While not intended primarily for children, this
book will be both enjoyed and appreciated by
many boys and girls of fourteen. The illustrations
are taken, to a great extent, from old sources.
BOLTON, S.E. (K.).
Famous American Authors.
Crowell. .75
The careers of eighteen well-known men of letters are described. (p. 201)
Among the number are Emerson, Prescott, Hawthorne, Higginson, Gilder,
and Clemens.
CHAMPLIN, J.D.
Young Folks' History of the War for the Union.
Holt. 2.50
It is, in short, a well-written and entertaining history of the
War of the Rebellion, very fair and impartial in tone.--_The
Nation._
A mature boy or girl of fourteen will find this reliable work useful.
The larger part of the illustrations are taken from contemporary
drawings, and there are many maps.
CHAPIN, A.A.
Masters of Music; Their Lives and Works.
Dodd 1.50
Twenty famous musicians are very interestingly characterized; among
them Palestrina, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Wagner.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Century. 1.50
The War Diary of a Union Woman in the South, edited by G.W. Cable,
relates experiences of the Siege of Vicksburg.
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