A new book for young people on entirely original lines. The tales are supposed to be told by an old adjutant stork in the Zoological Gardens to the assembled birds located there, and they deal with legendary and folk-lore stories of the origins of various creatures, mostly birds, and their characteristics.
Philip: The Story of a Boy Violinist. By T. W. O.
1 vol., 12mo, cloth $1.00
The life-story of a boy, reared among surroundings singular enough to awaken interest at the start, is described by the present author as it could be described only by one thoroughly familiar with the scene. The reader is carried from the cottages of the humblest coal-miners into the realms of music and art; and the finale of this charming tale is a masterpiece of pathetic interest.
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse. By Anna Sewell. New Illustrated Edition.
With twenty-five full-page drawings by Winifred Austin.
1 vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top $1.25
There have been many editions of this classic, but we confidently offer this one as the most appropriate and handsome yet produced. The illustrations are of special value and beauty, and should make this the standard edition wherever illustrations worthy of the story are desired.
L. C. Page & Company’s
Cosy Corner Series
FOR
Older Readers
