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St. Nicholas [v8 #1, November 1880] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Once Upon a Time · Anon. · fp 1 · The Crew of the Captain’s Gig · Sophie Swett & H. P. Share · ss; illustrated by M. J. Burns 9 · Golden-Hair: A Russian Folk Story · Hon. Jeremiah Curtin · ss; illustrated by A. Brennan 13 · Thirteen and Dolly · Mollie Norton · pm 14 · The Swiss Glaciers · James B. Marshall · ar 18 · A Nonsense Rhyme · J. W. Riley · pm 18 · The Magician’s Daughter · Frank Stockton · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 27 · Thistle Down · Henrietta Eliot · pm 28 · The Agassiz Association · Harlan H. Ballard · cl 31 · The Outcast · A. M. · pm 32 · Gleaning · Percival DeLuce · vi 33 · Tom · Mary Jewett Telford · vi; illustrated by J. F. Kelly 36 · Kitty’s Shopping—A True Story · Mary Gay Humphreys · vi; illustrated by H. McVickar 38 · Bugaboo Bill, the Giant · Palmer Cox · pm 42 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 1 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 48 · The Crow-Child · M. M. D. · ss 52 · Tinsel Without, but Metal Within · T. L. B. · pm; illustrated by H. McVickar 53 · Fine, or Superfine? · Sarah Winter Kellogg · vi 55 · Some Curious Nests · Anon. · ar 59 · Our Little Schoolgirl · Ellen M. H. Gates · pm 60 · The Great Secret · Ruth Hall · vi; illustrated by S. G. McCutcheon 62 · The Sad Story of the Chilly Family · E. T. Corbett · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 64 · Lacrosse · Charles Barnard · ar 68 · Sewing Machine Designs · James G. Brown · ar; illustrated by H. W. Troy 70 · Picture Jingles · Anon. · il 71 · For Very Little Folks: How Rob Counted the Stars · Anon. · vi 71 · For Very Little Folks: A Bed in the Snow · Anon. · vi 74 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 76 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 79 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #2, December 1880] (25¢, quarto) 81 · Little Nellie in the Prison · Paul Hamilton Hayne · pm 83 · Myrto’s Festival · Lizzie W. Champney · ss; illustrated by A. Brennan 88 · Meister Feck-Feck · Julia D. Fay · vi; illustrated by A. Brennan 90 · King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table · Sidney Lanier Kappes & Alfred · ss 94 · A Dear Little Goose · M. M. D. · pm 94 · The Floating Prince · Frank Stockton · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 103 · Destiny · Mrs. Z. R. Cronyn · pm 104 · Lady Bertha · Agnes Thomson · bg 106 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 2 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 110 · Little Tommy’s Dream · R. F. Bunner · il 111 · A Yellow Pansy · Nellie G. Cone · pm 111 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 1 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 117 · Will O’ the Wisp · Laura Richards · pm; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 118 · A Christmas Dinner with the Man in the Moon · Washington Gladden · ss; illustrated by V. Nehlig 126 · The Little Kindergarten Girl · Bessie Hill · pm; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 126 · The Games and Toys of Corean Children · William Elliot Griffis · ar 128 · The Miller of Dee · Eva L. Ogden · pm; illustrated by A. Brennan 136 · Will Crocker and the Buffaloes (A True Story) · F. Marshall White · vi; illustrated by Geo. Inness, Jr. 139 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: David Swan · Nathaniel Hawthorne · vi Twice-Told Tales, American Stationers Co. 1837; illustrated by H. McVickar 143 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: King Canute · William Makepeace Thackeray · pm (r); illustrated by V. Nehlig 146 · Not So Stupid as He Seemed · John Lewees · vi 148 · Seven Little Pussycats · Joel Stacy · pm; illustrated by R. Sayre 148 · Dancing · Joel Stacy · pm; illustrated by H. McVickar 149 · The Governor’s Ball (Grandmother May’s Story) · Ada Cummings · ss; illustrated by F. H. Lungren 153 · An Aristocratic Old Gnu · Margaret Vandergrift · pm 153 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 1 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 160 · The Pedestrians · Annie A. Preston · vi; illustrated by W. Taber 162 · The Land of Nod · E. S. Brooks Sherwin, Anthony Rieff & W. F. · pl 171 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 