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Harper's Round Table, February 2, 1897

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George Washington

By Woodrow Wilson, Ph.D., LL.D. Copiously Illustrated by Howard Pyle, Harry Fenn, and Others. Crown 8vo, Cloth, Deckel Edges and Gilt Top, $3.00.

We doubt if the career of Washington has ever received worthier treatment at the hands of biographer, historian, or political philosopher.—Dial, Chicago.

A familiar and delightful study of Washington.... We do not recall a popular work on Washington of more graphic interest than Professor Wilson's performance.—Philadelphia Bulletin.

"Harper's Round Table" for 1896

Volume XVII. With 1276 Pages and about 1200 Illustrations. 4to, Cloth, Ornamental, $3.50.

The book is one which is sure to delight all the children.—Detroit Free Press.

One of the best periodicals for children ever published.—Philadelphia Ledger.

Naval Actions of the War of 1812

By James Barnes. With 21 Full-page Illustrations by Carlton T. Chapman, printed in color, and 12 Reproductions of Medals. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, Deckel Edges and Gilt Top, $4.50.

Unquestionably both the most lifelike and the most artistic renderings of these encounters ever attempted.—Boston Journal.

Brimful of adventure, hardihood, and patriotism.—Philadelphia Ledger.

The Dwarfs' Tailor

And Other Fairy Tales. Collected by Zoe Dana Underhill. With 12 Illustrations. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.75.

The twenty-two tales form a cosmopolitan array that cannot fail to delight young readers.—Chicago Tribune.

Fascinating for old and young.—Boston Traveller.

A Virginia Cavalier

A Story of the Youth of George Washington. By Molly Elliot Seawell. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.

Warmly commended to all young American readers.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

An absorbing tale.—Philadelphia Bulletin.

Rick Dale

A Story of the Northwest Coast, By Kirk Munroe. Illustrated by W. A. Rogers. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.

Lively and exciting, and has, incidentally, much first-hand information about the far Northwest.—Outlook, N. Y.

Capital story of adventure.—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

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