A Stable for Nightmares
Or, Weird Tales. By J. SHERIDAN LE FANU, author of "Uncle Silas," "House by the Churchyard," etc.; SIR CHARLES YOUNG, Bart., and others. Bound in brimstone yellow cloth, and appropriately illustrated, 75 cents.
The Commercial Advertiser, New York, under the title of "A Revel in Spookdom," writes in part as follows: "What is there better for a real, clammy, irresponsible thrill than a volume of ghost stories? You open the book anywhere and the breath of chilly, graveyard air that comes from the pages prepares you at once for the refreshing horrors you are about to enjoy. At least that was my experience when I opened 'A Stable for Nightmares,' by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. The cover is of the hue of cold 'Welsh rabbit,' suggestive of awful indigestion and gaunt nightmares that serve to make any ghost stories probable. The tales are of various complexions, but all imbued with the 'pobbiness' of new-made corpses that it so useful an element in making effective preternatural narratives... Everyone of the eleven stories is a splendid example of weirdness... If you want ghost stories fresh from the charnel house, buy this book for 75 cents and you will find it a profitable investment."
The XIth Commandment
By HALLIWELL SUTCLIFFE. Handsomely bound in cloth, gilt top, $1.25.
Full of deep thought, tempered with a bright appreciation of the ridiculous and invested with delicate sarcasm, is the new novel of Halliwell Sutcliffe, called "The XIth Commandment." Mr. Sutcliffe's theme is the diplomatic attitude of a north-country vicar in the Church of England, who seeks to maintain an equilibrium in his ministrations to the rich and poor in his parish, while favoring the rich. In striking contrast to this attitude, the work of a young curate, sincere, broadminded and convincing, is refreshingly shown.—Buffalo Express.
It is full of stress and emphasis, vibrant and thrilling in places, and, for a novel of its character, it holds the interest of the reader to a surprising degree.—Commercial Advertiser (New York).
As the story progresses one's interest grows continually and the book may be called not merely readable, but genuinely interesting.—Hartford Post.
Seven Frozen Sailors
By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN, assisted by COMPTON READE, F. ARCHER, and others. Illustrated by A. BURNHAM SHUTE. Square i6mo, cloth. 75 cents.