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nrHE IRON GAME. By Henry F. Keenan, author of 



J- "Trajan," "The Aliens," etc. i2mo. Paper, 50 cents; 



cloth, $1.00. 



"An entertaining romance which covers the time from just before the war until soon 

 after the peace. Six young people carry on their love-making under countless diffi- 

 culties, owing to two of them bemg on the wrong side of the ' unpleasantness/ Of 

 course, there are all sorts of adventures, plots, misunderstandings, and wonderful 

 escapes. . . . The book is written in excellent taste." — Pittsburgh Bulletin. 



^TORIES OF OLD NEW SPAIN By Thomas A. 

 ^ Janvier. i2mo. Paper, 50 cents ; cloth, $1.00. 



^'The author does for the Mexicans much what Longfellow has done for the 

 Acadiaiis." — Sexu York Commercial Advertiser. 



" Mr. Janvier has evidently explored the ancient ruins and studied the old church 

 records thoroughly, and has drawn therefrom much hitherto unused material." — Cin- 

 cinnati Times-Star, 



"Another lot of those tales of Mexico, which their author, Thomas A Janvier, 

 knows how to write with such skill and charm. Nine of the stoiies are delightful, and 

 nine is the number of stories in the book." — New York Suti. 



'T^HE MAID OF HONOR. By the Hon. Lewis Wing- 

 •* FIELD. i2nio. Paper, 50 cents ; cloth, 75 cents, 



" A story of France just before, during, and after the Reign of Terror. There are 

 not many novels in our language which portray rural conditions in France in this 

 troubled period, and this has a unique interest for that reason." — Chicago Tijnes. 



" A very graphic story of those troublous times which witnessed the temporary 

 triumphs of * the people.' "-^Rochester Herald. 



" It may safely be said that up to the last page . . . the reader's attention is not 

 allowed to flag." — London A ikerusuin. 



N THE HEART OF THE STORM, By Max- 

 well Grey, author of " The Silence of Dean Maitland." 

 l2nio. Paper, 50 cents ; cloth, 75 cents. 



"The plot is compact, deftly constructed, free from extravagances and violent im- 

 probabilities, with a well-managed element of suspense running nearly to the end, and 

 strongly illustrative throughout of En<;lish life and character The book is likely to 

 add materially to the author's well-earned repute." — Chicago Times. 



CONSEQ UENCES. By Egerton Castle. i2mo. Paper, 

 50 cents ; cloth, $1.00. 



" It is a real pleasure to welcome a new novelist who shows both promise and per- 

 formance. . . . The work is distinguished by verve, by close and wide observation of 

 the ways and cities of many men, by touches of a reflection which is neither shallow 

 nor charged with the trappings and suits of weightiness ; and in many ways, not least 

 in the striking end, it is decidedly original." — Saturday Review. 



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