Sells on sight - because it In this book Mr. King appeals to everyone. drawings are of sure ap- Cloth bound; 91⁄2 x 7% Second printing now ready. 12mo; Cloth bound; 188 pp. Two Books that are Selling Better than most Novels N. B. Both these books have attractive jacketsput a pile of them in your window and watch them melt away! Everybody's Reading LIONS 'N' TIGERS 'N' EVERYTHING by COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER and this remarkable volume about the animals of the circus menagerie is now in its third large printing! Cooper's "Under the Big Top" was picked by The American Library Association as one of the 300 best books of 1923 and it has just recommended this new book, "Lions 'n' Tigers 'n' Everything" for purchase by small libraries. It is interesting to note that "Lions 'n' Tigers 'n' Everything" has sold more copies in three months than "Under the Big Top" did in a year! The brilliant orange jacket featuring the animals makes a colorful display-and it sells books. Are you keeping it on display? $2.00 And They're Discovering SIXTY YEARS OF Edited by JOSEPH LEWIS FRENCH Almost everyone enjoys reading humorous short stories, and in this delightful prose anthology Mr. French has been fortunate in being able to include some of the best humorous stories by leading American humorists of the past sixty years, from Artemus Ward to Sam Hellman of "Low Bridge" fame. The colored jacket for "Sixty Years of LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY The FIRST REALLY NEW IDEAS IN YEARS IN JUVENILE BOOKS PUSSY WILLOW'S NAUGHTY KITTENS By Lillian E. Young This unique juvenile book cannot be described better than Mayer Lipman has done it in his breezy and lengthy review in the Illinois State Journal of Sept. 21, 1924. He said in part: "This masterpiece must be perused under peculiar circumstances. It is absolutely necessary to procure somewhere a child from two to five years of age. If one happens to have such a little fairy in the home, so much the better. Then, one must have a sharp knife handy, and three lollypops or peppermint sticks within reach. The windows must be closed, lest the shrieks of delight frighten the neighbors into rushing in, to find out what's the matter. "The procedure is this: First, give the lollypop to the child, and tell him to go play on the carpet for a while. Then take the sharp knife, and the aluminum sheet which comes with the book, and perform certain mystic incisions on the pages. All being in readiness, take the book in the right hand, raise the child to the left knee, and commence." Then follows a description of the contents of the book, after which the writer proceeds to say: "The catalogs insult this masterpiece by labelling it 'Juvenile.' We deny the allegation! To be sure, the kiddies will squeal and shriek with delight as the mysteries are unfolded. But if the adult who reads it be anything but a moron, he will get more solid joy out of it than out of three consecutive readings of the latest novel." De luxe edition, 82x104. Profusely illustrated with brightly colored engravings. $2, net; $2.12, post-paid DRAMATIC STORIES OF JESUS By Louis Albert Banks, D. D. This volume, which is unquestionably without its counterpart in religious literature, represents a brand new idea in books intended for young people. Dr. Banks has written a life story of Jesus Christ "as it might have been,” using the brief statements of the Apostles in the New Testament as a basis. Necessarily, the twenty-one stories are largely fiction, but the author is a brilliant thinker and writer as well as preacher and evangelist, and what he has set down as possible fact is intensely interesting reading. Besides it shows how gracefully the earthly life of our Lord can be rounded out, in the absence of facts, by one man's splendid imagination. Though intended for young folks this book will be relished by older people as well. A vivid idea of the book may be gleaned by the chapter headings, some of which follow: The Story of Jesus' Birth as Told by One of the Shepherds How Doctor Luke Learned the Story of the Angels' Songs Nicodemus Tells His Own Story of His Acquaintance with Jesus The Devils Loose at Gadara (Specially reported for the Jerusalem Herald) Martha's Story of the Raising of Lazarus How Simon of Cyrene Came to Bear the Cross How Doctor Luke Found His Story of the Prodigal Son "Dramatic Stories of Jesus" is the best that Dr. Banks has given us.-S. Parkes Cadman, D.D., Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. Useful and inspiring to every reader. A book that all Bible lovers will value and will find stimulating.-Amos R. Wells, Editor, Christian Endeavor World, Boston. 310 pages. 20 full-page reproductions of famous religious paintings. 12 mo. Cloth $2. net; $2.12 post-paid FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers, 354-360 Fourth Ave., New York For your first Christmas, I have the honour to send you my most affectionate greetings; and in wishing you all good health, I take the liberty humbly to indicate some of the favours of fortune that I am pleased to think I enjoy in common with you. "You will remember this letter; it is the favorite of all the readers of those famous volumes, The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page. This letter is now being printed in a special Christmas gift edition Walter H. Page's Christmas Letter To His Grandson With An Introductory Note by BURTON J. HENDRICK Small 12 mo., board covers, handsomely printed in Doubleday, Page & Co. GARDEN CITY, New York. IN CANADA: 25 Richmond St., W., Toronto. |