Lee and Shepard's DOLLAR BOOKS

Around the World in Eighty Days. By Jules Verne. Illustrated.

One of the famous modern books. The author is both learned and imaginative, and he brings the researches of the scientist in aid of the story-teller with a skill attained by no other modern writer.

The Wreck of the Chancellor, and Martin Paz. Two stories in one volume. By Jules Verne.

The first is an account of the shipwreck of a vessel which sailed from Charleston, S.C., and was driven upon the west coast of Scotland. The second is a story of life among Spanish-Americans and Indians in Lima, South America. Both are masterly specimens of the author's style in fiction.

Winter in the Ice; Dr. Ox's Experiment; A Drama in the Air. Three stories in one volume. By Jules Verne.

The first is a thrilling story of Arctic adventure. The second is a whimsical but most ingenious experiment with oxygen as a stimulant, upon the people of a whole city. It is a most subtle and effective story. The third is the experience of an aeronaut with a madman while making an ascent.

The tales in the foregoing three volumes were translated from the French by Hon. George M. Towle, author of "Heroes of History."

The Prairie Crusoe: Adventures in the Far West. Translated from the French.

A Prussian officer after the battle of Jena found a child that had been abandoned, and, moved by pity, took charge of it. Years afterward, the child, having become a tall and brave youth, sailed for the New World, and having landed upon the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, went into the interior of the country. At that time the country was overrun by bisons, bears, and other wild animals, and by Indians, who lived by hunting and war. The youth had a plenty of thrilling experiences, both with brute and human foes. He came near death many times; but his courage, presence of mind, or good luck, or all together, saved him. Finally he returned to Germany, where his adventures were far more agreeable than among the Sioux.

Willis the Pilot: A Sequel to the Swiss family Robinson.

This is a fortunate continuation of the "Swiss Family Robinson," a book which has had great and deserved popularity. The careers of the four sons of that family are faithfully detailed, as well as the fortunes of others who come upon the scene, including Willis the Pilot, a weather-beaten sailor, whose saying and doings make him a person of such prominence as to give his name to the book. The scenes are in the South Seas; and the narrative treats of the geography, inhabitants, and productions of little-known regions. The difficulties and dangers of founding a new colony are faithfully related; and it is shown how by intelligent labor and perseverance they may be overcome.

The Young Crusoe: The Adventures of a Shipwrecked Boy. By Dr. Harley.

The variations upon the original theme of a shipwrecked mariner have been many. In this case the hero is a young French boy, who was abandoned by his comrades on a sinking ship not far from an island, and who by swimming, in company with a large dog, got to shore, and lived there many years. His dog was a faithful friend. He caught and reared goats, and provided himself with food and other necessaries. Potatoes were plenty, as were rice and other grain. It is a very pleasing story. Of the visitors who afterward came to the island it is best not to speak, for fear of revealing too much of the secret of the story in advance.

Cast Away in the Cold: An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures. By Dr. Isaac I. Hayes, the famous Arctic explorer, author of "An Arctic Boat Journey," etc.

The narrative is supposed to be told by an ancient mariner, Captain John Hardy, of his early experiences in an Arctic voyage.

It opens with a vivid description of the ice-floes, first seen as the vessel sailed northward; and of the seal-catching by the sailors upon the floating ice. Then came thrilling and fatal adventures with icebergs, a shipwreck, and the prospect of death by cold or starvation. The various expedients to get food,—seals, ducks, and other birds,—and the long and finally successful efforts to procure fire for warmth and for cooking, make some most interesting chapters. The meeting with the Esquimaux gave a ray of hope, and at last deliverance came. The author, as every one knows, was a famous explorer, and his book is a most trustworthy account of the Frozen North.

Adrift in the Ice-Fields. By Captain Charles W. Hall.

This book chronicles the adventures and mishaps of a party of English gentlemen in the early spring while shooting sea-fowl on the sea-ice by day, together with the stories with which they while away the long evenings.

Later in the season the breaking up of the ice carries four hunters into involuntary wandering amid the vast ice-pack which in winter fills the great Gulf of St. Lawrence. Their perils, the shifts to which they are driven to procure shelter, food, fire, medicine, and other necessaries, together with their devious drift, and final rescue by a sealer, are used to give interest to a reliable description of the ice-fields of the Gulf, the habits of the seal, and life on board of a sealing steamer.

The Arctic Crusoe: A Tale of the Polar Sea. By Percy B. St. John.

In this book of stirring adventure, the characteristics of the Arctic regions have been described according to latest authorities. The regions are those visited by Parry and Franklin.

The Year's Best Days. By Rose Hartwick Thorpe, author of the well-known poem, "Curfew must not ring to-night."

To beautiful stories are appended several poems by the author.

Dora Darling, the Daughter of the Regiment. By Mrs. Jane G. Austin.

The heroine of this story is a Virginia girl, who escapes to the North by joining a Union regiment as a vivandiere. This is one of the best of the distinguished author's works. Few American novelists have shown such signal ability to compel the interest of readers.

Dora Darling and Little Sunshine. (Originally published under the title of "Outpost.") By Mrs. Jane G. Austin.

