A Child of the Jago/Catalogue
Catalogue
of
The Publications
of
Herbert S. Stone & Company
The Caxton Building,
Chicago.
To be had of all Booksellers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price by the Publishers.
HENRY JAMES.
WHAT MAISIE KNEW; a novelette. l6mo. $1.25.
The announcement of a new book by Mr. James is in itself an event of no slight literary importance. The present volume represents his latest work and is worthy the attention of all persons interested in English and American letters.
RICHARD Le GALLIENNE.
PROSE FANCIES; second series, by the author of "The Book-bills of Narcissus," etc., with a cover designed by Frank Hazenplug. 16mo. $1.25.
"In these days of Beardsley pictures and decadent novels, it is good to find a book as sweet, as pure, as delicate as Mr. Le Gallienne's."—New Orleans Picayune.
"Prose Fancies ought to be in everyone's summer library, for it is just the kind of a book one loves to take to some secluded spot to read and dream over."—Kansas City Times.
"There are witty bits of sayings by the score, and sometimes whole paragraphs of nothing but wit. Somewhere there is a little skit about 'Scotland, the country that takes its name from the whisky made there,' and the transposed proverb like: 'It is an ill wind for the shorn lamb,' and 'Many rise on the stepping stones of their dead relatioins,' are brilliant. 'Most of us would never be heard of were it not for our enemies,' is a capital epigram."—Chicago Times-Herald.
"Mr. Le Gallienne is first of all a poet, and these little essays, which savor somewhat of Lamb, of Montaigne, of Lang, and of Birrell, are larded with verse of exquisite grace. He rarely ventures into the grotesque, but his 6ncy follows fair paths; a certain quaintness of expression and the idyllic atmosphere of the book charm one at the beginning and carry one through the nineteen 'fancies' that comprise the volume."—Chicago Record.
MARIA LOUISE POOL.
IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. 16mo. $1.25.
- A volume of connected sketches of country life in the South. It is on the order of Miss Pool's recent book entitled "In a Dike Shanty" which received such favorable comment. It is not sensational; it is not exciting; it is merely peaceful and pleasing, with a quiet current of delightful humor running all through.
MARTIN J. PRITCHARD.
WITHOUT SIN; a novel, 12mo. $1.25. Second edition.
The New York Journal gave a half-page review of the book and proclaimed it "the most startling novel yet."
"Abounds in situations of thrilling interest. A unique and daring book."—Review of Reviews (London).
"One is hardly likely to go far wrong in predicting that Without Sin will attract abundant notice. Too much can scarcely be said in praise of Mr. Pritchard's treatment of his subject."—Academy (London).
"The very ingenious way in which improbable incidents are made to appear natural, the ingenious manner in which the story is sustained to the end, the undoubted fascination of the writing, and the convincing charm of the principal characters, are just what make this novel so deeply dangerous while so intensely interesting."—The World (London).
CHAP-BOOK STORIES; a volume of Reprints from the Chap-Book, by Octave Thanet, Grace Ellery Channing, Maria Louise Pool, and others. 16mo. $1.25.
The authors of this volume are all American. Beside the well-known names, there are some which were seen in the Chap-Book for the first time. The volume is bound in an entirely new and startling fashion.
CHAP-BOOK ESSAYS, by T. W. Higginson, Louise Chandler Moulton, H. H. Boyesen, H. W. Mabie, and others. 16mo. $1.25.
Essays, by the most distinguished living writers, which it has been judged worth preserving in more permanent form than the issues of the Chap-Book could give.
ALBERT KINROSS.
THE FEARSOME ISLAND; being a Modern rendering of the narrative of one Silas Fordred, Master Mariner of Hythe, whose shipwreck and subsequent adventures are herein set forth. Also an appendix accounting in a rational manner for the seeming marvels that Silas Fordred encountered during his sojourn on the fearsome island of Don Diego Rodriguez. With a cover designed by Frank Hazenplug. 16mo. $1.25.
GABRIELE d'ANNUNZIO.
EPISCOPO AND COMPANY. Translated by Myrta Leonora Jones. 16mo. $1.25.
