A LIST OF OME POPULAR BOOKS IN THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY i ) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY Class Book Volume Je 06 - 10 M FICTION Aguilar. Days of Bruce. A tale of the Scottish war of independence, writ- ten in heroic style. Aldrich. Marjorie Daw. A bright, clever story with an unforeseen con- clusion. Austen (pro Emma. The heroine, a pretty, wilful girl of sterling char- acter, whose propensity for match-making and capacity for making mistakes gets herself and her friends into scrapes from which she often suffers. Austin. Standish of Standish. A tale of the pilgrims of Plymouth colony in the 17th century. Priscilla, John Alden and Miles Standish are among the principal characters. Barr. Bow of orange ribbon. Life among the Dutch folk of old New York just before the War of Independence, and the story of a Dutch maiden's love for one of the soldiers of King George. Barrie. Little minister. Charming sketches of Scottish life and character woven about the romantic love of a Presbyterian minister for a beautiful and sprightly girl. 3 Besant. All sort and conditions of men. A humanitarian novel dealing with the poor of East London. Contains many Utopian suggestions for the betterment of their condition. Blackmore. Lorna Doone. A romance of Exmoor in Stuart times. The hero, one of Blackmore’s stalwart yeomen, simple and rude, but staunch and chivalrous, rescues the captive Lorna from the robber Doones. Boyesen. Gunnar. A beautiful story of Norway. Gunnar, a Norwe- gian artist, and his sunny haired sweetheart, are the principal characters. Shows a love of nature and gives good pictures of Norse life. Bulwer-Lytton. Harold. Tragic story of the fall of Harold, the Saxon king. Elaborate descriptions of the battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings and of English life in the nth century. Burnett. Louisiana. Portrait of a .simple and beautiful type of southern girlhood; a pathetic story, embodying scenes of life in the mountain region of North Carolina. Burnham. Next door. A bright chatty story of two girls, their pleasures and mishaps, terminating in a happy ending. Cable. Old Creole days. Seven stories of New Orleans, which revealed to the world a phase of life unknown before. They portray the Creole character with great tenderness and intimate knowledge. Catherwood. Romance of Dollard. A romance woven about the invasion of New France by a horde of Iroquois and their final disper- sion by the valiant Dollard and his band of devoted followers. 4 Collins. Moonstone. The theft of a celebrated jewel and its quest and restitution by devoted Hindoo priests to the idol from whose forehead it has been wrenched, forms the frame work of this intricately woven story. The curiosity is kept constantly on the alert until the key of the mystery is given. Connor. Sky pilot. A fresh vigorous story of western life, showing the influence of a noble character on the lives of those about him. Cooper. Last of the Mohicans. Little historical background, but abounds in vivid descriptions of wood, lake and prairie, and of the daily life of Indian and huntsman. Craddock. In the stranger people’s country. A dramatic story full of vitality and action. The hero, a rugged, courageous and lofty figure, has some of the traits of Don Quixote. Crawford. Mr. Isaacs. A story of life in India that has some of the mystery and fascination of the Arabian nights. The central character is an esoteric Buddhist, an enig- matic person, who captivates an English girl. Crockett. Raiders. An exciting tale of fighting and smuggling on the Scottish border. Troopers and gypsies furnish plenty of adventure. Davis. Princess Aline. A comedietta of modern knight errantry; an American painter falls in love with the portrait of a German princess, and chases over half the conti- nent of Europe to find her. 5 Davis. Ranson’s folly. A collection of short stories, well written and full of interest. Dickens. David Copperfield. A book to be read again and again. Founded to a large extent on the pathetic story of Dickens’ own early struggles. Miss Betsy Trotwood, Barkis, Micawber and Uriah Heep are among the people Dickens drew with most affectionate humor. Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A series of detective stories that form the life history of a man of almost superhuman powers of observation. His exploits are usually accompanied by gruesome and thrilling incidents. Dromgoole. Heart of old Hickory. A collection of short stories, both humorous and pathetic. Dumas. Count of Monte Cristo. A wonderful melodrama, the most famous of the author’s romances. A rapid and audacious narrative of action and adventure. Duncan. American girl in London. The pilgrimage through England of a humorous American girl, who constantly compares British con- ventionality with American freedom. Ebers. Uarda. Story of Egypt during the reign of Rameses II. Especially valuable for descriptions of the manners and customs, religious rites, etc., of the ancient Egyptians. 6 Eliot. Mill on the Floss. A tragedy of the inner life. The play of affection and antipathy between a brother and sister, and the final reconciliation form a dominant motive. Erckmann-Chatrian. Waterloo. Story of French peasant life during the time of Napoleon. Ford. Honorable Peter Sterling. The rise and progress of an ideal statesman who in the midst of corruption and intrigues of Amer- ican politics maintains the virtues of disinterested honor, human sympathy wth all classes, and con- stancy to the “ American idea.” Fox. Little shepherd of Kingdom Come. A story of Kentucky during the Civil war, charm- ingly told and giving good pictures of Southern life. Freytag. Lost manuscript. A study of the scholarly side of German life and work, the experiences of a professor in his search for the lost books of Tacitus. The professor does not find the books, but he wins an adorable maiden. Fuller. One of the Pilgrims. Circumstantial evidence places the hero under sus- picion for complication in a bank robbery. A happy solving of the mystery, the widow O’Toole and other amusing characters combine to make the book a pleasant one. Garland. Main travelled roads. Six stories of the Mississippi valley. Earnestly realistic pictures of the hard worked farmer, monot- onous in their presentation of a dull, hopeless and overburdened existence ; written in a homespun style. 7 > Gaskell. Cranford. Miniature painting of a little old fashioned country town inhabited mostly by elderly spinsters and widows living in genteel poverty. Sketched with a mingling of humor and pathos altogether delightful. Glasgow. Voice of the people. The story of a poor boy’s political ambitions and his rise through many impediments to a high posi- tion in the state. Haggard. King Solomon’s mines. A highly colored romance of adventure in the wilds of Central Africa in quest of King Solomon’s Ophir; full of sensational fights, blood curdling perils and extraordinary escapes. Hale. Man without a country. A story of patriotism. A fictitious memoir of an American officer who said he wished never to hear of the United States again, and for punishment had his wish fulfilled. + Halevy. Abbe Constantin. A pleasing story in which the principal characters are a gentle Abbe and two charming American women. Hardy. Passe Rose. A poetical romance of the Franks and Saxons of Charlemagne’s time. Passe Rose is a lovely Provencal waif; Guy of Tours, Charles the Great himself, monks and court ladies are among the actors in a drama moved by the simple, unmixed passions of a semi-barbarou« people. 8 Hardy. Woodlanders. A sylvan pastoral, imbued with a pagan delight in the joys and loveliness of nature. A love tale of the conventional sort holds the foremost place, but the underplot is a lofty and austere tragedy, an idyll of unrequited love. Harland. Cardinal’s snuff box. A sparkling, dainty Italian romance. Full of bright conversation and pleasant people. Harrison. Bachelor maid. Attempts to apply sober common sense to the mar- riage question; the bachelor maids find their theories incompatible with human nature’s needs, and surren- der at last to love and marriage. Harte. Under the Redwoods. Stories well representative of Bret Harte’s various styles and including some of his best. Hawthorne. House of the seven gables. Chiefly imaginative portraiture of the last gener- ations of a decaying family, a series of quaint, fanci- ful and grotesque figures, rich in eccentricity and the subtler essences of character. Holland. Miss Gilbert’s career. A study of contemporary life in a factory village, exhibiting with keen perception and lively humor the virtues and foibles of Yankee character. Holmes. Guardian angel. A psychological study of inherited aptitudes and tendencies-, particularly