e men and women who made the history of South
Carolina, and correct pictures of the conditions under which these men
and women labored.
MORRIS. MAN AND HIS ANCESTOR: A STUDY IN EVOLUTION. By Charles Morris.
16mo. Illustrated. vii + 238 pages.
A popular presentation of the subject of man's origin. The various
significant facts that have been discovered since Darwin's time are
given, as well as certain lines of evidence never before presented in
this connection.
NEWBOLT. STORIES FROM FROISSART. By Henry Newbolt. 12mo. Illustrated.
xxxi + 368 pages.
Here are given entire thirteen episodes from the "Chronicles" of Sir John
Froissart. The text is modernized sufficiently to make it intelligible to
young readers. Separated narratives are dovetailed, and new translations
have been made where necessary to make the narrative complete and easily
readable.
OVERTON. THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER. By Gwendolen Overton. 12mo.
Illustrated. vii + 270 pages.
A story of girl life at an army post on the frontier. The plot is an
absorbing one, and the interest of the reader is held to the end.
PALGRAVE. THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF ENGLISH SONG. Selected and arranged
by Francis Turner Palgrave. 16mo. viii + 302 pages.
This collection contains 168 selections--songs, narratives, descriptive
or reflective pieces of a lyrical quality, all suited to the taste and
understanding of children.
PALMER. STORIES FROM THE CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF MANY NATIONS. Edited by
Bertha Palmer. 12mo. xv + 297 pages.
A collection of sixty characteristic stories from Chinese, Japanese,
Hebrew, Babylonian, Arabian, Hindu, Greek, Roman, German, Scandinavian,
Celtic, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Anglo-Saxon,
English, Finnish, and American Indian sources.
RIIS. CHILDREN OF THE TENEMENTS. By Jacob A. Riis. 12mo. Illustrated.
ix + 387 pages.
Forty sketches and short stories dealing with the lights and shadows of
life in the slums of New York City, told just as they came to the writer,
fresh from the life of the people.
SANDYS. TRAPPER JIM. By Edwyn Sandys. 12mo. Illustrated. ix + 441 pages.
A book which will delight every normal boy. Jim is a city lad who learns
from an older cousin all the lore of outdoor life--trapping, shooting,
fishing, camping, swimming, and canoeing. The author is a well-known
writer on outdoor subjects.
SEXTON. STORIES OF CALIFORNIA. By Ella M. Sexton. 12mo. Illustrated.
x + 211 pages.
Twenty-two stori
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