The Little Lady of the Horse

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A spirited young girl raised on a coastal ranch spends her days with an aging companion and their horses, wandering beaches and cañons and learning through small domestic adventures. Episodes move between playful mischief and quiet care, showing her curiosity about the natural world and the patient guardianship of the older man. The narrative unfolds as a series of episodic vignettes that emphasize animal behavior, everyday tasks, and the affectionate, sometimes prickly, bonds between generations, using lively local detail and gentle humor rather than a single dramatic arc.

Messrs. Roberts Brothers’ Publications.

VOYAGE OF THE LIBERDADE

BY CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLOCUM.

Illustrated. 4to, Cloth. Price, $1.00.

The “Voyage of the Liberdade” reads like a romance, but is, nevertheless, the faithful account of a marvellous experience in the career of that indomitable Yankee tar—Capt. Joshua Slocum. How the wonderful little boat, containing the author and his family, made a journey of 5,000 miles in the face of perils calculated to terrify many of the hardiest is told without any attempt at rhetorical garnish, yet with a clearness that gives it a permanent literary value.

Sold everywhere. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price, by the Publishers,

ROBERTS BROTHERS, Boston, Mass.