“The volume is a worthy tribute to our American women of letters, and a fair sample of our best fiction work. It is a book that will commend itself to our patriotism, and to all lovers of our national literature.”—Christian Evangelist, St. Louis, Mo.
“It ought to prove one of the most profitable volumes the publisher has made, for such a collection of admirable short stories seldom is found within the covers of a single book. * * * A galaxy indeed of lustrous stars. The book deserves to be printed with the highest art and to be bound in morocco and gilt; but it appears with propriety in a form which brings it within the reach of persons of moderate means. Such a dollar’s worth seldom can be secured by reading households.”—Christian Intelligencer, New York City.
The Koran in English.
Koran of Mohammed, The. Translated by George Sale. 12mo., cloth, 336 pages, 60c. (20c)
By far the best translation of a book which has exerted a wonderful influence in the past and which is now accepted as a sacred volume by more than two hundred million people.
Bayard Taylor’s Most Famous Book.
Taylor. Views Afoot; or Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff. By Bayard Taylor. With two portraits and an introduction by N. P. Willis. 12mo, 481 pages. Long Primer type, cloth, 60c. (20c)
“There are few smoother or more gracefully written books of travel than Bayard Taylor’s ‘Views Afoot.’ For two years he was a wayfaring pedestrian, often reduced to a plate of soup and a crust, trudging along in a dilapidated pair of shoes, but his spirits, health, and delightful resources as a correspondent never failed. He saw Europe thoroughly for $500 earned by the way, and came back to his country quite a famous young man. His letters are good reading to-day. They present Europe from the pedestrian side; and among many literary graces they have the poetic. ‘Views Afoot’ is one of the new publications of John B. Alden, the cheapness of whose books is a modern novelty. The volume is set in a large, peculiarly distinct type, and has in all respects an attractive, comfortable appearance.”—Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati, O.
Invaluable For Home and Sunday School.
Pittenger. The Interwoven Gospels. The four histories of Jesus Christ blended into a complete and continuous narrative in the words of the Gospels. According to the American Revised Version of 1881. Compiled by Rev. William Pittenger. 12mo, cloth, with maps, 90c. (30c)