LOTHROP'S SPARE MINUTE SERIES.

"The significance of the name of this series is seen from the fact that Thoughts That Breathe, for instance, has 300 pages, and contains 273 separately numbered and independent extracts. Thus a person can read one or more of these at a time, and put the book down without breaking the train of thought." 6 vols, 12mo, $6.00. 6 vols, imitation half calf. $7.50. 6 vols, full imitation calf. $9.00.

Right to the Point. From the writings of Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D., selected by Mary Storrs Haynes. With an introduction by Rev. Newman Hall.

Pithy paragraphs on a wide range of subjects, not one of which but will be found to contain some terse, sparkling truth worthy of thought and attention. A spare ten minutes devoted to such readings can never be wasted.

Thoughts That Breathe. From the writings of Dean Stanley. Introduction by Rev. Phillips Brooks. The numerous admirers on this side of the water of the late eloquent English churchman, will be grateful for this volume, which contains some of his best utterances. 16mo, cloth, $1.00.

Cheerful Words. From George MacDonald. Introduction by James T. Fields.

The Might of Right. From Rt. Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone. Introduction by John D. Long.

True Manliness. From Thomas Hughes. Introduction by James Russell Lowell.

Living Truths. From Charles Kingsley. Introduction by W.D. Howells.

LOTHROP'S CHOICE NEW EDITIONS OF FAMOUS S.S. BOOKS IN SETS.

"Bronckton Series." So as by Fire, by Margaret Sidney. A bright story full of life and interest, as are all the writings by this popular author.

Half Year at Bronckton, by the same author. Earnest, yet lively, this is just the book for all boys old enough to be subjected to the temptations of school life.

The other books of this series, "Tempter Behind," by John Saunders, "For Mack's Sake," by S.J. Burke, and "Class of '70," by Helena V. Morrison, are all worthy of a place in every Sunday-school library.

LOTHROP'S YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY.

Nothing at once so good and cheap is anywhere to be found. These choice 16mo volumes of 300 to 500 pages, clear type, carefully printed, with handsome and durable covers of manilla paper, and embracing some of the best stories by popular American authors, are published at the low price of 25 cents per volume, and mailed postpaid. One number issued each month. No second edition will be printed in this style. The regular edition is issued in cloth bindings at $1,25 to $1.75 per volume. Among the numbers already published at 25 cents each as above are

• 1. Tip Lewis and his Lamp, by Pansy.
• 2. Margie's Mission, by Marie Oliver.
• 3. Kitty Kent's Troubles, by Julia A. Eastman.
• 4. Mrs. Hurd's Niece, by Ella Farman Pratt, Editor of Wide Awake.
• 5. Evening Rest, by Rev. J.L. Pratt.

Other equally charming stories will follow each month. The Library is especially commended to Sunday-school superintendents or those interested in securing choice Sunday-school books at lowest prices. Attention is called to the necessity of early orders, as when the present editions are exhausted, no more copies of the several volumes can be had at the same price.

LOTHROP'S STANDARD BOOKS FOR YOUTHS.

Admirable books in history, biography and story.

LOTHROP'S TEMPERANCE LIBRARY.

No Sunday-school library is complete without some well-chosen volumes showing the evils of intemperance, the great curse which good men and women are everywhere endeavoring to remove.

D. Lothrop & Co. publish among others the following admirable temperance books.

Temperance Reformation, The, and Its Claims upon the Christian Church. By Rev. James Smith, of Scotland. 8 vo. $2.50.

Sunday-school teachers and superintendents will find the above books admirably adapted to the purpose of teaching great moral lessons, while they are also full of pleasure and interest to young readers.

LOTHROP'S POPULAR LOW-PRICE LIBRARIES.

Among attractive and valuable Libraries issued in sets at prices which place them not only beyond competition, but within the easy reach of all, are

LOTHROP'S POPULAR PANSY BOOKS.

The works of this popular author are universally acknowledged to be among the very best of all books for Sunday-school reading. Earnest, hopeful, practical, full of the spirit of Christian faith and courage, they are also in the highest degree interesting.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE PANSY BOOKS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

• Hedge Fence (A)., 16mo, 60c.
• Side by Side, 16mo, 60c.
• Pansy's Picture Book. 4to, boards, 1.50; cloth 2.00
• The little Pansy Series. 10 vols., boards, 3.00; cloth 4.00
• Mother's Boys and Girls Library. 12 vols., quarto, boards. 3.00

PANSY'S NEW BOOKS.

