AN ITALIAN SCHOOL-BOY'S JOURNAL.

By EDMONDO DE AMICIS. Translated from the 39th Italian Edition by Isabel F. Hapgood.

12mo. $1.25.

In this delightful volume, so unconventional in form, so fresh and energetic in style, Signor de Amicis has given not only the heart history of an Italian lad but also a very vivid and attractive picture of modern life in Italy. He is a genuine boy who is supposed to write the story, and all the events, incidents, and observations are seen through a boy's bright young eyes. The descriptions of school experiences, of festivals and public ceremonies, of scenes in city and country, are all full of color and charm, and are inspired by a genuine love for humanity.

"A charming and wholesome volume."—Albany Journal.

"Just the thing for school-boys."—Beacon.

"Its topics are such as boys take delight in. *** The moment a boy begins to read it he decides to go through with it."—Cleveland Leader.

"Can not be spoken of in too high terms of praise."—Boston Transcript.

"Filled with incidents delightfully described."—Albany Press.

"No wonder the work has reached its thirty-ninth edition."—Norwick Journal.

"Deserves a place beside Tom Bailey and Tom Brown."—Commercial Bulletin, Boston.

"Written in just the style to please healthy boys."—Ohio State Journal.

"Lovers of literature will be delighted with it."—Mail and Express, New York.

"A voyage into those wondrous regions, the heart, soul and pocket of a school-boy *** Full of striking and beautiful passages."—Critic, New York.

THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.

13 ASTOR PLACE, NEW YORK.