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Appletons' Home-Reading Books

Prepared especially for

Edited by W. T. HARRIS, A.M., LL.D.,

U. S. Commissioner of Education.

A comprehensive series of books presenting upon a symmetrical plan the best available
literature in the various fields of human learning, selected with a view to the needs of students
of all grades in supplementing their school studies and for home reading.
The books are substantially bound in cloth and attractively illustrated.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NOW READY:

The Story of the Birds.

By JAMES NEwton BasketT. 65 cents net.

The Plant World.

By FRANK VINCENT. 60 cents net.

The Animal World.

By FRANK VINCENT. 60 cents net.

The Story of Oliver Twist.

Edited by ELLA B. KIRK. 60 cents net.

The Story of Rob Roy.

By EDITH D. HARRIS.

In Brook and Bayou.

By CLARA KERN BAYLISS. 60 cents net.
Curious Homes and Their Tenants.
By JAMES CARTER BEARD. 65 cents net.
Crusoe's Island.

By F. A. OBER. 65 cents net.
Uncle Sam's Secrets.

By O. P. AUSTIN. 75 cents net.

The Hall of Shells.

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Nature Study Readers.

3 volumes. By J. W. TROeger.

Uncle Robert's Geography.

3 volumes. By FRANCIS W. PARKER.

The Story of the Fishes.

By JAMES NEWTON BASKETT.

About the Weather.

By MARK W. HARRINGTON.

The Insect World.

By C. M. WEed.

D. APPLETON & COMPANY, New York, Boston, Chicago.

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The Old Regime in Canada.

Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV.

VI. A Half Century of Conflict, 2 vols. VII. Montcalm and Wolfe, 2 vols.

VIII. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada. 2 vols.

IX. The Oregon Trail,

Sketches of

PARKMAN'S OREGON TRAIL. Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. Four illustrations by Remington. 12m0, $100. Illustrated Edition, with 77 illustrations by F. Remington, 8vo, $4.00. PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Complete. The translation called Dryden's. Edited by A. H. CLOUGH. 8vo, $2.00. PLUTARCH'S ESSAYS. Selected. With a preface by the Rev. A. P. Peabody, D.D., and an introduction by R. W. Emerson. 8vo, $2.00.

A CONCISE ENGLISH HISTORY, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Comprising, in paragraphs, every important event in English history. By W. M. LUPTON, Army and Civil Service Tutor. 12mo, $1.50.

MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE. MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE. BY BENJ. W. WELLS, Ph.D. 16m0, $1.50 each. RECORD OF A SCHOOL. The principles and methods of moral culture. By A. BRONSON ALCOTT. 16m0, $1.50.

WELLS OF ENGLISH.

16m0, $1.50.

By ISAAC B. CHOATE.

THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, and Other Tales. By EDWARD EVERETT HALE. 16mo, $1.25; Holiday edition, illustrated, 4to, gilt, $1.50; School edition, illustrated, paper, 30 cents.

ON THE RIGHT USE OF BOOKS. A Lecture. By WM. P. ATKINSON, Professor of English and History in the Massachusetts Inst. of Technology. 16mo, 50 cts. HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY. Rules and Exercises on English Composition. By EDWIN A. ABBOTT, M.A. 16mo, 60 cents.

HOW TO PARSE. An Attempt to Apply the Principles of Scholarship to English Grammar. With Appendices in Analysis, Spelling, and Punctuation. By EDWIN A. ABBOTT, M.A. 16m0, $1.00.

HOW TO TELL THE PARTS OF SPEECH. An Introduction to English Grammar. By EDWIN A. ABBOTT, M.A. American edition, revised and enlarged by John G. R. McElroy, Professor of the English Language in the University of Pennsylvania. 16m0, 75 cts. ENGLISH LESSONS FOR ENGLISH PEOPLE. By Rev. E. A. ABBOTT, M.A., Head Master of the City of London School, and J. R. SEELEY, M.A., Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge, Eng. 18mo, $1.50.

THE GREAT EPICS OF MEDIEVAL GER-
MANY. An Outline of Their Contents and History.
By GEO. THEO. DIPPOLD. 16m0, $1.50.
SANSKRIT AND ITS KINDRED LITERA-
TURES. Studies in Comparative Mythology. By
LAURA E. POOR. 16m0, $2.00.

ONE SUMMER'S LESSONS IN PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE. By C. C. BRUSH. Illustrated. 16m0, 75 cents.

THE OLD MASTERS AND THEIR PICTURES. A Comprehensive Review of Italian, Flemish, German, French, Spanish, and English Art. By SARAH TYTLER. 16m0, $1.50.

