mph of noble deeds and
true heroism."--_Kansas City_ (Mo.) _Times._

"Let us mention in passing two admirable books for
boys, 'Reuben Stone's Discovery' and 'Oliver
Bright's Search,' by Edward Stratemeyer, with whom
we are all acquainted. This last bit of his work
is especially good, and the boy who gets one of
these volumes will become very popular among his
fellows until the book is worn threadbare."--_N.
Y. Herald._

"A good sea-tale for boys is 'The Last Cruise of
the Spitfire,' by Edward Stratemeyer. There is
plenty of adventure in it, a shipwreck, a cruise
on a raft, and other stirring perils of the
deep."--_Detroit_ (Mich.) _Journal._

"In a simple, plain, straightforward manner, Mr.
Edward Stratemeyer endeavors to show his boy
readers what persistency, honesty, and willingness
to work have accomplished for his young hero, and
his moral is evident. Mr. Stratemeyer is very
earnest and sincere in his portraiture of young
character beginning to shape itself to weather
against the future. A book of this sort is
calculated to interest boys, to feed their
ambition with hope, and to indicate how they must
fortify themselves against the wiles of
vice."--_Boston Herald._

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_For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by_
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers,
BOSTON.

AMERICAN BOYS' SERIES

[Illustration: American Boy's Series]

The books selected for this series are all thoroughly American, by such
favorite American authors of boys' books as Oliver Optic, Elijah
Kellogg, Prof. James DeMille, and others, now made for the first time at
a largely reduced price, in order to bring them within the reach of all.
Each volume complete in itself.

UNIFORM CLOTH BINDING ILLUSTRATED NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DIES

Price per volume $1.00

1. ADRIFT IN THE ICE FIELDS By Capt. Chas. W. Hall
2. ALL ABOARD or LIFE ON THE LAKE By Oliver Optic
3. ARK OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
4. ARTHUR BROWN THE YOUNG CAPTAIN By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
5. BOAT CLUB, THE, or the Bunkers of Rippleton By Oliver Optic
6. BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND, THE B