Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-05

other volumes, "That Boy of New
kinks" and "Carrie Ellsworth
also appear in the list, together with
a new book of poems for home and
school. New editions in quarto
form of "Young Rick, - Cooking
Club of Tu-Whit Hollow" "Good-
for-Nothing Polly,p and 'Nan, the
New-Fashioned Girl" all popular
and rapidly selling books, are an
nOunced for early issue.
The house has in preparation an
elegantly illustrated work which is
intended as a religious gift book for
the holidays. 1t is called ''Out of
Darkness into Light" The designs
are from the pencil of Mary A.
Lathbury, whose talent for illustra-
ton is we'll known. 1t is proposed
to make it the most popular presen-~
tation book of the season, not only
in style and character, but in price.
The popular belief that anything
was good enough for children to
read has undergone very decided
change during the past few years.
y
made up our Sunday-sehool libra
lies were dull beyond belief. They
repealed rather than attracted, not
because they were moral in tone,
but because they lacked sympathy
and interest. The writers were
good people and imbued with the
best of motives, but they seemed to
forget that children required alto
gether different literary pabulum
from grown people. The result was
what might have been expected.
The books which ought to have
attracted them were discarded for
sensational stories whose literary
style was eXecrable and whose NOR
ais were always doubtful. One of
the first bOOk-publishing houses in
the country which attempted to re-
form this condition of things was
that of ID. LOthrop & Co. Mr.. 10th
rOp had long believed in the posi-
bility of a pure and elevated stand
ard of literature for the young,
which should combine talent of a
high degree with moral and re-
ligiOus teaching, and which, in adj
ditiOn to these qualifications, should
be bright, sharp and .tertaining.
1t required determination, COURAGE
and money to carry out this idea,
but it was carried out, and to-day
Mr.. Lothrop stands at the head of
house which publishes more and
better books for juvenile and young
peoples reading than any other in
the country. The best available
talent is secured, and the dress in
which his books appear is unsur-
passed for beauty and durability.
Many publishers Xhaustthemselve
in bringing out single illustrated
juvenile for the holidays, while this
firm offers perhaps a dozen, equally
attractive, and immensely superior
to the reproduction of English iu-
venile publications with which the
bOOk-market is flooded during the
holiday season.
OF the works lately published by
this house in the special juvenile
list, the four Wide Awake Pleasure
Books, GA" t'B," "C'' and 3D."
are prominent. They are as season.
able one time as another, and will
be a perpetual pleasure to young
readers. "Sunshine for Babyland,"
"MOther's Boys and Girls, " "Our
Darlings," and "Little People," the
last three by "Pansy," also appear
in the same catalogue, and with a
score or more others are brought out
in illustrated board covers.
The books which are now pre-
pairing in the same popular style,
make a long and attractive cata-
lOguc. Chief among them is the
'Wide Awake Pleasure Book"
&C." which is announced to be
ready for the trade August LIST. 1t
will contain large number of de
lightful stories and poems by well
known authors, splendidly illus
trated. Among the contents are
Sophie Nays "SolomOn's Seal"
"Child Marion's" adventures in
Rome, Venice and Vienna, poems
by Celia ThaXter, Mrs. Wilton, r.
H. StOddard, Nora Perry, Edgar
FaWcett, Mrs. Piatt, Clara DOty
Bates, etc. The volume is intend
ed especially for the holidays, and
in elegant appearance as well as in
trinsic merit will compare in the
way of a juvenile gift book with
any published. A new book by
Adam Stwin, and one that will
make a sensation, is entitled eyes
Right" 1t is not only highly en-
tertaining, but it contains a large
amount OF practical information for
boys. "FOur Feet, Wings and
Fins" is the title of new illustrated
book of natural history for children;
"Pen and Pencil Pictures" "Baby-
1p Il f,Nr h
Ahead' and 'Pansies," three large
print books by Tracy Towne, and a
new work on Astronomy called
"Overhead," are especially attrac-
tive. "Little Miss Mischief and
Her Happy Thoughts" adapted
from the French by Ella Farman,
will be issued in quarto form, ele-
gantly illustrated and bound, and
will make one of the most beautiful
gift books of the season. In similar
style will appear "Little Miss Mus
lin OfQuintilliOn Square," whOsead-
ventures will be a neVer-ending
source of entertainment for other
Miss Muslins the country over.
Another volume of "ClaSsics of
Babyland," by Clara Dody Bates,
is in preparation, which will sur
pass that of last year in general
style and beauty of illustration.
Those who remember that charming
book, "POems for our Darlings,"
issued last season, will be glad to
know that a companion volume is
called emusic for our
Darlings," prepared by DIR. Eben |
Tourjee. 1t will be brought out in
equally attractive style, and will |
make standard book of songs for |
the household and schOoI-rOOm. |
"Sidney Martins Christmas" q
splendidly illustrated volume of 600 |
pages, especially prepared by "Pan-
sy," is another holiday publication.
In addition to these there is "The
King of Picture Books" "Baby
Bunting," and large variety of
illustrated volumes, all |
handsomely bound in illustrated
covers.
FRECH
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