced students of history ; tells of England from the 
 earliest times to the present day. 
 
 Rawlinson, G. Stories from English history. II. 1892 
 
 A complete popular history of England from the earliest period to the 
 present time. Intended for young readers. 
 
 Schmucker, S. M. History of the four Georges. 
 
 N. Y., James Miller, n. d. $L75 
 At no other period of British history have public events of equal mag- 
 nitude and interest occurred, nor has the nation ever produced so many 
 eminent statesmen as at this time. 
 
 Scott, Sir W. Tales of a grandfather. 3 vols., n. d. $4.50 
 A collection of tales or narratives from the Scottish chronicles, giving 
 a general view of the history of that country. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 161 
 
 Steevens, G. W. With Kitchener to Khartoum. 1899 $1.50 
 The author joined the expedition earl3' in 1897, and he toiled along- with 
 it to the end. He described the stirring- events with accuracy and graphic 
 presentation of detail. 
 
 Towle, G. M. Young- people's history of Ireland. 
 
 II. Bost., Lee & Shepard $1.50 
 By the beauty and wealth of her country and the sentiment and charac- 
 ter of its people, Ireland must be ranked with the best defined nationalities. 
 
 944. FRANCE. 
 
 Alger, J. G. Glimpses of the French revolution. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1894 $1.75 
 This book deals with some more general incidents or phases of the 
 revolution. 
 
 Bicknell, A. L. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1895 $2.25 
 The author wields a facile pen, and her style is conversational and 
 fascinating-. 
 
 Creighton, L. First history of France. 
 
 II. N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 A carefulU^ prepared volume suitable for elementarj^ study. 
 
 Farmer, L. H. Short history of the French revolution. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1889 $1.50 
 The writer has presented a rapid and clear resum^ of the most important 
 events and thrilling scenes of the French revolution. 
 
 Headley, J. T. Imperial guard of Napoleon. 1892 $1.25 
 
 The Old Guard was the most renowned bod3' of soldiers to be found in 
 the military annals of the world. The facts are taken from a variety of 
 works. 
 
 Latimer, E, W. France in the nineteenth century ; 1830-1890 
 
 II. Chic, McClurg & Co., 1894 $2.50 
 The rapidly changing and dramatic scenes are vividly portrayed. 
 
 Masson, G. Outlines of the history of France. II. n. d. 
 
 An abridgment of M. Guizot's history, in which the author has scrupu- 
 lously abstained from altering- the translation. 
 21 
 
162 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Mignet, F. A. History of the French revolution. 
 
 Bohn Library- ^1 
 Readers cannot fail to pronounce this one of the most interesting- 
 volumes on the French revolution. 
 
 Morris, C. Historical tales ; the romance of realit}-. (French. ) 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1893 $1.25 
 The best known and most romantic episodes of French history. 
 
 Yonge, C. M. Young- folks' history of France. 
 
 Bost., Kstes & Lauriat, n. d. $1.50 
 These stories put such facts as need most to be remembered in a com- 
 prehensible form, and to attach some real characteristic to each reig-n. 
 
 946. SPAIN. 
 
 Amicis, E. De. Spain. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $2.25 
 What he says has the freshness of immediate sensation ; what he sees 
 lives and burns under his g-aze with intensity. 
 
 Bonner, J, A child's history of Spain. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $2 
 Begins with the Roman conquest, followed by the Goths in Spain, dis- 
 covery of America, etc. 
 
 Fernald, J. C. The Spaniard in history. 
 
 N. Y., Funk & Wag-nail's Co., 1898 75c 
 
 The author believes that it is possible to gain an estimate of a nation 
 
 by swift characterization at critical moments of its history', wliich shall 
 
 be more just, as well as more vivid, than any that can be gained by 
 
 monotonously tracing the chronology. 
 
 Fisk, J. Story of the Spanish Armada. II. 1893 
 
 No effort has been spared to make this work as complete and as inter- 
 esting as possible. 
 
 Hume, M. A. S. Modern Spain, 1788-1898. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1900 $1.50 
 Mr. Hume tells the story of Spain during a century of struggle upward 
 out of an abyss into which despotism and bigotry had sunk it. 
 
 Latimer, E. W. Spain in the nineteenth century. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., n. d. $2.50 
 A general review of what has happened in Spain during the present 
 century. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 163 
 
 Morris, W. O. Historical tales. Spanish. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott & Co., 1898 SI. 25 
 The tales g-athered within this charming- volume have at once the attrac- 
 tiveness of the novel and the merit of truth. 
 
 Parmele, M. P. A short history of Spain. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 60c 
 The author has tried to exclude the mass of confusing- details which 
 often make the reading- of history a dreary task. 
 
 Poole, Stanley-Lane. Story of the Moors in Spain. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.50 
 Much the best book on the subject in Eng-lish. — Athenasum. 
 
 949.2. HOLLAND. 
 
 Amicis, E. de. Holland and its people. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $2.25 
 He is the Taine of travelers. The same dash, eloquence, imagery, show 
 that both have drawn their inspiration from the same models. 
 
 Griffis, W. E. Brave little Holland and what she taug-ht us. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Traces development and influence of the Netherlands in a g-raphic and 
 enthusiastic manner. 
 
 951.952. CHINA AND JAPAN. 
 
 Douglas, R. K. China. 1895 $1.50 
 
 This is probably the first work on China that has had the advantag-e of 
 careful revision bj' a native of that land who has been educated in other 
 countries than his own. 
 
 Scidmore, E. R. China, the lono-.lived empire. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., 1900 $2.50 
 The author is thoroug-hly conversant with the subject, knows the work 
 of the foreign missions, and the machinerj' of Chinese politics. 
 
 Smyth, G. B., and others. The crisis in China. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1900 $1 
 Valuable papers on the present situation in China, reprinted from the 
 North American Review. 
 
 Tcheng-Ki-Tong, Gen., and others. The Chinese empire past 
 and present. II. Chic, Rand, McNally & Co., 1900 Si. 25 
 
164 BOAKD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONEKS. 
 
 Van Bergen, R. Stor}- of Japan. 
 
 * N. Y., Amer. Book Co., 1897 $1 
 While the thread of historical events runs throughout this book, many 
 incidents and characteristic stories have betn cited to illustrate the man- 
 ners and customs of the various periods. 
 
 968.2. THE TRANSVAAL. 
 
 Bryce, J., and othe?'s. Briton and Boer. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1900 $1.25 
 A carefulU' prepared volume dealing- with both sides of the South Africa 
 question, and written by men of prominence identified with each side. 
 
 Davis, R. H, With both armies in South Africa. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1900 $1.50 
 The frankness with which Mr. Davis describes what he saw and heard 
 in South Africa gives a unique quality to his book. 
 
 Haggard, H. R. History of the Transvaal. 
 
 N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1900 $1 
 This history is written by one who took an active part in the sad and 
 stirring events which it records. 
 
 Hillegas, H. Oora Paul's people. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton & Co., 1900 $1.50 
 A book on the Boer troubles that is free from British prejudices and 
 misrepresentations. " It is the best book of the hour in its unbiased pre- 
 sentation of the Boer side of the controversy." — Chicago Tribune. 
 
 970. AMERICAN HISTORY. 
 
 Bandelier, A. F. The g-ilded man. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1893 $1.50 
 An account of the many Spanish expeditions sent in search of the gold- 
 en city believed to be hidden somewhere in the new world. 
 
 Bishop, W. H. Mexico, California and Arizona. II. n. d. $2 
 Considered by many the best book on Mexico of recent times. 
 
 Brooks, E. S. The story of the American Indian. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1887 $2.50 
 The story is most successfully told in a direct, interesting way that 
 makes the book suitable for readers of all ages. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 165 
 
 Brooks, E. S. Centur}^ book of famous Americans. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Describes a pilgrimag'e of a party of j^oung people to America's historic 
 homes. , 
 
 The story of the American sailor. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1888 $2.50 
 Seeks to give the progressive record of the American seaman in active 
 service on the merchant vessel and man-of-war. 
 
 Butterworth, H. History of America. 
 
 N. Y., The Werner Co., 1898 $1.50 
 The author has sought the best materials in the preparation of this his- 
 tory and constructed it upon data gleaned from recognized authority. 
 
 South America. 1899 $2 
 
 Not only does the author trace the thrilling struggle for liberty, but he 
 
 points out impressively the great future in store for the countries of which 
 he writes. 
 
 Clement, A. J. {ed.) Noble deeds of American women. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1886 $1 
 Multitudes of works have been consulted and such anecdotes gleaned as 
 it is thought will have a salutary influence on mind and heart. 
 
 Drake, F. S. Indian history for young- folks. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1884 $3 
 The motive of the book is admirable. 
 
 Eggleston, E., and Seelye, L. E. Montezuma. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1880 $1.25 
 An exceedingly interesting account of the wealth and grandeur of Mex- 
 ico and its conquest by the Spaniards. 
 
 Brant and Red Jacket. (Famous American Indians. ) 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. $1 
 The main object of the author is to make the history' of the American 
 Indian interesting to the general reader and especially to the young 
 people. 
 
 Fiske, J. The discovery of America. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 S3 
 Thorough and fascinating study of early geographic theories and 
 voyages, people and civilizations discovered, and first conquests. 
 
166 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Fiske, J. The critical period of American histor3\ 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $2 
 This book contains the substance of a course of lectures given in "The 
 Old South Meeting-house," Boston, Dec, 1884; also in St. Louis and 
 New York. 
 
 Gilman, A. History of American people. 
 
 II. Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1883 $1.50 
 Author tells in brief, how this country was first settled and how the 
 whole land was gradually developed until its present position among the 
 nations was reached. 
 
 Griffis, W. E. Romance of conquest. 
 
