Q: I have a copy of Paul and Virginia, I was told it published in 1890. There is no date of publication in the book. On page four there is an inscription that it is part of a series including
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Lucile
Paul and Virginia.”
The following page is the table of illustrations. The cover is below. Do you know publication date?

A: Your book was published in 1897-1898. It is part of the ten volume Library of Standard Authors’ Series. The books in this series have been seen in several different color covers.