ecessional 428

WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

371. Invictus 429

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

372. The Falcon 429

373. The Shepherd of King Admetus 430

SIR WILLIAM SCHENCK GILBERT

374. The Yarn of the Nancy Bell 430

JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE

375. Darius Green and His Flying Machine 432

WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER

376. Beth Gelert 436

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

377. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury 437

SECTION VIII

REALISTIC STORIES

_Bibliography_ 442

_Introductory_ 443

OLIVER GOLDSMITH

378. The Renowned History of Little Goody Two-Shoes 445

DR. JOHN AIKIN AND MRS. LETITIA BARBAULD

379. Eyes, and No Eyes 451

THOMAS DAY

380. The Good-Natured Little Boy 456

MARIA EDGEWORTH

381. Waste Not, Want Not 458

JULIANA HORATIA EWING

382. Jackanapes 478

HENRY SEIDEL CANBY

383. Betty's Ride 496

CHARLES MAJOR

384. The Big Bear 500

"O. HENRY"

385. The Gift of the Magi 505

SECTION IX

NATURE LITERATURE

_Bibliography_ 510

_Introductory_ 511

BEATRIX POTTER

386. The Tale of Peter Rabbit 513

THORNTON WALDO BURGESS

387. Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World 514

ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE

388. Mr. 'Possum's Sick Spell 516

DALLAS LORE SHARP

389. Wild Life in the Farm-Yard 520

VERNON L. KELLOGG

390. The Vendetta 524

SEWELL FORD