“An entertaining romance which covers the time from just before the war until soon after the peace. Six young people carry on their love-making under countless difficulties, owing to two of them being on the wrong side of the ‘unpleasantness.’ Of course, there are all sorts of adventures, plots, misunderstandings, and wonderful escapes.… The book is written in excellent taste.”—Pittsburgh Bulletin.
STORIES OF OLD NEW SPAIN. By Thomas A. Janvier. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.
“The author does for the Mexicans much what Longfellow has done for the Acadians.”—New York Commercial Advertiser.
“Mr. Janvier has evidently explored the ancient ruins and studied the old church records thoroughly, and has drawn therefrom much hitherto unused material.”—Cincinnati Times-Star.
“Another lot of those tales of Mexico, which their author, Thomas A. Janvier, knows how to write with such skill and charm. Nine of the stories are delightful, and nine is the number of stories in the book.”—New York Sun.
THE MAID OF HONOR. By the Hon. Lewis Wingfield. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, 75 cents.
“A story of France just before, during, and after the Reign of Terror. There are not many novels in our language which portray rural conditions in France in this troubled period, and this has a unique interest for that reason.”—Chicago Times.
“A very graphic story of those troublous times which witnessed the temporary triumphs of ‘the people.’ ”—Rochester Herald.
“It may safely be said that up to the last page … the reader’s attention is not allowed to flag.”—London Athenæum.
IN THE HEART OF THE STORM. By Maxwell Grey, author of “The Silence of Dean Maitland.” 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, 75 cents.