of a girl in whose blood a taint of Indian savagery is at war with her higher nature. Hope. Prisoner of Zenda. The adventures of a chivalrous 19th century hero in an imaginary kingdom in the Austrian Tyrol. A charming love story, duels, hair breadth escapes, 9 conspiracies, etc., combine to make this a most en- tertaining story. Howard. One summer. A love story brightly told. The principal charac- ters are a young man and a young lady from the city who are spending a holiday in a New England village. Howells. Rise of Silas Lapham. Story of the struggle of an uncultured but wealthy family for social prominence in Boston. Good char- acter sketches. Hugo. Les miserables. Illustrates the pressure of civilization on the poor and the outcast. Jean Valjean, a man of noble char- acter, is by the tyranny of society converted into a criminal. A book of light and shadow, yet with hope at last. Ingelow. Off the Skelligs. A family history of the Mortimers. The sprightly Dorothea and her mercurial comrade, Valentine, with their escapades and their blithe inconsequence, fill many pages with light hearted comedy. Jackson. Ramona. Written to expose the injustice of the United States government’s policy toward the Indians. Woven about the love story of two of the mission Indians of Southern California. Jewett. Queen’s twin and other stories. Title story describes a visit to an old Irish woman in Maine, whose life has points of coincidence with Queen Victoria’s. The sayings of the Irish woman are humorous and the dialect particularly racy. 10 King. Colonel’s daughter. Realistic pictures of the social and active side of life in the army. A romance between the daughter of a colonel and a young officer forms the thread of the story. Kingsley. Hypatia. A most interesting story of the 5th century, when Christianity and paganism were at war. Kipling. Light that failed. A narrative of Bohemian life intensely realistic. The ambitious and swaggering hero is a war artist who becomes blind, and is robbed of his one master- piece, but is sustained by the fidelity of his sweet- heart. Lever. Charles O’Malley. A medley of boisterous fun, humorous character, love making, and martial adventure. London. Call of the wild. Woven about the life of a dog stolen from his sunny home in the Santa Clara valley and made to do sledge work in the Klondyke rush for gold. Strong, vigorous and full of trials of strength. Loti. Iceland fisherman. A story of the utmost simplicity, the loves of a Breton girl and a Breton sailor, the brief and merry wedding festival, and the sailor’s departure never to return. Lyall. To right the wrong. A tale of the Civil war in England in which the author labors to achieve a sympathetic but temperate portrayal of John Hampden and his career. MacDonald. Malcolm. The life history of a boy, heir to an earldom, who, stolen in infancy, became the adopted son of a High- 11 ' land piper. Ultimately the true relationship i« acknowledged. Marryatt. Jacob Faithful. The hero tells his own tale from infancy upwards. His life at a charity school, apprenticeship to a Thames waterman, and his service on a frigate are episodes crammed with humorous incidents. Martin. Emmy Lou; her book and heart. A charming sketch of the life of a child; her ex- periences in school and at home. Merriman. Sowers. A strong novel of Russian life with excellent realistic studies of the country and the miserable condition of the peasant class. Mitchell. Hugh Wynne. The American Revolution as seen by an aged Quaker. Descriptions of battles, duels, plots, escapes, etc. Washington, Lafayette, and other his- torical characters introduced. Miihlbach. Frederick the Great and his court. German court life during the reign of Frederick the Great. Mulock. John Halifax. Life story of an ideal man, who by faithfulness and courage rises from extreme poverty to wealth and marries a girl of gentle family. Ollivant. Bob, son of battle. A splendidly written story woven about the life of a Scotch shepherd dog. Strong and full of dramatic power. Page. In ole Virginia. Stories of life in the southern states — plantation life, family life, etc., most of them told in the negro dialect. 