ve with incident and action, adorned rather than
freighted with useful facts, and moral without moralization."--THE
NATION.

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The Norseland Series.

_BY H.H. BOYESEN_.

NORSELAND TALES. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25.

BOYHOOD IN NORWAY: NINE STORIES OF DEEDS OF THE SONS OF THE VIKINGS.
With 8 illustrations. 12mo, $1.25

AGAINST HEAVY ODDS, AND A FEARLESS TRIO. With 13 full-page
illustrations by W.L. TAYLOR. 12mo, $1.25.

THE MODERN VIKINGS: STORIES OF LIFE AND SPORT IN THE NORSELAND. With
many full-page illustrations. 12mo, $1.25.

The four above volumes in a box, $5.00.

"Charmingly told stories of boy-life in the Land of the Midnight Sun,
illustrated with pictures giving a capital idea of the incidents and
scenes described. The tales have a delight all their own, as they tell
of scenes and sports and circumstances so different from those of our
American life."--N.Y. OBSERVER.

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Two Books by Rossiter Johnson.

THE END OF A RAINBOW. AN AMERICAN STORY. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.

"It will be read with breathless interest. It is interesting and full
of boyish experiences."--N.Y. INDEPENDENT.

PHAETON ROGERS. A NOVEL OF BOY LIFE. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.

"Mr. Johnson has shown in this book capabilities of a really high
quality, for his story abounds with humor, and there are endless bits
of quiet fun in it, which bring out the hearty laugh, even when it is
read by older people. It is a capital book for boys."--NEW YORK TIMES.

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Mrs. Burton Harrison's Tales.

BRIC-A-BRAC STORIES. With 24 illustrations by Walter Crane. 12mo,
$1.50.

"When the little boy, for whose benefit the various articles of
bric-a-brac in his father's drawing-room relate stories appropriate to
their several native countries, exclaims at the conclusion of one of
them: 'I almost think there can't be a better one than that!' the
reader, of whatever age, will probably feel inclined to agree with
him. Upon the whole, it is to be wished that every boy and girl might
become acquainted with the contents of this book."--JULIAN HAWTHORNE.

THE OLD FASHIONED FAIRY BOOK. Illustrated by ROSINA EMMET, 16mo,
$1.25.

"The little ones, who so willingly go back with us to 'Jack the Giant
Killer,' 'Bluebeard,' and the kindred stories of our childhood, will
gladly welcome Mrs. Burton Harrison's 'Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales.' The