In this story a child, whose pet name was Sunshine, strayed from her friends, and during many years had many strange adventures. Dora Darling came as her good genius, and did all that a true heroine of romance should be expected to do. This is not, however, a child's book, but appears to be written for youths in their teens. It is full of incident, and, like all Mrs. Austin's books, is beautifully written.

The Border Boy, and how he became the Great Pioneer of the West. A life of Daniel Boone. By W. H. Bogart.

This is an authentic account of the career of the founder of the State of Kentucky, and is full of thrilling incidents of the conflicts of the early settlers with the Indian tribes.

The Printer Boy; or, How Ben Franklin made his Mark.

An account of the early life and training of the illustrious man, who, from a printer's case and press, went into the councils of the nation, and afterward was received with honor in foreign courts.

The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat got his Learning. An example for youth.

This book is the story of the early life of Nathaniel P. Banks, Member of Congress and Speaker, Governor of Massachusetts, and Major-General of Volunteers in the Civil War. Well written, and of absorbing interest.

The Patriot Boy, and how he became the Father of his Country. A life of George Washington for young folks.

In this volume the main facts of the life and services of this great man are set forth in a clear and fascinating narrative.

The General; or, Twelve Nights in a Hunter's Camp. By Rev. William Barrows, D.D.

This is not in the least a romance, but a narrative of facts. "The General" was the author's brother, born in Massachusetts in 1806, and afterward one of the pioneer settlers of the West. It is a graphic picture of frontier life now gone by forever.

Yarns of an Old Mariner. By Mary Cowden Clarke.

This work was once published with the title of "The Strange Adventures of Kit Bam, Mariner," and had great success among youthful readers. The spice of the marvellous, which was once the necessary flavor of sea stories, is not wanting here.

Planting the Wilderness; or, The Pioneer Boys. A story of frontier life. By James D. McCabe, Jr.

Although the characters in this book are fictitious, the exciting incidents, as related, are based upon actual occurrences. The leading person is a Virginian, who in 1773 moved westward with his family, and settled in the Ohio valley.

The Young Pioneers of the North West. By Dr. C. H. Pearson, author of "The Cabin on the Prairie."

As the title suggests, this book is a story of frontier life, full of movement, and absorbing in interest. The works of this author have been extremely popular.

The Cabin on the Prairie. By Dr. C. H. Pearson. A picture of an emigrant's life in early days in Minnesota.

The author says, "In writing this work I have lived over the scenes and incidents of my frontier experience, have travelled once more amid the waving grasses and beckoning flowers, heard again the bark of the wolf and the voices of birds, worshipped anew in the log-cabin sanctuary."

Great Men and Gallant Deeds. By John G. Edgar.

This is a history of the Crusades and Crusaders by an able and accomplished writer, who (in his preface) says, "I have endeavored to narrate the events of the Holy War, from the time Peter the Hermit rode over Europe on his mule, rousing the religious zeal of the nations, to that dismal day when Acre, the last stronghold of the Christians in the East, fell before the arms of the successor of Saladin."

Golden Hair: A Tale of the Pilgrim Fathers. By Sir Lascelles Wraxhall, Bart.

The scenes of this story are laid in the eastern part of Massachusetts, in Rhode Island, and along Long Island Sound. The names of the fathers give to the narrative an air of truth, although there is no pretence of historical verity.

Battles at Home. By Mary G. Darling.

The motto of this charming domestic story is, "He that ruleth his spirit is greater than he that taketh a city."

In the World. By Mary G. Darling, author of "Battles at Home."

The story opens with Class Day at Cambridge, and after some small delays the chief personage is launched "in the world." Others come on the scene: some as college students, and are full of their sufferings in being hazed by the cruel "sophs"; some as society people, to whom the waltz or german is the chief event of life; one as a sailor, who has a terrible adventure; one as a poet, who aspires much, but writes like other beginners. They are a natural and agreeable set of people, and the reader becomes interested in them, especially in the young women. The dialogue is uniformly bright, and the moral of the story good.

The Young Invincibles; or, Patriotism at Home.

This is a story of the time of the Civil War, and its purpose is to kindle and keep alive in the hearts of the young the sentiment of love of country.

Schoolboy Days; or, Ernest Bracebridge. By William H. G. Kingston.

The popularity of this book in England has been remarkable, but not without just reason. It is a well-composed picture of an English school,—its buildings, grounds, teachers, classes, studies, and amusements. The portrait, however, represents the great machine in motion, and shows the boys at work and at play, and gives sketches of the prominent pupils, with their quarrels and their friendly games and competitions. It is a story as well as a picture, and one of absorbing interest. The author is one of the most successful of writers for youth, and his work shows a skilled and practised hand.

Antony Waymouth; or, The Gentlemen Adventurers. By William H. G. Kingston.

A naval "adventurer" in the time of this story—which was the time of Queen Elizabeth and of Philip II. of Spain—might be an honest merchant, a pirate, or a commissioned officer, or a mixture of all three. In the hands of this able and experienced writer, even the history of this period becomes as fascinating as romance. This is purely a romance, but it is true to history in the usual sense.