the young people and their elders, extremely funny
both in text and illustrations."--Boston Express.
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
"This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike for
pleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and the
subtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed to
children, and perhaps to their seniors as well."--The Spectator.
Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere. By Alice
Corkran.
"Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted that they
are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether
this is an excellent story for girls."--Saturday Review.
Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. By C. A.
Jones.
"An unusually good children's story."--Glasgow Herald.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
"Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not in
genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a high and
noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be so
safely commended as hers."--Cleveland Times.
Jan of the Windmill. A Story of the Plains. By Mrs. J. H. Ewing.
"Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that is
saying a very great deal. From the first to the last the book overflows
with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarely survives
childhood; and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor, which is never
anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish, and never
clumsy."--Academy.
A Sweet Girl Graduate. By L. T. Meade.
"One of this popular author's best. The characters are well imagined and
drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest does not
flag until the end too quickly comes."--Providence Journal.
Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. By Juliana Horatia Ewing.
"There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of 'Six to
Sixteen.' The book is one which would enrich any girl's book
shelf."--St. James' Gazette.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade.
"A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meade
in this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for more
reasons than one. It is a charming book for girls."--New York Recorder.
A World of Girls: The Story of a School. By L. T. Meade.
"One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It will
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