A SON OF THE REVOLUTION. An Historical Novel of the Days of Aaron Burr. By Elbridge S. Brooks. 301 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
The story of Tom Edwards, adventurer, as it is connected with Aaron Burr, is in every way faithful to the facts of history. As the story progresses the reader will wonder where the line between fact and fiction is to be drawn. Among the characters that figure in it are President Jefferson, Gen. Andrew Jackson, General Wilkinson, and many other prominent government and army officials.
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MALVERN, A NEIGHBORHOOD STORY. By Ellen Douglas Deland. 341 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
Her descriptions of boys and girls are so true, and her knowledge of their ways is so accurate, that one must feel an admiration for her complete mastery of her chosen field.—The Argus, Albany.
Miss Deland was accorded a place with Louisa M. Alcott and Nora Perry as a successful writer of books for girls. We think this praise none too high.—The Post.
A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE. By Ellen Douglas Deland. 340 pp. Cloth, $1.50.