172 · For Very Little Folks: Three Friends · Anon. · vi 172 · For Very Little Folks: Kitty and Dodo · W. S. H. · pm 174 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 175 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #3, January 1881] (25¢, quarto) fps. · We Thought We Saw Them · Anon. · fp 177 · The Wrong Promise · Hope Ledyard · ss; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 181 · One of His Names · Josephine Pollard · pm 181 · Going Home for the Holidays · John S. Hodgson · il 182 · The Children’s Fan Brigade · Ella S. Cummins · ar; illustrated by H. McVickar 186 · Out of Style · Margaret Vandergrift · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 187 · Stories of Art and Artists. First Paper · Clara Erskine Clement · ar 193 · Handel · Margaret Johnson · pm; illustrated by F. H. Lungren 194 · How the Aristocrats Sailed Away - (A Sequel to the Floating Prince) · Frank Stockton · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 202 · The First Tooth · Palmer Cox · il 203 · Fire-Light Phantoms · W. T. Peters · pm 203 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 2 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 210 · The Thing-A-Ma-Jig · Margaret Vandergrift · vi 212 · The King of France · Anon. · il 212 · Every Boy Has His Own Ice Boat · Charles L. Norton · ar; illustrated by W. Taber 217 · New Year’s Day · Bessie Hill · pm; illustrated by H. McVickar 217 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 2 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 225 · Nedawi (An Indian Story from Real Life) · “Bright Eyes” · ss; illustrated by V. Nehlig 231 · Brier Rose · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · pm; illustrated by Robert Lewis 235 · A Snow Battle · Daniel C. Beard · vi; illustrated by H. P. Share 237 · A Dear Little Girl of Nantucket · C. M. Smith · pm; illustrated by H. McVickar 237 · New Year’s Calls · William O. Stoddard · ss; illustrated by S. G. McCutcheon 241 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 3 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 248 · For Very Little Folks: The Fast Goat Line · Anon. · vi 250 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 252 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 255 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #4, February 1881] (25¢, quarto) frs, · “Now You Can Unlock the Gate!” · Anon. · il 258 · In the Tower—AD 1554 · Susan Coolidge · pm; illustrated by Frederick Dielman 259 · Thorwald and the Star Children (A Story of Norway) · Hjalmar H. Boyesen · ss; illustrated by F. H. Lungren 265 · Poor Jack-in-the-Box · Anon. · pm 266 · Winter and Summer · H. O. Knowlton · pm 266 · The Giant Squid · Richard Rathburn · ar; illustrated by V. Nehlig 271 · Cousin Charley’s Story · Mary Hallock Foote · ss 277 · Two Visions of Fairy-Land · Mrs. S. M. B. Pratt · pm 277 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 4 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 285 · My Little Valentine · M. F. Butts · pm 285 · The Goose and the Nightingale (A Fable) · J. H. T. · pm; illustrated by J. G. Francis 286 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 3 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 292 · Johnny’s Answer · Nora Perry · pm 293 · How Jube Waked the Elephant (A Story of a Dreadfully Naughty Little Black Boy) · Mrs. M. Sheffey Peters · ss; illustrated by W. L. Sheppard 299 · There Was a Small Maid of St. Paul · Anon. · pm; illustrated by H. P. Share 300 · The Peterkins Talk of Going to Egypt · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 304 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: The Skeleton in Armor · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · pm The Knickerbocker Jan 1841; illustrated by John LaFarge 308 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: The Stage Coach [Bracebridge] · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent Jan 1 1820, as by Geoffrey Crayon 310 · The True Story of the Obelisk · Charles Barnard · ar 320 · Which? · Rachel Pomeroy · pm; illustrated by Addie Ledyard 321 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 3 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 328 · For Very Little Folks: The Tame Crow · Anon. · vi 330 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 