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��The Boy Tkavkllers on tiik Con- go is another of Col. T. W. Knox's capital books for young people, and is a condensation of Stanley's Throngh the Dark Continent, that author ad- mitting that he had neither the time nor the experience for juvenile writ- ing, and begging Colonel Knox to un- dertake the task. Like his other books in the same series, this is pro- fusely illustrated, and is written in the racy style that captivates boys. Books of this character are the best possible antidote against trashy read- ing. [Harper & Bros. $3.00.]— One rarely sees anything more attractive in the way of a holiday book for bo .s and girls than Tanglewood Tales, Hawthorne's second AVonder Book. The stories, taken from Greek my- thology, are told in the autiior's inimi- table style, half real, half fanciful, and the illustrations, several of them full page, are genuine works of art.

Little Ones' Annual, Vol. 6, rPrice $1.75, Estes and Lauriat, Boston. For sale by E. C Eastman] is a charming l)ook for the children. It is illustrated with 376 original de- signs by the best American artists, and the text is from the pens of many well known writers, among whom we note the names of Marian Douglas, Florence B. Hallowell, Emily Hunt- ington Miller, Helen M. I^athrop, Mrs. Clara Joty Bates, Rev. Edward A. Rand. It will be a charming pres- ent for some little one about Cin'ist- mas time.

Great Grandmother's Girls in New France, by Lizzie W. Champ- ney, author of '' Three Vassar Girls," and is a charming vohuDe for girls, consisting of the romantic story of little Eunice Williams, who was car- ried away from her home in western Massachusetts by the Indians, and of the patient sufferings of her friends and companions. The sul)ject allows Mrs. Champney greater scope than

��ever before for the exercise of her well known literary talent, and she has been ably assisted by " Champ's " facile pencil and brush in making and illustrating a fascinating narrative of early Colonial life. It is whispered that this is the first volume of a series of historical ron)auces of the same period in different countries.

Boston : Estes & Lauriat. Cloth. 8vo, $2.50.

Chatterbox for 1.S.S7. The de- mand for this delightful book for the young is enormous and constantly growing, and has, naturally enough, led some other pubiishiug houses to imitate its appearance and title, which has resulted in a long series of inter- esting legal contests in which Estes & Lauriat's exclusive right to the trade-mark " Chatterl>ox," and tlie reprinting of this authorized edition from duplicates of the P^nglish plates-, has always been sustained. Their presses run from January to January on its bright pages, without rest, turn- ing off its great number of original stories, sketches, and poems, illustra- ted by the best known Euy;lish artists with over 200 full-i)age original de- signs especially made for this work.

Boston : Estes & Lauriat. Illumi- nated boards, $1.25. Cloth, $1.75. Gilt, $2.25.

The Knockabout Club in the Everglades. A new volume in this popular series, but by a different au- thor from its predecessois. This en- tertaining account of the Club's visit to Florida, and the members' adven- tures with alligators, snakes, and bears, is by F. A. Ober, the well known lecturer and author. The ob- ject of the tri]) was the exploration of Lake Okechobee, and the accompany- ing artist has portrayed the boys' stirring adventures and the scenes en route in numerous spirited illustra- tions. The book is very attractively l)rinted and bound, and makes a capi- tal Christmas gift for a healthy boy.

Boston : Estes & Lauriat. 1 vol., 4to. $1.50.

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