“Nothing, indeed, approaching it has appeared in its particular department since the last work of George Eliot.”—Churchman.
Nature, Picturesque—Nature, Human.
Thompson. A Fortnight of Folly. By Maurice Thompson. Cloth. 50c. (20c) —Sylvan Secrets in Bird-Songs and Books. By Maurice Thompson. Ideal Ed., cloth, 60c. (25c)
“The ‘Fortnight’ has no sleepiness, even for the drowsy-inclined eyes of a summer tourist.”—National Republican, Washington, D. C.
“All lovers of candor and keen air and sunshine must be charmed with Maurice Thompson’s little book of essays, entitled ‘Sylvan Secrets.’ The author is above all things a poet, and his science breaks into poetry at every turn.”—The Critic, N. Y. City.
“Mr. Thompson is a genuine poet. He discloses secrets in woods, sea and skies of which we never dreamed. Songs of birds and whispering winds have new meanings as he listens to them. There are no dull pages in this book.”—Lutheran Observer, Philadelphia, Pa.
Famous Statesmen of the World.
International Statesman Series. Biographies of great social and political leaders. Edited by Lloyd C. Sanders. Cloth, per vol., 60c. (15c)
1. Lord Beaconsfield. By T. E. Kebbel. 2. Viscount Palmerston. By Lloyd C. Sanders. 3. Prince Metternich. By G. B. Malleson. 4. O’Connell. By J. A. Hamilton. 5. Lord Bolingbroke. By Arthur Hassall. 6. Sir Robert Peel. By F. C. Montague.
A very interesting and important series of biographies of men who have been influential in the social and political history of the world.