332 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 335 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #5, March 1881] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Lady Jane Grey · Anon. · fp 337 · Lady Jane Grey · Mrs. Oliphant · bg 340 · Chickadee · Henry Ripley Dorr · pm 341 · Mary Jane · Anon. · il 341 · An Encounter with a Polar Bear · Mrs. Christine Stephens · ss; illustrated by V. Nehlig 345 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 5 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 351 · Peace, or War? · Anon. · il 352 · A Dispatch to Fairy-Land · Helen K. Spofford · pm; illustrated by Jessie McDermott 353 · Mary Jane Describes Herself · A. G. Plympton · ss; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 357 · Guarding the Treasures; or, the Shah’s Choice · Emily Hinkley · vi 359 · Odd Modes of Fishing · Daniel C. Beard · ar 361 · Rabbits and Bank Paper · Ernest Ingersoll · vi 364 · “Grief Can Not Drive Him Away!” · F. Bellew, Jr. · il 365 · A Bad Beginning, but a Good Ending · Margaret Eytinge · pm 366 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 4 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 374 · Sardines and Sardinieres · Caroline Eustis · vi 376 · The Donkey and His Company · S. C. Stone · pm; illustrated by J. G. Francis 379 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 4 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 388 · Young March Wind · M. F. Butts · pm 389 · Consistency · Margaret Vandergrift · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 389 · The Story of a Peg · Paul Fort · ss 393 · The Magic Dance · C. A. Zimmerman · vi 393 · Recollections of a Little Prima Donna · Augusta de Bubna · ss; illustrated by Jessie Curtis 398 · The Fox and the Squirrel · Benjamin Lander · pm 399 · Stories of Art and Artists · Clara Erskine Clement · cl 407 · A Chinese Story for Translation · Anon. · vi 408 · For Very Little Folks: Five Fives · Anon. · pm 410 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 412 · Our Music Page: Romance Without Words. For Little Hands- Wm. K. Bassford- sg 413- Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 415 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #6, April 1881] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Lesson on the Sampler · Anon. · fp 417 · Lost in the Fog · M. C. S. · vi; illustrated by Sol Eytinge, Jr. 420 · The Smallest Bird in the World · Alice May · ar; illustrated by James C. Beard 424 · Master Moono (with illustrations by a “born artist”) · S. Conant Foster · pm 426 · Mystery in a Mansion (A Story of an S.S.) [Part 6 of 6] · Anon. · sl; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 434 · My Barometer · Hannah R. Hudson · pm; illustrated by A. C. Warren 436 · Foxy Confucius · W. H. Davenport · vi 438 · The Cochineal · L. M. Petersella · ar; illustrated by W. McKay Laffan 440 · Cross Patch · M. E. Wilkins · pm; illustrated by A. Brennan 442 · Karl’s April First · Jenny Marsh Parker · vi 445 · Who Told Mother? · Mary C. Bartlett · pm 445 · The Little Wooly Elephants · Anon. · vi 446 · Disgraced! · S. B. Ricord · pm; illustrated by L. Hopkins 446 · The Cooper and the Wolves · Hjalmar H. Boyesen · vi; illustrated by V. Nehlig 450 · Easter Card · Addie Ledyard · il 450 · Crooked Spectacles · Susan Hartley Swett · pm 451 · Mary, Queen of Scots · Mrs. Oliphant · bg 458 · A Lesson for Mamma · Sydney Dayre · pm 458 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 5 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 465 · Why · Anon. · pm 466 · The Peterkins Excursion for Maple Sugar · Lucretia P. Hale · sl 469 · A Race in Mid-Air · Anon. · il 470 · Poems by a Little Girl · Libbie Hawes · pm; (10 years old). 