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 and other adventures, well told add tc
 the story. The touching devotion oi
 "Old Joe, the aged colored man. to the
 Interests of the two orphans and his surprising success in aiding them tc
 win the claim, is one of the strong fea-
 lures of this pretty story.
 The Story of the Eened,' by Dr.
 Edward Brooks, A. M., superintendent
 of schools in Philadelphia. virgiPs 8
 classic poem is In this work rendered
 into choice but simple English. The
 story, while somewhat abbreviated,
 flows smoothly and spiritedly along.
 No boy or girl who reads this story will fall to have an increased admiration for
 classical literature. Mir. Brooks is the
 author of "The Story of the >Iliad' and
 The Story of the Odyssey published,
 as in this work, by the Penn Publishing
 Co.,, of Philadelphia. The handsome re-
 ception of the previous stories betokens
 an equal success for this one. In this
 work the author has admirably suc-
 ceeded in presenting clear and simple
 synopsis of the events of the great epic
 in an interesting style, adapted to the
 capacity and taste of young people,
 moreover many of the happiest forms
 of expression given are those of Virgil
 or represent him more or less faithfully
 Parents will do well to put this book in
 the hands of their children old enough
 to appreciate 1t, as it cannot fail to in-
 terest and benefit them.
 My Lady Barefoot by Mrs. Evelyn Raymond. author of "The Little Lady of the House. Among the Lindens." etc. illustrated by Ida Waugh. The Penn Publishing Co., Philadelphia. For sale by the F. P. Judd Co. A woods girl, who lives in lonely cabin with an eccentric, miserly grandfather, who lives like pauper yet is possessed of much hidden wealth. The girls de- votlon to her grandfather and the many trying situations she bravely undergoes, and her transition from woe and power, ty to wealth and high society, form the of this story, which also abounds in thrilling dramatic incidents.
 "The Plays of Edwin Booth," In three large volumes, edited by that refined scholar and prince of dramatic critics, William Winter. The Penn Publishing Co.,, Philadelphia; cloth binding, uncut edges, per set, boxed, $4.50; flexible | leather, satin lined, per set, boxed, s750; sent by the publishers postpaid, ! on receipt of price, and for sale in New | Haven by the F. F. Judd Co. This work, which is at once miniature the atrical library and memorial of Amer lca's greatest tragedian, comprises in | three volumes the sixteen plays that | constitute Edwin Booths customary re- Booth acted many parts, but, IS a rule, he restricted himself to elev- eu plays by Shakespeare and five by l other authors. The Shakespearean l plays fill two volumes and the miscella- neous plays are contained In the third. The titles are Hamlet" Macbeth" King Lear" Julius Caesar" "The Merchant of Venice" ''othello," Rich lrd IT." Richard III" Henry vIII," Much Ado About Nothing" Rather he and Petruchio," "RlcheHeu," "The | Fools Revenge" "Brutus," "Ruy Bias" md "Don Caesar de Bazan." The text, | in every case is printed according to | he arrangement of it made, authorized | md used by Edwin Booth in his profes- sional career, and it is provided with | lis stage directions. Each play is fur 1ished with a preface, and with an ap- ,endix of historical, critical and explan- ,tory notes by William Winter under whose editorial care these prompt books were originally published, with Edwin l Booths sanction and under whose caFe- ul and thorough supervision. the en-
 ire work has been revised and i'm proved for reissue in the present li- ,rary form. This edition contains general introduction by the editor, to- ,ether with much other new material. Those readers who recollect Edwin Booths acting will find in this work, a of their pleasant memo ies of a great actor while those who lever saw him may yet deduce from hese volumes a record of his achieve nents sufficiently minute and particular O enable them to form definite and orrect idea of his several most distinc- i've Representations The difference ,etween a play as written and play s acted is practically shown in these eprints. Each of the plays can be
 aced upon the stage, from the ample
 rections that are given, Much his- orical knowledge Is comprised in these ages and many valuable lights are brown upon the ingredients and spirit f the plays, alike by thoughtful, origi- al commentary and by the citation of pinion from the most authentic sources f scholarship, The volumes are em- ( ellished with portraits of Shakespeare, ,dwin Booth and William Winter. i ,very student of the drama every vo- I ary of the theater, every Shakespear- an enthusiast and every admirer of genius ought to possess these I olumes. The Penn Publishing Co.,. Philadel- 2 hia issue valuable series of popular and-books, cloth bound, which are ell entitled books worth having" x he information furnished in these little o olumes Is carefully prepared. complete . nd reliable, also compact and reada- le. They meet a popular want, fur ishing needed information Briefly and while they are unequalled in : pint of cheapness, being only 50 cents lch Among these desirable hand- ooks are "A Dictionary of Mythology" n y John H. Bechtel. giving just what ( le average reader would like to know I l the subject, together with the pro- < ,tvaBs, in tmtry6 q