PUBLICATIONS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTI & CO. 



Blanche Gilroy. A Girl's Story. A Novel. By 



Margaret IIosmer, auth 



Years of a Lifetime," etc. 



" Its tone is excellent." — Philadel- 

 phia. Age. 



" It is a love-story of the intense and 

 tragical sort, with a deep plot and any 

 amount of stirring incident. The 

 characters are drawn with much dis- 

 tinctness and vigor, and the story 

 sweeps on to its end amid a rushing 



or of " The Morrisons," " Ten 

 l2mo. Extra doth. $1.50. 



whirl of cross-purposes with decrying 

 fascination. It must be said, too, thai 

 the secret of the interest is in th« 

 characters and then- destinies, sine* 

 the language of the narrative is ne'.thei 

 florid nor exaggerated." — Boston Ad- 

 vertiser. 



The Holcombes. A Story of Virginia Home-Life. 

 By Mary Tucker Magiix. i2mo. Extra cloth. $1.50. 



"The subject is a charming one." — 

 Winchester Times. 



" This book is written from an ele- 

 vated point of view, both as to its 

 society and scenery. . . . We find 



Left to Herself. A Novel. 



l2mo. Extra cloth. $1.50. 



it an interesting story. . . . The 

 tone of this work is admirable, and we 

 shall be glad to hear again from the 

 author." — Philadelphia Age. 



By 



" Such a spicy mixture of ingredi- 

 ent* is this book contains cannot fail 

 to nWke an exciting story ; and as the 

 plot is well conceived, the characters 

 well drawn and the interest well sus- 

 tained to the end, without degenerating 

 into the melo-draniatic, we are dis- 

 posed to recommend to others a book 

 wliic h we ourselves have found capti- 

 vating enough to burn the midnight 

 tas over." — Philadelphia Evening 

 Bulletin. 



" Amid the flood of mediocrity and 

 trash that is poured upon the public in 

 the shape of novels, it is the pleasant- 

 est duty of the critic to discern real 

 merit, and this we recognize in ' Left 

 to Herself. " — The Philadelphia Age. 



" We predict for it a large sale in 

 this section, and anticipate that it will 

 be favorably received by the reading 

 public of the whole country.'' — Lynch- 

 burg Republican. 



Was She Engaged? A Novel. By " Jonquil!' 



121110. Extra cloth. $1.50. 



" A pleasant, bright and sparkling I 

 story." — Baltimore Gazette. 



"This entertaining love story comes 

 to us fresh from the pen and the press, | 

 in clear, readable lype that would ' 

 make a far lees, enticing work pleasur- 

 able. We fee', assured that those who 

 are fond of the purely emotional in 

 character or literature will find .1 

 entertainment from its pages. lite 

 story is written iii tin- first pei an, and 

 is a narrative vastly superior to .1 

 mass of so-called novels. There I not 

 < parti-le of rant from cover to cover. | 



No passion is 'torn to tatters.' No 

 impossible incidents are introduced, 

 and yet the interest is matntainec 

 throughout. The pure, sweet charac- 

 ter of Lucy, so well displayed agains! 

 the more energetic but less poetical 

 Rosamond ; the sunlight and shadow 

 of these two, enhanced by the dark 

 and designing character of Sarah, 

 combine to produce prominent impres- 

 sions." — Fkilade( hia Press. 



'' Every one seems to be going fot 

 Engaged.' ' — Baton Satur- 

 day Evening Gazette. 



Lost anil Saved. A Novel. By Hon. Mrs. Norton. 



New Edition. 121110. Cloth. Si. 25. 



" Remarkably well written ; . . , 

 wry readable." — Philadelphia Press. 



"The Ik-"! novel that Mis. Nortoi 

 hr.s written " — Baltimore Gazette. 