12 Parker. Seats of the mighty. A historic romance of the seige of Quebec. Wolfe and other famous characters appear. Phelps. Singular life. The story of the heroic work of a young minister among the people of a small fishing village. Good character studies. Porter. Scottish chiefs. The heroic story of Wallace and Bruce and the long war for Scottish independence. Post. Harvard stories. Stories depicting the manners, customs and amus- ing incidents of college life, with representative character sketches. Reade. Put yourself in his place. A plea for sympathy in the place of hostility be- tween capital and labor. There are also character, love interest, incident and poverty all worked into harmony. Russell. Wreck of the Grosvenor. An exciting account of a mutiny and its conse- quences. Mingles realistic pictures of life on ship- board and the storms and beauty of the ocean with romantic adventure. Sand. Fanchon the cricket. A pastoral of country life in Berri, the growth of love in a young girl's heart and the transforming in- fluence on her character. Scott. Kenilworth. The tragic story of Amy Robsart, the martyred wife of Queen Elizabeth’s favorite, the Earl of Leicester. Queen Elizabeth, Raleigh, Shakespeare, Burleigh and other historic persons introduced. 13 Sheppard. Charles Auchester. A musical novel introducing, among other char- acters, Mendelssohn, Berlioz and Jenny Lind. Shorthouse. John Inglesant. A philosophical romance of the time of Charles I. Smith. Fortunes of Oliver Horn. Story of an interesting, aristocratic southern fam- ily just before the Civil war. Pictures of artist life in New York, whither the hero goes to seek his fortune. Stevenson. The merry men. A collection of short stories, nearly all examples of high literary art, shown not only in their exquis- ite prose, but in command of all the resources of construction and suggestion. Stockton. Rudder Grange. The humorous experiences of a young married pair$ who begin housekeeping in a derelict barge. These two and their servant, Pomona, and the lodger, are just ordinary characters faithfully drawn and the drollery arises from unstrained and ordi- nary situations. Stowe. Minister’s wooing. A semi-historical picture of the manners and char- acter of Newport people early in the 19th century. The doctor is about to marry his pupil, the heroine, when her sailor lover appears and he magnanimously releases her. Stuart. Napoleon Jackson. A humorous little story of a negro mammy, who cheerfully supports an able-bodied husband too superior for work. Tarkington. Gentleman from Indiana. A story of a small town of Indiana. The hero, editor of a local paper, wages war against lawless 14 citizens. Sentimental chapters alternate with humor- ous scenes of life in a country town. Tautphoeus. The initials. Full of life and movement, a novel depicting realistically every day life in Bavaria, the personal interest being centered in a young Englishman travel- ling for education and experience, and his love for a beautiful German girl, to marry whom he sacri- fices his prospects. Thackeray. Vanity fair. A satirical romance of society. Episodes of af- fecting tragedy mingled with scenes of the purest comedy. To many the satirical running commentary of the author is one of the chief delights of the book. Tolstoi. War and peace. A panorama of Russian affairs, public and private, during the war with Napoleon, in the guise of a family chronicle. Tourgee. Fool's errand. Experiences of a Federal officer who went South after the war and lived there fifteen years. A pic- ture of the “carpet bagger" period vividly painted ; the Ku Klux Klan described incidentally. Trollope. Barchester Towers. A cathedral town of England ; chief incidents of the story being connected with the appointment of a new bishop, the troubles and disappointments that ensue and the intrigues and jealousies of the clergy. Turgenieff. Fathers and children. A contrast of the old and the new generations of Russian life. There are many characters, two of them humorous, but the most typically Russian is Bazarof, the grand exponent of Nihilist doctrines; 15 Wallace. Ben Hur. A tale of the time of Christ. Vivid pictures, strong characters and scenes make up a book of un- usual interest. Ward. Marcella. At once an inductive study of modern political and social ideas in their action on character, and a novel of passion. Warner. Little journey in the world. The story of the gradual deterioration of a woman who leaves her home in the country to become the wife of a notorious financier in New York. Wealth and the social life that wealth entails in America en- ervate her spiritual nature. Watanna. Japanese nightingale. A charming romance between a young American and a beautiful Japanese girl. Weyman. Gentleman of France. Story of France during the 16th century. Court life and warlike adventure form the staple of the book. White. Blazed trail. A fresh, vigorous story of life in a northern lum- ber camp. Splendid descriptions of the forest. White. Court of Boyville. Delightful sketches of the typical school boy. Full of delicate and subtle humor. Wiggin. Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm. A most delightful story. The character of Re- becca is so full of sweetness and delicate humor that fhe makes a most enthralling heroine. J6 X Wilkins. Jerome, a poor man. A poor young man makes a wager, that if he be- come rich, he will give up all his wealth to the poor ; both of which he does. Good sketches and humor- ous treatment of the old fashioned New Englander. Williamson. Lightning conductor. A most entertaining story of a charming Amer- ican girl and her fussy aunt, who take a trip through Europe in an automobile. Wister. Virginian. A -breezy out-of-door story full of the spirit of the West. A splendid sketch of the life of the American cowboy. Wolf. Other things being equal. Life in a cultured Jewish home. The love be- tween a beautiful Jewish girl and a Cfrwjliiqi form the thread of the story. *■/ . / *ul Woolson. Anne. A story of Mackinac. The heroine, Anne, is a noble character, the development of whose love story forms the chief interest in the book. Yongc. Heir of Redclyffe. An idealized picture of virtuous character and domestic life. Zangwill. The master. The story of a Nova Scotian lad, by nature an artist, who makes his way through almost insuper- able difficulties to success, but finds the hardest struggle is to subdue himself. 17 ENTERTAINING BOOKS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS Adams. Log of a cowboy tU H GU a^ Alger. Little flower of Saint Ac bio* Allardyce. Stops ; or how to punctuate Allbut. Rambles in Dickens’ land Allen. Blue grass region of Kentucky Archer & Kingsford. History of the Crusades Astrup. With Peary near the pole Austin. Land of little rain Avery. School physics Ayers. Some ill-used words Bacon. Essays Bacon. Hudson river Bacon. Japanese girls and women Bailey. Garden-making Baker. Seen in Germany Baldwin. Book-lover 78- 1 3S0B37 1119-13 442.1-13 476.9-15 270.4- 15 498-116 478-128 530-15 117.3-129 131E2 474.74-21 452-17 635-118 443-134 805-2 817-219 817-2184 817-2183 537-145 976.5- 16 396-19 137B6 Bangs. Coffee and repartee Bangs. Houseboat on the Styx Bangs. Pursuit of the houseboat Barnard. First steps in electricity Barnes. Naval actions of the War of 1812 Barr. Maids, wives and bachelors Barrie. Margaret Ogilvy Bartlett. Facts I ought to know about my country 320.7-18 Bartlett. Familiar quotations 807-18 Bartlett. Mechanical drawing 744-192 Bates. Short talks on advertising 658.9-2 Bates. Spanish highways and byways 446-16 18 Bates. Talks on the study of literature 803-2 Bateson, ed. Professional women upon their professions ; conversations 396.5-16 Battles and leaders of the Civil war, 4 v. 978.1-14 Bayles. Woman and the law 396.2-14 Bell. Abroad with the Jimmies 440-136 Bell. As seen by me 440-137 Bell. Rembrandt Van Rijn 781B12 Birdsall, ed. How to make money 396.5-19 Black. Friendship 197.6-2 Blaikie. How to get strong and how to stay so 613.6-201 Blaisdell. Practical physiology 612-214 Bolton. Successful women 412.39-2 Bonney and others. The Mediterranean 440.8-214 Book of riddles 786-225 Book of riddles and five hundred home amusements 786-4 Boughton. Sketching rambles in Holland 449.2-18 Bridgeman. Kitchen gardening 635-169 Brooke. English literature 820-17 Brooks. Addresses 252-189 Brooks. Story of the 19th century 906.8-17 Broughton. Practical dressmaking 646-24 Brown. Beneath old roof trees 975.1 1-2 Brown. Letters and lettering 744.9-23 Brown. Rab and his friends, and other dogs and men 188E16 Brown. What is worth while? 