“It is a pleasure to see in so beautiful and elegant a form one of the great books of the world. The best Plutarch for young readers.”—Literary World.
“Shows admirable scholarship and judgment.”—Critic.
Pliny for Boys and Girls.
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder. Edited for Boys and Girls by John S. White. With 52 illustrations. 4o $2.00
“Mr. White’s selections are admirably made. He has gleaned in all directions for his notes; and the result is one which reflects on him great credit, and adds another to the number of juvenile books which may be commended without reservation.”—Independent.
“For the libraries of the young—and every boy and girl in the land should collect a library of their own—these superb books have a special adaptation; they open the classics to them.”—Boston Journal of Education.
Herodotus for Boys and Girls.
Edited by John S. White. With 50 illustrations. 8o $1.75
Library edition. 2 vols. 16o 2.50
“The book really contains those parts of Herodotus which a judicious parent would most likely have his boys and girls acquainted with, and Mr. White has succeeded in condensing these by omitting multitudes of phrases inserted in the Greek text. The print is so large and clear that no one need fear that it will foster a tendency to near-sightedness on the part of boy or girl.”—Nation.
The Travels of Marco Polo.