Riverdale Story Books. By Oliver Optic. Twelve volumes. Illustrated. Illuminated covers. Price: cloth, per set, $3.60; per volume, 30 cents; paper, per set, $2.00.
- 1. Little Merchant.
- 2. Young Voyagers.
- 3. Christmas Gift.
- 4. Dolly and I.
- 5. Uncle Ben.
- 6. Birthday Party.
- 7. Proud and Lazy.
- 8. Careless Kate.
- 9. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
- 10. The Picnic Party.
- 11. The Gold Thimble.
- 12. The Do-Somethings.
Riverdale Story Books. By Oliver Optic. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
- 1. Little Merchant.
- 2. Proud and Lazy.
- 3. Young Voyagers.
- 4. Careless Kate.
- 5. Dolly and I.
- 6. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
Flora Lee Library. By Oliver Optic. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
- 1. The Picnic Party.
- 2. The Gold Thimble.
- 3. The Do-Somethings.
- 4. Christmas Gift.
- 5. Uncle Ben.
- 6. Birthday Party.
These are bright short stories for younger children who are unable to comprehend the Starry Flag Series or the Army and Navy Series. But they all display the author's talent for pleasing and interesting the little folks. They are all fresh and original, preaching no sermons, but inculcating good lessons.
The Great Western Series. By Oliver Optic. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
- 1. Going West; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy.
- 2. Out West; or, Roughing It on the Great Lakes.
- 3. Lake Breezes; or, The Cruise of the Sylvania.
- 4. Going South; or, Yachting on the Atlantic Coast.
- 5. Down South; or, Yacht Adventures in Florida.
- 6. Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi.
"This is the latest series of books issued by this popular writer, and deals with life on the Great Lakes, for which a careful study was made by the author in a summer tour of the immense water sources of America. The story, which carries the same hero through the six books of the series, is always entertaining, novel scenes and varied incidents giving a constantly changing yet always attractive aspect to the narrative. Oliver Optic has written nothing better."