 II. Bost., W. A. Wilde Co., 1897 $1.50 
 In concise form it is the story of American expansion from the birth of 
 the nation to the present day. 
 
 Grinnell, G. B. The story of the Indian. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $1.50 
 An account of the manners, customs and habits of the Ainerican Indian 
 today, with a number of stories gathered by the author from the Indians 
 themselves. 
 
 Hale, Susan. The story of Mexico. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 Popular history of Mexico entering into the real life of the people and 
 bringing them before the reader as they actually lived, labored and 
 struggled. 
 
 Heard, I. V, D. History of the Sioux war. II. 1865 
 
 A connected and reliable history. 
 
 Higginson, T. W. Travelers and outlaws. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1888 $1.50 
 Contents : The old Salem sea captain ; A revolutionary congressman 
 on horseback ; A New England vagabond ; etc. 
 
 Irving, T. The conquest of Florida. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $2 
 The author has presented a clear, connected and characteristic 
 narrative. 
 
 Johnston, A. American orations. 4 vols. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1884- ea. $1.25 
 Mr. Johnston has brought together much matter that is of interest at 
 the present time, when more and more attention is being paid to economic 
 subjects. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 
 
 167 
 
 King, G. DeSoto and his men in the land of Florida. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 
 A story based upon Spanish and Portuguese accounts of "conquest" 
 by the brilliant armada, which sailed under De Soto in 1538 to subdue this 
 country. 
 Lummis, C. F. The Spanish pioneers. 
 
 II. Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1893 $1.50 
 
 True stories of their adventures and discoveries, their attempts to edu- 
 cate the Indian and other deeds of heroism and kindness ; also relates the 
 story of Columbus. 
 
 Awakening of a nation : Mexico of today. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1898 $2.50 
 Mr. Ivummis has made a chronicle of perfection, and the record of his- 
 enthusiasm runs in parallel threads with the memoranda of his note- 
 book. 
 
 McLaughlin, A. C. History of the American nation. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1899 $1.40 
 The purpose of this book is to trace the main outlines of national de- 
 velopment, to show how the American people came to be what they are. 
 
 Markham, R. Narrative history of King Philip's war. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. $1 
 The author has collected facts from many and widespread sources, aim- 
 ing- to give an idea of the manners of our forefathers and the social rela- 
 tions, besides the state of feeling aroused by savage warfare. 
 
 Morris, C. Historical tales, romance of reality. (American.) 
 
 II. Phila., Lippincott & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 These stories culled from the annals of the nation, are some of the most 
 stirring and romantic incidents of our history. 
 
 The nation's navy. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A timely history which follows the development of the American navy 
 from 1775-1898. 
 
 Neukomn, E. Rulers of the sea. n. d. $1.50 
 
 The story deals with the discovery of America in the year 1000 by the 
 Norsemen, their colonies, etc. 
 
 Ober, F. A. Young folk's history of Mexico. 
 
 II. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1883 $1.50 
 A very welcome and timely book full of accurate information. 
 
168 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Parkman, F. La Salle and the discovery of the great west. 
 (France and Eng-land in North America.) Part 3. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.15 
 
 The Jesuits in North America. (France and Eng-land in 
 
 North America.) Part 2. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.15 
 A series of historical narratives in which the romantic story of the rise, 
 the marvelous expansion and the ill-fated ending- of the French power in 
 North America is brilliantly told. 
 
 Montcalm and Wolf. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1892 $3 
 The names on the title pag-e stand as representatives of the two nations 
 whose final contest for the control of North America is the subject of the 
 book. 
 
 Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. 
 
 (France and Eng-land in North America.) Maps. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Mr. Parkman makes the rugg-ed and rag-g-ed growth of the French occu- 
 pancy of Canada full of interest to the reader. 
 
 The old regime in Canada. (France and Eng-land in 
 
 North America. ) Part 4. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Each history is the highest authority on the subject of which it treats 
 and is as interesting and fascinating as any novel. 
 
 Pioneers of France in the new world. (France and Eng-- 
 
 land in North America.) Part 1. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 
 A half century of conflict. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $3 
 
 In the present volumes the nature of the subject does not permit an 
 
 unbroken thread of narrative and the unity ..of the book lies in its being 
 
 an illustration of the singularly contrasted characters and methods of the 
 
 rival claimants to North America. 
 
 The conspiracy of Pontiac. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1894 $3 
 These volumes aim to portray the American forest and the American 
 Indian at the period when both received their fatal doom. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 169 
 
 Patton, J. H. Four hundred 5''ears of American history. Vols. 
 
 1 and 2. N. Y., Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1892 $5 
 
 Comprehensive view of the history of the American people, and of the 
 
 influential elements that have g-one to form their characteristics and their 
 
 government. 
 
 j Pratt, M. L. Children's history book. 1896 Si. 50 
 
 Tvrenty-four stories covering every age of American histor3' from the 
 time of Columbus to the present day. 
 
 j Francisco Pizarro — The conquest of Peru. 
 
 Bost., Kducational Pub. Co., n. d. 50c 
 The romantic storj' of Pizarro and the conquest of Peru is told in a 
 simple, attractive way for young readers. 
 
 Prescott, W. H. History of the conquest of Peru. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott & Co., n. d. $2 
 The author has taken a single chapter in the world's history and limited 
 the range of his efforts to its complete elucidation. 
 
 Shaler, N. S. Story of our continent. 
 
 Bost., Ginn & Co., 1894 85c 
 A reader in the geography and geolog3' of North America for the use of 
 schools. 
 
 Stockton, F. R. Buccaneers and pirates of our coast. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1898 Si. 50 
 Stories of the rise and decline of buccaneering and piracy in our West 
 Indian waters. 
 
 Weise, A. J. The discoveries of America to 1525. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1884 $4.50 
 The writing of this work required the personal examination of many 
 old and rare books, and the material has been used carefully with respect 
 to accuracy. 
 
 Wright, H. C. Children's stories of American prog"ress. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 A most delightful and instructive collection of historical events, told in 
 a simple and pleasant manner. 
 
 Yonge, C. M. and Weld, H. H. American history. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, n. d. $1.50 
 22 
 
170 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 973. UNITED STATES HISTORY. 
 
 Andrews, E. B. History of the United States. Vols. 1 and 2'^ 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $3 
 Author has sought to make prominent the political evolution of our 
 country on the one hand and the social life of the people on the other. 
 
 History of the last quarter century in the United States. 
 
 Vols. 1 and 2. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $6 
 
 President Andrews has undertaken a stupendous task and has executed, 
 it with a fulness of knowledge and a grasp of events that are admirable. 
 
 Barrows, W. Oreg-on. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 A history of Oregon from the time of the struggle of European powers- 
 over its possession. 
 
 Brayman, J. O. Daring" deeds of American heroes. 
 
 Phila., Henry T. Coates & Co., n. d. 40c 
 The object of this book is to place upon permanent record a continuous 
 account of the " daring deeds " of the heroes of our country. 
 
 Brooks, E. Century book of the American colonies. 
 
 II. N. Y., Century Co., n. d. $1.50 
 The history connected with these places is interestingly related, and the 
 early struggles, physical hardships, religious persecutions of the settlers 
 fully dealt with. 
 
 Brooks, N. Washington in Lincoln's time, 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1895 $1.25. 
 An interesting account of stirring events at the nation's capitol during 
 the period of the civil war. 
 
 Brown, A. E. Beneath old roof-trees. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1896 $1.50' 
 From the homes of the men who faced the roj^al troops at Concord and 
 L<exington; from the lips of the children and grandchildren, themselves- 
 grown gray, has been gathered material for this volume. 
 
 Beside old hearth stones. 
 
 Bost., Lee«& Shepard, 1897 $1.50 
 In this volume, the author has endeavored to bring to light some of the 
 obscure movements of the early patriots. 
 
 Browne, W. H. Maryland. (American commonwealths. ) 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890 95c 
 A concise history of Maryland dealing mostly with period before 1781.. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 171' 
 
 Campbell, J. V. Outlines of the political history of Michig"an. 
 
 1876. 
 The author, for so many years judge of the supreme court of Michig-an, 
 is so well known, that comment on the excellence of this book is 
 unnecessary. 
 
 Carr, L. Missouri. (American commonwealths. ) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 One of the most absorbing of the histories of the States. 
 
 Coffin, C. C. Old times in the colonies. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1898 $2 
 This book is an outline of some of the principal events that transpired 
 during the colonial period of our country, and portrays the hardships and 
 sufferings of those who laid the foundation of a new empire. 
 
 Building- the nation. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1882 $2' 
 It is an account of the century that has elapsed since the declaration of 
 independence. Mr. Coffin writes interestingly; he uses abundance of 
 incident; his style is pictorial and animated. 
 
 Cooke, J. E. Virg-inia. (American commonwealths. ) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 The work before the reader attempts to draw an outline of the people 
 and to present a concise narrative of the events of their history. 
 
 Cooley, T. M. Michig-an. (American commonwealths.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1888 95c 
 Good general history of remarkable excellence on various phases of 
 government, and social, political and constitutional questions. 
 
 Curtis, W. E. The United States and foreig-n powers. 
 
 1892 $1.25' 
 The purpose has been to present a narrative of the principal incidents 
 in our diplomatic history. 
 
 Drake, S. A. The making- of the Great West. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1.50 
 This history is intended to meet so far as it may, the want for brief 
 compact and handy manuals of the beginnings of our countrj'. 
 
 The making- of the Ohio valley states. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1.50' 
 This volume sets forth the inducing causes of the first great movement, 
 over the Alleghanies by white people. 
 
172 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Drake, S. A. The making" of Virg-inia and the middle colonies. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 This book aims to meet, so far as it may, the want for brief, compact 
 and handy manuals of the beginning's of our country. 
 
