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"The beauty of Appletons' Town and Country Library series is that one is always sure of being 

 thorouglily entertained, no matter how much at random he may make his selection or what season cf 

 tl.e year it may happen to be." — Boston Herald. 



No. 274. A Voyage at Anchor. 



By W. Clark Russell, author of " The Tragedy of Ida Noble," etc. 

 This new novel is characterized by those qualities which have won for its author his fame, and withal 

 has a flavor all its own. iMr. Clark Russell takes his reader to spend a two-months' holiday in an old 

 hulk off the Kentish coast, on the stretch of water between Deal and Walmer on the one side and the 

 (ioodwin Sands on the other, which is known as the South Downs. The novel experiences of the holi- 

 day party are related in the delightful style of which Clark Russell is a past master. The story is full of 

 capital situations and unhackneyed dialogue, and tinged with a quiet humor which adds to the reader's 

 relish of the whole. Moreover, the splendid sights of the gateway to the Channel and the pleasant dis- 

 tractions in the way of gay functions which Deal and Walmer afford, furnish the author with opportu- 

 nities for delightful descriptions and contrasts. A very striking feature in the story is the burning of a 

 ship at night. 



No. 273. The Heiress of the Season. 



By Sir William M.vg.nay, Bart., author of " The Pride of Life," etc. 

 This brilliant and incisive study of social and political life in London furnishes effective contrasts of 

 intrigue and honesty, and also of assured social standing and the struggle for place. The titled lady 

 who patronizes social candidates for a consideration and secures names for new companies is vividly 

 presented in company with the enterprising promoter, the heiress, the rising politician of genuine ability, 

 and the political knave. The various characters stand out in clear relief against the kaleidoscopic back- 

 ground of the London season. The cleverness of the book and the writer's evident knowledge suggest 

 some comparisons with "Concerning Isabel Carnaby." 



No. 272. A Bitter Heritage. 



By John Blou.nuellk- Burton, author of " Fortune's my Foe,". etc. 

 " Mr. Bloundelle-Burton is one of the most successful of the purveyors of historic al romance who 

 have started up in the wake of Stanley Weyman and Conan Doyle. He has a keen eye for the pictur- 

 esque, a happy instinct for a draniatic (or m(jre generally a melodramatic 1 situation, and he is apt and 

 careful in his historic paraphernalia. He usually succeeds, therefore, in producing an effective story." — 

 Charleston News and Courier. 



No. 271. Lady Barbarity. 



A Romance. By J. C. S-Naith, author of "Mistress Dorothy Marvin," " Fiercehcart, 

 the Soldier," etc. 

 "There is hardly a dull page in all of Lady Hab's facetious chronicle." — Xeiu York Commercial 

 Advertiser . 



No. 270. The Strange Story of Hester Wynne. 



Told by Herself. Witli a Prologue by C. C'U.mdkk, author of "A I)augliter of Music," 



etc. 

 "This is indeed a strange story, and it is well told. The reader is never in advance of the charac- 

 ters of the book in knowledge of what is to happen, and this is what keeps up the interest from chapter 

 to chapter. " — New York Mail and Express. 



No. 269. Dr. Nikola's Experiment. 



By OUY BooriiuN', aiitiior of " 1 he Marriage of Esther," " Dr. Xil;ola," etc. 

 " Distinctively of the sensational order, but none the less fascinating on that account." — Boston 

 Beacon. 



