The Bay State Monthly. Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885

By SHIRLEY DARE. 16mo, paper, $.50; cloth, $1.00.

Daisy Green Stories (The).

By MRS. SUSIE BISBEE. All fond mothers will be greatly interested in the quaint sayings and child-like adventures of the little "Daisy" of this book. 16mo, cloth, $.80.

Dean Stanley with the Children.

By MRS. FRANCES A. HUMPHREY. Very fully illustrated. This choice volume contains Dean Stanley's famous Christmas Sermons to children, a beautiful account of the Dean's own life as a boy at home, and at Rugby, his relations with other boys, and also much entertaining matter relating to the celebrated English schools at Rugby and Westminster, and to the Abbey itself. It is illustrated with portraits, views of various Abbey interiors, sketches of Westminster and Rugby boys, and other fine engravings, historical and modern. It also gives as an introduction to the five charming sermons a fine chapter by Canon Farrar, regarding the Dean in the pulpit, as both writer and orator, with a touching account of the delivery of his last sermon, 12mo, $1.00.

Double Masquerade (A).

By REV. CHAS. R. TALBOT. Illustrated by Share, Merrill, and Taylor. A stirring romance of the American Revolution, with illustrations made from careful studies of old Boston. The portion describing the battle of Bunker Hill, as seen by the boys, has been said to be one of the most graphic and telling accounts ever written of that famous conflict. Extra cloth, 12mo, $1.25.

Hedge Fence (A).

By PANSY. Here is a story of the haps and mishaps of the typical boy whose purposes are good, but whose impetuosity plunges him into all kinds of mischief, as the boy himself expresses it, "before he knows it." One of the boys of this book, ruefully reflecting on the results of a boyish scrape, wishes for something like a hedge fence to keep him from running into trouble. In a manner which will be delightfully entertaining and helpful to all boys (and girls for that matter), Pansy tells us how the hero of her story found a hedge which stood between him and mischief. The book will benefit and please every boy who reads it, or to whom it is read. 16mo, 60 cents.

History of the United States in Rhyme.

By EGBERT C. ADAMS, author of "The History of England in Rhyme," "On Board the Rocket," etc. Attractively written. It will assist all young people to fix important events of American history in their memory. 16mo, cloth, 60 cents.

How They went to Europe.

By MARGARET SIDNEY. Gives numberless suggestions for the entertaining of young people on the long winter evenings, stimulating them in the idle hours, and drawing them within the sweet, healthful atmosphere of home. 16mo, illustrated, $1.00.

Milly's Little Wanderer.

By MRS. SUSIE A. BISBEE, author of "Daisy Green Stories." The scene of this story is laid in the most picturesque of New England surroundings, and the book abounds in sprightly incidents, while holding steadily to its moral and spiritual purpose. 12mo, $1.25.

New Year's Tangles, AND OTHER STORIES.

By PANSY. Very fully illustrated. Fresh, instructive, and entertaining, 12mo, 256 pages, $1.00.

Old Caravan Days.

By MRS. MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD. With 36 illustrations by H. Pruett Share. A graphic record of other days long before the time of Western railroads, giving the exciting adventures and experiences of a family moving to Illinois, drawn faithfully to the life. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

Our Business Boys.

A little pocket volume for every cash boy, every young clerk, and every trade-learner in the land. 16mo, $.60.

Pleasant Authors.

By AMANDA B. HARRIS. Biographies of Sir Walter Scott, Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt, Dr. John Brown, Mary Russell Mitford, etc. For young people. Fourth volume of the Reading Union Library. An admirable guide for young people, to whatever is best and most enjoyable in standard English literature. It should be in every family. Illustrated, 16mo, $1.00.

Plucky Boys. BUSINESS BOYS' LIBRARY.

By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," and other authors. "A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck."—President Garfield. Spirited narratives, and for the most part true ones, of boys who have conquered obstacles and become successful business men; or of other plucky young fellows who have shown fearlessness and "fight" in situations of danger, and also self-sacrifice in order to save the lives of others. $1.50.

Robinson Crusoe.

By DANIEL DEFOE. An edition de luxe, printed on exquisite paper, with 16 illustrations by Thomas Stothard, R.A., with an introduction by Austin Dobson. Fac-simile of the frontispiece and title-page of the original edition, original prefaces. 555pp. Extra cloth binding, $1.25. Half calf, $2.50. Morocco, full gilt, $3.00.

Side by Side.

By PANSY, author of "The Man of the House," "Mrs. Solomon Smith Looking On," "The Hall in the Grove," "Mary Burton Abroad," etc. Illustrated stories from Bible texts for the help of boys and girls in their school and home duties. 16mo, cloth, illustrated, $.60.

Soldier and Servant.

By ELLA M. BAKER. "Soldier and Servant" is a motto bequeathed to the heroine by the mother who died when she was a babe, and which she early adopts, carrying its sentiment into all of the acts of her after life, the story of which will most assuredly furnish wholesome stimulus to every girl who reads it. There are touches of humor, and graphic descriptions worthy of comparison with passages in Tom Brown's Schooldays at Rugby. 16mo, $1.25.

Story of Puff.

By MRS. C.M. LIVINGSTON. It was truly said of the first edition of this little volume, that no more captivating story of bird-life was ever written, and that passages in it were worthy of comparison with those found in "Rab and his Friends." It is the autobiography of a canary bird, and every lover of the bird kind will read it with enthusiastic pleasure. New edition. 16mo, cloth, fully illustrated, $.60.

Sweet Girl Goldie, A WONDER STORY of BUTTERFLY TIME.

A holiday novelty, cut shape of butterfly, with twelve color designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey. This really original and charming novelty imitates in outside appearance a large, handsome tropic butterfly; but, on parting the wings, we find between, on a dozen leaves shaped like the wings, the gracefully told story—a prose poem in fact—of "Girl Goldie" and her strange adventures with the butterflies. Miss L.B. Humphrey, the popular illustrator and winner of the Prang's Christmas Card Prizes, has designed the wing covers and the twelve exquisite illustrations in colors. $1.25.

Tales of the Pathfinders.

By ARTHUR GILMAN. Illustrated by Robert Lewis. Romantic chapters from history detailing the experiences of some of those who left the Old World to find and possess the New. An important volume. $1.00.

The Triple E.

By MRS. S.R. GRAHAM CLARK. A charming story with strange incident and involved plot attracting lovers of romance, and with firm ideals of character wrought out in the struggles and self-denials of daily life. $1.50.

Travelling Law School (The), AND FAMOUS TRIALS.

By BENJAMIN VAUGHAN ABBOTT, LL. D. A series of easy talks to a party of young folks concerning law, also delineating the differing functions of national, state, city, and town governments, and illustrating legal principles by accounts of a dozen famous trials. $1.00.

William the Silent, AND THE NETHERLAND WAR.

By MARY BARRETT. Withmaps and engravings. 12mo, illustrated, $1.50.

Young Folks' History of the Netherlands.

By ALEX. YOUNG. A concise history of Holland and Belgium, 1 vol., 16mo, cloth, $1.50. Half Russia, $2.00.

STANDARD AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Æsop's Fables.

By REV. T. JAMES, M.A. Illustrated by J. Tenniel. 12mo, $1.00. Boards, $.50.

Afterthoughts of Foreign Travel, IN HISTORIC LANDS AND CAPITAL CITIES. BY SULLIVAN HOLMAN MCCOLLESTER.

A book of rare excellence. One of the few in the great flood of books of travel that are worth reading. Fourth edition. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.