Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Oliver Optic
=Army and Navy Stories.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Anyvolume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. The Soldier Boy=; OR, TOM SOMERS IN THE ARMY. =2. The Sailor Boy=; OR, JACK SOMERS IN THE NAVY. =3. The Young Lieutenant=; OR, ADVENTURES OF AN ARMY OFFICER. =4. The Yankee Middy=; OR, ADVENTURES OF A NAVY OFFICER. =5. Fighting Joe=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STAFF OFFICER. =6. Brave Old Salt=; OR, LIFE ON THE QUARTER DECK.
"This series of six volumes recounts the adventures of two brothers, Tom and Jack Somers, one in the army, the other in the navy, in the great Civil War. The romantic narratives of the fortunes and exploits of the brothers are thrilling in the extreme. Historical accuracy in the recital of the great events of that period is strictly followed, and the result is, not only a library of entertaining volumes, but also the best history of the Civil War for young people ever written."
=Boat Builders Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated.Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.
=1. All Adrift=; OR, THE GOLDWING CLUB. =2. Snug Harbor=; OR, THE CHAMPLAIN MECHANICS. =3. Square and Compasses=; OR, BUILDING THE HOUSE. =4. Stem to Stern=; OR, BUILDING THE BOAT. =5. All Taut=; OR, RIGGING THE BOAT. =6. Ready About=; OR, SAILING THE BOAT.
"The series includes in six successive volumes the whole art of boat building, boat rigging, boat managing, and practical hints to make the ownership of a boat pay. A great deal of useful information is given in this =Boat Builders Series=, and in each book a very interesting story is interwoven with the information. Every reader will be interested at once in Dory, the hero of 'All Adrift,' and one of the characters retained in the subsequent volumes of the series. His friends will not want to lose sight of him, and every boy who makes his acquaintance in 'All Adrift' will become his friend."
=Riverdale Story Books.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Twelve volumes. Illustrated.Illuminated covers. Price: cloth, per set, $3.60; per volume, 30 cents;paper, per set, $2.00.
=1. Little Merchant.= =2. Young Voyagers.= =3. Christmas Gift.= =4. Dolly and I.= =5. Uncle Ben.= =6. Birthday Party.= =7. Proud and Lazy.= =8. Careless Kate.= =9. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.= =10. The Picnic Party.= =11. The Gold Thimble.= =12. The Do-Somethings.=
=Riverdale Story Books.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated.Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
=1. Little Merchant.= =2. Proud and Lazy.= =3. Young Voyagers.= =4. Careless Kate.= =5. Dolly and I.= =6. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.=
=Flora Lee Library.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancycloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.
=1. The Picnic Party.= =2. The Gold Thimble.= =3. The Do-Somethings.= =4. Christmas Gift.= =5. Uncle Ben.= =6. Birthday Party.=
These are bright short stories for younger children who are unable to comprehend the =Starry Flag Series= or the =Army and Navy Series=. But they all display the author's talent for pleasing and interesting the little folks. They are all fresh and original, preaching no sermons, but inculcating good lessons.