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The Fortunes of Toby Trafford. By J. T. Trowbridge. 



Illustrated. $1.25. 

 •' If to make children's stories as true to nature as the stories which" the 

 masters of fiction write for children of a larger g;rowth be an uncommon 

 achievement, and one that is worthy of wide recognition, that recognition 

 should be given to Mr. J. T. TKOWBiaoGE for his many achievements in this 

 ditticult walk of literary art. Mr. Tkowbkidge has a good perception of char- 

 acter, which he draws with skill; he has abundance of invention, which he 

 never abuses; and he has, what so many American writers have not, an easy, 

 graceful style, which can be humorous, or pathetic, or poetic." — Ji. If. Stoddard 

 in JVezv York Mail. 



THE START IN LIFE SERIES. 4 volumes. 



A Start in Life : A Story of the Genesee Country. By 

 J. T. Trowbridge. Illustrated. $1.00. 



In this story the author recounts the hardships of a young lad in his first 

 endeavor to start out for himself. It is a tale that is full of enthusiasm and 

 budding hopes. The writer shows how hard the youths of a century ago were 

 compelled to work. This he does in an entertaining w^ay, mingling fun and 

 adventures with their daily labors. The hero is a strilcing example of the 

 honest boy, who is not too lazy to work, nor too dull to thoroughly appreciate 

 a joke. 



Biding His Time. By J. T.Trowbridge. Illustrated. $1.00. 



" It is full of spirit and adventure, and presents a plucky hero who was willing 

 to * bide his time,' no matter how great the expectations that he indulged in 

 from his uncle's vast wealth, which he did not in the least covet. . . . Pic was 

 left a poor orphan in Ohio at seventeen years of age, and soon after heard of a 

 rich uncle, who lived near Boston. He sets off on the long journey to Boston, 

 finds his uncle, an eccentric old man, is hospitably received by him, but seeks 

 employment in a humble way, and proves that he is a persevering and plucky 

 young man." — Boston Home Journal. 



Tlie Kelp Gatlierers: A Story of the Maine Coast. By 

 J. T. Trowbridge. Illustrated. $1.00. 



This book is full of interesting information upon the plant life of the sea- 

 shore, and the life of marine animals; but it is also a bright and readable 

 story, with all the hints of character and the vicissitudes of human life, in 

 depicting which the author is an acknowledged master. 



The Scarlet Tanagrer, and Other Bipeds. By J. T. 

 Trowbridge. Illustrated. $1.00. 



Every new story which Mr. Trowbridge begins is followed through succes- 

 sive chapters by thousands who have read and re-read many times his preceding 

 tales. One of his greatest charms is his absolute truthfulness. He does not 

 depict little saints, or incorrigible rascals, but just boys. This same fidelity to 

 nature is seen in his latest book, " The Scarlet Tana^er, and Other Bipeds." 

 There is enough adventure in this tale to commend it to the liveliest reader^ 

 and all the lessons it teaches are wholesome. 



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