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AN ANGEL IN A WEB

An Angel in a Web

A Novel. By JULIAN RALPH, Author of
"Alone in China," etc. Illustrated by
W. T. SMEDLEY. Post 8vo, Cloth, Orna-
mental.

"An Angel in a Web" will undoubtedly take
rank as the strongest work that Mr. Ralph has done.
It is a story with supernatural implications, contain-
ing much exceedingly able and apt characterization
in dealing with the fortunes of an old American fam-
ily, and Mr. Ralph handles his somewhat unusual
plot with much dexterity and with a keen eye for
characteristic details. The illustrations of Mr. Smed-
ley are, needless to say, in entire accord with the story.

Social Life in the British Army
By a British Army Officer. Illustrated by
R. CATON WOODVILLE. Post 8vo, Cloth, Or-
namental.

These articles, originally published serially in
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, form an intimate account of
the duties, military and social, of officers in the
crack regiments of the British service. The articles
have the great merit of being written by one who
knows whereof he speaks, and are calculated to re-
move many misconceptions of a British officer's man-
ner of life.

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MILITARY MESS

Mr. R. Caton Woodville, who illustrates the papers,
has long been known as an expert in military draughts-
manship, and his striking pictures do much to emphasize the originality and
interest of the text.

"THAT'S 'IM!"

Roden's Corner

A Novel. By HENRY SETON MERRIMAN,
Author of "The Sowers," "With Edged
Tools," etc. With Illustrations by T. DE
THULSTRUP. pp. vi., 324.
pp. vi., 324. Post 8vo, Cloth,

Ornamental, $1 75.

"Roden's Corner," originally published as a serial in HARPER'S MAGAZINE, has for its background London and The Hague. It is rich in incident and character, and is a keen criticism of the altruistic tendencies in modern social life and modern social charities. But under the surface runs a deep, strong vein of tragedy and pathos such as no living novelist is more deft in developing than is Mr. Merriman. The illustrations by Mr. de Thulstrup are in that well-known artist's best vein.

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The Vintage

A Romance of the Greek
War of Independence.
By E. F. BENSON, Au-
thor of "Limitations,"
"The Judgment Books,"
etc. With Illustrations.
pp. viii., 474. Post 8vo,
Cloth, Ornamental,
SI 50.

The romance is of a stal-
wart and yet touching fibre
seldom seen in latter-day
novels of its sort. Chicago
Times-Herald.

Mr. Benson seems in his latest novel to have grown out of all recognition, the standard

set by his previous books having been surpassed to such an extent that
"The Vintage" might almost be the work of a new writer. Our novelist has
achieved many effects unusual in the fiction of the day, weaving them into
his narrative of adventure so tactfully and sympathetically that they are of
signal importance to the knitting of the tale into an harmonious whole.
Neither adventure nor local color predominates, but the patriotic Greeks
play out their thrilling drama in an environment which explains and en-
hances all that they do. The characters are drawn with clearness, the tale
moves rapidly, and a freshness as of the Greek mountains and vales blows
through the book.-N. Y. Tribune.

The Fight for the Crown

A Novel. By W. E. NORRIS, Author of "Clarissa Furiosa," " Billy
Bellew," etc. pp. iv., 320. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.
A story well told and well worth the reading.-Philadelphia Times.
A lively specimen of Mr. Norris's well-known powers.-Phila. Telegraph.
The book as a whole is one of the best that Mr. Norris has given us in
recent years.-Providence Journal.

The Student's Motley

The Rise of the Dutch Republic. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
Condensed, with Introduction and Notes and an Historical Sketch.
of the Dutch People from 1584 to 1897, by WILLIAM ELLIOT
GRIFFIS. Profusely Illustrated. pp. xvi., 943. Crown 8vo, Cloth,
SI 75.

An exceptionally useful book.-N. Y. Herald.

The thorough competency of Mr. Griffis to undertake this work will be conceded by every one. . . . The book will prove simply invaluable to students and others who desire to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the growth of modern liberty in England and America as well as in the Nether

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Memories of a Rear-Admiral

Who has Served for More than
Half a Century in the Navy of the
United States. By S. R. FRANK-
LIN, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy
(Retired). Illustrated.
Pp. xvi.,
398. Crown 8vo, Cloth, Orna-
mental, Deckel Edges and Gilt
Top, $3 00.

