Dorothy on a House Boat

These stories of an American girl by an American author have made "Dorothy" a household synonym for all that is fascinating. Truth and realism are stamped on every page. The interest never flags, and is ofttimes intense. No more happy choice can be made for gift books, so sure are they to win approval and please not only the young in years, but also "grown-ups" who are young in heart and spirit.

Dorothy Dorothy at Skyrie Dorothy's Schooling Dorothy's Travels Dorothy's House Party Dorothy in California Dorothy on a Ranch Dorothy's House Boat Dorothy at Oak Knowe Dorothy's Triumph Dorothy's Tour

Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth Price per Volume, 50 Cents

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY THE PLATT & PECK CO.

FOREWORD.

Those who have followed the story of Dorothy Calvert's life thus far will remember that it has been full of interest and many adventures--pleasant and otherwise. Beginning as a foundling left upon the steps of a little house in Brown street, Baltimore, she was adopted by its childless owners, a letter-carrier and his wife. When his health failed she removed with them to the Highlands of the Hudson. There followed her "Schooling" at a fashionable academy; her vacation "Travels" in beautiful Nova Scotia; her "House Party" at the home of her newly discovered great aunt, Mrs. Betty Calvert; their winter together "In California"; a wonderful summer "On a Ranch" in Colorado; and now the early autumn has found the old lady and the girl once more in the ancestral home of the Calverts. Enjoying their morning's mail in the pleasant library of old Bellvieu, they are both astonished by the contents of one letter which offers for Dorothy's acceptance the magnificent gift of a "House-Boat." What follows the receipt of this letter is now to be told.