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t native humor is delightful. A most delightful volume for young readers."--Philadelphia Times. The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By Charles Kingsley. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. "The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist in his description of the experiences of a youth with life under water in the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of a poetical nature."--New York Tribune. Our Bessie. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. "One of the most entertaining stories of the season, fall of vigorous action, and strong in character-painting. Elder girls will be charmed with it, and adults may read its pages with profit."--The Teachers' Aid. Wild Kitty. A Story of Middleton School. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. "Kitty is a true heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of humanity. One of the most attractive gift books of the season."--The Academy. A Young Mutineer. A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. "One of Mrs. Meade's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first among writers for young people."--The Spectator. For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publisher, A. L. BURT, 52-58 Duane Street. New York. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOOKS FOR GIRLS. Sue and I. By Mrs. O'Reilly. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents. "A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well as fun." --Athenaeum. The Princess and the Goblin. A Fairy Story. By George MacDonald. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents. "If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply interested in it that when bedtime comes it will altogether forget the moral, and will weary its parents with importunities for just a few minutes more to see how everything ends."--Saturday Review. Pythia's Pupils: A Story of a School. By Eva Hartner. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, 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 Ewi
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