Admiral Franklin has produced a book
which has a substantial value. It is inter-
esting because it is the record of a life filled
with vigorous and significant action. It is
valuable because it contains personal recol-
lections of events of enormous importance
in the history of this country. The later
chapters of the book form a delightful
record of personal impressions of places
not unfamiliar to the traveller, but whose
doors are not always so wide open as they
are to the commanding officer of a man-of-
war.-N. Y. Times.

A Constitutional History
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1776-1850.

By FRANCIS NEWTON THORPE. Il-
lustrated with Maps. Two Volumes.
Crown 8vo, Cloth, Uncut Edges and
Gilt Tops, $5 00.

"This work contains the evidence of

changes, and, it is believed, of progress, in the ideas and opinions which the
American people have held respecting the principles, the organization, and
the administration of their civil institutions. It is a record of the evolution
of government in this country since the Revolution, and it rests upon author-
ities hitherto almost disregarded."-From the Preface.

A noble contribution for the library of those who would keep well informed
in the history of the American people from 1776 to 1850. ... The value of
the work is also greatly enhanced by an exhaustive index and an analytical
table of contents by chapters. These volumes present in a more compact
and intelligible form than anything else yet extant the gradual civil develop-
ment of the country, the principles on which our constitutional government
is based, and the ideas which from its inception have determined its form
and its administration. . . . One can find in these volumes all necessary in
formation in order to trace our political institutions to their origin, and fol-
low, down to 1850, the applications of the principles on which they rest.—
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The Story of a Play

A Novel. By W. D. How-
ELLS. pp. ii., 312. Post 8vo,
Cloth, $1 50. (Uniform with
the Library Edition of W. D.
Howells's Novels.)

"The Story of a Play" must
hold a high place in the series of
studies of contemporary American
life in the form of fiction which
depicts the human comedy as Mr.
Howells sees it. . . . Mr. Howells
has cultivated the habits of seeing
what he cares to see so clearly, and
of setting down the results of his
observation so accurately, that the
historical value of his novels, quite
apart from their æsthetic quality, is
an obvious fact.-N. Y. Times.

One leaves the book feeling yet

once more what a tremendously clever man Mr. Howells is.-London Chronicle.

The Copper Princess

A Story. By KIRK MUNROE, Author of "The Painted Desert,"
"Rick Dale," etc. Illustrated by W. A. ROGERS. Post 8vo,
Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.

A strong and stirring story of the Lake
Superior mining country, told with all Mr.
Munroe's familiar spirit and swing. The
plot is one of rapid action and exciting in-
cident, hinging on a mystery connected with
a deserted copper-mine.

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A Study of a Child

DEAR. MAMMA.

By LOUISE E. HOGAN. With a
Colored Frontispiece and Many Il-
lustrations. pp. xii., 220. Crown
8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $2 50.

This volume is a seven years' record
of spontaneous development of a normal

RATING UTHER, HANDLE child's self-activity, with annotations by the

A FAMILY PORTRAIT

late Dr. Preyer, of Wiesbaden. It shows clearly how the science of child-study may be practically applied in the home, and while possessing the peculiar charm which lies in all narratives of unrestrained child-life, the book has a psychological and physiological value which will meet the expressed needs of educators, psychologists, and physicians, and which will be at the same time of interest to the general reader. The many original illustrations by the child are of peculiar interest as showing the growth in the child's mind of the appreciation of detail.

The Lion of Janina

Or, The Last Days of the Janissaries. A Turkish Novel. By
MAURUS JÓKAI, Author of "The Green Book," "Black Dia-
monds," etc. Translated by R. NISBET BAIN. pp. viii., 295.
16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25.

An admirable piece of historical novel writing.-Boston Advertiser.

It is a stirring, fascinating story; a curious blending of roses and blood, love and hate, fidelity and treachery, courage and cruelty; of the delights of the harem and of brutal butchery. Moreover, it is a valuable and graphic description of Turkish misrule.-Brooklyn Standard-Union.

The Associate Hermits

A Novel. By FRANK R. STOCK-
TON, Author of "The Great Stone
of Sardis," "Rudder Grange," etc.
Illustrated by A. B. FROST. Post
8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50.

Mr. Stockton's new novel is a story of
vacation-life in the Adirondacks. It is told
much in the manner of " Rudder Grange,"
and shows that the author's inimitable hu-
mor has but grown more amusing with time.
The story is full of situations character-
ized by the unmistakable Stockton touch,
by which, however, the development of the
author's narrative is not impeded. Rather
is it emphasized by this succession of hap-
py conceptions.

FRANK R. STOCKTON

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