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A collection of world-renowned works selected from the literatures of all nations, printed from new type in the best manner, and neatly and durably bound. Handy books, convenient to hold, and an ornament to the library shelves.

READY AND IN PREPARATION.

Sir Walter Scott's "Lay of the Last Minstrel," "Marmion," and "The Lady of the Lake." The three poems in one volume.

"There are no books for boys like these poems by Sir Walter Scott. Every boy likes them, if they are not put into his hands too late. They surpass everything for boy reading."—Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Oliver Goldsmith's "The Vicar of Wakefield." With Illustrations by Mulready.

Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe." With Illustrations by Stothard.

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's "Paul and Virginia." With Illustrations by Lalauze.

Southey's "Life of Nelson." With Illustrations by Birket Foster.

Voltaire's "Life of Charles the Twelfth." With Maps and Portraits.

Maria Edgeworth's "Classic Tales." With a biographical Sketch by Grace A. Oliver.

Lord Macaulay's "Lays of Ancient Rome." With a Biographical Sketch and Illustrations.

Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." With all of the original Illustrations in fac-simile.

Classic Heroic Ballads. Edited by the Editor of "Quiet Hours."

Classic Tales. By Anna Letitia Barbauld. With a Biographical Sketch by Grace A. Oliver.

Classic Tales. By Ann and Jane Taylor. With a Biographical Sketch by Grace A. Oliver.

AND OTHERS.


FOOTNOTES:

[A] PÜckler-Muskau.

[B] Quoted from Mr. Emerson's reminiscences.

[C] Cabot, a well-known Boston patronymic.

[D] Mrs. Story, wife of the eminent sculptor.

[E] Wet-nurse.

[F] Mrs. Story.

[G] Cathedral.

[H] Foreigners.

[I] Mrs. Story's reminiscences.

[J] James Freeman Clarke.

The following supposed typographical error has been corrected:
Beethoven, Romaic poetry => Beethoven, Romantic poetry
Herrman => Herman
Abroad and at Home => At Home and Abroad
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