By “Ouida.”
A Dog of Flanders, and Other Stories.
A Collection of Four Sketches for Young Readers.
Small quarto. Cloth, $1.50.
In her manner of telling these little tales there is a remarkable resemblance to Hawthorne’s writings for the young, while in invention and imagination the author pushes closely the writers of classic juveniles. Moreover, each one of the stories contains a wise moral. Mr. Garrett has well illustrated the volume.
“However much difference of opinion there may be as to the moral tone of some of the novels of Louise de la Ramé, there can be but one opinion concerning the purity and admirable tone of her stories designed for young readers. The present book contains four stories, ‘A Dog of Flanders,’ ‘A Provence Rose,’ ‘A Leaf in the Storm,’ and ‘A Bunch of Lilacs.’ The opening story, for pathetic beauty and descriptive power, has rarely been surpassed in the entire range of classic juveniles. The others are of a like touching, pathetic character, revealing on the part of the gifted author a tender sympathy with the poor and humble, and a wonderful power in picturing their every-day experiences. In his beautiful page illustrations, Edmund H. Garrett has entered fully into the spirit of the author’s descriptions.”—Boston Home Journal.
Two Little Wooden Shoes.