P. V. N. Myers, author of General History, etc.:  I have read it carefully, and with great interest.  It is in every way admirable.

George A. Walton, Agent Mass.  State Board of Education:  It is as interesting as romance.  It is instructive, especially on matters pertaining to the customs of the people, and to their methods of advancing their welfare.  With these excellences, it must prove also a book that will teach.

The Beginner’s American History.  By D. H. MONTGOMERY, author of The Leading Facts of History Series. 12mo.  Cloth. 220 pages.  Fully illustrated with new maps and pictures.  Mailing price, 70 cents; for introduction, 60 cents.

This book tells the story of the nation in thirty biographies of its most representative men.  It is entirely free from sectional or other bias, and its beautiful make-up renders it doubly attractive to its young students. (See Common School Catalogue.)

The Leading Facts of English History.  By D. H. MONTGOMERY.  New edition.  Rewritten and enlarged, with Maps and Tables. 12mo.  Cloth. 478 pages.  Mailing Price, $1.25; Introduction Price, $1.12.

The former edition has been rewritten, as it had become evident that a work on the same plan, but more comprehensive, and better suited to prevailing courses and methods of class-work, would be still more heartily welcomed.

Important events are treated with greater fulness, and the relation of English History to that of Europe and the world is carefully shown.  References for further study are added.

The text is in short paragraphs, each with a topical heading in bold type for the student’s use.  The headings may be made to serve the purpose of questions.  By simply passing them over, the reader has a clear, continuous narrative.

The treatment of each reign is closed with a brief summary of its principal points.  Likewise, at the end of each period there is a section showing the condition of the country, and its progress in Government, Religion, Military Affairs, Learning and Art, General Industry, Manners and Customs.  These summaries will be found of the greatest value for reference, review, and fuller study; but when the book is used for a brief course, or for general reading, they may be omitted.  An appendix gives a Constitutional Summary.

No pains have been spared to make the execution of the work equal to its plan.  Vivid touches here and there betray the author’s mastery of details.  Thorough investigation has been made of all points where there was reason to doubt traditional statements.  The proof-sheets have been carefully read by two experienced high-school teachers, and also by two college professors of history.

The text is illustrated with fourteen maps, and supplemented with full genealogical and chronological tables.

It is believed that this book will be acknowledged superior—­ 1.  In interest. 2.  In accuracy. 3.  In judicious selection of matter. 4.  In conciseness combined with adequacy. 5.  In philosophical insight free from speculation or theorizing. 6.  In completeness. 7.  In availability as a practical class-room book.