PUBLICATIONS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT&• CO. 
A Family Secret. An American Novel. By Fanny 
Andrews (“ Elzey Hay”). 8vo. Paper cover. jfSi.oo. Fine 
cloth. $1.50. 
" Her novel is as entertaining as any 
novel need be. ... There are 
some character-drawing and life-pic¬ 
turing in the volume which mean a 
good deal more than mere amusement 
to discerning readers."— New York 
Evening Post. 
" The character sketching and the 
narrative portions of the work are 
graphic and entertaining, and show 
considerable skill in construction on 
the part of the author. It is a book 
that will repay the reader’s pains, and 
that is more than can be said of per¬ 
haps the average works of fiction."— 
Boston Post. 
A New Godiva. A Novel. By Stanley Hope, 
author of “ Geoffrey’s Wife,” etc. 121110. Extra cloth. $1.50. 
" ‘A New Godiva,’ by Stanley Hope, 
is a capital story of English life, 
abounding in incident of a highly dra¬ 
matic nature, and yet not overwrought. 
The plot is somewhat intricate, but it 
is clearly developed, and is decidedly 
interesting. The characters are well 
drawn, and the descriptive parts of 
the book are spirited and picturesque. 
There is enough excitement in it to do 
efficient service for two or three 
novels."— Boston Saturday Evening 
Gazstte. 
" It is written with a strong, skilled 
hand, confident of its strength, and 
conscious of its skill."— New York 
Evening Post. 
" We heartily conynend it to our 
readers."— New Orleans Bulletin. 
Wild Hyacinth. A Novel. By Mrs. Randolph, 
author of " Gentianella,” etc. i 2 mo. Fine cloth. $1.75* 
" One of the best novels of our day. 
No writer of fiction has produced a 
more delightful and interesting book." 
—‘London Court Journal. 
"This is a clean, wholesome book. 
The plot, if slight, is very fairly good ; 
the characters of the story are well 
drawn and skillfully developed ; the 
moral is unexceptionable. . . . We 
have already said enough to show our 
hearty appreciation of a book which 
is excellent in tone and clever in exe¬ 
cution."— London Standard. 
By George Macdonald, 
” "Alec Forbes,” "Ranald Ban- 
Paper cover. 51.00. Fine cloth. $1.50. 
Malcolm. A Romance. 
author of " Robert Falconer, 
nerman,”etc. 8vo. 
" It is full of good writing, keen ob¬ 
servation, clever characterization, and 
those penetrative glances into human 
nature which its author has a habit of 
making."— New York Graphic. 
Blatiche Seymour. A 
" Erma’s Engagement.” 
cloth. $1.25. 
"It is simple and natural in plot, 
and is admirably told, particularly in 
its more pathetic portions. The senti¬ 
ment is gracefully tender, and the 
characters are drawn with great spirit 
and discrimination."— Boston Satur¬ 
day Evening Gazette. 
" It is the most mature, elaborate, 
and highly finished work of its distin¬ 
guished author, whose other novels 
nave had an extraordinary success.' 
—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 
Novel. By the author of 
8vo. Paper. 75 cents. Fine 
" The author’s great merit consists 
in the commendable naturalness of all 
her characters. She is, too, very 
amusing with her side remarks and 
the feminine cleverness which is to bo 
seen on every page. . . . We hardly 
know a more entertaining little vDlura# 
than this."— N. Y. Nation. 
