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THE MARATHON MYSTERY
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
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THE HOLLADAY CASE
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RED HUNTERS AND THE
ANIMAL PEOPLE
By CHARLES A. EASTMAN (Ohiyesa.”)
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From early times the philosophers and orators of the Red Men have taught of the brotherhood of the ”Animal People” to man. The author, a cultured and talented Sioux, has here collected legends which show how the race has been imbued with this belief. They are full of a quaint humour, pathos, and tragedy, and always show a close communion with Nature and the “Great Mystery.”
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THE CLUB OF QUEER TRADES
Every member of this eccentric club must have invented the means by which he earns his living—it must be an entirely new trade.
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THE FORTUNES OF FARTHINGS
By the Author of Things Seen in Morocco, &c.
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MY TURKISH BRIDE
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LANGBARROW HALL
By the Author of T' Bacca Queen.
The story of an entangled estate in Westmoreland. There are some strongly drawn characters and striking scenes, while the local colour is convincing and delightful.
THE SILENCE of MRS. HARROLD
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THE SON OF ROYAL
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New and Recent Publications
SONGS of the VALIANT VOIVODE
from the Peasants and rendered in English
By HÉLÈNE VACARESCO
Small 4to, Richly bound in green and gold.
Gilt top. Price 10s. 6d.
The appreciative reception which was accorded to the previous collection of Roumanian Folk-Songs—The Bard of the Dimbovitza”—has induced Mlle. Vacareseo to issue a further volume. The new book contains some fine examples of the natural outpourings of this intensely poetic people. The fierce passions of love and hate, .1 delight in the wild beauties of their land, and a mysterious personification of the elements and natural phenomena are the dominant notes of the Songs.
THE BARD of the DIMBOVITZA
Roumanian Folk-Songs collected from
the Peasants
Translated by CARMEN SYLVA and ALMA STRETTELL
New complete edition in 1 vol. 5s. net.
“Picturesque and animated narrative.—The Times.
KINGS AND QUEENS
I HAVE KNOWN
With Portraits. Demy 8vo. Prince 10s. 6d.
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THREE NEW ISSUES BY MARK TWAIN
A DOG'S TALE By MARK TWAIN
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“Mark Twain, the great and kindly humorist, who, since Dickens's death, has done more than any other writer to promote the gaiety of the two great branches of the Anglo-Saxon race.”—Spectator.
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EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S
DIARY By MARK TWAIN
Now in its Sixth Edition. Illustrated. Cloth ornamental.
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THE JUMPING FROG
By MARK TWAIN
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“The work of our foremost English humorists.”—The Academy.
THE LADY OF THE BARGE By W. W. JACOBS
New Edition. Illustrated. Cloth ornamental. 3s. 6d.
“The book can only increase the reputation of one of our cleverest writers.”—The Saturday Review.
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