“There are few living American writers who can reproduce for us more perfectly than Mr. Cable does, in his best moments, the speech, the manners, the whole social atmosphere of a remote time and a peculiar people. A delicious flavor of humor penetrates his stories.”—The New York Tribune.
Rebecca Harding Davis.
Silhouettes of American Life. 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.00.
“There are altogether thirteen stories in the volume, all written in that direct, forcible style which is Mrs. Davis’s distinctive merit as a producer of fiction.”—Boston Beacon.
Richard Harding Davis.
Gallegher, and Other Stories. 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.00.
The ten stories comprising this volume attest the appearance of a new and strong individuality in the field of American fiction. They are of a wide range and deal with very varied types of metropolitan character and situation; but each proves that Mr. Davis knows his New York as well as Dickens did his London.
Edward Eggleston.
Roxy. The Circuit Rider. Illustrated. Each, 12mo, $1.50.
“Dr. Eggleston’s fresh and vivid portraiture of a phase of life and manners, hitherto almost unrepresented in literature; its boldly contrasted characters, and its unconventional, hearty, religious spirit, took hold of the public imagination.”—The Christian Union.