471 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 5 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 480 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: The Archery Contest [from Ivanhoe] · Sir Walter Scott · ex (r); illustrated by R. Birch 483 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: The Planting of the Apple Tree · William Cullen Bryant · pm The Atlantic Monthly Jan 1864, uncredited; illustrated by R. Birch 486 · Mumbo-Jumbo · John Lewees · ar 487 · For Very Little Folks: How the Rocking-Horse Ate the Cake · Anon. · vi 490 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 491 · The Little School Ma’am’s Report on “A Story to Be Written” · Anon. · ms 493 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 495 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #7, May 1881] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Just Before the Summer · Anon. · fp 497 · The Sister Months · Lucy Larcom · pm 498 · Pippo’s Ransom · Florence Scannell · vi; illustrated by E. M. S. Scannell 501 · Ye Joyful Owl · J. G. Francis · pm 502 · The Bottomless Black Pond · John Lewees · ss; illustrated by W. L. Sheppard 506 · Someday · Nora Perry · pm 507 · My Great-Grandmother · Emily Huntington Miller · vi; illustrated by F. H. Lungren 510 · The Royal Stag · Olive Thorne · ar 512 · Babel · Rosa Graham · pm; illustrated by Jessie McDermott 514 · Mary Queen of Scots: Part II · Mrs. Oliphant · bg 519 · Too Hot to Be a Temptation · Anon. · il 519 · On a Grindstone · Henry Clemens Pearson · vi; illustrated by V. Nehlig 523 · Little Dora · Anon. · il 523 · “I Wondered What Made Robin Sad” · George Newell Lovejoy · pm 524 · A Chapter on Soap Bubbles · Daniel C. Beard · ar 526 · John · S. M. Chatfield · pm 526 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 6 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 534 · “The Shining Days of May” · Lucy M. Blinn · pm 534 · The Rat’s Happy Dream · Anon. · il 535 · The Prince of the Birds · Ernest Ingersoll · ar 538 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 6 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 545 · There Was a Small Servant Called Kate · Anon. · pm 546 · How Polly Went to the May Party · Mary Bradley · vi 549 · Waifs from the Gulf Stream · Fred A. Ober · ar 552 · The King and the Clown · Palmer Cox · pm 554 · Stories of Art and Artists · Clara Erskine Clement · cl 559 · Saltillo Boys [Part 1 of ?] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 566 · Head-Dresses of Animals · Sphinx · ar 567 · The Dandelion · Mary N. Prescott · pm 568 · For Very Little Folks: Little To-Tote · Anon. · vi 569 · For Very Little Folks: Eddy’s Balloon · Anon. · vi 570 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 572 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 575 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v8 #8, June 1881] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Mustering All His Strength · Anon. · fp 577 · The A. Steeles · Sarah J. Prichard · sl; illustrated by V. Nehlig 582 · What the Birds Say · Caroline A. Mason · pm 582 · The Lost Stopper · Paul Fort · vi 585 · How Shocking! · Mary Mapes Dodge · pm; illustrated by Jessie McDermott 586 · The Mastiff and His Master · Susan Coolidge · vi; illustrated by Gustave Doré 589 · Enchantment · Margaret Vandergrift · pm 592 · Ostrich-Farming · Ernest Ingersoll · ar 596 · Little Mother · Anon. · il 596 · Phaeton Rogers [Part 7 of 11] · Rossiter Johnson & Howard Pyle · sl; illustrated by W. Taber 606 · The Fountain in the Park · Anon. · il 606 · Butterflies · Susan Hartley Swett · pm 607 · The Children’s Artist · Anon. · bg 608 · Pease Porridge Cold · Sophie Swett · ss; illustrated by W. T. Smedley 615 · A Quiet Time for All Concerned · Anon. · il 616 · The Frog’s Tea Party · Anon. · pm; illustrated by H. McVickar 621 · In Nature’s Wonderland; or, Adventures in the American Tropics [Part 7 of 11] · Felix L. Oswald · sl; illustrated by Hermann Faber 629 · Was Kitty Cured? · Mary Graham · ss; illustrated by H. McVickar 632 · “Strawberries! Ripe Strawberries!” · Anon. · pm 633 · The Month of Roses · Anon. · il 634 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: A June Day · James Russell Lowell · pm (r) 635 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: President Lincoln’s Speech at Gettysburg · Abraham Lincoln · ar (r) 635 · The St. Nicholas Treasure Box of Literature: The Blue and the Gray · F. M. Finch · pm The Atlantic Monthly Sep 1867, uncredited 636 · Saltillo Boys [Part 2 of ?] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 645 · An Italian Fisherman Mending His Nets · E. M. S. Scannell · il 645 · The Giant Picture Book · G. B. Bartlett · ar 648 · For Very Little Folks: Kate and Joe · Anon. · vi 650 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 652 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 655 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz