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Contents: The Ghost in the Mill; The Sullivan Looking-Glass; The Minister's Housekeeper; The Widow's Bandbox; Captain Kidd's Money; “Mis' Elderkin's pitcher” ; The Ghost in the Cap'n Brown House; Colonel Eph's Shoe-Buckles; The Toothacre's-Fight; How to Fight the Devil; Laughina in Meetina; The Toothacre's Ghost Story; The Parson's Horse Race; Oldtown Fireside Talks of the Revolution; A Student's Sea Story.
These stories will prove a mine of genuine fun; pictures of a time, place, and state of society which are like nothing on this side of the world, and which, we suppose, are becoming rapidly erased.--The Atheneum (London).
The mayflower, and other sketches. 12mo, $1.50.
A series of New England sketches, many of which have become household stories throughout the land.
The above eleven 12mo volumes, uniform, in box, $16.00.
Little pussy Willow, etc. Illustrated. Square 12mo,
$1.25.
A dog's mission, etc. Illustrated. Square 12mo, $1.25.
Queer little people. Illustrated. Square 12mo, $1.25.
These three Juvenile books, $3.75.
Three collections of delightful stories — the best of reading for young folks.
Palmetto leaves. Sketches of Florida.
Illustrated. 16mo,
$1.50.
Any one who wishes a delightful excursion to the land of flowers has only to turn over these Palmetto leaves and he has it.--New York Observer.
House and home papers. 16mo, $1.50.
Contents: The Ravages of a Carpet; Home-Keeping versus House-Keeping; What is a Home?
The Economy of the Beautiful; Raking up the Fire; The Lady who does her own Work; What can be got in America; Economy; Servants; Cookery; Our House; Home Religion.
An invaluable volume, and one which should be owned and consulted by every one who has a house, or who wants a home.--The Congregationalist (Boston.)
Little foxes. Common Household Faults. 16mo, $1.50.
The foxes are,--Fault-Finding, Irritability, Repression, Persistence, Intolerance, Discourtesy, Exactingness.
Mrs. Stowe has made essays as entertaining as stories, enlivened with wit, seasoned with sense, glowing with the most kindly feeling.--Hartford Press.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1889.
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