illustrated, price
$1.00.
"A really valuable and curious selection which will be welcomed by
readers of all ages.... The illustrations by Mr. Batten are often clever
and irresistibly humorous. A delight alike to the young people and their
elders."--Globe.
The Golden Fairy Book. By Various Authors. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
"The most delightful book of its kind that has come in our way for many
a day. It is brimful of pretty stories. Retold in a truly delightful
manner."--Graphic.
The Silver Fairy Book. By Various Authors. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
"The book is intended to correspond to 'Grimm's Fairy Tales,' and it
must be allowed that its pages fairly rival in interest those of the
well-known repository of folk-lore. It is a most delightful volume of
fairy tales."--Courier.
The Brownies, and Other Stories. By Juliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
"Like all the books she has written this one is very charming, and is
worth more in the hands of a child than a score of other stories of a
more sensational character."--Christian at Work.
The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits. By Lewis Carroll,
author of "Alice in Wonderland." 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75
cents.
"This glorious piece of nonsense.... Everybody ought to read it--nearly
everybody will--and all who deserve the treat will scream with
laughter."--Graphic.
Lob Lie-By-the-fire, and Other Tales. By Juliana Horatio Ewing. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
"Mrs. Ewing has written as good a story as her 'Brownies,' and that is
saying a great deal. 'Lob Lie-by-the-fire' has humor and pathos, and
teaches what is right without making children think they are reading a
sermon."--Saturday Review.
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 BOYS.
By Right of Conquest; or, With Cortez in Mexico. By G. A. Henty. With
illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 12mo, cloth olivine edges, price $1.50.
"The conquest of Mexico by a small band of resolute men under the
magnificent leadership of Cortez is always rightfully ranked among the
most romantic and daring exploits in history. 'By Right of Conquest' is
the nearest approach to a perfectly successful historical tale that Mr.
Henty has yet published."--Academy.
For Name and Fame; or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. Henty. With
illu
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