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Through Forest and Fire / Wild-Woods Series No. 1

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A rural community is drawn into a tense search after a small child disappears in the surrounding woods, prompting lantern-lit hunts, discoveries of startling footprints, and frightening near-misses with rivers and wild animals. The narrative balances everyday scenes of school and family life with episodic adventures such as hunting parties, tests of marksmanship, encounters with bears, and the loyalty of a devoted dog, culminating in a catastrophic forest fire that forces desperate efforts to pass through smoke and flames. Recurrent themes include bravery, practical resourcefulness, communal cooperation, and the hazards and lessons of life at the forest edge.

Marcy, the Blockade Runner1 25

ALGER'S

RENOWNED BOOKS.

BY

HORATIO

ALGER, Jr.

Horatio Alger, Jr., has attained distinction as one of the most popular writers of books for boys, and the following list comprises all of his best books.

*** Any volume sold separately.


RAGGED DICK SERIES. By Horatio Alger,
Jr. 6 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra,
printed in colors. In box  $7 50

Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York1 25
Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter
Mark, the Match Boy; or, Richard Hunter's Ward1 25
Rough and Ready; or, Life among the New York Newsboys1 25
Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves1 25
Rufus and Rose; or the Fortunes of Rough and Ready1 25

TATTERED TOM SERIES. (First Series.)
By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated
Cloth, extra, printed in colors. In box  5 00

Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab1 25
Paul, the Peddler; or, The Adventures of a Young
Street Merchant1 25
Phil, the Fiddler; or, The Young Street Musician1 25
Slow and Sure; or, From the Sidewalk to the Shop1 25

TATTERED TOM SERIES. (Second Series.)
4 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $5 00

Julius; or the Street Boy Out West1 25
The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift in the World1 25
Sam's Chance and How He Improved It1 25
The Telegraph Boy1 25

LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (First Series.)
By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated
Cloth, extra, printed in colors. In box  $5 00

Luck and Pluck; or John Oakley's Inheritance1 25
Sink or Swim; or, Harry Raymond's Resolve1 25
Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe.1 25
Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad1 25

LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (Second
Series.
) By Horatio Alger, Jr. 3 vols., 12mo.
Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed in colors. In
box  $5 00

Try and Trust; or, The Story of a Bound Boy1 25
Bound to Rise; or Harry Walton's Motto1 25
Risen from the Ranks; or, Harry Walton's Success1 25
Herbert Carter's Legacy; or, The Inventor's Son.1 25

CAMPAIGN SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 3
vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $3 75

Frank's Campaign; or, The Farm and the Camp1 25
Paul Prescott's Charge1 25
Charlie Codman's Cruise1 25

BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES. By Horatio
Alger, Jr. 4 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth,
extra, printed in colors. In box  $5 00

Brave and Bold; or, The Story of a Factory Boy1 25
Jack's Ward; or, The Boy Guardian1 25
Shifting for Himself; or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes1 25
Wait and Hope; or, Ben Bradford's Motto1 25

PACIFIC SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4
vols. 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $5 00

The Young Adventurer; or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains1 25
The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California1 25
The Young Explorer; or, Among the Sierras1 25
Ben's Nugget; or, A Boy's Search for Fortune. A
Story of the Pacific Coast1 25

ATLANTIC SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4
vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $5 00

The Young Circus Rider; or, The Mystery of Robert Rudd1 25
Do and Dare; or, A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune1 25
Hector's Inheritance; or, Boys of Smith Institute1 25
Helping Himself; or, Grant Thornton's Ambition1 25

WAY TO SUCCESS SERIES. By Horatio
Alger, Jr. 4 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth,
extra, printed in colors. In box  $5 00

Bob Burton1 25
The Store Boy1 25
Luke Walton1 25
Struggling Upward1 25

Five Hundred Dollars Legacy. By Horatio
Alger, Jr. 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra,
printed in colors  1 25

A
New Series
of Books.