Among the new books by this favorite author, which Sunday-school Superintendents and all readers of her previous books will wish to order, are

A HEDGE FENCE. A story that will be particularly pleasing to boys, most of whom will find in its hero a fair representation of themselves, 16mo, 60 cents.

AN ENDLESS CHAIN. From the introduction, on the first page, of the new superintendent of the Packard Place Sabbath-school, to the end, there is no flagging of interest in this bright, fresh, wholesome story. Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.

SIDE BY SIDE. Short illustrated stories from Bible texts for the help of boys and girls in their everyday duties. 16mo, cloth, 60 c.

CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS. No more charming little heroine can be found than the Christie of this volume, and the story of her journey to spend Christmas, with the great variety of characters introduced, all of them original and individual in their way, is perfectly novel and interesting.

As a guide to teachers, rich in suggestions and directions for methods of teaching, etc., there is nothing better than PANSY'S SCRAP BOOK. 12mo. Cloth, Illustrated $1.00.

In fact all of Pansy's books have some special charm or attraction which makes them a power for good whenever read.

LOTHROP'S SELECT SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

Every book in these marvellously cheap libraries will bear the closest criticism. Each is fresh and interesting in matter, unexceptional in tone and excellent in literary style. These libraries as a whole, considering their character and cost have no superiors.

• Select Sunday-school Library, No. 12, 20 vols., $5.00 net.
• Select Sunday-school Library, No. 9, 50 vols., $25.00 net.
• Select Sunday-school Library, No. 10, 12 vols., $5.00 net.
• Select Sunday-school Library, No. 11, 20 vols., $10.00 net.
• Pansy's Primary Library, 30 vols., 7.50 net.
• Select Primary Sunday-school Library, 36 vols., in extra cloth binding, 5.50 net.

LOTHROP'S BOOKS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS.

BIBLE READER, THE. By Rev. H. V. Dexter, D. D. 16mo., .50

BIBLE LESSONS FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONCERTS AND ANNIVERSARIES. By Edmund Clark, 18 numbers 5 cts. each. Bound in 16mo. vol, cloth, $1.00.

BIBLE PICTURES. By Rev. Geo. B. Ide, D. D. 12mo, $2.00.

FIFTY YEARS WITH THE SABBATH-SCHOOL. By Rev. Asa Bullard, D.D. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

SELF-GIVING. A story of Christian missions. By Rev. W.F. Bainbridge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, $1.50.

ROCK OF AGES. By Rev. S.F. Smith, D.D. A choice collection of religious poems. 18mo, cloth, gilt edges, $1.25.

STUDY OF NAHUM (A). By Professor Thom. H. Rich. 16mo, $.40

STORY OF THE PRAYERS OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY (The). By Hezekiah Butterworth. 12mo. illustrated $1.50.

WALK TO EMMAUS. By Rev. Nehemiah Adams. Charming specimens of sermon literature. 12mo, $1.00.

WARS OF THE JEWS. By Flavine Josephus. Translated by William Whiston, M.A. 8vo, cloth, plain, $1.00. Extra cloth, gilt top, fully illustrated, $1.50.

WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT [The]; or, The New Birth. By Prof. Austin Phelps, D.D. 16mo, $1.25.

LOTHROP'S BOOKS FOR ANNIVERSARIES AND CONCERTS.

It is often a difficult matter to determine what to use for Sunday-school anniversaries, etc. To those in doubt, we would suggest the use of the following capital aids:

BIBLE LESSONS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS, CONCERTS AND ANNIVERSARIES. By Edmund Clark. 18 numbers, 5 cents each. Bound in one 16mo volume, cloth, $1.00.

HELP FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONCERTS. By A.P. and M.T. Folsom. A choice collection of poems. 16mo, $1.00.

ENTERTAINMENTS. By Lizzie W. Champney. For concerts, exhibitions, church festivals, etc. 15mo, Illustrated. $1.00

A THOUSAND OTHER CHOICE BOOKS.

The above, and a thousand other choice books which cannot be mentioned here, make up a list from which superintendents and teachers can easily select a VALUABLE LIBRARY at a low price. Send for full catalogue, mailed free, and for special terms to those ordering any number of volumes. Any book sent postage paid on receipt of price.

ELLA FARMAN'S BOOKS.

Ella Farman is the editor of Wide Awake, and her books are full of sympathy with girl-life, always sunshiny and hopeful, always pointing out new ways to do things and unexpected causes for happiness and gladness.

JULIA A. EASTMAN'S BOOKS.

