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Beatrice Eleanora, the Queen of James II., was always upon such good terms with Maintenon that it is impossible to believe our late King was ever fond of her. I have seen a book, entitled "L'ancien Ward protecteur du nouveau," in 12mo, in which is related a gallantry between the Queen and the Pere la Chaise.
Henty's pages, as those deserve to live whose disciplined bands formed really the germ of the modern British army." Athenæum. The Dragon and the Raven; or, The Days of King Alfred, By G.A. HENTY. With illustrations by C.J. STANILAND. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
Voyage en Sicile et dans la Grande-Grèce. Par le Baron de Riedesel, Paris, 1773. 12mo. This work, translated from the German, is formed of letters addressed to Winkelman, describing minutely, and with great taste, learning, and accuracy, the magnificent views with which the scene of his travels abounds, and contrasting them in ruins with their original perfection, as delineated in ancient authors.
The son of an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among the hostile red-skins in that very Huron country which has been endeared to us by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook." The Times. A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G.A. HENTY. With illustrations by W.B. WOLLEN. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
Mark Mason, the telegraph boy, was a sturdy, honest lad, who pluckily won his way to success by his honest manly efforts under many difficulties. This story will please the very large class of boys who regard Mr. Alger as a favorite author. A Debt of Honor. The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West. By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Devotions upon emergent Occasions, and several steps in sickness, 4to. London 16. Main, as also Ignatius his conclave, a Satire, translated out of the original copy written in Latin by the same author, found lately amongst his own papers, 12mo. London 1653. These pieces are dedicated by the author's son, Dr. John Donne, to Francis Lord Newport.
Histoire Naturelle et Civile de Siam. Par Gervaise. Paris, 1688, 4to. Description du Royaume de Siam. Par M. de la Loubere, Envoyé Extraordinaire du Roi auprès du Roi de Siam. Amsterd. 1714. 2 Vols. 12mo. Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China, 1792-93. 4to. 1806. This is perhaps the most valuable of Mr.
By the Author of "Tom Brown's School Days." Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Boston. Ticknor & Fields. 12mo. $1.00. The Ballad of Babie Bell, and other Poems. By Thomas Bailey Aldrich. New York. Rudd & Carleton. 12mo. 75 cts. The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. By Samuel Greene Arnold. Vol. 1. 1636-1700. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 8vo. $2.50.
Otis is a prime favorite. Wrecked on Spider Island; or, How Ned Rogers Found the Treasure. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. Ned Rogers, a "down-east" plucky lad ships as cabin boy to earn a livelihood. Ned is marooned on Spider Island, and while there discover a wreck submerged in the sand, and finds a considerable amount of treasure.
The Losing and Taking of Mansoul, or Lectures on the Holy War. By Alfred S. Patton, A.M. New York. Shelton & Co. The Big Bear of Arkansas, and other Sketches, Illustrative of Characters and Incidents in the South and Southwest. Edited by William T. Porter. Philadelphia. T.B. Peterson and Brothers. 12mo. $1.25. Judge Haliburton's Yankee Stories. A New Edition. Philadelphia.
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