“The most charming description of child-life in the South that has yet been published.”—Golden Rule.
“Full of quaint negro dialect of which Mrs. Davis is master.”—New Orleans Picayune.
DAWES (Anna Laurens).
HOW WE ARE GOVERNED. 12mo, 1.50.
The object of this useful work is fully explained by the title; the constitution is given in full, and then each clause is taken up separately and explained in such a clear, interesting way, that any one in search of this kind of information will take pleasure in reading it.
“Her description is admirably clear, lucid and intelligible. She has that peculiar power of clear-cut statement which, in an instructor, whether he wields the pen or sits in the professor’s chair, is the first and fundamental, as it is the rarest, qualification for success. In this respect her style reminds us of that of Mr. Nordhoff or of the late Jacob Abbott.”—Christian Union.
“It is not easy to name a book that explains the workings of our system more intelligently and impartially than this.”—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE MODERN JEW: His Present and Future. 16mo paper, .25; cloth, .50.
DAWES (Mrs. S. E.).
ETHEL’S YEAR AT ASHTON. 12mo, illustrated, 1.25.