Indian Life
and
Character
Founded on
Historical
Facts.

By Edward T. Ellis.

*** Any volume sold separately.


BOY PIONEER SERIES. By Edward S. Ellis.
3 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $3 75

Ned in the Block House; or, Life on the Frontier1 25
Ned in the Woods.  A Tale of the Early Days in the West1 25
Ned on the River1 25

DEERFOOT SERIES. By Edward S. Ellis. In
box containing the following. 3 vols., 12mo. Illustrated  $3 75

Hunters of the Ozark1 25
Camp in the Mountains1 25
The Last War Trail1 25

LOG CABIN SERIES. By Edward S. Ellis.
3 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $3 75

Lost Trail$1 25
Camp-Fire and Wigwam1 25
Footprints in the Forest1 25

WYOMING SERIES. By Edward S. Ellis. 3
vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
in colors. In box  $3 75

Wyoming1 25
Storm Mountain1 25
Cabin in the Clearing1 25
Through Forest and Fire.By Edward S. Ellis.
12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed in colors1 25

By C.A. Stephens.

Rare books for boys—bright, breezy, wholesome and instructive; full of adventure and incident, and information upon natural history. They blend instruction with amusement—contain much useful and valuable information upon the habits of animals, and plenty of adventure, fun and jollity.

CAMPING OUT SERIES. By C.A. Stephens.
6 vols., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed
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Camping Out.  As recorded by "Kit"1 25
Left on Labrador; or The Cruise of the Schooner
Yacht "Curfew." As recorded by "Wash"1 25
Off to the Geysers; or, The Young Yachters in Iceland
As recorded by "Wade"1 25
Lynx Hunting.  From Notes by the author of "Camping Out"1 25
Fox Hunting.As recorded by "Raed"1 25
On the Amazon; or, The Cruise of the "Rambler."
As recorded by "Wash"1 25

By J.T. Trowbridge.

These stories will rank among the best of Mr. Trowbridge's books for the young—and he has written some of the best of our juvenile literature.

JACK HAZARD SERIES. By J.T. Trowbridge. 6 vols.,
12mo. Fully Illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed in colors. In box
$7 50
Jack Hazard and His Fortunes1 25
A Chance for Himself; or, Jack Hazard and his Treasure1 25
Doing His Best1 25
Fast Friends1 25
The Young Surveyor; or, Jack on the Prairies1 25
Lawrence's Adventures Among the Ice Cutters
Glass Makers, Coal Miners, Iron Men and Ship Builders
1 25

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Doris and Theodora. A Story for Girls. By Margaret
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Dr. Gilbert's Daughters. A Story for Girls. By
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Esther's Fortune. A Romance for Girls. By Lucy
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Helen Glenn; or, My Mother's Enemy. A Story for
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The Squire's Daughter. By Lucy C. Lillie. 12mo.
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For Honor's Sake. By Lucy C. Lillie. 12mo.
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Marion Berkley. A Story for Girls. By Lizzie B.
Comins (Laura Caxton). 12mo. Illustrated. Cloth,
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Hartwell Farm. A Story for Girls. By Lizzie B.
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The Fireside Encyclopædia of Poetry

COLLECTED AND ARRANGED
By HENRY T. COATES.


27th edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised, and containing portraits of prominent American poets, with facsimiles of their handwriting.


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The remarkable success that has attended the publication of "The Fireside Encyclopædia of Poetry"—26 editions having been printed—has induced the author to thoroughly revise it, and to make it in every way worthy of the high place it has attained. About one hundred and fifty new poems have been inserted, and the work now contains nearly fourteen hundred poems, representing four hundred and fifty authors, English and American. The work is now illustrated by finely-engraved portraits of many prominent poets, with their signatures and facsimiles of their handwriting.


The Children's Book of Poetry.

Compiled by Henry T. Coates.

With nearly 200 illustrations. The most complete collection of poetry for children ever published. 4to.

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