The Ottawa free trader., 1884-01-05
ILLUSTRATED SERIAL STORIES
FOR 1884:

| l. A BRAVE GIRL. BY Elizabeth .Stuar
Phelps, author Of Gates 4jar. Doctor lay
TIE Story Of AVIS, etc.
III. A DISTRICT MESSENGER Boy. BY
! James Otis.
III. PANsY BILLINGS. BY "H. IT,"
| lV. PAMELA's FORTUNE. BY hrs. Lucy
G. Lille, author of Prudence, etc.
V. His THREE TRIALS. a story for boys
| BY Mrs. hate Gannett Wells.
VI. AN HISTORICAL SERIAL. 10 begin
in December.)
VII. IL No.MAN's.LA a wonder
story for little fUlks.) By Eitrldge $.
l Brooks.
Among the purely pictorial attractions
will be fine FRONTIspIECEs from the studio
of +. II. Luagren, whose d.H0BiHg and
Winter Birds, in WIDE AWAKE, attracted so
much attention in 1882. W. Parker Bcdfd,
will contribute Il picturc.serial, IN hf,y
scenes and twenty four interlutes, entitled
THROUGH FRANCE IN SABoTs. .Hiss Jesse
McDerD,on has prepared novel set Of twelve
full. page pictures under the title, THE PRo-
CEssIoN OF THE ZODIAC. Joseph Ptq.neR has
sent from Italy some twenty interesting and
beautiful drawings Of CHILD LIFE IN VEN
ICE; Heary .Sdndhdm has contributed anoth
! cr series, illustrative Of WINTER CARNi.
VAL IN CANADA; and Ge0rge Foster Borpes
and artistic decorative initials.
Many valuable contributions, very pleas
ant reading for the curious, are in hand !;
among them two articles about FAMOUS
DwARfs, and oac about FAMOUS GIANTS, by
Isabel Smiihs0a, illustrated by Edmund II.
Garrett, from authentic sources; lHE TEoU-
BADouRs, by Ge0r,0e Foster Ba,nts, illustrated
by the author; THE GYrsIEs, BY Mrs. Cath.
eraeood, giving much novel matter, the illus
trations Including drawings from lie sketch.
es made among the gypsy caves OF Gianada
the past winter.
Eduard Etsret. Hate will make an inter
esting contribution TO historical literature,
through WIDE AWAKE, in the form OF sew
eral articles entitled TUE STORY or BosToN
COMMON, giving complete its curious early
history, describing famous events and
scenes connected with its green shades and
malls and narrat!ns many tales and tradi-
tiOns, quaint but authentic. These articles
will be fully illustrated.
Mira. Clara DOty Bates, whose yersitcstions
in WID. AWAKE of various nursery tales,
.StiOerlocks and The Bears, Tire Little Pigs,
Little Rel Riding Hood, etc, are received "a
the classic and standard form Of these old
favorites, has now put in verse TWELVE OF
.fsOP's FABLES. These fables have set
ting decoratively novel and richly pictorial
lWthO oi btofYt -uuCLonulhS I1iiCo arc
being set to music by popular foreign CON-
posers, among them, Rtiae,ke, Jd,icsso1.n,
Rhei.bergey, Ldck.ner, yusgmGnn, and Co,ceH.
These musical compositions have been Sc
cured for WIDE AWAKE by Louis e. Elsol,
the musical editor, lately in Europe on that
commission. and they will undoubtedly form
the most notable Of contributions tn music
for young folks.
In addition, there have been secured Il
brilliant line OF short stories. travels, prac-
ilcsl articles, illustrated poems, ETC.: and
when the attractions Of the &. Y. +. X. l..
Reading Course, with its seren series OF pltny
articles, are taken into account, our readers
young and old may feel assured OF . year ol
rich entertainment
WipK AwAKE 10 uuiy $3.50 year. IIber
ai trrus 10 agents. AJdress u. lOTHROt
i CO. frnhkitn st.. Boston.