Gabriele d'Annunzio is the best known and most gifted of modern Italian novelists. His work is making a great sensation at present in all literary circles. The translation now offered gives the first opportunity English-speaking readers have had to know him in their own language.
ARTHUR MORRISON.
A CHILD OF THE JAGO; a novel of the East End of London, by the author of "Tales of Mean Streets." 12mo. $1.50.
Mr. Morrison is recognized the world over as the most capable man at slum life stories. His "Tales of Mean Streets" was one of the best received books of 1894-95, and the present volume has occupied his time ever since. It is of great force and continuous interest; a book that, once begun, must be finished, and one that will figure as a sensation for a long time to come.
JULIA MAGRUDER.
MISS AYR OF VIRGINIA AND OTHER STORIES. 16mo. $1.25.
Critics have always united in saying of Miss Magruder's work that it was interesting. In addition to this her new volume is noticeable for its grace and beauty, real sentiment where it is needed, and strength as well. It will be welcomed by the many who enjoyed "The Princess Sonia" and "The Violet."
HENRY M. BLOSSOM, Jr.
CHECKERS; a Hard -Luck Story, by the author of "The Documents in Evidence." i6mo. $1.25. Third edition.
"Abounds in the most racy and picturesque slang."—N. Y. Recorder
"Checkers is an interesting and entertaining chap, a distinct type, with a separate tongue and a way of saying things that is oddly humorous."—Chicago Record.
"If I had to ride from New York to Chicago on a slow train, I should like half a dozen books as gladsome as Checkers, and I could laugh at the trip."—N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
ALICE MORSE EARLE.
CURIOUS PUNISHMENTS OF BYGONE DAYS; by the author of "Sabbath in Puritan New England," etc., with many quaint pictures by Frank Hazenplug. 12mo. $1.50.
Mrs. Earle dedicates her book, in the language of an old-time writer, to "All curious and ingenious gentlemen and gentlewomen who can gain from acts of the past a delight in the present days of virtue, wisdom and the humanities."
H. C. CHATFIELD-TAYLOR.
THE LAND OF THE CASTANET; Spanish Sketches, by the author of "Two Women and a Fool," with twenty-five full-page illustrations. l6mo. $1.25.
A collection of rambling sketches of Spanish people and places. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor has written frankly and entertainingly of the most striking features of "The Land of the Castanet." The volume does not pretend to be exhaustive; in no sense is it a guide book—it is intended rather for the person who does not expect to visit Spain than for the traveller.
C. E. RAIMOND.
THE FATAL GIFT OF BEAUTY AND OTHER STORIES, by the author of "George Mandeville's Husband," etc. l6mo. $1.25.
A book of stories which will not quickly be surpassed for real humor, skillful characterization and splendid entertainment. "The Confessions of a Cruel Mistress" is a masterpiece and the "Portman Memmoirs" are exceptionally clever.
GEORGE ADE.
ARTIE; a story of the Streets and Town, with many pictures by John T. McCutcheon. l6mo. $1.25.
These sketches, reprinted from the Chicago Record, attracted great attention on their original appearance. They have been revised and rewritten and in their present form promise to make one of the most popular books of the fall.
LUCAS MALET.
THE CARISSIMA; a novel, by the author of "The Wages of Sin." 12mo. $1.50.
Few people will have difficulty in remembering the profound sensation which the publication of "The Wages of Sin" caused some six years ago. Since that time Lucas Malet has published no serious work, and the present volume therefore, represents her best. It is a novel of intense and continued interest, and will claim a prominent place among the books of the season.
ALSO
THE CHAP-BOOK.'
WHAT IT STANDS FOR.
"The cleverness of this periodical has always amply justified its existence but the careless reader, who has never taken it seriously, will be surprised to find on turning over the leaves of this volume how very much more than merely clever it is. It contains examples of some of the strongest work that is now being done in letters. It represents the best tendencies of the younger writers of the day, and, seen in bulk, even its freaks and excentricities are shown to be representative of their sort, and are present in it because they are representative, and not because they are freakish."—St. Paul Globe.
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