The first noticeable thing about “Pearls of Thought” is that the “pearls” are offered in a jewel-box of printing and binding. The selections have the merit of being short and sparkling. Authors, ancient and modern, and of all nations, are represented.—New York Tribune.
DUE WEST; or, Round the World in Ten Months. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
It is a book of books on foreign travel, and deserves to be in the hands of all subsequent writers as combining just the qualities to give the greater information and zest.—Boston Commonwealth.
DUE SOUTH; or, Cuba Past and Present. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
Full of information concerning the Bahama Islands, the Caribbean Sea, and the island of Cuba. Of the finest and most extensive culture, Mr. Ballou is the ideal traveler.—Boston Traveller.
DUE NORTH; or, Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
The author has the tact to travel without an object; he strolls. He sees things accidentally; you feel that you might have seen the same things, under the same circumstances. He never lectures; rarely theorizes. It is as useful to read him as it is enjoyable to travel with him.—Journal of Education.
UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS: or, Travels in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
Few persons have traveled so extensively, and no one more profitably both to himself and the public, than Mr. Ballou.—Edwin P. Whipple.
EDGE-TOOLS OF SPEECH. Crown 8vo, $3.50.