Little Saint Elizabeth and other stories - by Frsnces Hodgson Burnett; illustrated by Reginald B. Birch (1890) (14597893679)

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Title: Little Saint Elizabeth and other stories / by Frsnces Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Reginald B. Birch

Year: 1890 (1890s)

Authors: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 Birch, Reginald Bathurst, 1856-1943, ill

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Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons

Contributing Library: Boston Public Library

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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. The Flower Fairies — The Musical Elves-Little People in Armor—The Water Sprites—The Troublesome Midgets—The Wisest of theLittle People— Fairies Pets and their Relations—The Brownies. SCRIBNERS ^OOKS FOli THE YOUNG. Most delightfuV—New York Times, TWO LITTLE CONFEDERATES. BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE. WITH EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY E. W. KEMBLE AND A. C REDWOOD. One volume, square 8vo, ...... ^i.^o. The two heroes of Mr. Pages story are brave, winning little fellows, full of pluck andcourage, yet tender hearted withal at the sight of the suffering they cannot relieve. They areVirginia lads who have been left at home with their mother while the men went to war. But

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the plantation is the scene of raids from both the gray and blue-coated cavalry, who engage insome hot skirmishes, and who supply a picturesque background for the adventures of the lads.War is in the air ; and the boys can no more resist going gunning for deserters in the swampthan they can help breathing. The trustful, confiding natures of the gallant youths and theirzeal to aid the Confederates lead them into some comical escapades, from which their sturdymanliness and self-reliance alone extricate them. As would be inferred from the authors InOle Virginia, the note of deep feeling is dominant in some scenes. Taken altogether the storyis not only entertaining, but is significant in its graphic picture of home life in Virginia duringthe war. SCRIBNERS BOOKS FOR THB YOUNG. THE B0YSLIBRARY 0F LEGEND & GHIVALRY EDITED BY SIDNEY LANIER,And Richly Illustrated by Fredericks, Bensell, and Kappes. FourSold volumes, cloth, uniform binding, price, per set,separately, price, per volume, $7.

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