A volume of rare interest and information, from the pen of a
writer thoroughly conversant with that philosophy which bears
upon the well-being of society and every-day life.
Confessions of a Society Man.
"The book is interesting throughout because of the rapid and
continual shifting of incidents which is its chief
characteristic."--_Philadelphia Bulletin._
"The love-making in it is charming. It is interesting up to the
very end."--_Nashville American._
A Tramp Actor. By ELLIOT BARNES.
"There are good things in the book, and it is endowed with an
excellent moral."--_N. Y. Sun._
Forty Tears on the Rail. By C. B. GEORGE.
"The book is destined to have a very extended reading, as its
pages are not only interesting, but instructive."--_Keokuk
Democrat._
The Friend to the Widow. By MAJA SPENCER.
"This is a love-story pure and simple, but just one of those
stories that form most delightful reading, free from heroics
and wild sensations."--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._
Why Was It? By LEWIS BENJAMIN.
"The chief charm of the book lies in the simple manner of
telling the story, and in the fact that its basis and its
incidents are precisely such as may be picked up almost
anywhere, at any time."--_Nashville American._
The Wrong Man. By GERTRUDE GARRISON.
"'The Wrong Man' is not in the least sensational--not the kind
of a story to set people talking about its possible
consequences on the minds of unseasoned readers. Nothing
feverish, questionable, or coarse in it. Much rare qualities
does it possess, which give it distinction in these days of
rankly flavored fiction."--_Philadelphia Herald._
A Boston Girl. By REV. ARTHUR SWAZE.
"Those who read 'A Boston Girl' will like it, and those who do
not read it will, if they only knew it, miss spending an
agreeable hour or two."--_San Francisco Call._
A Drummer's Diary. By CHARLES S. PLUMMER.
What Dreams May Come. By Mrs. Gertrude Atherton.
"The interest of the story lies in its all-absorbing plot, its
strong dramatic treatment, and the bold handling of one of the
most difficult and least used subjects of
literature."--_Rochester Herald._
"There is good work and strong work in the book, and it is
quite enough to make one hope it is not the last the authoress
will write."--_N. Y. Journalist._
Bella-Demonia. By SELINA DOLARO. Madame Dolaro's Posthumous Novel.
This work, founded on a drama by Madame Dolaro, shortly to be
produced, is an historical novel of pure incident. It is
composed of a series of startling dramatic situations, founded
on facts not hitherto published in connection with the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877-8, of which it is an accurate history
of absorbing interest.
Mes Amours: Poems. Passionate and Playful. By SELINA DOLARO.
"Some of them are from her own pen; she is the inspiration of
the others. A few of the latter are really quite clever verses,
but not nearly as bright as her annotation of them all."--_N.
Y. Graphic._
"There is many a laugh to be had from reading the book."--_Town
Topics._
"These verses are full of spirit and life, and the merry mood
sings between the lines like the contented streamlet between
wind-swept hillsides."--_Albany Journal._
That Girl from Texas. By JEANETTE H. WALWORTH.
"Is one of the nicest girls ever introduced to readers. Well
told, and decidedly interesting."--_New London Telegraph._
A Splendid Egotist. By JEANNETTE H. WALWORTH (author of "That Girl from
Texas").
A brilliant society novel by this gifted author, and one of the
best she has written.
History of New York. By JEANNETTE H. WALWORTH. In words of one syllable.
Richly illustrated. Illuminated board cover.
"This book is well calculated to give young children just about
the historical knowledge in that direction which their minds
are prepared to absorb and retain."--_Oswego Palladium._
His Way and Her Will. By FANNIE ATMAR MATHEWS.
"Is a novel of more than usual merit. Its characters are strong
in word and action, and although it is a love story, its
sentiment is manly, and not mawkish."--_N. H. News._
"The characters are drawn with a firm and free hand, and the
story has that symmetry of construction which shows the
practical workman. The literary style is finished and
graceful."--_Baltimore News._
Studies in Social Life. A Review of the Principles, Practices, and
Problems of Society. By GEORGE C. LORIMER.
"The subject is a living one, he has gone to the heart of it,
developed his thoughts in an attractive manner, pointed out
clearly its existing evils and their causes, and advances
theories of remedies which will stand practical
test."--_Hamilton Republican._
"It is a serious work, deserving to be widely read. It deals
with so many subjects that an epitome of its contents is
impossible here; but we would call special attention to the
chapter on the vices of society."--_N. Y. World._
Eating and Living. By SIR HENRY THOMPSON.
The Everyday Cook Book. By MISS M. C. NEILL. Oil-cloth cover (kitchen
style).
The Kentucky Cookery Book. By MRS. PETER A. WHITE.
Political Oratory of Emery A. Storm, from Lincoln to Garfield. By ISAAC
E. ADAMS.
"Not only valuable as examples of perfect argument and
matchless eloquence, but as a rich contribution to the
political history of our country."--_Burlington Post._
The People and the Railways. By APPLETON MORGAN.
"It is a popular discussion of some railway problems, and it
takes the ground that a railway company is a useful public
servant, and not necessarily a crushing monopoly."--_Epoch._
"The book is carefully written, and Mr. Morgan presents his
side of the argument with clearness and great
ability."--_Chicago Herald._
Men, Women, and Gods. By HELEN GARDENER.
"The writer of this volume has read the Bible with open eyes.
The mist of sentimentality has not clouded her vision. She has
had the courage to tell the result of her investigations. She
has been quick to discover contradictions. She appreciates the
humorous side of the stupidly solemn. She says what she thinks,
and feels what she says."--_Robt. H. Ingersoll._
The Veteran and His Pipe. By ALBION W. TOURGEE.
"Judge Tourgee maintains his old familiar force and style, and
in 'The Veteran and His Pipe' employs himself in giving to
soldiers particularly (although the book will be interesting to
all readers) something that they will greatly enjoy."--_St.
Joseph_ (Mo.) _Herald._
Divorced. By MRS. MADELEINE VINTON DAHLGREN.
"This is a masterly discussion of one of the burning questions
of the age, dealt with according to the logic of facts. The
plot is most ingenious, and the characters are sketched with a
powerful hand."--_Trenton Times._