The winged lion; or, Stories of Venice . t are calculated to inspireyoung readers with a determination to succeed in lite, and to choose some honorablewalk in which to find th it success. The author, Edward Stratemeyer, has shown ajudgment that is alt >sether too rare in the maker.* of books for boys, in that he hasar »ded that sort of heroics in the picturing of the life of his hero which deals inadventures of the daredevil sort. In that respect aone the book commends itself tothe favor of parents who have a regard for the education of their sons, but the storyis sufficiently enlivening an
The winged lion; or, Stories of Venice . t are calculated to inspireyoung readers with a determination to succeed in lite, and to choose some honorablewalk in which to find th it success. The author, Edward Stratemeyer, has shown ajudgment that is alt >sether too rare in the maker.* of books for boys, in that he hasar »ded that sort of heroics in the picturing of the life of his hero which deals inadventures of the daredevil sort. In that respect aone the book commends itself tothe favor of parents who have a regard for the education of their sons, but the storyis sufficiently enlivening and often thrilling to satisfy the healthful desires of theyuing reader. —Kansas City Star. Of standard writers of boys stories there is quite * list, but those who have not? ead any by Edward Stratemeyer have missed a very goodly thing —Boston Ideas. F*r sale by all booksellers, or will be sent, postpaid, o receipt oj t>ric* by LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, BOSTON. BOOKS BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON iBi! j£aiEi Old Hich^py. iffWJifESSyfr THE WAR OF 1812 SERIES By Everett Illustrated T. Tomlinson ClothPer volume $ Comprising The Search for Andrew Field The Boy Soldiers of 1812 The Boy Officers of 1812 Tecumsehs Young Braves Guarding the Border The Boys with Old Hickory Mr. Tomlinson, who knows the ins and outs of boy nature by heart,is one of the most entertaining and at the same time one of the most in-structive of living writers of juvenile fiction. In his younger days ateacher by profession, he has made boys and their idiosyncrasies the ab-sorbing study of his life, and, with the accumulated experience of years toaid him, has applied himself to the task of preparing for their mentaldelectation a diet that shall be at once wholesome and attractive; and thathis efforts in this laudable direction have been successful is conclusivelyproven by his popularity among boy readers. LIBRARY OF HEROIC EVENTS STORIES OF THE AMERICANREVOLUTION First Series By Everett T. Tomlins
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