Miss Eastman has a large circle of young admirers. She carries off the palm as a writer of school-life stories, and teachers are always glad to find their scholars reading her books. Miss Eastman's style is characterized by quick movement, sparkling expression, and incisive knowledge of human nature.

REV. J.L. PRATT'S BOOKS.

This set of books is valuable for its fitness to the needs of young people who have come to the age when they begin to examine for themselves into religious beliefs and opinions. They are interesting as stories, abounding with beautiful descriptions and delicate portraitures of character, and are everywhere favorites with the thoughtful and meditative.

MRS. A. E. PORTER'S BOOKS.

Mrs. Porter is a favorite author with adult readers, as well as with children. Her stories, always dealing largely with home-life, are well calculated to make truthfulness and steadfastness and Christian living the subjects of youthful admiration and imitation.

BY AUTHOR OF ANDY LUTTRELL

Powerful books, dealing with knotty problems, and positive in their religious teaching. They are perennial favorites with all classes of readers.

MRS. E.D. KENDALL'S WORKS.

Each full of earnestness of purpose, and impressing a life lesson on the reader's mind. Excellent for boys.

MARY J. CAPRON'S BOOKS.

These books are thoroughly healthy and stimulating, and admirably adapted to put into the hands of thoughtful young people to lead them to right ideas on the fundamental truths of the religious life.

REV. Z.A. MUDGE'S WORKS.

This well known author's works are among the most popular in the Sunday-school library.

CHARLOTTE M. YONGE'S HISTORIES.

Miss Yonge, while always boldly and continuously outlining the course of historical events, has the knack of seizing upon incidents which reveal the true character of historical personages. These histories are attractive as romance and possess a peculiar power of impressing the memory, being written from a Christian standpoint they are very desirable books for Sunday-school libraries.

SPARE MINUTE SERIES

These are bright and pithy and soul-stirring volumes, quickening the intellect of the reader and warming the heart.

Thoughts that Breathe. From Dean Stanley. Introduction by Phillips Brooks.

Cheerful Words. From George MacDonald. Introduction by James T. Fields.

The Might of Right. From Rt. Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone. Introduction by John D. Long.

True Manliness. From Thomas Hughes. Introduction by James Russell Lowell.

W.H.G. KINGSTON'S BOOKS.

These stories are intensely interesting and graphic and enforce the highest and most practical lessons.

BUNGENER HISTORICAL SERIES.

From the French of L.L.F. Bungener. These works are of thrilling interest, illustrating the religious struggles, heroism and social life of the times of Louis XIV. and XV.

BANVARD'S AMERICAN HISTORY.

Every library should be furnished with this series of American Histories.—New England Farmer.

No more interesting and instructive reading can be put into the hands of youth.—Portland Transcript.

Every American should own these books.—Scientific American.

DR. NEHEMIAH ADAMS' WORKS.

MARGARET SIDNEY'S BOOKS.

The brightness and versatility of this charming writer are well shown in the following stories which cover a wide range, and are attractive to all ages, from wide awake schoolboys and eager schoolgirls to thoughtful readers of maturer years. As a delineator of character, especially that of the New England type, she has few superiors, and her pictures of child life are especially pleasing.

FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS, AND HOW THEY GREW. Extra cloth binding, very elegant die in colors and gold. 12mo, illust. 1.50

PETTIBONE NAME (The). V.I.F. Series, 12mo, cloth. 1.25

SO AS BY FIRE. 12mo, illust. 1.25

WHO TOLD IT TO ME. Double chromo cover, fully illustrated. 1.25; Extra cloth binding. 1.75

WHAT THE SEVEN DID. Quarto, fully illustrated, board cover designed by J. Wells Champney, 1.75; extra cloth, very elegant side and back stamp. 2.25

HALF YEAR AT BRONCKTON. 16mo, illust. 1.25

HOW THEY WENT TO EUROPE. 16mo, illust. 1.00

GOLDEN WEST (The), as seen by the Ridgway Club. Quarto, illustrated, boards, 1.75; extra cloth binding. 2.25

(Nearly ready).

EDWARD A. RAND'S BOOKS.

Mr. Rand's strong, helpful, interesting stories have made him such a favorite among boys and among all other who read his books, as to make comment upon them almost needless. The racy incidents and sparkling style which characterize his stories, arouse interest at once, and there is in them an under-current of earnestness, and an influence for good which will remain after the stories are forgotten.

