THE BEST OF GOOD READING. THE FALL OF DAMASCUS. By WILLIAM WELLS RUSSELL. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "In vigor of style, in freshness of thought, and in dramatic power, superior to any American novel recently issued from the press.' Halifax (Va.) Record. "The author is new to us, but he has written a powerful fiction. The subject, the period, the characters, the love story sandwiched in, all conspire to make the feat difficult of success. And yet the fiction is a grand success.' - Providence Press. BLUFFTON. By Rev. M. J. SAVAGE (Church of the Unity, Boston). 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "This novel is not a novel. It is really a controversial theologic discussion from the liberal standpoint, cast in the form of a novel. Yet it has a natural plot, and it tells an interesting story. It is written with great clearness and vigor, and is one of the most interesting books recently published. Its characters are only sketched; but they are sketched with a clear, free, and bold hand."-Detroit Tribune. ROTHMELL. By the author of "Mr. Peter Crewitt," "That Husband of Mine," "That Wife of Mine," &c. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "A work of very great merit and interest, and reminds us somewhat of some of Mrs. Burnett's best productions- 'That Lass o'Lowrie's,' for example. The story, a touching one in itself, is most feelingly told, and while not in any manner overdrawn, it possesses all the elements of the highest order of romance, which is the romance of real life." - Bancroft Messenger, San Francisco. SEOLA. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "A strange and wonderful work of imagination." Indianapolis Tribune. "One of the most singular works ever written, being neither history nor theology, but a story founded in strict concordance with the sacred writings of the Hebrews and traditions of other nations. A work of which any one might feel proud." - Schenectady Union. NOBODY'S HUSBAND. 16mo. Cloth, $1.00. Paper, 50 cents. "Of a somewhat different kind is Nobody's Husband. It describes the adventures on railroad and steamboat of a bachelor gentleman and his friend's wife, a young lady accustomed to enjoy her own way, a baby, a dog, and an Irish servant-girl. The book is full of the author's peculiar humor, and the haps and mishaps of the party are sketched with some force.' - Toronto Monthly. A YEAR WORTH LIVING. By Rev. W. M. BAKER. Author of "The New Timothy," ""Mose Evans," &c. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "Really a novel of merit. The characters are distinctly and artistically drawn. They become people to us fully as much as do Dickens's characters, and still are not so exaggerated. The descriptions of scenery are fine. The scourge of the South, the yellow fever, is depicted in all its horror; we know the author is acquainted with it. Take it through and through, and it is one of the most enjoyable books we have read lately." - Indianapolis Tribune. For sale by all booksellers and newsdealers, and sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers Boston. New York. |