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Mat, 1914 



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Books of Fiction Worth Keeping 



AN AFFAIR O F STATE, by J. C. Snaith. A dramatic story 

 of England in the clutch of a universal strike and the reins of 

 power in the control of an ex-haberdasher and a brilliant 

 duchess. Net $1.25. 



THE WIND BEFORE THE DAWN, by Dell H. Munger. 

 Shall a married woman be absolutely dependent on her hus- 

 band financially is the theme of this book. It is a tale of the 

 Kansas plains grim but powerful. Illustrated by Thomas 

 Fogarty. Net $1.35- 



Five Volumes by Joseph Conrad 



YOUTH. Three tales of the sea that are among the finest 

 short stories of the English language. Net $1.35. 



LORD JIM. The story of a young seaman who dreamed of 

 the day when he should face an emergency — and what happens 

 when he does. Net S1.35. 



ROMANCE, with Ford Madox Hueffer. A book of simon- 

 pure adventure, which tells the story of an English boy caught 

 m the plots of a Cuban pirate band, and his love for a beautiful 

 Spanish girl. Illustrated. Net $1.35. 



THE POINT OF HONOR. A humorous tale of the Napole- 

 onic wars. Illustrated. Net Si. 20. 

 'TWIXT LAND AND SEA. Three stories of the sea and of 



the tropics — the two things about which Mr. Conrad writes 

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THE BATTLE-GROUND, by Ellen Glasgow. "As a 

 story of the Civil War — the ' Battle-Ground' stands alone." — 

 New York Times. Net $1.35. 



VIRGINIA, by Ellen Glasgow. A book of the woman 

 question in its broadest bearing on home, husband and children. 



Net $1.35. 



THE RECORDING ANGEL, by Corra Harris. A deli- 

 ciously humorous story of life in a Georgia mountain village. 



Illustrated. Net $1.25. 



IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND, by Corra Harris. The 



adventures of a girl who decides to marry for money, but who in 

 the end capitulates to the dictates of her heart. Illus. Net $1.35. . 



BOB, SON OF BATTLE, by Alfred Ollivant. A romantic 

 story of shepherds and shepherds' dogs in the North of Eng- 

 land; it stamps Mr. Ollivant as an author of unusual force and 

 originality. Illustrated. Net Si. 35. Leather S1.60. 



Works of Permanent Interest that 

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LETTERS TO UNKNOWN FRIENDS, by Lyman Abbott. 

 A book of sane, helpful counsel in difficulties that we all face 

 sooner or later. Net 60 cents. 



OUT OF THE DARK, by Helen Keller. This remarkable 

 writer gives her views on the higher education of women, 

 blindness, and its prevention; education of the blind, and other 

 questions. Frontispiece. Net $1.00. 



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MATERIALS AND METHODS OF FICTION, by Clay- 

 ton Hamilton. Introduction by Brander Matthews. The 

 history and technique of fiction writing. Written for students 

 and writers of fiction. Net $1.50. 



THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, by John 

 Macy. "A stimulating volume full of instructive opinions 

 about some of our great authors." — San Francisco Call. 



Net $1.50. 



WHAT LITERATURE CAN DO FOR ME, by C. Alphonso 

 Smith. "It is a brief commentary showing how life may be en- 

 riched and character benefited as well as knowledge increased 

 by reading the best of literature with some sort of system." — 

 Philadelphia Inquirer. Net $1.00. 



Books Every Man Should Own 



CROWDS, by Gerald Stanley Lee. A book that gives you a 

 new conception of the relations of goodness and efficiency and 

 good business. Net $1.35. 



INSPIRED MILLIONAIRES, by Gerald Stanley Lee. 

 A prophecy of "better business" of the future and a healthy 

 antidote to Socialism. Net $1.25. 



THE AMERICANS, by Hugo Munsterberg. One of the 

 clearest and most sympathetic studies of our national life ever 

 written. Net $1.00. Popular Edition. 



THE NEW FREEDOM, by Woodrow Wilson. A clear 

 and forceful discussion of the great problems now confronting 

 this country. Net $1.00. 



THE TRUST PROBLEM, by Jeremiah Jenks. "The most 

 instructing contribution that has thus far been made to the 

 discussion of the trust problem." — Prof. Miller in the Journal 

 of Political Economy. 'Net $1.00. 



ADVERTISING AS A BUSINESS FORCE, by Paul 



Terry Cherington. "Prof. Cherington's book is incompara- 

 bly the best and most authoritative work on advertising that 

 has yet been issued." — John Irving Homer in Printer's Ink. 



Net $2.00. 



BUNKER BEAN, by Harry Leon Wilson. A laughable 

 satire on "big business" and the rising generation. 



Illustrated. Net $1.25. 



THE BEST STORIES OF THE WORLD. Ed. by Thos. 

 L. Masson of "Life." Some 400 of the world's best humorous 

 stories. Net $1.00. 



ADVENTURES IN CONTENTMENT, by Davtd Grayson. 

 The chronicle of a man who went to Nature's heart and read 

 there her true message to men. 



ADVENTURES IN FRIENDSHIP, by David Grayson. 

 Little adventures in country life in which you meet some charm- 

 ing village characters and obtain a new interpretation of 

 friendship. 