 The making- of New Eng-land, 1580-1643. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1801 $1.50 
 A faithful record of what was done by the forefathers. It embodies the 
 list of lessons for the 3'oung. 
 
 Earle, A. M. Colonial days in Old New York. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1896 $1.25 
 Mrs. Earle tells in an attractively humorous manner the earlj' life and 
 education of the natives of the Dutch colony. 
 
 Eg-gleston, E. and Seelye, L. E. Tecumseh. n. d. $1.25 
 
 In this work is related one of the most romantic passages in American 
 history and the purpose has been, particularly, to interest 3'oung people. 
 
 Pocahontas. II. n. d. $1.25 
 
 The explorations, battles and trials of the earlier settlers at Jamestown 
 
 make a romantic passage in history. 
 
 A history of the United States and its people. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1888 $1.50 
 Compact, clear and well verified and illustrated with 75 historical maps 
 and diagrams and more than 350 drawings by the best artists. 
 
 Beg-inners of a nation. 1897 $1.50 
 
 This book is not the ordinary narrative of events, it is rather a history 
 
 in which the succession of cause and effect is the main topic; a history of 
 "life." 
 
 Fisher, G. P. The colonial era. (American history series. ) 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 This volume carries the narrative from the discovery down to the be- 
 ginning of the decisive struggle between France and England for domin- 
 ion in America. 
 
 Fiske, J. History of the United States. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1 
 It is difficult to squeeze the narrative of nearly three centuries within 
 the narrow limits of a school-book without making it dull, says the 
 author. He has, however, entirely overcome that difficulty. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 173 
 
 Fiske, J. The beg-inning-s of New Eng-land. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 A sketch of the circumstances which attended the settlement of New 
 England. 
 
 Battlefields of the revolution. II. n. d. 
 
 Without attempting- the regularity and chronological sequence of his- 
 tory, the author has selected some of the most brilliant and striking 
 points in history. 
 
 Frothingham, R. The rise of the republic of the United 
 States. 1890 
 
 It is the first formal attempt to analyze and recapitulate the causes 
 which resulted in the institution of our government. 
 
 History of the sieg^e of Boston. 
 
 N. Y., Little, Brown & Co., 1890 $1.75 
 Time and labor have been freely spent in searching for original docu- 
 ments for this work. 
 
 Gilman, A. The story of Boston. 
 
 II. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.75 
 Deals with the doings of a commuijity of earnest men who for eight 
 score years had no considerable interests except those connected with 
 politics and religion. 
 
 Gregg, D. Makers of the American republic. 
 
 N. Y., E. B. Treat, 1896 $1.50 
 Contains chapters on the influence of Columbus' discovery, the life and 
 times of Washington and the Christian church as a moral uplift in the 
 formation and development of the nation. 
 
 Hart, A. B. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829. (Epochs of 
 American history.) Longmans, Green & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 The development of the American nation out of scattered and inharmo- 
 nious colonies. 
 
 Higginson, T. W. A larger histor}- of the United States. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1885 $3.50 
 From the discovery of the country to the close of Jackson's administra- 
 tion. 
 
 j Humphrey, F. A. How New England was made. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop & Co., 1890 $1.25 
 A graphic account of the making of New England told for young read- 
 ers by one of the brightest of historical story tellers. 
 
174 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Johnston, A. Connecticut. (American commonwealths.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 
 Well written history, making- enthusiastic claims in the development of 
 the national idea. 
 
 King, R. Ohio. (American commonwealths.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1888 $1.25 
 A concise history of Ohio from 1750 to 1866. 
 
 Ladd, H. O. History of the war with Mexico. 
 
 Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. 75c 
 The book is meant to leave a clear impression rather than a technical 
 knovpledge of the operations of this war. 
 
 Lodge, H. C. and Roosevelt, T. Hero tales from American 
 histor3\ 1895 $1.50 
 
 Twenty-six stories founded on heroic incidents of American history. 
 
 McMaster, J. B. A history of the people of the United States. 
 
 4 vols. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $10.00 
 
 History written in this picturesque style will tempt the most heedless to 
 
 read. The author is a student and the history abounds in evidences of 
 
 research in quarters not before discovered by the historian. 
 
 Moore, C. The Northwest under three flags. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1900 $2.50 
 The material is well handled and is presented to the reader in an 
 attractive style. 
 
 Moore, J. W. The American congress. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1895 $3 
 The work is the result of patient, long continued study of the best his- 
 torical authorities. 
 
 Morris, C. Half hours with American history. Vol. 1. (Colo- 
 nial era.) Vol.2. (Independent America. ) II. 1893 $3 
 Made up of carefully chosen selections from numerous histories and 
 possessing a value much beyond that of the production of any single 
 author. 
 
 J. G. Nicolay. Great words of great Americans. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. 75c 
 Includes the declaration of independence, Washington's inaugural, Lin- 
 coln's inaugural, Lincoln's Gettysburg address, etc. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 175 
 
 Nixon, O. W. How Marcus Whitman saved Oreg-on. 
 
 II. Chic, Star Publishing- Co., 1895 $1.75 
 Shows the heroism and christian patriotism of the man who rendered 
 g-reat and disting-uished service to his country, which has never been 
 fully appreciated or recognized. 
 
 Northend, W. D. The Bay colony. 1896 $2 
 
 A concise histor3' of the first twentj'-five years of the colony of Massa- 
 chusetts Baj'. 
 
 Ridpath, J. C. and Buel, J. W. Pictorial history of the United 
 States. 
 
 Story of Columbus and the New World. II. 1894 $3 
 
 A popularly written history which covers the Harrison administration. 
 
 Roberts, E. H. New York. (American commonwealth.) Vols. 
 1 and 2. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 ea. 95c 
 Popular history of the state, bringing together a mass of interesting- 
 and sug-gestive facts. 
 
 Robinson, R. E. Vermont. (American commonwealths.) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 Gives a discriminating- picture of the people of Vermont, their indus- 
 tries, interests and characteristics. 
 
 Royce, J. California. (American commonwealths. ) 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 The author confines himself almost wholly to the transition period from 
 1846 to 1856. 
 
 Sheldon, E. M. Karly history of Michig-an. n. d. 
 
 Contains many historical facts which will be appreciated by the reader 
 and especially bj- the inhabitants of the great Northwest. 
 
 Smith, G. The United States. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1893 $2 
 A rapid and unbiased narrative of the political events of American 
 historj^ 
 
 Smith, G. B. Romance of colonization. 1897 $1.50 
 
 It deals very interestingly with early history and tradition. 
 
 Spring, L. W. Kansas. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1892 95c 
 Mainlj' occupied with the struggle of the war of the Union which is 
 treated with more graphic force than historic spirit. 
 
176 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Thwaites, R. G. The colonies. 1492-1750. (Epochs in Ameri- 
 can history. ) N. Y., Longfmans, Green & Co., 1894 $1.25 
 Shows the main causes for the foundation of the colonies. 
 
 Todd, C. B. The story of the city of New York. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1888 $1.75 
 It is a brief story and comprehensive survey of the causes which led to 
 the founding: of the city and of the various ag-encies which contributed to 
 its marvelous growth. 
 
 Walker, F. A. The making- of the nation. 1783-1817. 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 This is an admirable book and one for which there was ample room. 
 
 973.3. REVOLUTION. 
 
 j Abbott, W. J. Blue jackets of 1812. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1887 $2 
 The material is written in a way to claim the attention of j^oung- 
 readers. 
 
 j Coffin, Charles C. The boys of '76. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $3 
 History of battles of the Revolution. Well written and extremely 
 popular. 
 
 Drake, S. A. The watch fires of '76. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1895 $1.25 
 The story of the American revolution told by narrators who bore the 
 brunt of that tremendous conflict. 
 
 Border wars of New Eng-land. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 The volume is a notable addition to colonial history. 
 
 Fiske, J. The American revolution. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1893 $4 
 Author's view is broad and comprehensive and gives a new and fresh 
 color to many familiar revolutionary events. 
 
 Battlefields of the revolution. II. n. d. 
 
 Without attempting the regularity and chronological sequence of his- 
 tory, the author has selected some of the most brilliant and striking 
 points in history. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 177 
 
 Gilmore, J. R. The rear g-uard of the revolution. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.15 
 A narrative of the adventures of the pioneers that first crossed the 
 Alleghanies and settled in what is now Tennessee. 
 
 Hall, T. W. Heroes of our revolution. 
 
 II. N. Y., Frederick A. Stokes Co., n. d. 
 Takes the most striking incidents and historical characters of the 
 American revolution, and describes them in an interesting way for young 
 readers. 
 
 Lodge, H. C. .Story of the revolution. Vols. 1 and 2. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $6 
 Although the author has added much that is significant and new to the 
 facts known about the American revolution, the great value of his work 
 lies in his exposition of the meaning of the revolution. 
 
 Roosevelt, Theodore. Naval war of 1812. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889 $2.50 
 Complete account of naval events, with careful consideration of relative 
 power and skill of opposing forces. — Nation. 
 
 Sloane, W. M. The French war and the revolution. (Ameri- 
 can history series.) N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893, $1.25 
 From the struggle for the supremacy between France and England, 
 through the Indian war to the close of the revolution. 
 
 j Soley, J. R. The boys of 1812. 
 
 II. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1887 $2.50 
 The events of the war of 1812 are told in a spirited manner to interest 
 the boys. 
 
 Watson, H. C. Noble deeds of our fathers. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1888 50c 
 Stories of the chief men of the Revolution, so connected, bj' the manner 
 in which they are narrated, as to give a general interest to all. 
 
