Church review . their experiences during thewar enlarged them; how brave theywere in bearing and in doing; whatmanner of life they led; how they hadmany a little adventure; and how atthe end peace and comfort came intotheir lives after all the storm andstress, the author has vividly described. The Heart of a Boy. By Edmondo deAmicis. 290 pages, 8 vo. Chicago:Laird & Lee. Price $ famous, and almost classic,diary of a boy of France, has beentranslated in over twenty languages,and in France alone been through over224 editions. It is a beautifully writ-ten book, revealing the boy heart wi
Church review . their experiences during thewar enlarged them; how brave theywere in bearing and in doing; whatmanner of life they led; how they hadmany a little adventure; and how atthe end peace and comfort came intotheir lives after all the storm andstress, the author has vividly described. The Heart of a Boy. By Edmondo deAmicis. 290 pages, 8 vo. Chicago:Laird & Lee. Price $ famous, and almost classic,diary of a boy of France, has beentranslated in over twenty languages,and in France alone been through over224 editions. It is a beautifully writ-ten book, revealing the boy heart withwonderful sympathy and insight. Thepresent translation is offered in an edi-tion de luxe, illustrated with 33 full-page half-tone and 20 etchings,—eachcopy in a box. A Paradise Valley Girl. By Susanna Fry, Ph. D. :;i2 pages, 12 : Womans Temperance Pub-lishing Association. Price $ story of more than ordinary read-ability, toned somewhat by the sad-ness of the Girls experience of real. ^S&il&fo Frontispiece of St. Francis of Assisi. Published by L. C. .Page ft Co. everyday life. The book is designed toteach a lesson to young women andparents—a lesson much needed, as theevident truthfulness of the story makeswofully apparent. It is the lesson thatyoung women—and young men, too,for that matter—should not be allowedto grow up in a so-called innocence,which is too often pitiful ignorance, ofmany important things relating toreal, vital, vigorous life. The book isclean and wholesome. Its value as agift book is inestimable. An Eagle Flight. By Dr. Jose pages. 12 mo. New York: Mc-Clure, Phillips & Co. Price $ Rizal attained some distinctionin literature before his tragic death atthe hands of the Spaniards. This bookis a romance of Filipino life and char-acter, and while it undoubtedly por-trays both with insight and accuracy,it is not as sustained in its interestingfeatures as could be desired. The Bright Side of Humanity. By Ed-ward Leig
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