Part 72

MAID MARIAN, AND OTHER STORIES. By MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL, author of "Throckmorton" and "Little Jarvis." 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

"There is an unmistakable cleverness in this collection of short stories."--Boston Literary World.

"Miss Seawell has a brisk and prolific fancy, and a turn for the odd and fantastic, while she is Past Master in the use of negro dialect and the production of tales of plantation life and manners. All these stories are spirited, well marked by local color, and written with skill and ingenuity."--New York Tribune.

"Miss Seawell writes capital stories, and in a special way nothing of late has been done better nor more daintily than 'Maid Marian.'"--New York Times.

ONE WOMAN'S WAY. By EDMUND PENDLETON, author of "A Conventional Bohemian," "A Virginia Inheritance," etc. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

"The author is a Virginian who has written some interesting stories, and who steadily improves upon himself.... This is a thoughtful, semi-philosophical story. There is much discussion in it, but none of it is prosy."--New York Herald.

"In this genuinely interesting novel the author depicts one of the most charming characters to be found in the vast range of woman's realm.... The close is artistically devised and shows a deep observation. Mr. Pendleton has a brilliant future before him in his chosen path."--St. Louis Republic.

A MERCIFUL DIVORCE. By F. W. MAUDE. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

"There have been few more searching studies of the rampant English plutocracy than is afforded by this brilliantly written volume."--Boston Beacon.

"The book is curiously interesting from the startling side-light it throws on English society of the upper grades."--Chicago Times.

"This work marks an epoch in the history-writing of this country."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

THE HOUSEHOLD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PEOPLE. FOR YOUNG AMERICANS. By EDWARD EGGLESTON. Richly illustrated with 350 Drawings, 75 Maps, etc. Square 8vo. Cloth, $2.50.

FROM THE PREFACE.

The present work is meant, in the first instance, for the young--not alone for boys and girls, but for young men and women who have yet to make themselves familiar with the more important features of their country's history. By a book for the young is meant one in which the author studies to make his statements clear and explicit, in which curious and picturesque details are inserted, and in which the writer does not neglect such anecdotes as lend the charm of a human and personal interest to the broader facts of the nation's story. That history is often tiresome to the young is not so much the fault of history as of a false method of writing by which one contrives to relate events without sympathy or imagination, without narrative connection or animation. The attempt to master vague and general records of kiln-dried facts is certain to beget in the ordinary reader a repulsion from the study of history--one of the very most important of all studies for its widening influence on general culture.

"Fills a decided gap which has existed for the past twenty years in American historical literature. The work is admirably planned and executed, and will at once take its place as a standard record of the life, growth, and development of the nation. It is profusely and beautifully illustrated."--Boston Transcript.

"The book in its new dress makes a much finer appearance than before, and will be welcomed by older readers as gladly as its predecessor was greeted by girls and boys. The lavish use the publishers have made of colored plates, woodcuts, and photographic reproductions, gives an unwonted piquancy to the printed page, catching the eye as surely as the text engages the mind."--New York Critic.

"The author writes history as a story. It can never be less than that. The book will enlist the interest of young people, enlighten their understanding, and by the glow of its statements fix the great events of the country firmly in the mind."--San Francisco Bulletin.

TOURMALIN'S TIME CHEQUES. By F. ANSTEY, author of "Vice Versa," "The Giant's Robe," etc.

"Mr. Anstey has done nothing more original or fantastic with more success."--The Nation.

"A curious conceit and very entertaining story."--Boston Advertiser.

"Each cheque is good for several laughs."--New York Herald.

"Nothing could be more sprightly and amusingly whimsical."--Boston Courier.

"A very clever tale of fantastic humor.... The literary style is graceful and sparkling."--Chicago Times.

"Certainly one of the most diverting books of the season."--Brooklyn Times.

"Exquisitely printed and bound."--Philadelphia Times.

FROM SHADOW TO SUNLIGHT. By the MARQUIS OF LORNE.

"In these days of princely criticism--that is to say, criticism of princes--it is refreshing to meet a really good bit of aristocratic literary work, albeit the author is only a prince-in-law.... The theme chosen by the Marquis makes his story attractive to Americans."--Chicago Tribune.

"A charming book."--Cincinnati Enquirer.