Rudy And Babette Part 14

=Pythia's Pupils=: A Story of a School. By EVA HARTNER. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"This story of the doings of several bright school girls is sure to interest girl readers. Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best."--=Teachers' Aid.=

=A Story of a Short Life.= By JULIANA HORATIA EWING. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."--=Courier.=

=The Sleepy King.= A Fairy Tale. By AUBREY HOPWOOD AND SEYMOUR HICKS. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for girls."--=Sat.u.r.day Review.=

=Two Little Waifs.= By MRS. MOLESWORTH. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"Mrs. Molesworth's delightful story of 'Two Little Waifs' will charm all the small people who find it in their stockings. It relates the adventures of two lovable English children lost in Paris, and is just wonderful enough to pleasantly wring the youthful heart."--=New York Tribune.=

=Adventures in Toyland.= By EDITH KING HALL. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories are always acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her record of the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we might expect."--=Boston Courier.=

=Adventures in Wallypug Land.= By G. E. FARROW. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys and girls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier combination of author and artist than this volume presents could be found to furnish healthy amus.e.m.e.nt to the young folks. The book is an artistic one in every sense."--=Toronto Mail.=

=Fussbudget's Folks.= A Story for Young Girls. By ANNA F.

BURNHAM. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift for composing stories for children. With a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet natural and strong, characters."--=Congregationalist.=

=Mixed Pickles.= A Story for Girls. By MRS. E. M. FIELD. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"It is, in its way, a little cla.s.sic, of which the real beauty and pathos can hardly be appreciated by young people. It is not too much to say of the story that it is perfect of its kind."--=Good Literature.=

=Miss Mouse and Her Boys.= A Story for Girls, By MRS. MOLESWORTH.

12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"Mrs. Molesworth's books are cheery, wholesome, and particularly well adapted to refined life. It is safe to add that she is the best English prose writer for children. A new volume from Mrs.

Molesworth is always a treat."--=The Beacon.=

=Gilly Flower.= A Story for Girls. By the author of "=Miss Toosey's Mission=." 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"Jill is a little guardian angel to three lively brothers who tease and play with her.. .. Her unconscious goodness brings right thoughts and resolves to several persons who come into contact with her. There is no goodiness in this tale, but its influence is of the best kind."--=Literary World.=

=The Chaplet of Pearls=; or, The White and Black Ribaumont. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. It is one of the best books of the season."--=Guardian.=

=Naughty Miss Bunny=: Her Tricks and Troubles. By CLARA MULHOLLAND. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"The naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not omit the book from their list of juvenile presents."--=Land and Water.=

=Meg's Friend.= By ALICE CORKRAN. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"One of Miss Corkran's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the auth.o.r.ess as one of the first among writers for young people."--=The Spectator.=

=Averil.= By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"A charming story for young folks. Averil is a delightful creature--piquant, tender, and true--and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic."--=World.=

=Aunt Diana.= By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to last. This is, both in its intention and the way the story is told, one of the best books of its kind which has come before us this year."--=Sat.u.r.day Review.=

=Little Sunshine's Holiday=: A Picture from Life. By MISS MULOCK.

12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"This is a pretty narrative of child life, describing the simple doings and sayings of a very charming and rather precocious child. This is a delightful book for young people."--=Gazette.=

=Esther's Charge.= A Story for Girls. By ELLEN EVERETT GREEN.

12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"...This is a story showing in a charming way how one little girl's jealousy and bad temper were conquered; one of the best, most suggestive and improving of the Christmas juveniles."--=New York Tribune.=

=Fairy Land of Science.= By ARABELLA B. BUCKLEY. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"We can highly recommend it; not only for the valuable information it gives on the special subjects to which it is dedicated, but also as a book teaching natural sciences in an interesting way. A fascinating little volume, which will make friends in every household in which there are children."--=Daily News.=

=Merle's Crusade.= By ROSA N. CAREY. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"Among the books for young people we have seen nothing more unique than this book. Like all of this author's stories it will please young readers by the very attractive and charming style in which it is written."--=Journal.=

=Birdie=: A Tale of Child Life. By H. L. CHILDE-PEMBERTON. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price 75 cents.

"The story is quaint and simple, but there is a freshness about it that makes one hear again the ringing laugh and the cheery shout of children at play which charmed his earlier years."--=New York Express.=

=The Days of Bruce=: A Story from Scottish History. By GRACE AGUILAR. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"There is a delightful freshness, sincerity and vivacity about all of Grace Aguilar's stories which cannot fail to win the interest and admiration of every lover of good reading."--=Boston Beacon.=

=Three Bright Girls=: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"The charm of the story lies in the cheery helpfulness of spirit developed in the girls by their changed circ.u.mstances; while the author finds a pleasant ending to all their happy makeshifts.

The story is charmingly told, and the book can be warmly recommended as a present for girls."--=Standard.=

=Giannetta=: A Girl's Story of Herself. By ROSA MULHOLLAND. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.

"Extremely well told and full of interest. Giannetta is a true heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with enthusiasm of humanity. The ill.u.s.trations are unusually good. One of the most attractive gift books of the season."--=The Academy.=

=Margery Merton's Girlhood.= By ALICE CORKRAN. 12mo, cloth, ill.u.s.trated, price $1.00.