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  HURLBUT'S STORY OF THE BIBLE

  ***FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION

  BY REV. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT, D.D.

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  A BOOK FOR OLD AND YOUNG

  Told in language that interests both Old and Young. "Supersedes allother books of the kind." Recommended by all Denominations for itsfreshness and accuracy; for its freedom from doctrinal discussion; forits simplicity of language; for its numerous and appropriateillustrations; as the best work on the subject. The greatest aid toParents, Teachers and all who wish the Bible Story in a simplified form.168 separate stories, each complete in itself, yet forming a continuousnarrative of the Bible. 762 pages, nearly 300 half-tone illustrations, 8in colors. Octavo.

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  "HURLBUT'S STORY OF THE BIBLE" can be obtained in FLEXIBLE MOROCCOBINDING with red under gold edges. This new binding will give the worka wider use, for in this convenient form the objection to carrying theordinary bound book is entirely overcome. This convenient style alsocontains "HURLBUT'S BIBLE LESSONS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS," a system ofquestions and answers, based on the stories in the book, by which theOld Testament story can be taught in a year, and the New Testament storycan be taught in a year. This edition also contains 17 Maps printed incolors, covering the geography of the Old Testament and of the NewTestament.

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  First Volume: THE FLYING BOYS IN THE SKY Second Volume: THE FLYING BOYS TO THE RESCUE

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  By MARGARET VANDERCOOK

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  Attractive cover design. Excellent paper. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth. Price, Per volume, 60 cents. Postpaid

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  BY PROF. EDWIN J. HOUSTON

  THE NORTH POLE SERIES. By Prof. Edwin J. Houston. This is an entirelynew series, which opens a new field in Juvenile Literature. Dr. Houstonhas spent a lifetime in teaching boys the principles of physical andscientific phenomena and knows how to talk and write for them in a waythat is most attractive. In the reading of these stories the mostaccurate scientific information will be absorbed.

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  Handsomely bound. The volumes, 12mo. in size, are bound in ExtraEnglish Cloth, and are attractively stamped in colors and full goldtitles. Sold separately or in sets, boxed.

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  Transcriber's note:

  Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.

  Page 156, repeated word "were" removed (were both great personages)

  Page 197, "though" changed to "through" (yourself through the grating)

  Page 237, "Wardle" changed to "Winkle" (Winkle, to maintain his)

  Page 248, "X.III" changed to "XIII."

  Page 276, "on" changed to "of" (There's two of you)