M. Rod's new novel is a study of French Protestantism, and its scene is laid in La Rochelle and Montauban, the two Huguenot strongholds. It was first published in the "Revue des Deux Mondes," and at once achieved success. "M. Rod's work," says Edmund Gosse in the "Contemporary Review," "whether in criticism or fiction, always demands attention." "The Catholics," says a writer in "Literature," "praise the book because they find in it arguments against their adversaries; the Protestants, while protesting that the author, because he writes in the clerical Gaulois, is none of theirs, read it to discover personal allusions to their spiritual guides."
The Kinship of Souls. A Narrative. By Reuen Thomas. 12mo. Cloth, extra. $1.50.
The author of this work is well known through his connection with the ministry. The volume gives an account of a trip made by a philosophical professor, his intellectual daughter, and a young theological student, including descriptions of various portions of England and Germany visited by the persons of the narrative. The undogmatic way in which the author discusses theology and philosophy will interest the serious-minded.
King or Knave, Which Wins? An Old Tale of Huguenot Days. Edited by William Henry Johnson. 12mo. Cloth, extra. $1.50.
This is a sequel to the author's successful romance of the time of Henry of Navarre, entitled "The King's Henchman." Much of its interest centres in the personality of the famous Gabrielle d'Estrées and the efforts of Henry of Navarre to obtain possession of the throne of France.
The Miracles of Antichrist. By Selma Lagerlöf. Author of "The Story of Gösta Berling." Translated from the Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach. 12mo. Cloth, extra. $1.50.
This second important work from the pen of the successful author of "Gösta Berling," which has created such a strong impression, will be widely read. "The author," says a reviewer in "Cosmopolis," "has chosen the Etna region of Sicily as the theatre of her story, and the result is a masterpiece of the highest order,—a chef-d'œuvre which places the young author in the front rank of the literary artists of her day. The merits of 'Antekrists Mirakler' are so superlative that a lesser eulogy would be inadequate.... It is worth while to learn Swedish to read this astonishing book. All who hunger after true poetry may here eat, drink, and be satisfied."
A Boy in the Peninsular War. The Services, Adventures, and Experiences of Robert Blakeney, a Subaltern in the 28th Regiment. An Autobiography. Edited by Julian Sturgis. With a map. 8vo. Cloth, gilt top. $4.00.
In the pages of this book will be found a spirited picture of an English soldier's life during the Peninsular War, with the allied armies against Napoleon's generals.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY, Publishers