396-23 Bryant. Poems 190C5 Bubier. Questions and answers about electricity 537-184 Bulfinch. Age of fable 294-22 Bulfinch. Age of chivalry 383.1-2 Burke. Speech on conciliation with America 825-16 Burns. Poems 196C41 Campbell. V. R. I. Queen Victoria, her life and empire 1916B43 Candee. How women may earn a living 396.5-2 7 Carnegie. Empire of business 658-2 Carpenter. South America 480-223 Carruth. Adventures of Jones 817-252 19 Challice. Memories of French palaces 94403-3 Champney. Romance of the feudal chateaux 944.2-23 Champney. Romance of the Renaissance chateaux 944.2-24 Chase. In quest of the quaint 471-265 Chester. Girls and women 396-268 Clark, comp. Handbook of the best reading 801-255 Clemens. Theodore Roosevelt : the American 794B2 Cody, comp. Selections from the best English essays 820.9-265 Cody, comp. Selections from the world’s greatest short stories 8023-21 Colquhoun. Two on their travels 490-25 Compton. Some common errors of speech 1 17.3-224 Cook. America, picturesque and descriptive, 3 v. 473-229 Cook. England, picturesque and descriptive, 2 v. 442-236 Cox. Home thoughts 193-27 Coyner. Lost trappers 478-254 Crawford. Ave Roma immortalis, 2 v. 945*6-3 Crawford. 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Greatest thing in the world 252-358 Drummond. The ideal life 240-354 DuBois. The souls of black folk 473-37-29 Earle. Home life in colonial days 974-33 Earle. Stage-coach and tavern days 974-329 Easton. Work of a bank 658.3-31 Eaton. How to prepare for a civil service examination 351.3-32 Eaton. 100 lessons in business 658-35 Edison. Telegraphy self-taught 538-36 Edwards. A midsummer ramble in the Dolomites 445.3-31 Edwards. Thousand miles up the Nile 462-32 Edwards & Harraden. Two health-seekers in Southern California 479.4-32 Eggleston. Household history of the United States Emerson. Brief history of the English language Emerson. Essays, 2 v. Emerson. Physical culture Emmons. Practical speller and orthography Evans. Sailor’s log Evening entertainments for young people Farmer. Boston cooking-school cook book Farrar. Great books Fiske. Civil government in the U. S. Fiske. Idea of God Fiske. Prize gardening Fontenoy. Within royal palaces Ford. Many sided Franklin Forster. Life of Charles Dickens; abr. and rev. sing Forsyth. Thrilling days in army life Fox. Blue-grass and rhododendron 973-297 110-32 318E3 318E4 613.6-4 iu-31 326B92 786-361 641-373 805-37 346.2-38 210-31 635-315 410.4-35 381B324 by Gis- 287B51 973 1-38 4679-37 21 Franklin. Poor Richard’s almanac 818-411 Fulleylove & Kelman. Holy land 457-9-38 Gage. Physical experiments 530.7-38 Gannett & Jones. Faith that makes faithful 252-397 Gay. Business bookkeeping 657-36 Gayley. Classic myths 294-23 Giblin. Concerning millinery 646.2-41 Gifford. Germany, her people and their story 943-39 Goodwin. Improved bookkeeping 657-38 Gordon. Letters from Egypt 462-421 Gordon. Reminiscences of the Civil war 980.1-33 Grahame. Golden age 435E151 Grant. Through Evangeline’s country 471.6-4 Grant. Personal memoirs, 2 v. 435B4 Gray. Elegy written in a country churchyard 434C72 Griffis. American in Holland 449.2-4 Griffis. Brave little Holland 942-42 Griffis. Japan 952-41 Guerber. Legends of the Rhine 443.4-38 Guild. Over the ocean 440-434 Hale. Lights of two centuries 410-536 Hall. Two women abroad 440-442 Hall. Oldest civilization of Greece 405.4-45 Halleck. History of English literature 820-447 Hapgood. George Washington 924B617 Hapgood. Russian rambles 447-46 Harrison. Choice of books 804-43 Harrison. Home nursing 613.8-43 Harrison. This country of ours 420.7-43 Hawkins. Self-help mechanical drawing 744-422 Headlam. Story of Nuremberg 942.922-4 7 Hearn. Unfamiliar Japan 452-47 Hedin. Through Asia, 2 v. 450-43 Henry. How to organize and conduct a meeting 328.1-52 Hersey. To girls 396-468 Higgin. Spanish life in town and country 446-498 Higginson. Cheerful yesterdays 471 B6 Hill. Manual of social and business forms 658-46 Hill. Millinery 646.2-45 22 Hill. Practical cooking and serving 641-502 Hillis. Great books as life teachers 804-474 Hilprecht and others. Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century 402-46 Hilty. Happiness 191.4-47 Hinsdale. President Garfield 404B4 Hitchcock. Two women in the Klondike 479.8-44 Holland. Clay modelling 731-47 Holt Encyclopedia of etiquette 395-435 Holt. Talks on civics 320.7-467 Hopkins. Experimental science 530-481 Horton. In Argolis 449.5-451 Howe. Emergencies 613.8-455 Howells. My year in a log cabin 489B96 Hubbard. Little journeys to the homes of English authors 418.2-459 Hubbard. Little journeys to the homes of good men and great 418.2-46 Hubbard. Little journeys to the homes of great musicians 417.7-48 Hufford. Shakespeare in tale and verse 823.99-46 Hunn & Bailey. Amateur’s practical