Pushing to the Front Part 84

Pushing to the Front Part 84

Bullens "Log of a Sea Waif."


Burnetts "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and "Sara Crewe," the latter a book for girls.


b.u.t.terworths "Zig-Zag Journeys."


Carleton Coffins, "Boys of 76."


Eva Lovett Carsons "The Making of a Girl."


Ralph Connors "Gwen," a book for girls.


Louis Carrolls "Alice in Wonderland," and "Through the Looking Gla.s.s."


Danas "Two Years Before the Mast."


"De Amicins Cuore," which has sold 200,000 in Italy.


DeFoes "Robinson Crusoe."


Mary Mapes Dodge, "Hans Brinker," or "The Silver Skates," "Life in Holland."


Eugene Fields "A Little Book of Profitable Tales." It has sold 200,000 copies.


Grimms "Fairy Tales."


Habbertons "Helens Babies."


E. E. Hales "Boy Heroes."


Chandler Harris "Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country; What the Children Saw and Heard There." Fantastic tale interweaving negro animal stories and other Georgia folklore with modern inventions. "Mr.


Rabbit At Home"; sequel to "Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country." Animal stories told to children.


Charles Kingsleys "Water Babies."


Kiplings "Jungle Books," which have sold 175,000 copies.


Knoxs "Boy Travelers."


Laniers "Boy Froissart," and "Boys King Arthur."


Edward Lears "Nonsense Books."


Mabies "Norse Stories."


Samuels "From the Forecastle to the Cabin." The experiences of the author who ran away from home and shipped as cabin boy; points out dangers that beset a seafaring life.


Mrs. A. D. T. Whitneys "Faith Gartneys Girlhood."


Kate Douglas Wiggins "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."


Not long ago President Eliot of Harvard College aroused widespread controversy over his selection of a library of books, which might be contained on a five-foot shelf. We append his selections as indicative of the choice of a great scholar and educator.


The following sixteen t.i.tles may be had in Everymans Library, cloth 350. net per volume; leather 70 c. net per volume:


_President Eliots Five-Foot Shelf_


Benjamin Franklins Autobiography.


Sir Thomas Brownes "Religio Medici."


"Confessions of St. Augustine."


Sh.e.l.leys "The Cenci" (contained in volume two of the complete works).


Emersons "English Traits," and "Representative Men."


Emersons Essays.


Chaucers "Canterbury Tales."


Bacons Essays.


Waltons "Complete Angler."


Miltons Poems.


Goethes "Faust."


Marlowes "Dr. Faustus."


Marcus Aurelius "Meditations."


Brownings "Blot on the Scutcheon" (contained in volume one of the poems).


Dantes "Divine Comedy."


Bunyans "Pilgrims Progress."


Thomas a. Kempis "Imitation of Christ."


Burnss "Tam OShanter."


Drydens "Translation of the Aeneid."


Waltons Lives of Donne, and Herbert.


Ben Johnsons "Volpone."