The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Harper. 1.75
Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual--he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of architecture. The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story.--Preface.
Boys love it, and broad-minded parents will put the volume in their children's hands before they borrow it.
Vaile, C. M.
The Orcutt Girls.
Wilde. 1.50
Two sisters--ambitious in the best sense--by means of exertion manage, by boarding themselves, to attend Merton Academy for one term. A good picture of this phase of New England life of long ago. The tale is said to have a foundation of fact.
Wiggin, K.D. (S.).
Polly Oliver's Problem.
Houghton. 1.00