NEW NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES.
In Uniform Binding. Each One Dollar.
A POUND OF CURE.
By W. H. Bishop.
A striking novel of life at Monte Carlo. It embodies a curious picture of the growth of the gambling spirit upon a young married man, whose only fault is his weakness in the presence of alluring pleasure. In addition to the very remarkable plot, the book is noteworthy for the delicate and picturesque descriptions of the scenery around Monte Carlo. Mr. Bishop's easy and very accurate English style adds to the effectiveness of the book as a work of art.
SALEM KITTREDGE, and Other Stories.
By Bliss Perry.
Salem Kittredge is a story about a theological student, a pretty girl with active sympathies, and a young man addicted to drink. How these characters stood affected by each other during a season at Bar Harbor, is told with much spirit and skill. The other stories are crisp and interesting, full of keen character drawing and a quick sense of human nature.
"'Salem Kittredge' is one of the best short stories we have read recently. There are eight other stories in the volume, all good."—Boston Advertiser.
TALES OF THE MAINE COAST.
By Noah Brooks.
Including "Pansy Pegg," "The Apparition of Joe Murch," "A Hereditary Barn," "The Phantom Sailor," "The Waif of Nautilus Island," "A Century Ago," etc., all dealing with the romantic life of the people, and all full of local color.