fantastical and gruesome enough to have emanated from the brain of
Edgar Poe. It is written with remarkable vividness, as if the writer
had experienced something very like the misery which she describes.
There is nothing extravagant or unreal in the narration. Wall-papers,
yellow and other coloured, have had often a pernicious influence on
people of defective nervous poise, and quite unbalanced them. Mrs.
Stetson's story has a purely literary justification, but is none the
worse for teaching a lesson which some loving husbands and parents
would do well to heed."--_Christian Register._
TALKS WITH BARBARA
Being an Informal and Experimental Discussion, from the Point
of View of a Young Woman of To-morrow, of certain of the
Complexities of Life, particularly in regard to the Relations
of Men and Women
By ELIZABETH KNIGHT TOMPKINS
AUTHOR OF "HER MAJESTY," "THE THINGS THAT COUNT," ETC.
_Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s._
Miss Tompkins sets forth in this volume certain striking opinions in
regard to the problems which confront young men and young women of
to-day. She has drawn a bright and energetic girl, whose breezy talks
with her masculine friend include many bits of protest against the
restrictions at present imposed by Mrs. Grundy.
THE THINGS THAT COUNT
By ELIZABETH KNIGHT TOMPKINS
AUTHOR OF "HER MAJESTY," "THE BROKEN RING," ETC.
_12mo, cloth, 3s. 6d._
In her well-known graphic style, Miss Tompkins has made a strong and
vivid study of a character hitherto not delineated in American
fiction. Her heroine is an indolent young woman of small means, who
lives by visiting the houses of wealthy friends. The story of her
regeneration, through her affection for a man of strong character, is
cleverly told.
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
A COURSE OF LECTURES IN THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
By HELEN CAMPBELL
AUTHOR OF "PRISONERS OF POVERTY," "WOMEN WAGE-EARNERS," ETC.
_8vo, cloth extra, gilt tops, 6s._
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
LONDON AND NEW YORK
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Transcriber's Notes:
A few obvious printer errors were repaired, but otherwise spelling and
punctuation were retained as in the original, including variant
spellings on the same words (for example: "color" and "colour").
The index is not listed in the original Contents page.
In the original, index entries for "Humanity, degrees of," and
"Species, power to improve the," erroneously referred to page 1. These
entries have been corrected to page 3.
End of Project Gutenberg's Concerning Children, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman