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The Blue and the Gray Series. By Oliver Optic. Six 

 volumes. Illustrated. Beautiful binding in blue and gray, 

 with emblematic dies. Cloth. Any volume sold separately. 

 Price per volume, $1.50. 



1. Taken by the Snemy. 4. Stand by the Union, 



2. Within the Enemy's Lines. 5. Fighting; for the Right. 



3. On the Blockade. 6. A Victorious Union. 

 "There never has been a more interesting writer in the field of juvenile 



literature than Mr. W. T. Adams, who, under his well-known pseudonym, is 

 known and admired by every boy and girl in the country, and by thousands 

 who have long since passed the boundaries of youth, yet who remember with 

 pleasure the genial, interesting pen that did so much to interest, instruct, and 

 entertain their younger years. 'The Blue and the Gray ' is a title that is suf- 

 ficiently indicative of the nature and spirit of the latest series, while the name 

 of Oliver Optic is sufficientwarrant of the absorbing style of narrative. This 

 series is as bright and entertaining as any work that Mr. Adams has yet put 

 forth, and will be as eagerly perused as any that has borne his name. It would 

 not be fair to the prospective reader to deprive him of the zest which comes 

 from the unexpected by entering into a synopsis of the story, A word, how- 

 ever, should be said in regard to the beauty and appropriateness of the binding, 

 which makes it a most attractive volume. — Boston Budg'et. 



Woodvllle Stories. By Oliver Optic. Six volumes. Illus- 

 trated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25. 

 1, Kich and Humble; or. The Mission of Bertha Grant. 

 3. In School and Oat; or, The Conqjjest of Richard Grant. 



3. Watch and Wait; or. The Young Fugitives. 



4. Work and Win; or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise. 



5. Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant among the Indians 



6. Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. 

 "Though ^ve are not so young as we once \vere, we relished these stories 



almost as much as the boys and girls for whom they were written. They were 

 really refreshing, even to us. There is much in them which is calcuUited to 

 inspire a generous, healthy ambition, and to make distasteful all reading tend- 

 ing to stimulate base desires." — Fitchhurg Reveille. 



The Starry Flag" Series. By Oliver Optic. In six volumes. 

 Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, 

 $1.25. 



1. The Starry Flag; or. The Young Fisherman of Cape Ann. 



2. Breaking Away; ok, The Fortunes of a Student. 



3. Seek and Find; or. The Adventures of a Smart Boy. 



4. Freaks of Fortune; or. Half round the World. 



5. Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter. 



6. Down the River; or, Buck Bradford and the Tyrants. 

 "Mr. ADAMS,thecelebratedand popular writer, familiarly known as Olive :i 



Optic, seems to have inexhaustible funds for weaving together the virtues of 

 life; and, notwithstanding he Has written scores of books, the same freshness 

 and novelty run through them all. Some people think the sensational element 

 predominates. Perhaps it does. But a book for young people needs this, and 

 so long as good sentiments are inculcated such books ought to be read." 



Just His Luck, By Oliver Optic. Illustrated. $1.00. 



" It deals with real flesh and blood hoys ; with boys who possess many noble 

 qualities of mind; with boys of generous impulses and large hearts; with boys 

 who delight in playing pranks, and who are ever ready for any sort of mischief; 

 and with boys in whom human nature is strouijly engnifted. They are boys, 

 as many of us have been; boys in the true, unvarnished sense of the word; 

 boys With hopes, ideas, and inspirations, but lucking in judgment, self-control, 

 and discipline. And the book contains an appropriate moral, teaches many a 

 lesson, and presents many a precept worthy ot bemg followed. It is a capital 

 book for boys." 



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