s exceedingly entertaining novel is from the pen of one of the
most eminent and celebrated of Modern French novelists--Alexander
Dumas."--_Binghampton Republican._

"This production of the celebrated author, is written in the same
masterly style for which all his works are noted."--_Hartford Times._

"The Foresters, as a work by itself, is one of many charms. That the
book will be eagerly sought after, there can be no doubt. That every
reader will admire it is none the less certain."--_Buffalo Morning
Express._

"It will be found an interesting story."--_Arthur's Home Gazette._

"The plot is extremely pleasing, and the book must meet with a ready
and extensive sale."--_Syracuse Daily._

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_D. APPLETON & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS._

A Choice New England Tale.

FARMINGDALE,

A TALE

BY CAROLINE THOMAS.

Two volumes, 12mo., paper covers, 75 cents, or 2 volumes in 1, cloth,
$1.

"It is a story of New England life, skilfully told, full of tender
interest, healthy in its sentiments and remarkably graphic in its
sketches of character. 'Aunt Betsy' is drawn to the life."--_Home
Gazette._

"Farmingdale is the best novel of the season."--_Eve. Post._

"It will compare favorably with the 'Lamplighter,' by Miss Cummings,
and the 'Wide, Wide World,' by Miss Warner, and in interest it is
quite equal to either."--_Boston Transcript._

"'Farmingdale,' the work to which we allude, in every page and
paragraph, is redolent of its native sky. It is a tale of New England
domestic life, in its incidents and manners so true to nature and so
free from exaggeration, and in its impulses and motives throughout so
throbbing with the real American heart, that we shall not be surprised
to hear of as many New England villages claiming to be the scene of
its story, as were the cities of Greece that claimed to be the birth
place of Homer."--_Philadelphia Courier._

"The story abounds in scenes of absorbing interest. The narration is
every where delightfully clear and straightforward, flowing forth
towards its conclusion, like a gentle and limpid stream, between
graceful hillsides and verdant meadows."--_Home Journal._

"This is a story of country life, written by a hand whose guiding
power was a living soul. The pictures of life are speaking and
effective. The story is interestingly told and its high moral aim well
sustained."--_Syracuse Chronicle._

"'Farmingdale,' while it has many points