CUPID AND THE SPHINX. By Harford Flemming.
“Its characters are skilfully drawn, its incidents well conceived, the dialogues brilliant, and the story told with ease and gracefulness.”—Boston Transcript.
“The suggestion of the story is extremely beautiful, and its treatment graceful and enchanting throughout.”—Hartford Evening Post.
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. By Anna Katherine Green.
“Wilkie Collins would not need to be ashamed of the construction of this story. * * * It keeps the reader’s close attention from first to last.”—N. Y. Evening Post.
“Shows the same skill as ‘The Leavenworth Case’ in the management of the plot and the incidents.”—Boston Transcript.
THE HEART OF IT: A Romance of East and West. By William O. Stoddard.
“Uncommonly good reading, even for that uncommonly readable Series.”—Philadelphia Times.
“An American novel, dealing with a few well-chosen characters and involving a striking and original plot. * * * A thoroughly entertaining piece of fiction.”—Boston Traveller.
UNCLE JACK’S EXECUTORS. By Annette Lucille Noble.
“Comes from a writer of unusual talent. * * * Remarkable for its sketches of character, its naturalness, its frequent flashes of intellectual brightness, and its genuine humor. * * * One of the best novels of the season and deserving of a permanent place among works of genuine American fiction.”—The Churchman.
THE STRANDED SHIP: A Story of Sea and Shore. By L. Clarke Davis.
“Full of the finest dramatic action. * * * The work of a man of firm genius and exquisite delicacy of touch.”—N. Y. Evening Post.