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.
Works by Amédée Achard
This author is not as familiar to American and English readers as the merit of his work would warrant, but it is a positive pleasure to exploit the writings of one so well equipped for a foremost position in the school of which Alexandre Dumas, Theophile Gautier and Stanley J. Weyman are the accepted standards. Mons. Achard's works are popular favorites with the French people, and the excellent translations of his best novels which we are presenting to the public in moderate-priced editions cannot fail to please and satisfy all lovers of "The Three Musketeers," and works of like tenor.