MODERN PAINTERS AND THEIR PAINTINGS. A Complete Description of Modern and Contemporary English, French, German, and American Art and Artists. By SARAH TYTLER. 16m0, $1.50. MUSICAL COMPOSERS AND THEIR WORKS. BY SARAH TYTLER. 16mo, $1.50. BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS, Ninth edition, greatly enlarged. Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature. Cr. 8vo, $3.00.

MIVART'S ESSAYS AND CRITICISMS. vols., 8vo, $8.00.

12mo, $2.00.

2

MIVART'S AMERICAN TYPES OF ANIMAL
LIFE, 106 illustrations.
MIVART'S ELEMENTS OF SCIENCE. Illus-
trated. 12mo, $2.00.

PARKER'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. Eighth edi-
tion. 200 illustrations. 16mo, $2.00.
PARKER'S CONCISE GLOSSARY OF TERMS
USED IN GRECIAN, ROMAN, ITALIAN,
AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. 7th edition.
Nearly 500 illustrations. 16m0, $3.00.

PARKER'S A B C OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. 6th ed. Nearly 200 illustrations. 16m0, $1.25. SOULE'S SYNONYMES, and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions, Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Expression. New edition, revised and enlarged. Cr. 8vo, $2.00.

CAPTAIN A. T. MAHAN'S BOOKS ON SEA POWER.

The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future. With maps. Cr. 8vo, $2.00. The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783. Illustrated. 8vo, $4.00.

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire. 2 vols., 8vo, $6.00. The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. Illus. 2 vols., 8vo, $8.00. THE UNITED STATES OF YESTERDAY AND OF TO-MORROW. By WM. BARROWS, D.D. 12mo, $1.25.

ON HISTORY AND THE STUDY OF HISTORY.
By W. P. ATKINSON. 16mo, 50 cents.
THE EXPANSION OF ENGLAND. By Sir
JOHN R. SEeley. Cr. 8vo, $1.75.

ROMAN IMPERIALISM, and Other Lectures and
Essays. By Sir JOHN R. SEELEY. 16m0, $1.00.
LIFE AND TIMES OF STEIN; or, Germany and
Prussia in the Napoleonic Age. By Sir JOHN R. SEELEY.
With portrait and maps. 2 vols., 8vo, $6.00.

A SHORT HISTORY OF NAPOLEON THE FIRST. By Sir JOHN R. SEELEY. Illus. 16m0, $1.50. A PARAGRAPH HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. From the Discovery of the Continent to 1896. Chronologically arranged." By EDWARD ABBOTT. 18mo, 50 cents.

A PARAGRAPH HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. By EDWARD ABBOTT. 18mo, 50 cents.

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON. By Field-Marshal WOLSELEY. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25. THE RISE OF WELLINGTON. By General LORD ROBERTS, V.C. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25. COLUMBIAN KNOWLEDGE SERIES. Edited by Professor TODD, of Amherst. Readable and authoritative monographs on subjects of permanent interest and significance. Illustrated. 16mo, each $1.00.

No. I. Total Eclipses of the Sun. By MABEL LOOMIS TODD.

No. II. Public Libraries in America. By W. I. FLETCHER.

No. III. Handbook of Arctic Discoveries. By Gen. A. W. GREELY.

For Copies, Information, or Catalogues, Address

LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY, Publishers, 254 Washington St., Boston.

Appletons' Home-Reading Books

Prepared especially for

Edited by W. T. HARRIS, A.M., LL.D.,

U. S. Commissioner of Education.

A comprehensive series of books presenting upon a symmetrical plan the best available
literature in the various fields of human learning, selected with a view to the needs of students
of all grades in supplementing their school studies and for home reading.
The books are substantially bound in cloth and attractively illustrated.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NOW READY:

The Story of the Birds.

By JAMES NEWTON BASKETT. 65 cents net.

The Plant World.

By FRANK VINCENT. 60 cents net.

The Animal World.

By FRANK VINCENT. 60 cents net.

The Story of Oliver Twist.

Edited by ELLA B. KIRK. 60 cents net.

The Story of Rob Roy.

By EDITH D. HARRIS.

In Brook and Bayou.

By CLARA KERN Bayliss. 60 cents net.

Curious Homes and Their Tenants.

By JAMES CARTER BEARD. 65 cents net.

Crusoe's Island.

By F. A. OBER. 65 cents net.

Uncle Sam's Secrets.

By O. P. AUSTIN. 75 cents net.

The Hall of Shells.

News from the Birds.

By LEANDER S. KEYSER. 60 cents net.
Harold's First Discoveries.

By J. W. TROEGER. 25 cents net. First book
of Nature Study Readers. 5 volumes.
Harold's Rambles.

By J. W. TROEGER. 40 cents net. Second

book of Nature Study Readers.

Playtime and Seedtime.

By FRANCIS W. PARKER and NELLIE L.
HELM. 32 cents net. First book of Uncle
Robert's Geography. 6 volumes.

On the Farm.

Historic Boston and its Suburbs.

By EDWARD EVERETT HALE.

By Mrs. A. S. HARDY. 60 cents net.

Nature Study Readers.

3 volumes. By J. W. TROeger.

Uncle Robert's Geography.

3 volumes. By FRANCIS W. PARKER.

The Story of the Fishes.

By JAMES NEwton Baskett.

About the Weather.

By MARK W. HARRINGTON.

The Earth and Her Neighbors.

By EDWARD S. HOLDEN.

The Sun and His Family.

By EDWARD S. HOLDEN.
Some Great Astronomers.
By EDWARD S. HOLDEN.

(Others in Preparation.)

D. APPLETON & COMPANY, New York, Boston, Chicago.

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PARKMAN'S OREGON TRAIL.
Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. Four illustrations
by Remington. 12mo, $100. Illustrated Edition,
with 77 illustrations by F. Remington, 8vo, $4.00.
PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Complete. The translation
'called Dryden's. Edited by A. H. CLOUGH. 8vo, $2.00.
PLUTARCH'S ESSAYS. Selected. With a preface
by the Rev. A. P. Peabody, D.D., and an introduction
by R. W. Emerson. 8vo, $2.00.

A CONCISE ENGLISH HISTORY, from the

Earliest Period to the Present Time. Comprising, in

paragraphs, every important event in English history.

By W. M. LUPTON, Army and Civil Service Tutor.

12mo, $1.50.

MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE.

MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE,

By BENJ. W. WELLS, Ph.D. 16m0, $1.50 each.

RECORD OF A SCHOOL. The principles and

methods of moral culture. By A. BRONSON ALCOTT.

16m0, $1.50.

WELLS OF ENGLISH. BY ISAAC B. CHOATE.

16m0, $1.50.

THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, and Other

Tales. By EDWARD EVERETT HALE. 16m0, $1.25;

Holiday edition, illustrated, 4to, gilt, $1.50; School edi-

tion, illustrated, paper, 30 cents.

ON THE RIGHT USE OF BOOKS. A Lecture.

By WM. P. ATKINSON, Professor of English and History

in the Massachusetts Inst. of Technology. 16m0, 50 cts.

HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY. Rules and Exer-

cises on English Composition. By EDWIN A. ABBOTT,

M.A. 16mo, 60 cents.

HOW TO PARSE. An Attempt to Apply the Prin-

ciples of Scholarship to English Grammar.

With Ap-

pendices in Analysis, Spelling, and Punctuation. By

EDWIN A. ABBOTT, M.A. 16m0, $1.00.

HOW TO TELL THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

An Introduction to English Grammar. By EDWIN A.

ABBOTT, M.A. American edition, revised and enlarged

by John G. R. McElroy, Professor of the English Lan-

guage in the University of Pennsylvania. 16mo, 75 cts.

ENGLISH LESSONS FOR ENGLISH PEO-

PLE. By Rev. E. A. ABBOTT, M.A., Head Master of

the City of London School, and J. R. SEELEY, M.A.,

Professor of Modern History in the University of Cam-

bridge, Eng. 18mo, $1.50.

THE GREAT EPICS OF MEDIEVAL GER-

MANY. An Outline of Their Contents and History.

By GEO. THEO. DIPPOLD. 16m0, $1.50.

SANSKRIT AND ITS KINDRED LITERA-

TURES. Studies in Comparative Mythology. By

LAURA E. POOR. 16m0, $2.00.

ONE SUMMER'S LESSONS IN PRACTICAL

PERSPECTIVE. By C. C. BRUSH. Illustrated.

16m0, 75 cents.

THE OLD MASTERS AND THEIR PICT-

URES. A Comprehensive Review of Italian, Flem-

ish, German, French, Spanish, and English Art. By

SARAH TYTLER. 16m0, $1.50.

For Copies, Information, or Catalogues, Address

LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY, Publishers, 254 Washington St., Boston.

