13 ASTOR PLACE, NEW YORK.
FAMOUS BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
By Sarah K. Bolton. Short biographical sketches of George Peabody, Michael Faraday, Samuel Johnson, Admiral Farragut, Horace Greeley, William Lloyd Garrison, Garibaldi, President Lincoln, and other noted persons who, from humble circumstances, have risen to fame and distinction, and left behind an imperishable record. Illustrated with 24 portraits. 12mo. $1.50.
"It is seldom that a book passes under our notice which we feel impelled to commend so highly to young readers, and especially to boys."—N. Y. Observer.
GIRLS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
By Sarah K. Bolton. A companion book to "Poor Boys Who Became Famous." Biographical sketches of Harriet Beecher Stowe, George Eliot, Helen Hunt Jackson, Harriet Hosmer, Rosa Bonheur, Florence Nightingale, Maria Mitchell, and other eminent women. Illustrated with portraits. 12mo. $1.50.
"Give this book to your daughter; she may, perhaps, never become famous, but it will help her to do well her life's work."—American Baptist.