k a single one of them."

[THE END.]

THE

Famous Standard Juveniles

Published by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
Philadelphia

EDWARD S. ELLIS

Edward S. Ellis, the popular writer of boys' books, is a native of
Ohio, where he was born somewhat more than a half-century ago. His
father was a famous hunter and rifle shot, and it was doubtless his
exploits and those of his associates, with their tales of adventure
which gave the son his taste for the breezy backwoods and for depicting
the stirring life of the early settlers on the frontier.

Mr. Ellis began writing at an early age and his work was acceptable
from the first. His parents removed to New Jersey while he was a boy
and he was graduated from the State Normal School and became a member
of the faculty while still in his teens. He was afterward principal of
the Trenton High School, a trustee and then superintendent of schools.
By that time his services as a writer had become so pronounced that he
gave his entire attention to literature. He was an exceptionally
successful teacher and wrote a number of text-books for schools, all of
which met with high favor. For these and his historical productions,
Princeton College conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts.

The high moral character, the clean, manly tendencies and the admirable
literary style of Mr. Ellis' stories have made him as popular on the
other side of the Atlantic as in this country. A leading paper remarked
some time since, that no mother need hesitate to place in the hands of
her boy any book written by Mr. Ellis. They are found in the leading
Sunday-school libraries, where, as may well be believed, they are in
wide demand and do much good by their sound, wholesome lessons which
render them as acceptable to parents as to their children. Nearly all
of the Ellis books published by The John C. Winston Company are
reissued in London, and many have been translated into other languages.
Mr. Ellis is a writer of varied accomplishments, and, in addition to
his stories, is the author of historical works, of a number of pieces
of popular music, and has made several valuable inventions. Mr. Ellis
is in the prime of his mental and physical powers, and great as have
been the merits of his past achievements, there is reason to look for
more brilliant productions from his pen in the near future.

DEERFOOT SERIES
3 vols. By EDWARD S. ELLIS $3.00
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