APPLETON’S TALES FOR THE PEOPLE
And their Children.
The greatest care is taken in selecting the works of which the collection is composed, so that nothing either mediocre in talent, or immoral in tendency, is admitted. Each volume is printed in the finest paper, is illustrated with an elegant frontispiece, and is bound in a superior manner, tastefully ornamented.
The following have already appeared uniform in size and style:
WHO SHALL BE GREATEST? A Tale: by Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.
“The great moral lesson inculcated by this book is indicated by its title; and while it is prominent enough through the whole volume, it comes out at the close with most impressive effect. We need not say it is a lesson which every human being is the wiser and the better for learning. We cordially recommend the work to all who would desire to form a sober and rational estimate of the world’s enjoyments.”—Albany Evening Journal.
SOWING AND REAPING: or What will Come of It? by Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.
“We commenced it with the intention of just looking it over for the purpose of writing a cursory notice; but we began to read, and so we went on to the finis. It is very interesting: the characters are full of individuality.”—New-Bedford Mercury.
STRIVE AND THRIVE: a Tale by Mary Howitt. 1 vol. 18mo., plates.
“The mere announcement of the name of the authoress, will doubtless bring any of her productions to the immediate notice of the public; but Strive and Thrive is not a book for children only, but can be read with pleasure and advantage by those of a more mature age. It fully sustains the reputation of its predecessors. The style is easy and flowing, the language chaste and beautiful, and the incidents of the tale calculated to keep up the interest to the end.”—New-York Courier & Enquirer.