"LEIGH HUNT, _in his 'Indicator,' has a pleasant
chapter on the difficulty he encountered in seeking a
suitable and fresh title for a collection of his
miscellaneous writings. Messrs. Roberts Brothers have
just overcome a similar difficulty in the simplest
manner. In selecting_ "NO NAME," _they have selected
the very best title possible for a series of Original
American Novels and Tales, to be published Anonymously.
These novels are to be written by eminent authors, and
in each case the authorship of the work is to remain an
inviolable secret. "No Name" describes the Series
perfectly. No name will help the novel, or the story,
to success. Its success will depend solely on the
writer's ability to catch and retain the reader's
interest. Several of the most distinguished writers of
American fiction have agreed to contribute to the
Series, the initial volume of which is now in press.
Its appearance will certainly be awaited with
curiosity_."
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The plan thus happily foreshadowed will be immediately
inaugurated by the publication of "MERCY PHILBRICK'S
CHOICE," from the pen of a well-known and successful
writer of fiction.
It is intended to include in the Series a volume of
anonymous poems from famous hands, to be written
especially for it.
The "No Name Series" will be issued at convenient
intervals, in handsome library form, 16mo, cloth, price
$1.00 each.
ROBERTS BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.
BOSTON, Midsummer, 1876.
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