garden book 635-43 Hurll. Jean Francois Millet 633B8 Imbert de Saint Amand. Court of the Empress Josephine 5I9B55 Irving. Bracebridge hall 818-481 Irving. Sketch book 818-485 Irving. Stories and legends from Washington Irving 818-49 Irving. Tales of a traveler 818-486 Jackson. Bits of travel 440-51 Jackson. Elementary book on electricity and magnetism and their applications 537*497 Jackson. French court and society, 2 v. 944-35*5 Jacobi. History of printing 656-45 James. In and around the Grand canyon 479-1*5 James. Indian basketry, and how to make Indian and other baskets 745.19-51 1 Jefferson. Autobiography 513B19 Jerome. Idle thoughts of an idle fellow 827-633 Jerome. Three men in a boat 827-634 Johnson. Among English hedgerows 442-507 Johnson. Isle of the shamrock 441. 5-51 Johnson. Land of heather 441-45 Johnson. New England and its neighbors 474-51 Johnson. Physical culture 613.6-493 Johnson. A world’s shrine 445.22-51 Karageorgevitch. Enchanted India 454-472 Keeler & Davis. Studies in English composition 117-49 Keller. Story of my life 529B7 Kelley. 300 things a bright girl can do 780-55 Kelly. Egypt painted and described 462-507 Kennan. Tragedy of Pelee 472.98-48 Kingsland. Etiquette for all occasions 395-62 Kobbe. Famous actors and actresses and their homes 417.9-53 Lanciani. New tales of old Rome 405.6-513 Lang. Mystery of Mary Stuart 616B75 Lansdale. Paris ; its sites, monuments and history 944.036-55 Lansdale. Vienna and the Viennese 443-6i-55 Larned. Old tales retold from Grecian mythology 294-5 Earned. Talk about books 805-6 Lauer. Mark Hanna 453B74 Laughlin. Evolution of a girl’s ideal 193-7-56 Laut. Story of the trapper 470-56 Lawless. First aid to the injured and management of the sick 613.8-486 Lees. Peaks and pines 448.1-56 Leudet. Emperor of Germany at home 954B45 Leupp. How to prepare for a civil service examination Lincoln. Gettysburg speech and other papers Linscott. 100 bright ideas Livingstone. Lost journals Longfellow. Poems Lowell. Joan of Arc 351.3-57 818-52 786-552 467-5 586C2 275B38 24 Lowell. Choson 451-9-55 Lowell. Poems 589C2 Lummis. Awakening of a nation 472-584 Lynch. French life in town and country 444-59 Mabie. Books and culture 804-578 Mabie. My study fire 602E2 McClure. Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln, and Lincoln's stories 572B716 McClure. To the Pacific and Mexico 572-62 McMahon. Journey with the sun around the world 438-575 Maginnis. Pen drawing 740.1-59 Marden. The young man entering business 194-621 Marden & Bayley. The hour of opportunity 194-591 Marsh. Life and adventures of Robin Hood 821.9-55 Mathews. Ohio and her Western Reserve 986.3-6 Meade. Pen pictures and how to draw them 740.1-6 Merriam. Alaska 479-8-59 Miles. How to remember 184-66 Morley. Down North and up along 471.6-65 Morris. King Arthur 383.1-63 Morris. Life on the stage 648B15 Morris. A Pacific coast vacation 479-551 Morris. Tales from Shakespeare 823.99-55 Morton. Letter-writing 80^9-49 Motley. Rise of Dutch republic, 3 v. 942.2-6 Neil. Modern conjurer 786.8-69 Neufeld. Prisoner of the Khaleefa 462.6-675 Nicolay. Short life of Abraham Lincoln 572B11 Nissen. Rational home gymnastics 613.6-651 Noble. Russia and the Russians 947-63 Nye. Comic history of England 930.1-68 Nye. Comic history of the U. S. 973-3-68 Okey. Venice and its story 945-3-65 One hundred amusements 786-268 O’Neil. Why, when, how and what we ought to read 805-692 O’Rell. Frenchman in America 470-165 O’Rell. John Bull & Co. 439-73 25 O’Rell. John Bull and his island 442-71 O’Rell. Jonathan and his continent 473-17 Page. Social life in old Virginia before the war 984.5-7 Paget, comp. Poems of American patriotism 809.13-69 Palmer. Austro-Hungarian life in town and country 443 . 6-71 Palmer. Russian life in town and country 447-71 Palmer. Self-cultivation in English 110-746 Parker & Bryan. Old Quebec 971.41-71 Patteson. Complete manual of Pitmanic phonography 655-71 Phyfe. 10,000 words often mispronounced Pitman. Complete phonographic instructor Pittenger. Daring and suffering Pond. Eccentricities of genius Porter. William McKinley Pratt. The body beautiful Proctor. Russian journey Pyle. Manual of personal hygiene Ralph. Alone in China and other stories Raspe. Adventures of Baron Munchausen Rawnsley. A rambler’s note-book at the English lakes 442.8-751 Reed. The spinster book Richardson. 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