Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-18

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Harold Mathews Brett. Cloth: pp. sl2.
Price SIPS: Issued by Lothrop, Lee e.
Shepard Company, Boston, with i'm.
| print of Lee and Shepard.
! Stories of school life never fail n a.
peal 70 boy readers when they carry an
atmosphere of truth and realitv u
| Dave Porter Mr.. Stratemeyer has Give,
US typical American school-boy-a
c!eah' manly, courageous young fellow
VINO commands our respect and cam
pels our admiration. We suspect that
inns book will be quite as interesting n
the girls as to the boys, for bows If n.
Dave Porter stamp never fail in the
| l1ng run, To win the favor OF The fair
| sex. Dave Porter is a waif left frono a
railroad train, and turned over 10 tho
tender mercies of village poorhousA
| from there he was bound out TO an old
| college professor who. broken in health
| nau retired to farm. The old gentle
man took fatherly interest in his
brlSht young protese, and gave him a
Dctter education than most of the boys
or MS age. Dave is fortunate in saw
Ing from burning the little daughter OF
a wealthy jewelry manufacturer wbo
turns out to have been a former COLLEGE
pupil OF the Professor. Not only dos
inns gentleman save the Professors
farm from the foreclosure of a mort
gage held by the village ShyIock. but
ne insists on sending Dave away ia
OAK Hall. famous fitting school 10
prepare for college. Meanwhile ,ha
ageo PROFESSOR is given a comfortable
nome with his benefactor What befe
Dave at Oak Hall, how he triunpbed
over the school bully, and his toadies
now he was able to make the college
football and baseball teams. upon both
OF Which he did work creditable alike To
himself and the school is told with tba
graphic skill characteristic az NJ
Strateneyers stories.
When Grandmama Was Fourteen
by Marion Harland, author of .When
Grandmamma Was New" etc Illus
trated by Etheldred B. Barry. Cloth;
PIP. S99 Price. slips Issued BY 10TH
rop. Lee & Shepard Company, Boston.
with imprint of Lothrop Publishing Co.
Inose who were privileged TO read
Mrs. Mary Virginia Terhune's delight
ful biographical story of Little Vir-
sinia Maid" in which were charmingly
described the conditions of life as they
existed in the South in ante-belum
days, will be pleased to have a con-
tlnuance of those stories under the title
when Grandmamma Was Fourteen"
Mrs Terhune better known by her pen
name Marion Harland," is
writer who never fails to interest
and instruct her readers, and no.
where do her powers of description
show to better advantage than in this
story dealing largely with the society
and life of the picturesque city of
Richmond in the placid days before the
war. The book is one that is fully
up to the authors standard. and will
not fail to win the popular favor it so
richly merits.
The Only True Mother Goose, being
an exact reprint of the original ed-
ton published in Boston in 1898. With
introduction by Rev. Edward Everett
Hale. Price 60 cents Issued by
Lothrop. Lee G Shepard, Boston. wish
imprint Of Lee and Shepard.
In 1888 the firm of hIunroe & Francis.
in Boston. produced what was called
''The Only True Mother Goose Melo-
dies without Addition or Abridgement.
Embracing also Reliable Life of the
Goose Family" A number of imprint
editions of these original jingles with
| their profusion of quaint well-eXecuted
NJ
ferent booksellers, and gave enjoy
ment to thousands of children and their
elders. A great many people of adj
vancing age have a distinct recoliec-
ton of this book. but it has long been
| out of print and copies have become
very scarce and valuable. The Boston
Library did not have one until 1902. ana
| it is now among their most carefully
guarded volumes. Mrs. Harriet Black
stone c. Butler a well-known MEMBER
of the Daughters of the Revolution
possessed carefully treasured copy.
and when this came to the notice OF
DR.. Edward Everett Hale he en-
Enthusiastically urged its reproduction
and proved his great interest in the
matter by writing an entertaining IN
PRODUCTION. The work of reproducing
has been perfectly done. and the book
is sure of a wide circulation, as 1t VIII
bring back childhood days to great
number who will in turn wish the chill
dren of the present day to know what
their parents or grandparents enJoyea.
1t ought to meet with all the favor tnal
DR.. Hale expects for it.
Dorothy Dainty at the Shore. by Amy
Brooks, with illustrations, by the au-
thor; large Emo: cloth: PIP, 2le; price
$1.00; issued by Lothrop. Lee
Shepard Company Boston. with I'M
print of Lee and Shepard.
This is one of delightful series OF
books for young girls. The final chap
ter of the preceding volume brings
news of Nancy Ferris, formerly VIZ
lage waif. and friend Of the little
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