ities could have produced this work, which has none
of the features of a modern book of travels in the East, but is an
attempt to deal with ancient life as if one had been a contemporary
with the people whose civilization and social usages are very largely
restored."--_Boston Herald._

"The ancient artists are copied with the utmost fidelity, and verify
the narrative so attractively presented."--_Cincinnati Times-Star._

_THE THREE PROPHETS: Chinese Gordon; Mohammed-Ahmed; Araby Pasha._
Events before, during, and after the Bombardment of Alexandria. By
Colonel Chaille-Long, ex-Chief of Staff to Gordon in Africa, ex-United
States Consular Agent in Alexandria, etc. With Portraits. 16mo. Paper,
50 cents.

"Comprises the observations of a man who, by reason of his own military
experience in Egypt, ought to know whereof he speaks."--_Washington
Post._

"Throws an entirely new light upon the troubles which have so long
agitated Eyypt, and upon their real significance."--_Chicago Times._

_THE MEMOIRS OF AN ARABIAN PRINCESS._ By Emily Ruete, _nee_ Princess of
Oman and Zanzibar. Translated from the German. 12mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

"A remarkably interesting little volume.... As a picture of Oriental
court life, and manners and customs in the Orient, by one who is to the
manner born, the book is prolific in entertainment and edification."--_Boston
Gazette._

"The interest of the book centers chiefly in its minute description of
the daily life of the household from the time of rising until the time
of retiring, giving the most complete details of dress, meals,
ceremonies, feasts, weddings, funerals, education, slave service,
amusements, in fact everything connected with the daily and yearly
routine of life."--_Utica (N. Y.) Herald._

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_THE SOVEREIGNS AND COURTS OF EUROPE._ The Home and Court Life and
Characteristics of the Reigning Families. By "Politikos." With many
Portraits, 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

"A remarkably able book.... A great deal of the inner history of Europe
is to be found in the work, and it is illustrated by admirable
portraits."--_The Athenaeum._

"Its chief merit is that it gives a new view of several sovereigns....
The anonymous author seems to have sources of information that are not
open to the foreign correspondents who generally try to convey the
impression that they are on terms of intimacy with royalty."--_San
Francisco Chronicle._