Chapter D: Appleton and Company, New York

ILLUSTRATED JUVENILE STORIES.

Jacks of All Trades.

A Story for Girls and Boys. By KATHARINE N. BIRDSALL. Illustrated in two colors by Walter Russell, with many text cuts. 12mo. Cloth, $1.20 net; postage, 12 cents additional.

Here is a story that shows conclusively that “the child is father of the man.” Miss Birdsall has written a book that should be read by every boy and girl who has any ambition or purpose to develop the best that is in them. The author has taken nobility of character as the key-note for a most wholesome and inspiriting story, the plot of which is of absorbing interest.

Along the Florida Reef.

By C. F. HOLDER. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

The story of camping and fishing adventures in company with a naturalist in Florida. The author combines entertainment with instruction, and his book is filled with illustrations which will be prized by every young reader who has ever visited the sea-shore, or cares for information regarding fishes, shells, and the various forms of marine life.

Christine’s Career.

A Story for Girls. By PAULINE KING. Illustrated. 8vo. Cloth, $1.50.

This book tells of an American girl who has been raised in France, with her father, who is an artist. She comes to America with her aunt, and the girls and customs of the two countries afford scope for agreeable elements of contrast.

Stories of American History.

By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE (Aunt Charlotte) and H. H. WELD, D.D. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

A book for young people just beyond the elementary histories of the United States, and able to enter in some degree into the real spirit of events.

Hermine’s Triumphs.

A Story for Girls and Boys. By Mme. COLOMB. With 100 Illustrations. 8vo. Cloth, $1.50.

The popularity of this charming story of French home-life, which has passed through many editions in Paris, has been earned by the sustained interest of the narrative, the sympathetic presentation of character, and the wholesomeness of the lessons which are suggested. One of the most delightful books for girls published in recent years.

Madeleine’s Rescue.

A Story for Girls and Boys. By JEANNE SCHULTZ, Author of “The Story of Colette,” “Straight On,” etc. With Illustrations by Tofani. 8vo. Cloth, $1.00.

The charmingly sympathetic quality and refined humor of the author of “Colette” has never been more happily illustrated than in this picturesque story of a girl and her boy friends--a story which grown people as well as children will read with keen delight.

King Tom and the Runaways.

By LOUIS PENDLETON, Author of “In the Wire Grass.” Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

A tale of the strange experiences of two boys in the forests and swamps of Georgia, in which are described some remarkable adventures in a little-known region.

Little Peter.

A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age. By LUCAS MALET, Author of “Colonel Enderby’s Wife,” etc. With numerous Illustrations by Paul Hardy. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

The story of a little boy and his cat, his friend, a misshapen charcoal burner, and life in the pine forest, with the myths and legends, the superstitions and quaint fancies of an earlier day. A book that will delight the little folk of a winter’s evening.

We All.

A Story of Outdoor Life and Adventure in Arkansas. By OCTAVE THANET. With 12 full-page Illustrations by E. J. Austin and others. 8vo. Cloth, $1.50.