ALL ABOARD FOR SUNRISE LANDS. Chromo board cover, 1.75; extra cloth binding. 2.25

BARK CABIN ON KEARSARGE. 16mo, cloth, illust. 1.00

TENT IN THE NOTCH, THE. 16mo, cloth, gilt. 1.00

ROY'S DORY AT THE SEASHORE. A sequel to "Pushing Ahead." Large 16mo, cloth, illust. 1.25

ALL ABOARD FOR THE LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. Boards, 1.75; extra cloth. 2.25

PUSHING AHEAD; or, Big Brother Dave. 16mo. 1.25

LITTLE BROWN-TOP: and the People under It. 12mo, illust. 1.25

MARIE OLIVER'S STORIES.

As a writer of fascinating stories for girls, Marie Oliver has a host of admirers who watch eagerly for any new book from her pen, and find in her a friendly and wise helper.

MARIE OLIVER'S STORIES. 4 volumes, 12mo, cloth, illustrated. 6.00

THE BAINBRIDGE BOOKS.

These books, written by the Rev. W.F. Bainbridge and his wife, are the outcome of their experience in a trip around the world undertaken because of their interest in Christian Missions. They not only abound in interesting descriptions of the numerous places visited, but present such a record of lofty purposes and noble endeavors as will furnish inspiration to all readers.

AROUND THE WORLD TOUR OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. By W. F. BAINBRIDGE. With maps of Prevailing Religions and all Leading Mission Stations. 8vo cloth. 2.00

ROUND THE WORLD LETTERS. By LUCY SEAMAN BAINBRIDGE. 8vo, cloth, illustrated. 1.50

SELF-GIVING. A story of Christian Missions. By REV. W. F. BAINBRIDGE. 12mo, cloth, illust. 1.50

MRS. S.R. GRAHAM CLARK'S BOOKS.

There is not a book on the list of Mrs. Clark's delightfully entertaining writings which is not thoroughly good from whatever point of view considered.

YENSIE WALTON BOOKS. 12mo, cloth, illust $1.50 each. 5 volumes. 7.50

MISS YONGE'S HISTORICAL STORIES.

There are very many, especially among the young, who are not attracted to the study of history, as presented in ordinary historical works, but who are attracted to it through the reading of books in which it is interwoven with romance. All such will be charmed with Miss Yonge's Historical Stories, which instruct while they interest, and are written in the fascinating style which has made her one of the most popular writers of the day.

YONGE'S HISTORICAL STORIES. 4 vols, 12mo. 5.00

THE FAMILY FLIGHTS.

Fresh, piquant, graphic, full of delicate humor, marked by grace in diction and thorough scholarship, these books are not only unsurpassed, but unequalled by any books of similar character. They treat of the interesting features of the various countries named, including history, geography, natural scenery, popular characteristics and customs, and much else that will prove of real interest and value to the reader. The authors have drawn their material from original sources, the countries referred to having been actually visited, and the descriptions embody the results of personal observation. The illustrations are not only numerous and excellent, but in perfect harmony with the text. While specially attractive to the young, adult readers who have themselves visited the lands described, are among the most appreciative and enthusiastic readers of these books.

A FAMILY FLIGHT AROUND HOME. 8vo, cloth, gilt. 2.50

A FAMILY FLIGHT THROUGH FRANCE, GERMANY, NORWAY AND SWITZERLAND. 8vo, illuminated board covers and linings, 2.00; extra cloth, gilt. 2.50

A FAMILY FLIGHT OVER EGYPT AND SYRIA. 8vo, illuminated board covers and linings, 2.00; extra cloth, gilt. 2.50

A FAMILY FLIGHT THROUGH SPAIN. 8vo, illuminated board covers and linings, 2.00; extra cloth, gilt, 2.50

A FAMILY FLIGHT TO MEXICO. Uniform with the above. In preparation.

ABBY MORTON DIAZ'S BOOK.

Bright and keen as steel, Mrs. Diaz invests all that she writes with a peculiar charm, whether it be a fantastic story of kittens that will make the little ones wild with glee, a series of "jolly" books for older boys and girls, or a thoughtful treatise on the serious questions which most interest the mothers in every home.

CHRONICLES OF THE STIMPCETT FAMILY. Quarto, chromo lithograph cover. 1.25

KING GRIMALKUM AND PUSSYANITA; or, The Cats' Arabian Nights. Quarto, illust. 1.25

POLLY COLOGNE SERIES. 3 vols. 3.00

• Polly Cologne.
• The Jimmyjohns.
• A Story Book for Children.

WILLIAM HENRY BOOKS. 3 volumes. 3.00

• William Henry Letters.
• Lucy Maria.
• William Henry and his Friends.

DOMESTIC PROBLEMS: Work and Culture in the Household. 1.00

D. LOTHROP & COMPANY'S