by Oliver Optic
=The Way of the World.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated. $1.50.
"One of the most interesting American novels we have ever read."--_Philadelphia City Item._
"This story treats of a fortune of three million dollars left a youthful heir. The volume bears evidence in every chapter of the fresh, original, and fascinating style which has always enlivened Mr. ADAMS' productions. We have the same felicitous manner of working out the plot by conversation, the same quaint wit and humor, and a class of characters which stand out boldly, pen photographs of living beings.
"The book furnishes a most romantic and withal a most instructive illustration of the way of the world in its false estimate of money."
=Living too Fast=; OR, THE CONFESSIONS OF A BANK OFFICER. By OLIVEROPTIC. Illustrated. $1.50.
This story records the experience of a bank officer in the downward career of crime. The career ought, perhaps, to have ended in the State's prison; but the author chose to represent the defaulter as sharply punished in another way. The book contains a most valuable lesson; and shows, in another leading character, the true life which a young business man ought to lead.
=In Doors and Out=; OR, VIEWS FROM A CHIMNEY CORNER. By OLIVER OPTIC.Illustrated. $1.50.
"Many who have not time and patience to wade through a long story will find here many pithy and sprightly tales, each sharply hitting some social absurdity or social vice. We recommend the book heartily after having read the three chapters on 'Taking a Newspaper.' If all the rest are as sensible and interesting as these, and doubtless they are, the book is well worthy of patronage."--_Vermont Record._
"As a writer of domestic stories, Mr. WILLIAM T. ADAMS (OLIVER OPTIC) made his mark even before he became so immensely popular through his splendid books for the young. In the volume before us are given several of these tales, and they comprise a book which will give them a popularity greater than they have ever before enjoyed. They are written in a spirited style, impart valuable practical lessons, and are of the most lively interest."--_Boston Home Journal._
=Our Standard Bearer.= A Life of Gen. U. S. Grant. By OLIVER OPTIC.Illustrated by THOMAS NAST. Illuminated covers, $1.50.
It has long been out of print, but now comes out in a new edition, with a narrative of the civil career of the General as President for two terms, his remarkable journey abroad, his life in New York, and his sickness, death, and burial. Perhaps the reader will remember that the narrative is told by "Captain Galligasken" after a style that is certainly not common or tiresome, but, rather, in a direct, simple, picturesque, and inspiring way that wins the heart of the young reader. For the boy who wants to read the life of General Grant, this book is the best that has been published,--perhaps the only one that is worth any consideration.
=Just His Luck.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated. $1.00.
"It deals with real flesh and blood boys; with boys who possess many noble qualities of mind; with boys of generous impulses and large hearts; with boys who delight in playing pranks, and who are ever ready for any sort of mischief; and with boys in whom human nature is strongly engrafted. They are boys, as many of us have been; boys in the true, unvarnished sense of the word; boys with hopes, ideas, and inspirations, but lacking in judgment, self-control, and discipline. And the book contains an appropriate moral, teaches many a lesson, and presents many a precept worthy of being followed. It is a capital book for boys."
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