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Phila., Lippincott & Co., 1898 $1. 25
The tales gathered within this charming- volume have at once the attractiveness of the novel and the merit of truth.
N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1898 60c
The author has tried to exclude the mass of confusing- details which often make the reading of history a dreary task.
Il.N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1891 $1.50
Much the best book on the subject in English.—Athenæum

949.2. HOLLAND.

Il.N. Y., Putnam's Sons, n. d. $2.25
He is the Taine of travelers. The same dash, eloquence, imagery, show that both have drawn their inspiration from the same models.
Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1894 $1.25
Traces development and influence of the Netherlands in a graphic and enthusiastic manner.

951.952. CHINA AND JAPAN.

1895 $1.50
This is probably the first work on China that has had the advantage of careful revision by a native of that land who has been educated in other countries than his own.
Il.N. Y., 1900 $2.50
The author is thoroughly conversant with the subject, knows the work of the foreign missions, and the machinery of Chinese politics.
N. Y., Century Co., 1900 $1
Valuable papers on the present situation in China, reprinted from the North American Review.
Tcheng-Ki-Tong, Gen., and others.The Chinese empire past and present. 
Il.Chic, Rand, McNally & Co., 1900 $1.25