on our recent history. The story of our
"Expansion" is well told, and the problems which are its outgrowth are
treated with clearness and insight.
BUCK. BOYS' SELF-GOVERNING CLUBS. By Winifred Buck. 16mo. x + 218 pages.
The history of self-governing clubs, with directions for their
organization and management. The author has had many years' experience as
organizer and adviser of self-governing clubs in New York City and the
vicinity.
CARROLL. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. By Lewis Carroll. 12mo.
Illustrated. xiv + 192 pages.
CARROLL. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. By Lewis
Carroll. 12mo. Illustrated. xv + 224 pages.
The authorized edition of these children's classics. They have recently
been reprinted from new type and new cuts made from the original wood
blocks.
CHURCH. THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. By Rev. A. J. Church, vii + 314 pages.
CHURCH. THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY. By Rev. A. J. Church. vii + 306 pages.
The two great epics are retold in prose by one of the best of
story-tellers. The Greek atmosphere is remarkably well preserved.
CRADDOCK. THE STORY OF OLD FORT LOUDON. By Charles Egbert Craddock.
12mo. Illustrated. v + 409 pages.
A story of pioneer life in Tennessee at the time of the Cherokee uprising
in 1760. The frontier fort serves as a background to this picture of
Indian craft and guile and pioneer pleasures and hardships.
CROCKETT. RED CAP TALES. By S. R. Crockett. 8vo. Illustrated. xii + 413
pages.
The volume consists of a number of tales told in succession from four
of Scott's novels--"Waverley," "Guy Mannering," "Rob Roy," and "The
Antiquary"; with a break here and there while the children to whom they
are told discuss the story just told from their own point of view. No
better introduction to Scott's novels could be imagined or contrived.
Half a dozen or more tales are given from each book.
DIX. A LITTLE CAPTIVE LAD. By Beulah Marie Dix. 12mo. Illustrated. vii
+ 286 pages.
The story is laid in the time of Cromwell, and the captive lad is a
cavalier, full of the pride of his caste. The plot develops around the
child's relations to his Puritan relatives. It is a well-told story,
with plenty of action, and is a faithful picture of the times.
EGGLESTON. SOUTHERN SOLDIER STORIES. By George Cary Eggleston. 12mo.
Illustrated. xi + 251 pages.
Forty-seven stories illustrating the heroism of those brave Americans who
fought on the losing side in the Civil
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