| The Blue Poetry Book | By | Andrew Lang. |
| A First [Second and Third] Poetry Book | " | M. A. Woods. |
There is also
| Lyra Heroica | By | W. E. Henley, |
a collection for boys. Selections from Tennyson, Browning, and other poets, intended for children, have been made, but most young explorers of poetry like to have the complete works and hunt for themselves. Other popular books of poetry are—
| The Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics. | ||
| Poems Every Child Should know. | ||
| Mr. C. R. D. Patmore's Children's Garland from the Best Poets. | ||
| Miss Agnes Repplier's Book of Famous Verse. | ||
| H. E. Scudder's American Poems. | ||
| The "Original Poems," and Others | By | Jane and Ann Taylor. |
| National Rhymes for the Nursery | " | George Saintsbury. |
| The Ballad Book | " | W. Allingham. |
| Lays of Ancient Rome | " | Lord Macaulay. |
| Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers | " | W. E. Aytoun. |
| The Percy Reliques. | ||
| A Thousand and One Gems of Poetry. | ||
| Scott. | ||
| Longfellow. | ||
| Hood. |
Many boys also like the humorous stories in Barham's Ingoldsby Legends.
Books About Children
To this section, which is suited more particularly for girls, belong a large number of stories of a very popular kind: stories describing the ordinary life of children of to-day, with such adventures as any of us can have near home. Years ago the favorites were—
| The Fairchild Family | By | Mrs. Sherwood. |
| Sandford and Merton | " | Thomas Day. |
But these are not read as they used to be, partly because taste has changed, and partly because so many other books can now be procured. But fifty and more years ago they were in every nursery library.