The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-29
ILLUSTRATED SERIAL STORIES
FOR 1884;

|, A BRAVE GIRL. BY Elizabeth Staa,'
| Phelps, author Of Gates Ajar, Doctor log
| The Story Of Auis, etc.
ii. A DISTRICT MESSENGER Boy. BY
James Otis.
Ill. PANsY BILLINGS. BY III. H."
w. PAMELA's FORTUNE. By Mrs. Lacs
| c. Lille, author Of Prudence, elc
V. His THREE TRIALS. A story for boys
BY Mrs. Kate GdEH>H Wells.
| VI. AN HISTORICAL SERIAL. 10 begin
in Decomber.)
VII. IN .MAN's.LANp. "a wonder
story for little folks.) by E2bridge s.
| Brooks.
Among the purely pictorial attractions
will be fine FRoNTisPrEcEs from the studio
| OF +. III. Lungrtn, whose l-.ndyihy and
Winter Birds, in WIDE AWAKE, attracted 50
much attention in 1882. ". Parker BOJfl,
will contribute q pIcturcscrial, in nfIy
scenes and twenty four intcrludes, entitled
THROUGH FRANCE IN SABoTs. Miss JeSNe
McDermou has prepared novel SET oi twelve
full. page pictures under the title, The Pro
CEssioN or THE IopIAC. Jo&eph PeancH has
sent from Italy some twenty interesting and
beautiful drawings of CHILD LIFE IN VEN
| ICE; Ueary !Sdpdh0m has contributed anuth
er series, illustrative Of \ WINTER CARNI.
| VAL IN CANADA; and george Foster Bdraes
has just completed an ALPHABET Of novel
and artistic decorative initials.
Many valuable contributions, very pleas
ant reading FOR the curious, are il hand (;
among them two articles aoout FAMOUS
DwARrs, aud one about FAMOUS GIANTS, by
IsaJsl Sm,ihsoa, ILLUSTRATED by Edmund II.
Go5Tctt, from authentic sources; The TRoU.
EApouRs, by Ge0rgf foster Bdrhes, Illustrated
by the author; The GYrsiE-, by Mrs. Cdth-
c,,cood, giving much novel matter, thr Illus.
trations !Ec!Hdng drawings from lite 6ketch.
cs made among The gypsy caves OF G!anada
the past winter.
Ed,-ord EtyyrH Ha,c will make an inter
estipg contribution 10 historical literature,
through WIDE AWAKE, in the form Of sew
eral articles entitled THE STONY OF BosIoN
COMMON, giving complete its curious early
history, describing famous events and
scenes connected With its green shades aud
alls and nsrrating many tales aud tradi-
tons, quaint but authentic. These articles
will be fully illustrated.
Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, whose versitcations
In WIDE AWAKE of various nursery tales,
StlyeTiocf. and he Bears, Three Little Pigs,
Little Rel Rhi;aJ loot, etc, are received IA
the classic and standard form Of these old
fayorites, has now put In verse TWELVE OF
lEsop's FABLES. These fables have n set
ting decoratively novel and richly pictorial.
Twelve Of George MdcDVnddFS lyrics are
being set TO music by popular foreign com
posers, among them. ReiHecss, Jaaassohn,
Rheinberges, Lgehn,r, Jaagmdnn, ana CO,oen.
These musical compositions have been Sc
cured for WIDE AWAKE by Louis C.. Etsoa,
the musical editor, lately 10 Europe on that
commission. and they will undoubtedly form
the most notable Of contributions 10 nusic
for Young folks.
In addition, there Lave been secured
brilliant line " short stories. travels, prac.
| teal articles, Illustrated poems, etc; and
when the attractions Of the c. Y. +. X. l..
Readip. Course, With its sesc1 Series OF pitny
articles, arc taken into account, our readers
youns and old may feel assured OF year OF
rjeh entertainment.
WIpR AWAKE u only 2.50 year. Loer.
d terms 10 ssents. Address ID. EOTHROP
a CO. rrsnkl.n st., BOston.