THE NOVEL OF THE YEAR.
ARTHUR BONNICASTLE,
By Dr. J. G. HOLLAND,
Author of "Bitter-Sweet," "Kathrina," "Titcomb's Letters," &c.
WITH TWELVE FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARY A. HALLOCK.
One Vol. 12mo, $1.75
Arthur Bonnicastle is the most mature and finished prose work of its popular author. Autobiographic in form, it is partly so in material likewise; and while of thrilling interest as a story, it presents the ripe results of a life of earnest action and thought. The great lesson of the book is self-respect and self-reliance—the evil influence of dependence being exemplified in different characters and circumstances, by the youth of Arthur and the life of Peter Mullens. For character-drawing, purpose, pathos, style and savor of the soil, ARTHUR BONNICASTLE is remarkable among the novels of the time.
DR. HOLLAND'S WORKS.
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| *BITTER-SWEET; a Poem | $1 50 | |
| *KATHRINA; a Poem | 1 50 | |
| *LETTERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE, | 1 50 | |
| GOLD-FOIL, hammered from Popular | ||
| Proverbs | 1 75 | |
| *LESSONS IN LIFE | 1 75 | |
| *PLAIN TALKS on Familiar Subjects | 1 75 | |
| LETTERS TO THE JONESES | 1 75 | |
| MISS GILBERT'S CAREER | 2 00 | |
| BAY PATH | 2 00 | |
| THE MARBLE PROPHECY, and other Poems | 1 50 | |
| GARNERED SHEAVES, Complete | ||
| Poetical Works, "Bitter-Sweet," | ||
| "Kathrina," "Marble Prophecy," | ||
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FROUDE'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
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| The Same, in half calf extra | 36.00 |
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SHORT STUDIES ON GREAT SUBJECTS.
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| Per Set 4.00 |
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