SELECTIONS FROM L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY'S LIST OF NEW FICTION.
An Enemy to the King.
From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of the Sieur de la Tournoire. ByROBERT NEILSON STEPHENS. Illustrated by H. De M. Young.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
An historical romance of the sixteenth century, describing theadventures of a young French nobleman at the Court of Henry IV., andon the field with Henry of Navarre.
The Continental Dragoon.
A Romance of Philipse Manor House, in 1778. By ROBERT NEILSONSTEPHENS, author of "An Enemy to the King." Illustrated by H. C.Edwards.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
A stirring romance of the Revolution, the scene being laid in andaround the old Philipse Manor House, near Yonkers, which at the timeof the story was the central point of the so-called "neutralterritory" between the two armies.
Muriella; or, Le Selve.
By OUIDA. Illustrated by M. B. Prendergast.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
This is the latest work from the pen of the brilliant author of "UnderTwo Flags," "Moths," etc., etc. It is the story of the love andsacrifice of a young peasant girl, told in the absorbing stylepeculiar to the author.
The Road to Paris.
By ROBERT NEILSON STEPHENS, author of "An Enemy to the King," "TheContinental Dragoon," etc. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards. (In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
An historical romance, being an account of the life of an Americangentleman adventurer of Jacobite ancestry, whose family early settledin the colony of Pennsylvania. The scene shifts from the unsettledforests of the then West to Philadelphia, New York, London, Paris,and, in fact, wherever a love of adventure and a roving fancy can leada soldier of fortune. The story is written in Mr. Stephens's beststyle, and is of absorbing interest.
Rose a Charlitte.
An Acadien Romance. By MARSHALL SAUNDERS, author of "Beautiful Joe,"etc. Illustrated by H. De M. Young.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
In this novel, the scene of which is laid principally in the land ofEvangeline, Marshall Saunders has made a departure from the style ofher earlier successes. The historical and descriptive setting of thenovel is accurate, the plot is well conceived and executed, thecharacters are drawn with a firm and delightful touch, and thefortunes of the heroine, Rose a Charlitte, a descendant of an oldAcadien family, will be followed with eagerness by the author's hostof admirers.
Bobbie McDuff.
By CLINTON ROSS, author of "The Scarlet Coat," "Zuleika," etc.Illustrated by B. West Clinedinst.
1 vol., large 16mo, cloth =$1.00=
Clinton Ross is well known as one of the most promising of recentAmerican writers of fiction, and in the description of the adventuresof his latest hero, Bobbie McDuff, he has repeated his earliersuccesses. Mr. Ross has made good use of the wealth of material at hiscommand. New York furnishes him the hero, sunny Italy a heroine, grimRussia the villain of the story, while the requirements of theexciting plot shift the scene from Paris to New York, and back againto a remote, almost feudal villa on the southern coast of Italy.
In Kings' Houses.
A Romance of the Reign of Queen Anne. By JULIA C. R. DORR, author of"A Cathedral Pilgrimage," etc. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
Mrs. Dorr's poems and travel sketches have earned for her a distinctplace in American literature, and her romance, "In Kings' Houses," iswritten with all the charm of her earlier works. The story dealswith one of the most romantic episodes in English history. QueenAnne, the last of the reigning Stuarts, is described with a strong,yet sympathetic touch, and the young Duke of Gloster, the "littlelady," and the hero of the tale, Robin Sandys, are delightfulcharacterizations.
Sons of Adversity.
A Romance of Queen Elizabeth's Time. By L. COPE CONFORD, author of"Captain Jacobus," etc. Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
A tale of adventure on land and sea at the time when ProtestantEngland and Catholic Spain were struggling for naval supremacy.Spanish conspiracies against the peace of good Queen Bess, a vividdescription of the raise of the Spanish siege of Leyden by thecombined Dutch and English forces, sea fights, the recovery of stolentreasure, are all skilfully woven elements in a plot of unusualstrength.
The Count of Nideck.
From the French of Erckman-Chatrian, translated and adapted by RALPHBROWNING FISKE. Illustrated by Victor A. Searles.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
A romance of the Black Forest, woven around the mysterious legend ofthe Wehr Wolf. The plot has to do with the later German feudal times,is brisk in action, and moves spiritedly from start to finish. Mr.Fiske deserves a great deal of credit for the excellence of his work.No more interesting romance has appeared recently.
The Making of a Saint.
By W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
"The Making of a Saint" is a romance of Mediaeval Italy, the scenebeing laid in the 15th century. It relates the life of a young leaderof Free Companions who, at the close of one of the many petty Italianwars, returns to his native city. There he becomes involved in itspolitics, intrigues, and feuds, and finally joins an uprising of thetownspeople against their lord. None can resent the frankness andapparent brutality of the scenes through which the hero and hiscompanions of both sexes are made to pass, and many will yieldungrudging praise to the author's vital handling of the truth. In thecharacters are mirrored the life of the Italy of their day. The bookwill confirm Mr. Maugham's reputation as a strong and originalwriter.
Omar the Tentmaker.
A Romance of Old Persia. By NATHAN HASKELL DOLE. Illustrated. (Inpress.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
Mr. Dole's study of Persian literature and history admirably equipshim to enter into the life and spirit of the time of the romance, andthe hosts of admirers of the inimitable quatrains of Omar Khayyam,made famous by Fitzgerald, will be deeply interested in a tale basedon authentic facts in the career of the famous Persian poet. The threechief characters are Omar Khayyam, Nizam-ul-Mulk, the generous andhigh-minded Vizier of the Tartar Sultan Malik Shah of Mero, and Hassanibu Sabbah, the ambitious and revengeful founder of the sect of theAssassins. The scene is laid partly at Naishapur, in the Province ofKhorasan, which about the period of the First Crusade was at its acmeof civilization and refinement, and partly in the mountain fortress ofAlamut, south of the Caspian Sea, where the Ismailians under Hassanestablished themselves towards the close of the 11th century. Humannature is always the same, and the passions of love and ambition, ofreligion and fanaticism, of friendship and jealousy, are admirablycontrasted in the fortunes of these three able and remarkablecharacters as well as in those of the minor personages of the story.
Captain Fracasse.
A new translation from the French of Gotier. Illustrated by Victor A.Searles.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
This famous romance has been out of print for some time, and a newtranslation is sure to appeal to its many admirers, who have never yethad any edition worthy of the story.
The Rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore.
A farcical novel. By HAL GODFREY. Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry.(In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
A fanciful, laughable tale of two maiden sisters of uncertain age whoare induced, by their natural longing for a return to youth and itsblessings, to pay a large sum for a mystical water which possesses thevalue of setting backwards the hands of time. No more delightfullyfresh and original book has appeared since "Vice Versa" charmed anamused world. It is well written, drawn to the life, and full of themost enjoyable humor.
Midst the Wild Carpathians.
By MAURUS JOKAI, author of "Black Diamonds," "The Lion of Janina,"etc. Authorized tra
nslation by R. Nisbet Bain. Illustrated. (Inpress.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
A thrilling, historical, Hungarian novel, in which the extraordinarydramatic and descriptive powers of the great Magyar writer have fullplay. As a picture of feudal life in Hungary it has never beensurpassed for fidelity and vividness. The translation is exceedinglywell done.
The Golden Dog.
A Romance of Quebec. By WILLIAM KIRBY. New authorized edition.Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
A powerful romance of love, intrigue, and adventure in the time ofLouis XV. and Mme. de Pompadour, when the French colonies were makingtheir great struggle to retain for an ungrateful court the fairestjewels in the colonial diadem of France.
Bijli the Dancer.
By JAMES BLYTHE PATTON. Illustrated by Horace Van Rinth. (In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
A novel of Modern India. The fortunes of the heroine, an Indian Nauchtgirl, are told with a vigor, pathos, and a wealth of poetic sympathythat makes the book admirable from first to last.
"To Arms!"
Being Some Passages from the Early Life of Allan Oliphant, Chirurgeon,Written by Himself, and now Set Forth for the First Time. By ANDREWBALFOUR. Illustrated. (In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
A romance dealing with an interesting phase of Scottish and Englishhistory, the Jacobite Insurrection of 1715, which will appeal stronglyto the great number of admirers of historical fiction. The story issplendidly told, the magic circle which the author draws about thereader compelling a complete forgetfulness of prosaic nineteenthcentury life.
Mere Folly.
A novel. By MARIA LOUISE POOLE, author of "In a Dike Shanty," etc.Illustrated. (In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.25=
An extremely well-written story of modern life. The interest centresin the development of the character of the heroine, a New Englandgirl, whose high-strung temperament is in constant revolt against theconfining limitations of nineteenth century surroundings. The reader'sinterest is held to the end, and the book will take high rank amongAmerican psychological novels.
A Hypocritical Romance and other stories.
By CAROLINE TICKNOR. Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
1 vol., large 16mo, cloth =$1.00=
Miss Ticknor, well known as one of the most promising of the youngerschool of American writers, has never done better work than in themajority of these clever stories, written in a delightful comedyvein.
Cross Trails.
By VICTOR WAITE. Illustrated. (In press.)
1 vol., library 12mo, cloth =$1.50=
A Spanish-American novel of unusual interest, a brilliant, dashing,and stirring story, teeming with humanity and life. Mr. Waite is to becongratulated upon the strength with which he has drawn hischaracters.
A Mad Madonna and other stories.
By L. CLARKSON WHITELOCK, with eight half-tone illustrations.
1 vol., large 16mo, cloth =$1.00=
A half dozen remarkable psychological stories, delicate in color andconception. Each of the six has a touch of the supernatural, a quicksuggestion, a vivid intensity, and a dreamy realism that is matchlessin its forceful execution.
On the Point.
A Summer Idyl. By NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, author of "Not Angels Quite,"with dainty half-tone illustrations as chapter headings.
1 vol., large 16mo, cloth =$1.00=
A bright and clever story of a summer on the coast of Maine, fresh,breezy, and readable from the first to the last page. The narrativedescribes the summer outing of a Mr. Merrithew and his family. Thecharacters are all honest, pleasant people, whom we are glad to know.We part from them with the same regret with which we leave a congenialparty of friends.
Cavalleria Rusticana; or, Under the Shadow of Etna.
Translated from the Italian of Giovanni Verga, by NATHAN HASKELL DOLE.Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry.
1 vol., 16mo, cloth =$0.50=
Giovanni Verga stands at present as unquestionably the most prominentof the Italian novelists. His supremacy in the domain of the shortstory and in the wider range of the romance is recognized both at homeand abroad. The present volume contains a selection from the mostdramatic and characteristic of his Sicilian tales. Verga is himself anative of Sicily, and his knowledge of that wonderful country, withits poetic and yet superstitious peasantry, is absolute. Such pathos,humor, variety, and dramatic quality are rarely met in a singlevolume.
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