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Show I LITTLE CLASSICS A. C. Midurg St Co.. Chicago, are publishing pub-lishing a series of ' Life Stories for . Young People." four of which are at hand, viz.: "Maria Theresa." " Frederick the Great." "Johann Sebastian Bach," and ' The Little. Dauphin." The first Is translated from the Gorman of w. i. Von Morn: the second, translated from the German of Ferdinand Schrader; the third, from the German of Li id wig Zlenls--'n: the fourth, from the German of Franz Hoffmann, t lie- translations all being be-ing by George P, I'pton. These little volumes vol-umes are Illustrated, and treat ol world-famous world-famous people Standard BUthorS havn been selected In every ca.se from which to make the English versions, and the translation is excellent it is good to have the leading facts of the great per-onsgSS per-onsgSS Mich convenient and good form as this, and so well adapted for the perusal pe-rusal of boys and glrK The Fgly Duckling" Is presented by Moffat. Yard & Company. New York. In i i '-ntcnary edition, commenoratlng the birth a hundred years ago of Hans ("hrls-tlon ("hrls-tlon Andersen, whose masterpiece this Is It is said to have been held by the lllus-Uioiis lllus-Uioiis author as In a way an allegory of his own life. This eontsnarj edition Is presented In colored Illustrations, printed on cream paper, from special type, and, presents a mobt attractive appearance. |