A Mother's List of Books for Children

by Gertrude Weld Arnold

Feats on the Fiord.
Macmillan. .50

A vivid picture of Norwegian life of the eighteenth century. Full of action and interest, and conveying much information as to Northern ways and customs in such a manner that it becomes a part of the story.

Martineau, Harriet.

The Peasant and the Prince.
Houghton. .40

Whatever we may think of the literary quality of Miss Martineau's work, the practical achievements of her life were remarkable.... The Peasant and the Prince is a good example of her method. It is a sketch of the condition of French society just before the outbreak of the Revolution. Only the first part can be called fiction, and that only in a superficial sense.... So deep a sympathy, so passionate an earnestness, informs much of her work, that it is still worth reading for its own sake as well as for the sake of the distinguished woman who produced it.

H.W. Boynton.

The book is extremely interesting.

Matthews, Brander.