Works by Henry Harland
Mrs. Peixada. 12mo, 317 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
The hero, a young lawyer whose first case is the tracking of Mrs. Peixada, a charming woman of about twenty-three summers, accused of shooting her husband. The plot is as peculiar as that of "As It Was Written." The denouement is a thorough surprise.
Mademoiselle Miss, and other stories. 12mo, 192 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
The title-story of the present volume, as well as those which follow it, shows the same clear insight into character, the same strength and delicacy of description, and the same faculty of individualizing the personages of the narrative, as are manifest in Mr. Harland's previous work.
Mea Culpa—A Woman's Last Word. 12mo, 347 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
To save her father, a woman marries a European prince. It is a loveless marriage and the life is a bitter one. A former lover appears; there is a duel; the prince dies. Then, instead of marriage bells, there is the sadness of farewell. The lover feels himself a murderer and takes his own life in an agony of despair.
The Yoke of the Thorah. 12mo, 320 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
Two lovers were to be married in the spring. That one was a Jew and the other a Christian didn't seem to matter. But the God of Israel intervenes through a venerable rabbi, and a struggle begins between hope and doubt. The story is taken up with the attempts of the lovers to come together and the plans of the elders to keep them separate.
As it Was Written—A Jewish Musician's Story. 12mo, 252 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
"As It Was Written" is the confession of a man who, under peculiar circumstances, murders the woman he loves and then gives himself up to the punishment that the terrible crime demands.
Grandison Mather—An account of the fortunes of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner. 12mo, 338 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
The opening chapter gives a sunny picture of Tom's vacation in Paris, after finishing his college course, and his courtship of "Mrs. Tom." After many experiences Tom writes a successful novel and makes some money. The story is a simple everyday one throughout and is charmingly told. It is full of graphic pictures of New York life.
A Latin-Quarter Courtship, and other stories. 12mo, 269 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.
The first story covers 190 pages, and is a charmingly told tale of life and love in Paris, in which the actors are an American woman doctor, her friend a young French girl, and an American author. The two latter, of course, fall in love with each other.