THE FRIENDLY ROAD, by Davtd Grayson. In which the 

 author takes to the road and tells of his adventures as a penni- 

 less tramp. 



Each volume illustrated by Thomas Fogarty. Cloth, net, 

 $1.35, Leather, net $1.30. Three volumes in leather, boxed, 



Net $4.50. 



Books of Practical Home Usefulness 



THE COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPER, by Emtly Holt. 

 Suggestions for the care of the family; the house; the gardens; 

 the pets. Illustrated. $1.00. 



THE COUNTRY HOUSE, by Chas. Edward Hooper. 



Illustrated. $1.30. 



THE DOG BOOK, by James Watson. 

 lustrations. 



904 pages, 810 II- 

 $i.S°. 



THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ETIQUETTE, by Emtly Holt. 

 500 pages. Illustrated. $1.00. 



THE FURNITURE BOOK, by Esther Singleton. 



Illustrated. $1.50. 

 THE POULTRY ROOK, by Harrison Weir. A most 

 exhaustive work on this subject. 600 illustrations, 1,299 pages. 



St.50. 

 MUSIC LOVERS' CYCLOPEDIA, by Rupert Hughes. 

 Revised to date 1912. Net $1.50, 



THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK, by Alexander 

 FrLTPPINI. $1.00. 



PRACTICAL COOKING AND SERVING, by Janet Mac- 

 kenzie Hill. Popular edition of a complete manual of food, 

 and how to prepare it. Illustrated. Net $1.50. 



THE NEW. HOUSEKEEPING, by Christine Frederick. 

 'These efficiency studies in home management if practised 

 would reduce the servant problem to the minimum and raise 

 housework to the dignity of a science." — Providence Journal. 



Illustrated. Net $1.00. 



Gardening Books Every Gardener 

 Ought to Know 



THE AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN, by Neltje Blan- 

 chan. Covers adequately the needs of the amateur whose 

 garden is either extensive or the reverse. Beautifully illus- 

 trated. Net $1.50. 



WHAT ENGLAND CAN TEACH US ABOUT GAR- 



DENING, by Wilhelm Miller. The best English practice in 

 gardening varied to suit American conditions. 



Illustrated. Net $4.00. 



THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK.by Walter P. Wright. 

 A handy guide to the culture of flowers, fruits and vegetables, 

 out of doors and in greenhouses. Illustrated. Net $2.00, 



POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS, by Walter P. Wright. 

 A volume which shows the history, uses and adaptabilities of 

 our most commonly grown hardy .garden flowers. 



Illustrated. Net $2.50. 



THE NEW GARDENING, by Walter P. Wright. This 

 work brings the most recent developments in gardening with 

 cultural directions into the scope of a single volume. Net S2.00. 



HOW TO MAKE A FLOWER GARDEN, by Many Ex- 

 perts. A charming and practical book by experts on every 

 branch of the subject. Illustrated. Net $1.60. 



A GUIDE TO MUSHROOMS, by Emma Taylor Cole. 

 A guide to the identification, gathering and preparation of 

 mushrooms. Illustrated. Net Sr-5o. 



ROSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM, by Many Ex- 

 perts. A simple yet«complete guide to the culture of all var- 

 ieties of roses. Illustrated. Net $1.10. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN, by Ida D. Bennett. A clear 

 and concise summary of every possible sort of information on 

 gardens. Illustrated. Net Si. 10. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN, by Ida D. Bennett. 

 A complete guide to the cultivation of the staple garden vege- 

 tables. With Chapters on fertilizers, insecticides, etc. 



Illustrated. Net Si-io. 



MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING, by Albert E. 

 Wilkinson. "Everything one needs to know about strawberry 

 culture may be found in this book." — New York Times. 



Illustrated. Net Si- 10. 



Nature Books for Every Library 



SONGS OF NATURE, by John Burroughs. An anthology 

 of outdoor poetry. Net $1.33. 



MOTHS OF THE LIMBERLOST, by Gene Stratton-Por- 

 ter. A most beautiful nature book with rare illustrations in 

 colors from living moths. Illustrated. Net $2.50. 



A JOURNEY TO NATURE, by J. P. Mowbray. The story 

 of a Wall Street man who became acquainted with Nature for 

 the first time, and of the delicate romance that creeps into his 

 primitive life. Decorated. Net Si-S°- 



MUSIC OF THE WILD, by Gene Stratton-Porter. In 

 this volume, Mrs. Porter has done that tremendously difficult 

 thing of really putting into the pages of a book the charm and 

 the call of the music of Nature. Illustrated. Net $2. 50. 



BIRD GUIDE Part I, Water and Game Birds and Birds of 

 Prey East of the Rockies. 



BIRD GUIDE Part II, Land Birds East of the Rockies. 

 From Parrots to Blue Birds. Together these two books contain 

 illustrations in color and descriptions of every bird East of the 

 Rocky Mountains. They are about the size of the palm of the 

 hand. Part I, cloth, net $1.00. Leather, net $1.25. Part 

 II, cloth, net S-75- Leather, net $1.00. Part I and II bound 

 together, leather, net $2.23. 



WESTERN BIRD GUIDE. Similar to the Eastern Guides. 

 Contains descriptions and illustrations of every bird West of 

 the Rockies. Cloth Si.oo. Leather, net $1.25. 



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