The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-14
BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRL S
Fiction, History, Adventure.

by James Otis and published by
Houghton, Mimin e Co. The Charming
Sally was a New York privateer which
did good execution in maintaining the
rights Of the Yankees against the Brit
ish about the time the stamp act made
the latter so unpopular with the colo
nists. 1t is full of interesting adventure
and historic color, and is well illustrate
ed Under Dewey at Manila; or, the
War Fortunes of a Castaway," by Ed
ward Startemeyer, is thus far the only
popular book written that represents
life in the modern navy. Larry Russell,
the hero, sees service on the Olympia,
and to his personal fortunes is added a
vivid and accurate description of the
memorable contest at CaVite, with a
rich store of historical and geographic
cal Information. It is a worthy success
or to the famous Army and Navy series
OF oliver Optic (Lee & Shepard)
A nautical story which is also his
torleal IS Under the Rattlesnake
Flag" by +. II. Costello, who is by
many considered the equal as an author
of Clark Russell. The time is the Hateful
early days of the American revolution:
the historical setting has been managed
with great fidelity 1t is a thrilling
story. Dana Estes & Coz THE Cruise
OF the Comet" by James OTIS is the
true story of a Baltimore priVateeP in
the war Of 1872 This is a faithful ac-
count OF a certain cruise she made, with
stephen Burton on board Of her The
DOCK is full of exciting incidents, upon
winch the numerous pictures cast
much light. estes & Lauriat.)
OF historical fiction designed Tor girls
and boys, there is no lack. Nearly every
large publishing house is sending out
volumes of well-written stories based
on facts in the history of our own or
some other nation, and it would seem
that II the growing generation is not
We'll equipped i'm historical matters it
VIII itself be to blame. Among re-
Gently published volumes that win oe
cordially welcomed as holiday presents
are the following
Miss Grace King is the author Of an
admirable book entitled DE Soto in
the Land of Florida which is a vivid
account of the explorers adventures
and labors in Florida A large amount
of Information is presented with skill
and good taste. (MacMillan Coz "The
Pilot of the Mayhower," by Heck ah
ButterWorth, tells of the first Thanks
giving in the Massachusetts colony. Of
the voyage of the Mayfl6wer, and other
incidents connected with our early his
tory, the narrator being the pilot of
the famous old ship. 1t IS brightly
written, and is published by d. Apple
ton & Co.
In The Young Puritans in King
Philips War" Mrs. Mary p Wells
Smith continues her account of ''The
Young Puritans of Hadley." during the
incidents of King Philips war in the
Connecticut valley. 1t is the latest
number in the Young Puritan series.
and is told in good literary style. dit
tie, Brown & Coz
| a revised and enlarged edition of Hez-
ekiah Butterworth's "The story of
America" has been published by the
| Werner Company of New York, Chi
cago and Akron, Ohio In MIR. Butter
Worths attractive manner it presents
| the history of the United States, being
much assisted by over $50 engravings
and by numerous anecdotes and Der
+, sonal incidents. There could be nc
mistake in putting it into the hands of
intelligent young folk Everett T.
Tomlinson concludes the War of 1872
series of stories with THE Boys with
| Old Hickory (Lee & Shepard). in
| which he covers the closing period OF
| that struggle. The author, in his writ
| ing for young people, does not aim to
be entertaining alone and having stud
/ led boys carefully during his associa-
! tion with them as teacher, he knows
well how to arouse and maintain their
| interest while he depicts historical
events on sea and land, and gives them
| correct views of the same.
| 'The Master of the Strong Hearts, .
| by Elbridge S. Brooks (E. p. Dutton &
Coz tells in story fashion the real tale
Of Clusters last rally and heroic death.
! While written primarily for young
A - Il
| Americans likewise, as a description
and explanation of one of the most
sensational episodes in our national
! history
In the Two Biddicutt Boys, j. T..
Trowbridge has written a delightful
tale of the adventures of two boys and
a wonderful trick dog. 1t has all the
naturalness and vigor of Mr.. Trow-
bridges other books. and is ingenious
ly conceived and full of incident. The
book is exeellently illustrated. Cen
fury Co)
The history Of an athletic club fur
nishes Rupert Hughes with material for
capital story in 1.-The Lakerim Athlet-
lie Club The author tells of the organ
ization of the club, and of spirited
matches of base ball, foot ball a boat
race a golf game and a tennis tourna-
ment, in addition to which there are
for presence of mind and quickness of
decision beyond the ordinary. 1t would
be we'll if every community could have
Lakerim Athletic Club. The book is
exeeuently illustrated Century Coz
A beautifully illustrated volume is
Roundabout Rambles in Northern
Europe" by Charles T. King, the au-
thor of THE Land We Live In It re-
counts the travels of the Cartmett fam
lily through Great Britain, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Russia, is writ
ten attractively, and is correct and up
to-date. A list of the best books to be
consulted, as well as list of poems
connected with the places described, is
given at the end of the book. (Lee &
Shepard.)
witch Winnie in SPAIN has been
added to Elizabeth w. Champney's SER
les of Witch Winnie" books. Dodd.
Mead & Co., publishers. Witch Winnie
is the same agreeable little girl in Bar
celona, Cordova, Seville, Granada and
Gibraltar as in Holland and France.
and her experiences and Impressions
which are pleasantly recited. are sure
to interest boys and girls. The illustra-
lions are numerous.
" 'Twixt You and Me" by Grace lie
Baron is a charming story of the sea
and Of a girls fashionable boarding
school, Boys will like the stories of the
whalers and the old sea dogs, While
the school girl scrapes will be relished
by young girl readers. Little, Brown
& Co. Another sea story with a strong
artistic and religious bias, is Christie,
the Kings Servant" bv Mrs. o. f.
Walton (Fleming II. ReveH Coz, which