Ruskin, John: Sesame and Lilies. In spite of its seeming difficulty, this book contains some of the most inspiring words ever spoken on books and reading.
Warner, Charles Dudley: A-Hunting of the Deer and Other Essays, a delightful little collection that young people will enjoy and that has fine literary qualities. Houghton, Mifflin Co.
Nature
Thoreau, Henry David: Walden, a vivid book of outdoor life. Such also are A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers and Excursions in Field and Forest.
Biography
Fabre, Jean-Henri: Our Humble Helpers, familiar talks on the domestic animals. The Century Co.
Boswell, James: Life of Samuel Johnson. The first great biography, and still the most remarkable in its intimacy. Not of general interest to young people.
Brooks, Eldridge Streeter: Historic Girls. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Brooks, Noah: Life of Abraham Lincoln. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.