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FJf:LIX tiRAS. 



published by the Messrs. Applcton, Felix Gras 

 was unknown outside of France. In the Midi 

 he had gained recognition as a poet and writer 

 of stories, and he had been chosen as the head 

 of the Felibrige, that society of romancers and 

 singers of which Mistral and Roumanille were 

 the earlier chiefs. With the appearance of 

 "The Reds of the Midi," however, it was 

 made clear to America and to England that 

 a new light had appeared in modern litera- 

 ture. The simplicity, fervor, vividness, and 

 dramatic force of this romancer of the Midi 

 drew words of unstinted praise from critics 

 and readers, and even Gladstone paused in his 



labors to read the book and eulogize the author. "The Reds of the Midi" was 

 followed by " The Terror," another success ; and the author now offers in The 

 White Terror the concluding volume of his great trilogy of the French Revolution, 

 which with its splendidly sustained interest, its vitality, and its swift, strong 

 current of action, comes as the crown of the author's interpretation of the Revo- 

 lution in fiction. Added to the charms of graphic and often poetic style, keen 

 appreciation of dramatic effects, and rare power of individualization, his earnestness 

 of conviction and purpose gives an exceptional value to his stories. He writes 

 because he has something in his heart to say, and his fervid republican and 

 patriotic feeling is constantly demonstrated. Himself a Provencal, it is natural 

 that he should have chosen for his field of historical romance the south of France, 

 and every chapter of The White Terror shows thorough knowledge of the 

 country and its people, keen appreciation of their noble virtues and ferocious 

 vices. 



Mr. Richard H. Titherington's History of the Spanish- Awericayi War is 

 a carefully compiled, comprehensive, and rigidly impartial historic account of the 

 causes leading to our war with Spain, the war itself, and circumstances incident 

 to the termination thereof It is to be noted that the author has awaited the 

 official reports on both sides, and he is therefore able to present a well-founded 

 and authoritative history. Omitting no detail possessing real importance, it is 

 necessarily concise, and no space is wasted in descriptive "fine writing" or 

 extended critical disquisitions. As an authoritative work for reference it will 

 be found of exceptional merit, and its value is materially enhanced by many 

 excellent sketch maps and a very thorough index. The long story of Spanish 

 misgovernment and Cuban revolt, down to the climax of outrage and suffering 

 under Weyler's rule, is all compressed into the first fifty pages ; an exhaustive 

 and accurate comparison of the resources of Spain and the United States only 

 takes up eighteen pages ; and eight pages suffice for the narration of Admiral 



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