The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment.
By Oscar Fay Adams. Illustrated.
1 vol., lib. 12mo, cloth decorative $1.25
Mr. Adams is well known as a writer of short stories. As the title indicates, these stories deal with dignitaries of the Episcopal Church. The mingled pathos and humor, which Mr. Adams has handled so admirably in describing his characters, make a book of more than average interest for the reader of fiction.
Captain Fracasse.
Translated from the French of Gautier. By Ellen Murray Beam. Illustrated by Victor A. Searles.
1 vol., lib. 12mo, cloth $1.25
"The story is one of the best in romantic fiction, for upon it Gautier lavished his rare knowledge of the twelfth century."—San Francisco Chronicle.
"One of those rare stories in which vitality is abundant."—New York Herald.
The Count of Nideck.
From the French of Erckmann-Chatrian, translated and adapted by Ralph Browning Fiske. Illustrated by Victor A. Searles.
1 vol., lib. 12mo, cloth $1.25
"'The Count of Nideck,' adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chatrian by Ralph Browning Fiske, is a most interesting tale, simply told, and moving with direct force to the end in view."—Minneapolis Times.
"Rapid in movement, it abounds in dramatic incident, furnishes graphic descriptions of the locality and is enlivened with a very pretty love story."—Troy Budget.
Muriella; Or Le Selve.
By Ouida. Illustrated by M. B. Prendergast.
1 vol., lib. 12mo, cloth$1.25
"Ouida's literary style is almost perfect in 'Muriella.'"—Chicago Times-Herald.
"'Muriella' is an admirable example of the author's best work."—Brooklyn Times.
"It dwells in the memory, and bears the dramatic force, tragic interest, and skilfulness of treatment that mark the work of Ouida when at her best."—Pittsburg Bulletin.