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fair knowledge of the customs and times which 

 took place at that period in the world's history. 



Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronle; 37!i pages. An 

 exceedingly and thoroughly good story. If you 

 have never read it you ought surely to do so, for 

 you will be a better man or woman for having pe- 

 rused its pages. One of our office girls says she has 

 ri'ad it three times, and is going to read it again. 



I, list Days of Pompeii, by nulwcr; I5ii4 pngcs. 

 This book will be read with considerable intercut, 

 MOW that the ancient city has been so thoroughly 

 excavated as reijorted in the papers. 



Last of the Mohicans, by Cooper; 358 pages— a 

 pathetic story of the struggles of a dying race. 



Oliver Twist; Italy and American Notes; .519 pag- 

 es, by Dickens. We Americans can read this last book 

 with profit, as it illustrates some of our national pe- 

 culiarities as seen by one of the greatest observers 

 of human nature— Charles Dickens. Still, it shows 

 us the United States of 4.") years ago, and not that 

 of to-day. 



Our Mutual Friend; Pickwick Papers; Martin 

 Chuzzlewit, and others of Dickens' works. These 

 are all good. 



Paul and Virginia; Rasselas; and V^icar of Wake 

 field; by St. Pierre, .Johnson, and Goldsmith, re- 

 spectively. 



Bunyan's Holy War; 318 pages— by John Bunyan. 



Pilgrim's Progress; by John Bunyan— a book that 

 has a circulation second only to the Bible, and trans- 

 lated into all languages which are written; 423 p. 



Robinson Crusoe; 473 pages— a book so well 

 known and so greatly prized by boys and girls. 



Romola, by Elliott. 



Scottish Chiefs, by Porter. 



Sketch-Book, by Washington Irving; 3T4 pages. 

 A collection of fascinating sketches, mostly from 

 English life, by the " Prince of American Letters." 

 Rip Van Winkle is one of the stories. 



We have also the following biographical works: 



Life of Washington. 



Life of Napoleon. 



Life of Henry Clay; 433 pages. 



Life of Zachary Taylor; 536 pages. 



Life of John Quincy Adams; 404 pages. 



Life of Patrick Henry; 4C8 pages. 



Life of Andrew Jackson: 396 pages. 



The subjects of these biographical sketches are 

 too well known to need comment. They are just 

 the works for young Americans to read. 



Life, Speeches, and Memorials of Daniel Webster. 

 A book of 553 pages, of surpassing interest to every 

 boy who aspires to noble service of his country in 

 an office of public trust. 



Thaddeus of Warsaw, by Porter; .536 pages. 



Cook's Voyages Around the World. A history of 

 the thrilling adventures of that notable English 

 explorer, Capt. Cook. 



Don Quixote; 768 pages; by Miguel Cervantes, 

 the Shakespeare of Spain. This is a splendid book 

 for pastime reading when you feel tired and need a 

 little amusement. It recounts the history of a cer- 

 tain ungainly, raw-boned, awkward knight, and his 

 wonderful exploits and curious adventures. This 

 is one of the largest books in the whole list. When, 

 in the middle of the 16th century, the people of 

 Spain had gone wild by reading books of knight-er- 

 rantry, arising from the spirit of the Crusades, 

 " Cervantes laughed Spain's chivalry away. " Cer- 

 vantes and Shakespeare both died Apr. 33, 1616. 



Tom Brown's Schooldays at Rugby, by Hughes. 



An interesting narrative of a boy's experience 

 while away from home at college. In this single 

 work, Mr. Hughes made for himself a name which 

 will last as long as our language is spoken. When 

 he visited America In 1869, the city of New York 

 turned out to honor the author of "Tom Brown." 



The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life; new edi- 

 tion, enlarged. Tlils ought to be read by every 

 Christian. It is written by one who is continually 

 very near God. 



First Steps for Little Feet, by the author of The 

 Sioryofthe Bible. This is one of the best books 

 in the whole list, and every Christian parent should 

 possess himself of a copy. 



For the last two works, if you want to buy we 

 shall have to charge .511 cts. each; postage on the; 

 first, 4c; on the latter, 6c. 

 MORE SPECIAL OFFERS ON BOOKS. 

 GfEIKE'S LIFE OF CHRIST. In this book we have a 

 condensation of the scholarship of about 3iMl of the 

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 French, and English. To read it is practically to 

 walk and talk with the Christ of the gospels. With 

 the hand of a master, Geike weaves this mass of 

 scholarship into a fabric which is as interesting as 

 any novel, and as full of information regarding 

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RenHiir: a Tale of the Christ. By Gen. Lew 

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 From the time the three wise men met in the desert 

 to discuss the wonderful star they had seen in the 

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 How to Keep Store. A nice new book of 406 

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