The Tower of Taddeo. 12mo, 313 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
This is a pathetic story of an old bookseller who, having no idea of money, gathers treasures of old books, which, with the extravagance of an ungrateful son, ruins him. He has a daughter who lives, loves and cares for him, who becomes betrothed to a poor artist. It is a story of simple trusting ignorance on the one hand and grasping dishonesty on the other.
By J. MACLAREN COBBAN.
A Soldier and a Gentleman. 12mo, 211 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
The hero is a manly youth, who has seen service in the English army, and who, upon his return to a civilian's life, finds himself rather out of his element and extremely hard up. For a consideration, he agrees to represent another person, and in this compromising position makes love to a pretty, and, at the same time, wealthy young woman. How he proves himself to be a Soldier and a Gentleman must be left to the reader to discover.
By EDWARD W. TOWNSEND.
A Daughter of the Tenements. 12mo, 301 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
This work is the master product of the author of "Chimmie Fadden." In "Chimmie Fadden," we laugh at the humor of East-side life. In "A Daughter of the Tenements," we have the real pathos and tragedy of life in the tenements of New York, written by one who knows the people and their ways and hearts, and how to write it all—as no one has ever known and written of that district before.
By BILLY BURGUNDY.
Toothsome Tales Told in Slang. Illustrated. 16mo, 120 pages. Cloth binding. 75c.