Miss Reed's girls have all the impulses and likes of real girls as their characters are developing, and her record of their thoughts and actions reads like a chapter snatched from the page of life.--_Boston Herald._
Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. 12mo. $1.50.
One of the most natural books for girls. It is a careful study of schoolgirl life in a large city, somewhat unique in its way.--_Minneapolis Journal._
Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. 12mo. $1.50.
It is a wholesome book, telling of a merry and healthy vacation.--_Dial_, Chicago.
Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens. 12mo. $1.50.
No better college story has been written.--_Providence News._
Illustrated by Ellen Bernard Thompson. 12mo. $1.50.
The story deals with social settlement work, under conditions with which the author is familiar.--_The Bookman_, New York.
Illustrated by Katherine Pyle. 12mo. $1.50.
A splendid tale for girls, carefully written, interesting and full of information concerning the romantic region made famous by the vicissitudes of Evangeline.--_Toronto Globe._
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. 12mo. $1.50.
The story details the experience of a Chicago girl at school in Boston, and very absorbing those experiences are--full of action and diversity.--_Chicago Post._
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Mrs. Abell's story, retold and made vivid with a true story-teller's art, forms the theme of the present book, which combines singularly well the veracity of history and the attractiveness of fiction.--_Living Age_, Boston.
It should have a very wide circulation, since it puts Napoleon, for the first time, before the minds of children as a playmate and a friend; and they will go back to him in later reading as one whom they enjoyed in childhood. It should be in every public library, without fail, and you describe it well as a captivating story.--COL. THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON.
A most beautiful story of the great Napoleon's exile on the island of St. Helena, and his friendship for a little English girl. A book of interest to children and grown-ups, magnificently written.--_Chicago Advance._
In this readable and delightful volume the author portrays in story form the character and doings of Napoleon Bonaparte in his days of exile at St. Helena.--_Journal of Education_, Boston.