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Identifier: stnicholasserial271dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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of dreams. And in LaCivilite Honnete, whatis more amusing than theexcitable Paul, who neverlooks where he is going,and who warmly embracesthe expressman in thefront hall, mistaking theman for his father ! Monsieur is very kind! stammers the expressman,dropping all his packages.In his Chansons deFrance there are thedrollest,most original illus-trations imaginable—EnRevenant dAuvergne,for example, the mischiev-ous Savoyard, with his IOO MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL. (Dec.
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J); tlmsP y . ~ ^Sk .) s?.y rf^B. ..• M(,„,cl CHOLAS BY MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL. CHILDREN AT PLAY. funny fiddle and his irresistible performing mar-mot, certainly the most enchanting animal thatever danced to music! Then we have theinnocent, naive Cadet Rouselle, with histight yellow breeches and his funny belongings.Many of the pictures of children are true por-traits of Boutet de Monvels little sons, orof his own brothers and sisters as he remem-bers them. I was the eldest of a large family, saidM. de Monvel. Our inventions were legion,and the tricks and manners of all children,their games and interests, attracted me.Once, I remember, in our country home, I de-termined to make a flying-machine experiment.I set the time and place—in the afternoon fromthe back nursery window. My admiring andfaithful band of brothers and sisters gatheredaround me. I took my fathers green-linedumbrella, opened it wide, and prepared to descend from the window into the garden,when I was forcibly se

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