 973.7. CIVIL WAR. 
 
 j Abbot, W. J. Battlefields of '61. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1889 $2 
 History of the war to the end of the peninsular campaign in 1862. For 
 young readers. 
 23 
 
178 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Abbot, W. J. Battlefields and victory. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1891 $2 
 Principal military operations of the civil war from the accession of 
 Grant to the command of the Union armies to the end of the war. 
 
 Battlefields and campfires. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1890 $3 
 The chief battlefields of the period covered are g^raphically described. 
 
 Blue jackets of '61. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1892 $2 
 
 Achievements of the navy in our civil war. 
 
 Allen, S. P. Down in Dixie. 
 
 II. D. Lothrop & Co.,.1892 $2.25 
 Personal recollections incidental to the war of the rebellion are given 
 in chronolog-ical order. 
 
 Ammen, D. The Atlantic coast. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1883 $1 
 It has been the aim to avoid exaggeration and adulation, as far as 
 possible, leaving as it were to the reader to put on the gloss. 
 
 Bennett, F. M. The monitor and the navy under steam. 
 
 II. Bost., Houo-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1900 $1.50 
 This book was written by request of publishers as a history of the 
 origin, career and influence of the United States iron-clad steamer 
 Monitor. 
 
 Blaisdell, A. F. Stories of the civil war. 
 
 Bost., Lee & Shepard, n. d. $1 
 These stories are rich in romance, and all recount noble deeds that are 
 well worth imitating. 
 
 Britton, W. The civil war on the border. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 $3 
 Having served in the Federal army during the war, in that section 
 written of, and participating in the operations, the author has recorded 
 mostly what he himself witnessed. 
 
 Coffin, C. C. Redeeming- the republic. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $3 
 A concise and authentic narrative of the leading militarj^ operations 
 from the opening of the year 1864 to the close of its summer months. 
 
 j The boys of '61. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1896 $1.75 
 
 A book of personal observation with the army and navy, from the first 
 battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond. 
 
catalogue; of books. 179 
 
 j Coffin, C. C Following- the flag-. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., n. d. $1.25 
 A concise and trustworthy account of how our patriots foug-ht to save 
 the country, and thus gave us the blessings of a free government. 
 
 Freedom triumphant. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1891 $2 
 Treats of the military movements of the closing period of the late war 
 and of the last great tragedy, the assassination of Ivincoln. 
 
 j Champlin, J. D. Young- folks history of the war of the Union. 
 II. N. Y., Henry Holt & Co., 1889 $2.50 
 The writer has endeavored to give an unprejudiced and impartial 
 account of our civil war. 
 
 Cheney, C. E. Popular histor}' of the civil war. 
 
 II. n. d. $1.50 
 Cist, H. M. The army of the Cumberland. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 |1 
 The subject is toQ great a one to be fully and particularly treated with- 
 in the limitations but the author has handled it very judiciously. 
 
 Cox, J. D. Atlanta. (Campaig-ns of the civil war.) 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1 
 From Sherman's first advance into Georgia in May, 1864, to the begin- 
 ning of the march to the sea. 
 
 The march to the sea. (Campaig-ns of the civil war.) 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1 
 Clear and concise narrative of Gen. Thomas' defense of Tennessee 
 against Hood, and of Gen. Sherman's famous march and subsequent cam- 
 paign in the Carolinas. — Nation. 
 
 Crawford, S. W. The genesis of the civil war. 
 
 II. N. Y., C. L. Webster & Co., 1887 $3.50 
 Owing to his peculiar position at the time of the war the author is 
 enabled to discuss points which other historians have never touched. 
 
 Davis, C. E. Three years in the army. 
 
 Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1894 $3 
 Story of the Thirteenth Massachusetts volunteers from July 16, 1861, to 
 August 1, 1864. 
 
 Doubleday, A. Chancellorville and Gettysburg. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 The author was an actor in the scenes described and knew the principal 
 leaders on both sides. 
 
180 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Drake, S. A. The battle of Gettysburg-. (Decisive events in 
 
 American history.) Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1892 SOc 
 
 Althoug-h no new incidents of this g-hastlj' battle have been elicited, the 
 
 ever present facts of those three July days are briefly and graphically 
 
 described. 
 
 Famous adventures and escapades of the civil war. Comp. 
 
 II. 1893 
 The readers will not find a page in the book which is not entertaining; 
 the illustrations add greatly to the interest aroused. 
 
 Fitchett, W. H. Fig-hts for the flag-. 1899 
 
 His narrative is no tedious blaze of big writing ; it is calm and glowing, 
 but when a flashing phrase is needed, it is there. 
 
 Force, M. F. From Fort Henry to Corinth. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1882 $1 
 This volume is prepared from authentic material contemporaneous, or 
 nearly so, with the events described. 
 
 Greene, F. V. The Mississippi. (Campaig-ns of the civil war.) 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 An account of the operations by which the shores of the Mississippi 
 river were restored to the control of the union. 
 
 Hawes, J. Cahaba. II. n. d. 
 
 A story of captive boys in blue. 
 
 Halstead, Murat. Story of American heroism. 1896 
 
 Thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great civil war, 
 told by the medal winners and roll of honor men. 
 
 Herbert, G. B. Popular history of the civil war in America. 
 
 N. Y., F. M. Lupton, 1884 $1 
 A complete narrative of events, military, naval, political and congres- 
 sional, that occurred during the war of the Union. 
 
 Humphreys, W. C. The great contest. (Portraits.) 1886 
 
 I'resents the military and naval operations during the civil war fully, 
 and yet as briefly as possible. 
 
 Humphreys, A. A. The Virg-inia campaign of '64 and '65. 
 
 Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 In preparing this volume the author met with great and unexpected 
 difficulties from the incomplete condition of the files of the war depart- 
 ment ; notwithstanding, the subject is well treated. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. l8l 
 
 Johnson, R. The story of a great conflict. 1861-1865. 
 
 II. Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $2.50 
 Told in a rapid, picturesque style which gives the reader a perfect pict- 
 ure of the period. 
 
 Kelsey, D. M. Deeds of daring- by blue and grey. II. 1893 
 
 Author relates many incidents of personal adventure and examples of 
 bravery exhibited on both sides during- the civil war. 
 
 Deeds of daring- by the American soldier North and 
 
 South. 1898 
 
 Thrilling- narrative of personal adventure, exploits of scouts and spies, 
 forlorn hopes, heroic bravery, patient endurance, bold dashes and heroic 
 incidents on each side of the line. 
 
 Kieffer, H. M. Recollections of a drummer bo}-. 
 
 II. Bost., Ticknor & Co., 1888 $1.50 
 Personal experiences of three years' active service during- the civil war. 
 
 Livermore, M. A. My story of the war. II. 1889 $3.25 
 
 A woman's narrative of four years' personal experience as a nurse, in 
 relief work in camp and at the front, during- the war of the rebellion. 
 
 Mahan, A. Critical history of the late American war. 
 
 N. Y., A. S. Barnes & Co., 1877 $3 
 Both interesting- and instructive to those who wish to trace out the 
 causes which have led to the success or failure of campaigns and how 
 battles are lost and won. 
 
 Mahan, G. T. The g-ulf and inland waters. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1883 $1 
 The narrative in these pages follows chiefly the oflficial reports, and it is 
 believed will not be found to conflict seriously with them. 
 
 Moore, Dr. J. Complete history of the g-reat rebellion. 1861- 
 1865. 
 One of the most complete and interesting- accounts of the civil war and 
 containing a wealth of information. 
 
 Mosby, J. S. War reminiscences. 
 
 N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., n. d. *1.50 
 The author, Colonel Mosby, of guerrilla fame, tells an unadorned tale 
 of his many adventures. 
 
 Neill, E. D. Glimpses of the nation's strug-gle. 1893 
 
 Papers read before the Minnesota commandery of the military order of 
 the Loyal Legion of the United States. 
 
182 BOARD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONEKS. 
 
 Nicolay, J. G. The outbreak of the rebellion. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $1 
 As the private secretary of President Lincoln, Mr. Nicolay had unusual 
 facilities for ascertaining those facts that were hidden for a time from 
 the public. 
 
 Palfrey, F. W. Antietam and Fredericksburg. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1 
 The writer has made free use of the material furnished by his own rec- 
 ollections, momoranda and correspondence. 
 
 Pond, G. E. The Shenandoah valley in 1864. (Campaig-ns of 
 the civil war. ) Maps. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 Well arranged, written with unusual clearness and in good style ; as in- 
 teresting as a novel. 
 
 Porter, Admiral. Incidents of the civil w^ar. 1891 
 
 The author has knowledge of a most interesting character which he 
 presents with great freshness and directness. 
 
 Porter, H. Campaig-ning- with Grant. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1897 $3 50 
 The chief effort of the author has been to enable readers to view the 
 Union commander near by ; to make them know him as familiarly as 
 those who served by his side. 
 
 Powell, W. H. The fifth army corps. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1896 $7.50 
 A record of operations during the civil war in the United States. 
 
 Ropes, J. C. Story of the civil war. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 A concise account of the war in the United States of America, between 
 1861 and 1865. 
 
 The army under Pope. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $1 
 Although the book is written from a federal standpoint the author has 
 endeavored to be perfectl3' fair in the setting fortli of the facts. 
 
 Soley, J. R. Sailor boys of '61. 
 
 II. Bost., Estes&Lauriat, 1888 $2.50 
 In a sitccession of graphic chapters are told the prominent events of the 
 late war. 
 
CATALOGUE OP BOOKS. 183 
 
 Soley, J. R. The blockade and the cruisers. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1890 $1 
 The book deals, not only with the specific subjects mentioned in the 
 title, but also with the g-eneral condition of the navy at the outbreak of 
 the war, etc. 
 
 Sketches of war history. 1861-1865. Vol. 1. 1888 
 
 Papers read before the Ohio commandery of Loyal Legions of the 
 United States. 
 
 Stine, J. H. History of the army of the Potomac. 
 
 Wash., J. H. Stine, 1893 $2 
 A carefully prepared history conscientiously written by the historian of 
 the First Army Corps. 
 
 Stoddard, W. O. Inside the White House in war times. 
 
 N. Y., C. L. Webster & Co., 1890 $1 
 The author was one of the private secretaries of President Lincoln from 
 1861 to 1864. All the stirring' events of those years are briefly told. 
 
 Swinton, W. Twelve decisive battles of the war. n. d. 
 
 Trumbull, H. C. War memories of an army chaplain. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 |2 
 Unusually interesting anecdotes and details are offered in these chap- 
 ters, and they show the thoughts and feelings of the soldier in active 
 army service. 
 
 Webb, A. S. The peninsula. McClellan's campaign of 1862. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, n. d. $1 
 The object of the author was to write a sketch which would serve as a 
 reliable introduction to a larger volume. 
 
 Wilkeson, F. Recollections of a private soldier. 1893 
 
 A true history of the war by a private soldier. 
 
 Wilson, W. Division and reunion. 1829-1889. (Epochs of 
 American history. ) 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans, Green & Co., 1893 $1.25 
 Showing the success of a great nation in combining efficient govern- 
 ment with a high degree of individual freedom. 
 
 973.8. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. 
 Abbot, W. J. Blue jackets of '98. 
 
 II. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1898 $1,50 
 A history of the Spanish-American War, 
 
184 BOARD OF LIBKARY COMMISSIONEKS. 
 
 Davis, R. H. The Cuban and Porto Rican campaig-ns. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 Mr. Davis had rare opportunities to observe the relations of the hostile 
 forces, as he was on the firing- line in the important eng-agements. His 
 account is accurate in detail and reliable in its summing- up of events. 
 
 Flint, G. Marching- with Gomez. 
 
 Bost., Lamson, Wolfe & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 The author, who was a war correspondent, had exceptional opportu- 
 nities for observation, and this volume is the narrative of four months 
 spent with the Cuban army. 
 
 Halstead, M. The story of Cuba. 
 
 Chic, Nat. Educational Union, 1898 $2.75 
 A truthful, carefully written account of the sorrowful story of the fair- 
 est of islands that shall grow lovelier yet in liberty. 
 
 Hemment, J. C. Cannon and camera. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1898 $2 
 Mr. Hemment is probably the first i^hotographer who has obtained at 
 close range a complete series of pictures illustrating a war from its incep- 
 tion to its close. 
 
 Hobson, R. P. Sinking- of the Merrimac. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A personal narrative of the adventure in the harbor of Santiago De 
 Cuba and of the imprisonment of the crew. 
 
 Kaler, J. O. Boys of '98. 
 
 Bost., Dana, Estes & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A popularly written history of our late war with Spain, from the blow- 
 ing up of the Maine to the declaration of peace. 
 
 Kennan, G. Campaigning in Cuba. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1899 $1.50 
 He gives graphic accounts of the splendid service of the marines at 
 Guantanamo, of the regular army and volunteers at Guasimas, Caney 
 and San Juan and of the brilliant achievements of the navy. 
 
 Lodge, H. C. The war with Spain. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $2.50 
 A complete and comprehensive history of the war by an able historian. 
 
 Marshall, E. Story of the rough riders. 
 
 II. N. Y., G. W. Dilling-ham Co., 1899 $1.50 
 
 The history of the rough riders is really the history of the war, for from 
 its beginning to its end these men were at the fore front of the field. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 185 
 
 Matthews, F. The new-born Cuba. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $2.50 
 The war has called forth no more interesting book than this admirable 
 account of the condition of the island at the end of the war. 
 
 Miley, J. D. In Cuba with Shafter. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $1.50 
 A clear, intelligent narrative of the Santiago campaign, showing the 
 orders received and how they were executed, the plans formed, the 
 obstacles met, etc. 
 
 Musgrave, G. C. Under three flag-s in Cuba. 
 
 I]. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1899 $2 
 It is a book which will command attention, not alone from the exciting 
 nature of the story, but bj' reason of the clear, forcible style. 
 
 Roosevelt, T. The rough riders. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $2 
 'The book has the distinction of being an authoritative narrative, per- 
 sonal and intenselj^ vivid, of a unique fighting corps. 
 
 Roche, J. J. Story of the Filibusters. n. d. $1.50 
 
 From periodicals and official documents of the day, and from the lips or 
 pens of the living comrades in the more recent of these tragedies, have 
 been gathered the facts told in the following pages. 
 
 Ross, Clinton. Heroes of our war with Spain. 
 
 N. Y., F. A. Stokes Co., 1898 $1.50 
 Mr. Ross has told the heroic exploits of our army and navy during the 
 late war, in simple but picturesque language that will appeal to boys. 
 
 Sigsbee, C. D. The " Maine." 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1899 $1.50 
 A personal narrative of the sinking of the "Maine." 
 
 Spears, J. R. Our navy in the war with Spain. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 $1.50 
 The writer proves his statement that there was never a war in which a 
 navy did more marvelous work. The illustrations are a whole history in 
 themselves. 
 
 Titherington, R. H. A history of the Spanish-American war 
 of 1898. N. Y., Appleton, 1900 
 
 A history based upon official reports, Spanish and American and other 
 sources of authentic information. 
 24 
 
186 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Young', J. R. and Moore, J. H. Spanish-American war and 
 battles in the Philippines. 
 
 N. Y., Weston & Wilson, 1899 $2 
 A popular outline history of the war, the events described by eye wit- 
 nesses and very abundantly illustrated. 
 
 991.4. THE PHILIPPINES. 
 
 Halstead, M, The story of the Philippines. 
 
 Akron, Werner Co., 1898 $2 
 The author has told the true story concerning- the Philippines, and told 
 it with personal knowledge of facts. 
 
 Younghusband, G. J. The Philippines. 
 
 II. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1899 $2.50 
 The author is an Kng-lish officer and traveller who reached Manila some 
 months after Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet. 
 
 Millet, F. D. Expedition to the Philippines. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $2.50 
 A graphic account of soldier life on troop-ship between San Francisco 
 and the Philippines and of the taking- of Manila. 
 
 Morris, C. Our island empire. 
 
 Phila., Lippincott, 1899 $1.50 
 The book is designed to give in a single volume of moderate size the 
 information which elsewhere would need to be sought in manj^ distinct 
 works. 
 
 996.9. HAWAII. 
 
 Brain, B. M. The transformation of Hawaii. 
 
 N. Y., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1899 $1 
 The story of how a race of degraded savages became an intelligent, 
 God-fearing, Christian nation. 
 
 Goodhue, E. S. Beneath Hawaiian palms and stars. 
 
 II. Cinn., Editor Publishing- Co., 1900 
 The contents of the work were collected during a residence of several 
 years in the islands. 
 
 Twombly, A. S. Hawaii and its people. 
 
 II. N. Y., Silver, Burdett & Co., 1899 $1 
 The future history of Hawaii may become of more value to the world in 
 connection with the accomplished annexation but it assuredly will never 
 be more romantic or interesting than the past. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 187 
 
 Whitney, C. Hawaiian America. 
 
 II. N. Y., Haper & Bros., 1899 $2.50 
 The work is not only a mine of information in reg^ard to the life and 
 customs of the Hawaiians, but it is also a valuable guide to Americans 
 who are looking- to Hawaii as a place for industrial enterprise. 
 
 300. SOCIAL SCIENCE. 
 Adams, H. C. Public debts. N. Y., Appleton, 1893 $2.50 
 
 Altogether the worthiest of recent publications on economics. 
 
 Addams, J. and Others. Philanthropy and social progress. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.50 
 Seven essays delivered before the school of applied ethics at Plymouth, 
 Mass., during the session of 1892. 
 
 Alexander, E. P. Railway practice. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1887 75c 
 This book contains an arsenal of arguments with which to meet many 
 of the sophistical attacks upon railway management. 
 
 Allison, F. E. and Starrett, H. E. Men women and money. — 
 The future of educated women. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1885 50c 
 The work is thoughful and suggestive, pointing to the conclusions at 
 which many women of intellect arrive in considering great questions 
 concerning their sex. 
 
 Alton, E. Among- the law-makers. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $2.50 
 In this volume the author conducts his readers through the rooms and 
 corridors of the capitol into the halls of congress to witness the memor- 
 able scenes enacted there. 
 
 Andrews, E. Benjamin. Honest dollar. 
 
 Hartford, Ct., Students' Pub. Co., 1894 $1 
 
 Contents: Introduction; An honest dollar; Bimetallism; Money as an 
 international question; The monetary experiment in India; Tariff reform, 
 etc. 
 
188 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Atkinson, E. Distribution of products. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 These essays — namely: What makes the rate of wag-es, What is a 
 bank, The railway. The farmer and the public, are all treated in a broad 
 and liberal manner. 
 
 Marg-in of Profits. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1887 75c 
 
 The discussion confirms the impression that it is impossible to draw a 
 line between labor and capital, that capital is dead matter until used by 
 labor of all kinds. 
 
 Austin, O. P. Uncle Sam's secrets. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 75c 
 
 A book especially useful to the rising- generation in stimulating a 
 desire to become better informed of the affairs of their country and a 
 love and reverence for its institutions. 
 
 Baker, C. W. Monopolies and the people. (Questions of the 
 day.) N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 $1.25 
 
 Author discusses trusts, competitions and the evils of monopolies and 
 and suggests remedies and practical plans for their control. 
 
 Banks, Rev. L. A. White slaves. 
 
 II. Bost Lee & Shepard, 1892 $1.50 
 The writer points out the relation of wages to morals, the tempta- 
 tions of working people, evils of tenement-house life and the worship of 
 the god Gold of modern societj'. 
 
 Bellamy, E. Equality. N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.25 
 
 The book is so full of ideas, so replete with suggestive aspects, so rich 
 in quotable parts, as to form an arsenal of argument for apostles of the 
 new democracy. — Baxter. 
 
 Boies, H". H. Prisoners and paupers. 
 
 II. N. Y. Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 A study of the abnormal increase of crimnals, and the public burden of 
 pauperism in the United States, the causes and remedies. 
 
 Bonham, J. M. Industrial liberty. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1888 $1.75 
 The author has kept in view the principles rather than the statistics 
 and has made an analysis of the salient political and industrial evils of 
 the day. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 189 
 
 Brackett, A. C. Woman and the hig-her education. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1893 $1 
 Object of this volume is to convince the public that a reform with 
 respect to female education in necessary. 
 
 Brooks, N. Short stories in party politics. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 Studies of the party platforms of the last sixty years with portraits of 
 the various party leaders. 
 
 Brown, C. O. Talks on the labor troubles. 
 
 Chic, Revell, 1886 60c 
 Industrial commotions and other signs of the times all point to a need- 
 ed social reformation; author shows causes and dangers with a suggested 
 cure. 
 
 Bruce, P. A. Plantation neg-ro as a freeman. (Questions of 
 the day.) N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889 $1.25 
 
 The picture the author paints of the present moral and mental condi- 
 tion of the negro is not flattering. 
 
 Bryce, J. Social institutions of the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1892 $1 
 The discussions which this little volume contains are not intended to 
 enforce positive conclusions. It merely suggests new questions or new 
 points of view. 
 
 Cadman, H. W. Christian unity of capital and labor. 
 
 Phil., American Sunday School Union, 1886 $1 
 The remedy for the evils of society is that of the New Testament; a 
 comprehensive fulfilment of the Divine command, "Thou shalt love thy 
 neighbor as thyself." 
 
 Campbell, H. Prisoners of poverty. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros., 1895 $1 
 These papers present a sad picture of almost hopeless poverty and 
 degradation for which, apparently, there is no remedy except in the im- 
 provement of the mental and physical conditions of the workers them- 
 selves. 
 
 Problem of the poor. 
 
 N. Y., Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1882 90c 
 This book goes out with the hope that it may hold motive and sugges- 
 tion for the personal effort which is increasingly demanded by the time 
 in which we live. 
 
190 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Campbell, H. Women wag-e-earners. 
 
 Bost., Roberts Bros. , 1893 $1 
 A prize monograph for the American economic association, 1891. It 
 has since been nearly doubled in size. Reviews past and existing con- 
 ditions for women in Europe and America and suggests remedies. 
 
 Carroll, E.^r. Principles and practice of finance. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.75 
 A practical guide for bankers, merchants and lawyers; also a summary 
 of the national and state banking laws. 
 
 Cheap money experiments in past and present times. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1892 75c 
 Consists of a number of papers on various cheap money plans, which 
 originally appeared in the Century magazine, and are now reprinted 
 with revisions. 
 
 Commons, J. R. Distribution of wealth. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan Co., 1893 $1.75 
 The author has attempted to cut a straight line through a tangled 
 jungle, and to give merely a glimpse into the maze of conflicting 
 opinions. 
 
 Cook, W. W. The corporation problem. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 The collection of important facts that everybody should know, and the 
 candor with which they are presented, constitute a valuable feature of 
 this volume. 
 
 Cowperthwaite, J. H. Money, silver and finance. (Questions 
 of the day.) N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 
 A strong argument against free coinage of silver, written by a busi- 
 ness man. 
 
 Cree, N. Direct legislation by the people. 
 
 Chic, McClurg- & Co., 1892 75c 
 
 This book is a thoughtful and well put plea for the adoption by the 
 State and by the Federal Government of this country, of Switzerland's 
 referendum and popular initiative. 
 
 Crooker, J. H. Problems in American society. 
 
 Bost, G. H. Ellis, 1889 $1.25 
 Bssays on some of the political, economic, literary, and social quest- 
 ions of the day. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 191 
 
 Cunningham, W. Use and abuse of money. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 net $1 
 It is essentially a popular treatise full of much useful information. 
 
 Dabney, W. D. Public regulation of railwa3's. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889 $1.25 
 I have attempted in these pages to make some sug-g-estions of a practi- 
 cal character, upon a subject whose intricacies can only be appreciated 
 by one who has attempted their solution. 
 
 Dawes, A. L. How we are g-overned. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1885 $1.50 
 
 A book for young people explaining the constitution and government 
 of the United States. 
 
 Del Mar, A. History of monetar}- systems. 
 
 Chic, Kerr & Co., 1896 $2 
 For the past fifteen years, Mr. Del Mar has given practicallj' his whole 
 time to original research in the great libraries and coin collections of 
 Europe on the subject of the history of money and finance. 
 
 DevHn, T. C. Municipal reform in the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1896 $1 
 This essay is not exhaustive. The main lines of practical reforms are 
 indicated and suggestions made. 
 
 Dodge, M. A. (Gail Hamilton, pseud.') Our common school 
 system. Bost., Estes & Lauriat, 1880 $1.50 
 
 The author has made many good points; in discovering the foil)' of the 
 communist cry that would level the teacher to the wages of the coal 
 heaver; in the inherent capability of American youth to excel even with 
 poor schools, etc. 
 
 Dugdale, R. L. "The Jiikes." 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 A stud)' in crime, pauperism, disease and heredity; also a further study 
 of criminals. 
 
 Dunbar, C. F, Chapters on the theory and history of banking. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 Author is professor of political economy in Harvard university. 
 
 Dyer, H. Evolution of industry. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1895 $1.50 
 This volume gives a description of the different elements in the labor 
 movement with a brief outline of their most distinctive features. 
 
192 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Ehrich, L. R. Question of silver. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1 
 Comprises a brief summary of silver legislation in the United States, 
 together with a practical analysis of the present situation, and of the 
 arguments of the advocates of unlimited silver coinage. 
 
 Ely, R. T. Introduction to political economy. 
 
 N. Y., Hunt & Eaton, 1894 $1 
 Prof. Ely's aim has been to make the true significance of political 
 economy apparent. 
 
 Labor movement in America. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1886 $1.50 
 A history; gives platforms of principal labor organizations. 
 
 Problems of today. N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.25 
 
 A discussion of protective tariffs, taxation and monopolies. 
 
 Socialism and social reform. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 Examines nature, strength, and weakness of socialism; concedes 
 merits generously but in the main disapproves, though advocating 
 socialization of monopolies. 
 
 Taxation in American states and cities. 
 
 N. Y., Crowell & Co., n. d. $1.75 
 This volume is not meant primarily for specialists, but for American 
 citizens generally who are intelligent enough to appreciate the vast im- 
 portance of the topic with which it deals. 
 
 Fiske, J. American political ideas. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1785 $1 
 The author has endeavored to illustrate some of the fundamental ideas 
 of American politics by setting forth their relations to the general 
 history of mankind. 
 
 Civil g-overnment in the United States. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin, 1890 $1 
 Author sets forth principles and methods of civil government in the 
 United States and the several states. 
 
 Follett, M. P. Speaker of the house of representatives. 
 
 N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1896 $1.75 
 This volume is the result of patient study of the records, and inquiry 
 from the men in public life. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 193 
 
 Fonda, A. I. Honest money. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1895 $1 
 Author shows the defects of our present monetary system, as well as 
 the merits and defects of the various changes that have been proposed 
 for its betterment. 
 
 Foote, A. R. Sound currency and banking- system. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 75c 
 This book was written to help in the work of devising a sound currency 
 and banking system that will remove the cause of financial panics. 
 
 Ford, W. C- American citizen's manual. Two volumes in one. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $1.25 
 The author discusses the relation of the citizen of the United States to 
 the government under which he lives. 
 
 Furber, H. W. Comp, Which? Protection or free trade. 
 
 Kansas Cy., T. O. Cramer, 1888 $2 
 The object of this work is to bring before the public a volume that con- 
 tains the best things written both for and against protection. 
 
 George, H. Social problems. 
 
 N. Y., Sterling- Pub. Co., 1893 $1 
 This volume presents the momentous social problems of our time, unen- 
 cumbered by technicalities and without that abstract reasoning which 
 some principles of political economy require for thorough explanation. 
 
 Giffin, W. M. Civics for young Americans. 
 
 N. Y., A. Lovell, 1888 50c 
 This volume contains a brief description of the different forms of gov- 
 ernment and a full and clear explanation of the important clauses of our 
 constitution. 
 
 Giles, F. S. Industrial army. 
 
 N. Y., Baker & Taylor Co., 1896 $1.25 
 Contains a discussion of certain proposed means of relieving and elimi- 
 nating poverty and crime. 
 
 Gilman, N. P. Profit sharing- between employer and employee. 
 
 Bost., Houghton Mifflin, 1893 $1.75 
 Another has presented the facts and the plain logic of profit sharing so 
 fully and clearly that this work may be consulted ^vith confidence. 
 
 Socialism and the American spirit. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, 1893 $1.50 
 Maintains that socialism and extreme forms of individualism are alike 
 incompatible with American ideas. 
 2.') 
 
194 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Gladden, W. Cosmopolis city club. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1893 $1 
 In the form of a story, Mr. Gladden points out the evils and corruptions 
 of politics, and calls upon young men to organize and do away with 
 " rings " and the abuse of the franchise. 
 
 Social facts and forces. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 The book has been written with an attempt to discover in what manner 
 the well-being of the people is affected by the changes which are taking 
 place in our industrial and social life. 
 
 Tools and the man. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, 1894 $1.25 
 Applies moral tests to questions of property, wages, competition and 
 the present organization of society. 
 
 Gohre, P. Three months in a workshop. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1 
 The book was never more timely than today. When the work first 
 appeared in Germany it led to important social action. 
 
 Gronlund, L. The new economy. 
 
 Chic, H. S. Stone & Co., 1898 $1.25 
 The object of this book is to unite all good, enlightened people on the 
 Collectivism, here presented, as the worthy ideal of the twentieth century, 
 and in efforts to render odious the spirit of individualism. 
 
 Gunton, G. Principles of social economics. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.75 
 Contains an immense amount of exact information regarding all 
 branches of the subject. 
 
 Trusts and the public. 
 
 N. Y., D. Appleton & Co., 1899 $1 
 This volume contains a collection of articles and addresses previously 
 published, discussing the different aspects of the subject as they have 
 arisen during the last twelve years. 
 
 Gustafson, A. Foundation of death. 
 
 Funk & Wag-nails, 1884 $1.50 
 Author endeavors to show all that is clearly known and proven regard- 
 ing alcohol and human life. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 195 
 
 Hadley, A. T. Railroad transportation, its history and its laws. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 $1.50 
 Every pag'e of the work bears witness to the thoroug'h knowledge of the 
 writer on the subject. 
 
 Hall, B. ed. Who pays your taxes. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 Sl.25 
 
 It is believed that the reader unfamiliar with the subject of taxation 
 will be able to obtain from this book a correct and practical understand- 
 ing of its main principles. 
 
 Hamilton, A. The federalist. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1.50 
 The most celebrated series of writings with which Hamilton's name is 
 associated. 
 
 Harrison, B. This country of ours. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.50 
 
 A view of the machinery of our national government in motion, and 
 some instructions as to the relations and uses of its several parts. 
 
 Hart, A. B. Practical essays on American gfovernment. 
 
 N. Y., Long-mans Green & Co., 1894 $1.50 
 
 These are the detached phases of the subject, which aim to describe 
 
 things as they are — the actual working of government in the United 
 
 States. 
 
 Hoffman, F, S. Sphere of the state. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 The endeavor has been made to set forth in a clear and concise manner 
 the ethical principles involved, and to show how, under present condition, 
 they ought to be applied. 
 
 Howell, George. Conflicts of capital and labour. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1890 $2.50 
 A history and review of the trade unions of Great Britain, showing 
 their origin, progress, constitution and objects in their varied political, 
 social, economical and industrial aspects. 
 
 Hudson, J. F. Railways and the republic. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1889 $2 
 Statement of railroad problem; suggests that railways be made public 
 highways, rolling stock being supplied by private enterprise. Author 
 would permit pools. 
 
196 BOAKD OF LIBKAKY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Jacobi, Mrs. M. P. "Common sense" applied to woman 
 suffrag-e. N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 $1 
 
 Statement of reasons which justify the demand to extend suffrage to 
 women. 
 
 Jevons, W. S. Money and the mechanism of exchang-e. 
 
 N, Y., Humboldt Pub. Co., 1894 75c 
 Best popular book for laying basis of sound doctrines. Simple and 
 elementarj' ; contains description of clearing-house and check-bank. 
 
 State in relation to labor. 
 
 N. Y., Macraillan & Co., 1894 $1 
 Factory acts ; trades union legislation ; law of industrial conspiracy ; 
 co-operation and arbitration. 
 
 Johnston, A. History of American politics. 
 
 N. Y., H. Holt & Co., 1892 80c 
 The simplicity, accuracy and thoroughness of the book commend it. 
 
 Jones, W. H. Federal taxes and state expenses. (Questions 
 of the day.) N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 $1 
 
 A discussion of the public good as distinct from the general welfare of 
 the United States. 
 
 Judson, H. P. The young- American. 
 
 N. Y., Maynard, Merill & Co., 1897 60c 
 Brief selections dealing with important incidents of American history 
 and outline the origin and plan of the United States government. 
 
 Juglar, C. A brief history of panics. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 %\ 
 A brief sketch of panics in the United States considered with special 
 reference to American banks. 
 
 Kelly, E. Evolution and effort. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 .$1.25 
 This book is an attempt to determine the relation of religion to science, 
 to wisdom, to human effort ; and to present arguments favorable to an 
 alliance between politics and religion. 
 
 Kidd, B. Social evolution. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan *& Co., 1895 $1.50 
 This volume owes much of its success to its noble tone, its clear and 
 delightful style, and the great pleasure the reader experiences as he is 
 conducted through the strong discussion. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 197 
 
 Kirkman, M. M, Railway rates and g-overnment control. 
 
 Chic, Rand, McNally, 1892 $2.50 
 The author shows a thorough knowledg^e of the complex questions in- 
 volved. 
 
 Kirkup, T. A story of socialism. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1892 $2 
 Author aims to set forth the leading" phases of historic socialism and to 
 attempt a criticism and interpretation of the movement as a whole. 
 
 Knox, J. J. United States notes. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1888 $1.50 
 A history of the various issues of paper money by the government of 
 the United States. 
 
 Larrabee, W. Railroad question. 
 
 Chic, Shulte Pub. Co., 1893 . $1.50 
 The author has had experience as a shipper, owner and stockholder ; 
 director, president and manager of a railroad company ; as well as twenty 
 years connected with active legislation. 
 
 Lamed, J. N. Talks about labor. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1876 SI. 50 
 Author has investigated the conditions under which the work of the 
 world is done and has presented the result in a brief and compact form. 
 
 Lawton, G. W. The American caucus system. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1885 Si 
 
 Lewis, G. H. National consolidation of railways of the United 
 States. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1893 Si. 50 
 
 The purpose of this book is not to find fault with railroad managers and 
 not to stir up animosity of the public against the railroads, but to pro- 
 pose a definite and distinct plan to remove the evils of the present system. 
 
 Lincoln and Douglas. Political speeches and debates. 1854- 
 1861. Cleveland, Burrows Bros., 1895 $3.50 
 
 Living principles and vital history for the American people. 
 
 Lloyd, H. D. Wealth against commonwealth, 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1894 $2.50 
 A startling book for the economist, the politician and the citizen. 
 
198 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Lowell, J. S. Industrial arbitration and conciliation. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 75c 
 The author has done a service in compiling' this little volume of a 
 hundred pag^es, showing how industrial peace has been secured in many 
 large industries in Europe and America. 
 
 Lusk, H. H. Our foes at home. 
 
 N. Y., Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899 $1 
 The author does not present " iridescent " theories ; he shows what has 
 actually been done in New Zealand, and contrasts this strikingly with 
 American conditions. 
 
 McClure, A. K. Our presidents and how we make them. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bro., 1900 $2 
 The volume contains a detailed and reliable report of the nomination 
 and election of every president of the United States. 
 
 McKinley, W. Speeches and addresses. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $2 
 Sixtj'-five speeches and addresses are here presented, selected from 
 several hundred delivered in all parts of the country. All his more im- 
 portant tariff speeches are included. 
 
 Macy, J. Our government. N. Y., Ginn & Co., 1892 85c 
 
 The work has been entirely re-written since first published. The author 
 has benefited by the criticisms of the press and several extensive works 
 recently published on the subject. 
 
 Mallock, W. H. Classes and masses, 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan &' Co., 1896 $1.25 
 A hand-book of social facts for political thinkers and speakers. 
 
 Labour and the popular welfare. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1895 90c 
 This is a work of true value and present importance. 
 
 Man and the state. N. Y., Applteon, 1892 $2 
 
 Seventeen lectures on political subjects. They treat of the relation of 
 the individual to the state as illustrated in the political issues of current 
 American politics. 
 
 Marshall, A. Economics of industry. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1893 $1 
 A clear and expansive statement and the attempted solving of the 
 problems of this great science. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 199 
 
 Means, D. M. Industrial freedom. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 Mr. Means deals frankly and directly with questions which are now 
 uppermost in the public mind. 
 
 Meriwether, L. Tramp at home. 
 
 II. N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1889 $1.25 
 Mr. Meriwether spent upwards of a year in Europe studying the con- 
 dition of the workingman. This volume is the result of his investigations. 
 
 Morrison, W. D. Juvenile offenders. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1897 $1.50 
 
 A volume showing how habitual crime may be diminished by better 
 methods of dealing with juvenile oiTenders. 
 
 Muhleman, M. L. Monetary systems of the world. 
 
 N. Y., C. H. Nicoll, 1895 $2 
 
 To bring together, within the space of comparatively few pages, all the 
 
 important points involved in the subject, has been the aim of the author. 
 
 Meyer, A. N. Woman's work in America. 
 
 N. Y., H. Holt & Co., 1891 $1.50 
 
 Woman's work in America has been divided into as many chapters as 
 there are places of work. 
 
 Newcomb, S. Plain man's talk on the labor question. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1893 60c 
 The author haf made a life-long study of these questions, endeavors to 
 trace the relations between great operations of commerce on the one side, 
 and of human welfare on the other. 
 
 Newton, R. H. Social studies. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1887 81.60 
 Contents : A bird's-eye view of the labor question, the story of cooper- 
 ative production, etc. 
 
 Norman, J. H. World's metal monetary systems. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1892 $2.25 
 Complete guide to the world's twenty-nine monetary systems, also to 
 foreign and colonial exchanges of gold, silver, etc. 
 
 O'Niel, C A. American electoral system. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1889 $1.50 
 A history and discussion of the present method of choosing the presi- 
 dent and vice president of the United States. 
 
200 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Ostrander, D. Social growth and stability. 
 
 Chic, Grig-g-s & Co., 1895 $1 
 The object of this book is to promote a better understanding in regard 
 to men's relations to one another. 
 
 Owen, C. Ten dollars enoug-h. 
 
 Bost, Houghton, Mifflin, 18% $1 
 Palm, A. J. Death penalty. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.25 
 Those who are opposed to the penalty of a life for a life may find 
 something- in these pages to confirm their views, while for others are 
 statements worthy of their careful consideration. 
 
 Parkhurst, Rev. C. H. Our fig-ht with Tammany. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.25 
 This extraordinary volume is the historj' of a great period in the life of 
 a great city. It is also a practical guide to the problem of municipal 
 reform. 
 
 Patten, S. N. Economic basis of protection. 
 
 Phil., Lippincott, 1895 $1 
 Author presents an ideal of a society in a dynamic condition as coun- 
 terpart to the ideal of a static state. 
 
 Patterson, J. S. Class interests, their relations to each other 
 
 and to the government. N. Y., Appleton, 1886 $1 
 
 The problems under discussion in this volume are the gravest and most 
 
 urgent of any that now demand attention, and bear traces of patient 
 
 study and deep thought. 
 
 Patton, J. H. Political parties in the United States. 
 
 N. Y., New Amsterdam Bk. Co., 1896 $1.25 
 This monograph is not written in the interest or spirit of partisanship 
 — Truth is not partisan; its nature forbids. 
 
 Peffer, W. A. The farmer's side. N. Y., Appleton, 1891 *1 
 
 Author is United States senator from Kansas. His book is an author- 
 itative presentation of the aims and views of the farmers' alliance. 
 
 Perry, A. L. Principles of political economy. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1891 $2 
 Strong and clear, and on doubtful points commanding respect if not 
 carrying conviction. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 201 
 
 Phillips, W. A. Labor, land and law. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1886 $2.50 
 Care has been taken to present, in as readable shape as possible, a 
 large part of what is known of the various kinds of land tenure among 
 men. 
 
 Plunkett, H. M. Women, plumbers and doctors. 
 
 II. N. Y., Appleton, 1885 $1.25 
 
 A book written to show that, if women and plumbers do their whole 
 sanitary duty, there will be comparativel3' little occasion for the services 
 of the doctors. 
 
 Poor in g-reat cities. Comp. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $3 
 
 These papers form, perhaps, the most important group of essays thus 
 far presented upon one of the most vital and one of the most widely 
 discussed subjects of the times. 
 
 Rae, J. Eig-ht hours for work. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan &Co., 1894 $1.25 
 A contribution of high value to the discussion of an important issue in 
 the world of work. 
 
 Reforms: Their difficulties and possibilities. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1884 %\ 
 The object has been to present the subject from a new point of view; 
 that of conflict in the constitution of things. 
 
 Remsen, D. S. Primary elections. (Questions of the day) 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 75c 
 A study of the methods for improving the basis of party organizations, 
 of the rules given and the methods pointed out, etc. 
 
 Riis, J. A. Children of the poor. 
 
 II. N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $2.50 
 Facts concerning the problem of the children of the poor. 
 
 How the other half lives. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1894 $2.50 
 studies among the tenements of New York, by the associated press 
 reporter. 
 
 Ten years' war. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, 1900 $1.50 
 
 An account of the battle with the slum. in New York. Here is a book 
 
 which must appeal with peculiar force to thoughtful readers. 
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202 BOAKD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Rogers, J. E. T. Social economy. (Questions of the day. ) 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1893 75c 
 The object of this book is designed to g"ive instruction in the rudiments 
 of social science, in such language and such a form as will make the sub- 
 ject clear to the youngest student. 
 
 Roberts, E. H. Government revenue. 
 
 Bost., Houg-hton, Mifflin, 1888 $1.50 
 A statement of the protective policy and of the logical grounds upon 
 which it rests. 
 
 Roosevelt, T. Essays on practical politics. (Questions of the 
 day.) N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1888 75c 
 
 The style is singularly concise, lucid and forcible. 
 
 Strenuous life. N. Y., Century Co., 1900 $1.50 
 
 Containing Governor Roosevelt's latest utterances on national, civic 
 and political affairs. 
 
 Savage, M. J. Social problems. Bost., G. H. Ellis, 1886 $1 
 
 Twelve sermons showing that the religion of today should be enainent- 
 ly practical, and must be interested in the labor problem. 
 
 Smith, R. M. Emigration and immigration. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1895 $1.50 
 Deals with the history of emigration; its social effects; also the ques- 
 tions of assistance and restriction. 
 
 Spahr, C. B. Essay on the present distridution of wealth in 
 
 the United States. N. Y., Crowell & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 
 The conclusions reached respecting the present distribution of property 
 
 and incomes are in the main those which common observation has forced 
 
 upon thoughtful men and women in the ordinary walks of life. 
 
 Stanwood, E. History of presidential elections. 
 
 Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, 1892 $1.50 
 Includes almost every important incident of the domestic and foreign 
 relations of the United States; also reference to most all of the events in 
 American political history. 
 
 Stetson, C. P. Women and economics. 
 
 Bost., Small, Maynard & Co., 1898 $1.50 
 A study of the economic relation between men and women as a factor 
 in social evolution. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 203 
 
 Stickney, A. Political problem. 
 
 N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1890 $1 
 The author considers in this work, first the theory of our present politi- 
 cal system; then, its actual working- results; and thereafter, the changes 
 which seem necessary. 
 
 Stokes, A. P. Joint-metallism. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1 
 
 Author presents a plan by which g-old and silver may be made the 
 metalic basis of a sound currency. 
 
 Strong, J. Expansion. N. Y., Baker & Taylor Co., 1900 $1 
 
 Dr. Strong- has the rare quality of makings figures and statistics not 
 only attractive, but fascinating. 
 
 Twentieth century city. 
 
 N. Y., Baker & Taylor Co., 1898 50c 
 Dr. Strong discourses the danger arising from the vast movement of 
 populution towards the cities. 
 
 Taussig, F. W. Wages and capital. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1896 $1.50 
 A distinct addition to our literature on general economics. 
 
 Silver situation in the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1894 75c 
 Advocates monometalism but considers bimetallists' arguments fairly. 
 
 Thompson, Rev. R. E. Protection to home industry. 
 
 N. Y., Appleton, 1886 $1 
 Four lectures delivered in Harvard university in favor of protective 
 tariff. 
 
 Thorpe," F. N. Story of the constitution of the United States. 
 
 (Chautauqua course.) N. Y., Hunt & Eaton, 1891 60c 
 
 Author shows in a clear and concise manner that the constitution was 
 
 not formed at a single stroke but was the result of long political 
 
 experience. 
 
 Tocqueville, A. de. Democracy in America. Translated by 
 Henry Reeves. N. Y., A. S. Barnes & Co., n. d. $2.50 
 This work has attracted great attention, and is universally regarded as 
 a remarkably clear and distinct view of our political institutions. 
 
204 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Tyler, L. G. Parties and patronag-e in the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1 
 
 The origin of the partisan abuse of government patronage and the 
 
 history of civil service corruption are traced to their sources in certain 
 
 principles that had their origin much earlier than is generally believed. 
 
 Upton, J. K. Money in politics. 
 
 Bost., D. Lothrop, 1895 $1.25 
 Legislation in the United States in regard to coinage, legal tender, and 
 other acts, and all matters that pertain to honest money are fully and 
 practically treated. 
 
 Von Halle, E. Trusts in the United States. 
 
 N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1895 $1.25 
 In his investigation the author has been supplied with valuable infor- 
 mation by all parties interested in the question. 
 
 Walker, F. A. International bi-metallism. 
 
 N. Y., H. Holt & Co., 1896 $1.25 
 The material embodied in this work was originally given in the form 
 of lectures to the students of Harvard university. 
 
 Political economy. N. Y., H. Holt & Co., 1892 $1.50 
 
 A popular presentation of the economic questions of the day. 
 
 Wells, D. A. Our merchant marine. (Questions of the day.) 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1890 $1 
 The history of the rise, increase and decay of the American merchant 
 marine. 
 
 Recent economic chang-es. N. Y., Appleton, 1895 $2 
 
 The book is the best contribution Mr. Wells has ever made to econom- 
 ical, statistical and social science, and one of the best that is to be found 
 in any country or language. JV. Y. Evening Post. 
 
 Wheeler, E. Real bi-metallism. 
 
 N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 75c 
 
 After an introduction, which contains a brief statement of Coin's 
 argument and of the general reply to it, the writer takes up Coin's posi- 
 tion in detail in each chapter. 
 
 White, H. Money and banking-. 
 
 Bost., Ginn & Co., 1896 $1.50 
 The subjects of coinage, of legal tender, and of the general aspect are 
 treated, and a chapter is given to the Brussels monetary conference. 
 
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 205 
 
 Willoughby, W, W. Rig-hts and duties of American citizen- 
 ship. N. Y., American Bk. Co., 1898 $1 
 The author has endeavored to introduce at every possible point a des- 
 cription of the practical problems involved and the solutions proposed for 
 them, and to inculcate in every veay the moral oblig-ations of good 
 citizenship. 
 
 Wilson, W. The State. Bost., Heath & Co., 1893 $2 
 
 Treats of institutional history and administration, and elements of 
 historical and practical politics. 
 
 Woolsey, T. S. America's foreig-n policy. 
 
 N. Y., Century Co., 1898 $1.25 
 These essays and addresses gathered in this volume have been called 
 out by public events during the past four years. They were adapted for 
 special occasions, or to meet special questions. 
 
 Wyckoff, W. A. The workers: The east. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1897 $1.25 
 The experience of a college bred man who, for two years, earned his 
 living as an unskilled laborer in order to find out for himself the actual 
 condition of the American workingman. 
 
 The workers: The west. 
 
 N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1899 $1.50 
 These papers get right down to life as no previous study of this kind 
 has done. It is a contribution to the study of humanity. 
 
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