he greatest of the heroes of the
North, so, too, was Roland the most famous among the knights of the
Middle Ages.

"We congratulate the boys of the land upon the appearance of this
book. We commend it to parents who are selecting literature for their
children, assured, as we are, that it will convince them that books
may be found which will engage the attention, and stimulate the
imagination, of the young, without dissipating the mind, or blunting
the moral sensibilities."--Philadelphia Messenger.

THE FIRST REALLY PRACTICAL BOY'S BOOK.

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THE AMERICAN BOY'S HANDY BOOK;

Or, WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.

By DANIEL C. BEARD.

With three hundred illustrations by the author. One volume, 8vo.
$2.00.

Mr. Beard's book is the first to tell the active, inventive, and
practical American boy the things he really wants to know, the
thousand things he wants to do, and the ten thousand ways in which he
can do them, with the helps and ingenious contrivances which every
boy can either procure or make.

The author divides the book among the sports of the four seasons; and
he has made an almost exhaustive collection of the cleverest modern
devices, besides himself inventing an immense number of capital and
practical ideas.

FRANK R. STOCKTON'S POPULAR STORIES.

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THE STORY OF VITEAU.

With sixteen full-page illustrations by R.B. Birch.

One volume, 12mo, extra cloth. $1.50.

In "The Story of Viteau," Mr. Stockton has opened a new vein, and one
that he has shown all his well-known skill and ability in working.
While describing the life and surroundings of Raymond, Louis, and
Agnes at Viteau at the Castle of De Barran, or in the woods among the
Cotereaux, he gives a picture of France in the age of chivalry, and
tells, at the same time, a romantic and absorbing story of adventure
and knightly daring. Mr. Birch's spirited illustrations add much to
the attraction of the book.

A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP.

Illustrated. One volume, 12mo, extra cloth. $1.50.

"'A Jolly Fellowship,' by Mr. Frank Stockton, is a worthy successor
to his 'Rudder Grange.' Although written for lads, it is full of
delicious nonsense that will be enjoyed by men and women.... The less
serious parts are described with a mock gravity that is the
perfection of harmless burlesque, while all the nonsense has a vein
of good sense running through it, so that really useful in