given to everything that went to make up the
home-life of the pioneer settlers, or that relates to their various
avocations." In all history no better examples of manliness, energy,
and conscientiousness could be found, to be read about and studied by
a child whose character is just forming. The story is told in such a
vivid way that it is as interesting and absorbing as a romance.

THE OLD-FASHIONED FAIRY BOOK.

By MRS. BURTON HARRISON.

With many quaint illustrations by MISS ROSINA EMMET.

One volume, square 16mo. $1.00.

"The little ones, who so willingly go back with us to 'Jack the
Giant-Killer,' 'Blue-beard,' and the kindred stories of our
childhood, will gladly welcome Mrs. Burton Harrison's 'Old-Fashioned
Fairy Tales,' where the giant, the dwarf, the fairy, the wicked
princess, the ogre, the metamorphosed prince, and all the heroes of
that line come into play and action. ...The graceful pencil of Miss
Rosina Emmet has given a pictorial interest to the book, and the many
pictures scattered through its pages accord well with the good
old-fashioned character of the tales."--Frank R. Stockton.

BRIC-A-BRAC STORIES.

By MRS. BURTON HARRISON.

Illustrated and Cover designed by WALTER CRANE. One volume, 12mo.
$2.00.

"Upon the whole it is to be wished that every boy and girl in
America, or anywhere else, might become intimately acquainted with
the contents of this book. There is more virtue in one of
these stories than in the entire library of modern juvenile
literature."--Julian Hawthorne.

THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD,
Of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire.

Written and Illustrated by HOWARD PYLE.

One volume, quarto, $3.00.

"The Prince of Story-Tellers."--London Times.

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THE WORKS OF JULES VERNE.

Uniform illustrated edition. Nine vols., 8vo, extra cloth, with over
750 full-page illustrations. Price, per set, in a box, $17.50. Sold
also in separate volumes.

The most impossible stories of this imaginative writer are told in
such a realistic manner and with so much scientific knowledge
ingeniously wrought into them that they possess a fascination that is
all their own. Their great and continued popularity, among both old
and young, has led to the publication of this new edition in which
all the numerous illustrations of the French edition are retained,
and the volumes are issued in a uniform and attractive binding.

Michael Strogoff; or, The