By SHEPPARD STEVENS. Illustrated by A. Russell, 12mo. 475 pages. $1.50.
A romance of the Louisiana Purchase which the Buffalo Commercial says is "A lively story, a pretty romance, and interesting, as it throws a strong light on the private character of Napoleon Bonaparte ere he realized his ambitions."
Mrs. Stevens has felicitously related an absorbing story and has re-created the atmosphere and scenes of the first days in the history of this region, as well as of the stirring times in France under the First Consul.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
THE PHARAOH AND THE PRIEST
From the original Polish of ALEXANDER GLOVATSKI, by Jeremiah Curtin, translator of "Quo Vadis," etc. Illustrated. 12mo. $1.50.
No novel of such interest and power as "The Pharaoh and the Priest" has been written about ancient Egypt thus far. In this book the Egyptian state stands before us as a mighty living organism. The author depicts vividly the desperate conflict between the secular and the ecclesiastical powers during the career of Rameses XIII., in the eleventh century before Christ.
TRUTH DEXTER
By SIDNEY McCALL. 12mo. $1.50. 50th thousand.