t,
and would not be an expensive one."--_Providence
Press._

=Young America Abroad.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Second Series. Six volumes.
Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

1. =Up the Baltic;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND DENMARK.
2. =Northern Lands;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.
3. =Cross and Crescent;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN TURKEY AND GREECE.
4. =Sunny Shores;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
5. =Vine and Olive;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
6. =Isles of the Sea;= OR, YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND.

"OLIVER OPTIC is a _nom de plume_ that is known and
loved by almost every boy of intelligence in the land.
We have seen a highly intellectual and world-weary
man, a cynic whose heart was somewhat embittered by
its large experience of human nature, take up one of
OLIVER OPTIC'S books, and read it at a sitting,
neglecting his work in yielding to the fascination of
the pages. When a mature and exceedingly well-informed
mind, long despoiled of all its freshness, can thus
find pleasure in a book for boys, no additional words
of recommendation are needed."--_Sunday Times._

LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston

THE START IN LIFE SERIES

By J. T. TROWBRIDGE

Cloth Illustrated Price per volume, =$1.00=

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[Illustration: A START IN LIFE]

_A Start in Life_: A STORY OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY.

In this story the author recounts the hardships of a
young lad in his first endeavor to start out for
himself. It is a tale that is full of enthusiasm and
budding hopes.

_Biding His Time._

"It is full of spirit and adventure, and presents a
plucky hero who was willing to 'bide his time,' no
matter how great the expectations that he indulged in
from his uncle's vast wealth, which he did not in the
least covet."--_Boston Home Journal._

_The Kelp-Gatherers_: A STORY OF THE MAINE COAST.

A bright and readable story, with all the hints of
character and the vicissitudes of human life, in
depicting which the author is an acknowledged master.

_The Scarlet Tanager_, AND OTHER BIPEDS.

Every new story which Mr. Trowbridge begins is
followed through successive chapters by thousan