NEW AND FORTHCOMING BOOKS

A Latin Grammar

For Schools and Colleges. By GEORGE M. LANE,
Ph.D., LL.D., Professor Emeritus of Latin in
Harvard University. Crown 8vo. (Nearly Ready.)
Professor Lane was engaged for many years upon
the preparation of the Latin Grammar about to be
published, and while he did not complete it in all its
details, the manuscript was practically finished before
his death. The peculiar merits of the work are com-
prehensiveness, precision of statement, accuracy in
details, perfect clearness, combined with the utmost
condensation, and a wealth and aptness of illustra-
tion unrivalled by any predecessor.

Harper's Scientific Memoirs.

Memoirs by Gay-Lussac, Joule, and Joule and
Thomson on the Free Expansion of Gases.
Edited by JOSEPH S. AMES, Ph.D. (Nearly
Ready.)

Fraunhofer's Papers on Prismatic and Diffrac-

tion Spectra. Edited by JOSEPH S. AMES, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Physics, Johns Hopkins
University. (In Press.)

These are the first two volumes of a series of trans-
lations and reprints of various scientific memoirs
which are not readily accessible to the general stu-
dent. The papers to be included will be selected from
those which are most important in the history of
science, or which have important bearing upon the
present state of science. They will embrace articles
from the fields of Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry,
and probably other sciences.

Elements of Literary Criticism.

By CHARLES F. JOHNSON, Professor of English
Literature in Trinity College, Hartford; Author
of "English Words." 16mo, Cloth, 80 cents; by
mail, 88 cents.

"Johnson's 'Elements of Literary Criticism' is
more than a good book; it is an extremely good one.
The author is at home with his subject.... His in-
sight is keen. his statement lucid, his examples apt,
his critical scheme at once simple and profound. The
suggestiveness of his treatment is very stimulating.
I shall certainly use the book in connection with our
course in Literary Criticism."-JAMES R. TRUAX,
Professor of English Literature, Union University.

Introductory Course in

Mechanical Drawing.

By JOHN C. TRACY, C.E., Instructor in the Shef-
field Scientific School of Yale University; with
Chapter on Perspective by E. H. LOCKWOOD,
M.E. With Illustrations, including Reproduc-
tions of Photographs of Models. Oblong 4to,
Cloth, $1.80; by mail, $2.00.

"It is the best, most common-sense treatise of the
many which I have seen, and corresponds more
closely with my experience in office and school work
than any other."-RALPH W. ALLEN, Instructor in
Mechanical Drawing and Design, Boys' High School,
Brooklyn.

Latin Literature of the Empire.

Selected and Edited, with Revised Texts and
with Brief Introductions, by ALFRED GUDEMAN,
Associate Professor of Classical Philology, Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. Post 8vo. In Two
Volumes, Vol. I., PROSE, Nearly Ready; Vol.
II., POETRY, In Press.

These two volumes are designed to fill a gap recog-
nized by classical teachers. The selections have been
made with a primary view to their æsthetic interest
and intrinsic value, and, owing to their length and
continuity, are calculated to give an adequate con-
ception of the genius of the respective authors.
Phillips and Strong's Trigonometry.

Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonome-
try. By ANDREW W. Phillips, Professor in Yale
University, and WENDELL M. STRONG, Tutor in
Yale University. (Nearly Ready.)

Phillips and Fisher's Geometry, immediately upon
its publication, took leading rank among text-books
of the science. Phillips and Strong's Trigonometry,
it is believed, will be received with equal favor.
The qualities which distinguish the "Geometry
mathematical soundness, lucidity and helpfulness-
will commend the "Trigonometry" to mathematical
teachers.

Rolfe's Shakespeare. New Paper Edition.

The Works of Shakespeare. Edited by WILLIAM
J. ROLFE, Litt. D. In Forty Volumes. Illustrated.
New Paper Covered Edition, at Reduced Price,
36 cents per volume, about ready. (Cloth, 56
cents per volume.)

A Manual of

Experiments in Physics.

Laboratory Instruction for College Classes. By
JOSEPH S. AMES, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Physics in Johns Hopkins University, Author of
"Theory of Physics," and WILLIAM J. A. BLISS,
Associate in Physics in Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. 8vo, Cloth, $1.80; by mail, $1.95.
"It is written with that clearness and precision
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ers and students in the physical laboratory."-HARRY
C. JONES, Ph.D., Instructor in Physical Chemistry,
Johns Hopkins University.

Paradise Lost: Its Structure and Meaning.
The Poem, with Copious Notes by JOHN A.
HINES, Professor of English, Pennsylvania Col-
lege. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1.20; by mail, $1.32.
This edition omits the usual grammatical and philo-
logical comment, as well as citations from authors
who could not have contributed to the form or sub-
stance of the poem. "The Structure and Meaning
are chiefly considered, and the origin of the plan as
a whole and of many of the constituent scenes is
traced.

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