rs
and involving a striking and original plot. * * * A thoroughly
entertaining piece of fiction."--_Boston Traveller._

UNCLE JACK'S EXECUTORS. By ANNETTE LUCILLE NOBLE.

"Comes from a writer of unusual talent. * * * Remarkable for
its sketches of character, its naturalness, its frequent
flashes of intellectual brightness, and its genuine humor. * *
* One of the best novels of the season and deserving of a
permanent place among works of genuine American fiction."--_The
Churchman._

THE STRANDED SHIP: A STORY OF SEA AND SHORE. By L. CLARKE DAVIS.

"Full of the finest dramatic action. * * * The work of a man of
firm genius and exquisite delicacy of touch."--_N. Y. Evening
Post._

NESTLENOOK. By LEONARD KIP, Author of "The Dead Marquise," "Under the
Bells," etc.

Of "The Dead Marquise" the _Boston Globe_ writes: "The book is
admirable and its style almost perfect in its transparent
simplicity."

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SERIES.

I. CAPTAIN FRACASSE. By THEOPHILE GAUTIER. Translated by E. M. BEAM.

Of Le Capitaine Fracasse, Henry James, Jr., writes: "In this
delightful work Gautier surpassed himself, and produced the
model of picturesque romances. * * * The great charm of the
book is a sort of combined geniality of feeling and coloring,
which leaves one in doubt whether the author is the most joyous
of painters or the cleverest of poets. * * * Le Capitaine
Fracasse ranks, in our opinion, with the first works of
imagination produced in our day."

"A masterpiece of literary art."--_N. Y. Nation._

"The translation is most admirable."--_Troy Whig._

II. THE AMAZON. By FRANZ DINGELSTEDT. Translated by JAS. MORGAN HART.

"Full of scintillations of wit. * * * Sparkles throughout with
vivacity and sparkling humor."--_Leipsic Blaetter fuer Lit. Unt._

"A delightful novel, characterized by force and fire, strong
dramatic power, and rare skill in its analysis of human motives
and character."--_Philadelphia Times._

MOTHER MOLLY. By FRANCES MARY PEARD.

"The book is charming; and, more than this, it is a
well-finished historical study of stirring
times."--_Philadelphia Times._

"It deserves to rank among the best English stories of the
year."--_Louisville Courier-Journal._

THE LOST CASKET. Translated from _"La Main Coupee"_ of F. de BOISGOBEY