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CATALOGUE OF BOOKS.
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N. Y., Macmillan, 1895 $1.50
One of the liveliest and most enjoyable fictions of recent production.
Il.N. Y., J. W. Lovell, n. d. $1
The time is that of the chartists in 1838. The little minister worked in a community of weavers, and shared their miseries and hopes.
Bost., Lamson, Wolfe & Co., 1897 $1.50
It was an admirable thought of the author to present the local coloring, the fast-dying dialect, and the homely trials and courage of the mountaineers of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., n. d. $1
Story of a school girl. Introduces quiet life under lively conditions.
Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.50
The story of a little Mexican boy and girl who were captured by the Comanche Indians and carried off to the Llanos Escados.
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1898 $1.25
Tales of soldiers and civilians, many of which are highly dramatic.
N. Y., Harper & Bros., 1899 $1.75
Mr. Black has introduced to his many readers a long array of charming and attractive heroines, but the Eelin Macdonald is by many thought to be the most lovable and delightful of them all.
Phila., Lippincott, 1897 $1.25
Amy Blanchard enters with a peculiar zest into the spirit of girlhood, and purity of tone and reality of impression are the leading traits of her books.
Phila., Jacobs & Co., 1898 $1.25
The settlement of Pennsylvania and the beginnings of Philadelphia, with William Penn's work, are described with accuracy and picturesqueness.
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1895 $1
Unquestionably superior to any of Rita's late works.