Some of the contents, arranged for twenty-six Sundays, originally appeared in Sunday reading for the young. These articles have been rewritten by Helen L. Taylor.
Some of the numerous text illustrations, engraved after Helen J.A. Miles and others, haved been coloured by a child-owner as directed.
Includes "Index of subjects" on pages [vii]-viii.
Publisher's advertisements precede text.
Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.