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The Napoleon of Notting Hill. 12_mo._ $1.50. "A brilliant piece of satire, gemmed with ingenious paradox." --_Boston Herald_. George Bernard Shaw. An illustrated Biography. _12 mo. $1.50 net. Postage 12 cents_. The Ball and the Cross. 12_mo._ $1.50. Gilbert K. Chesterton. A Criticism. _Cloth. 12mo. $1.50 net. Postage 12 cents_. An illustrated biography of this brilliant author; also an able review of his works. "The anonymous author is a critic with uncommon discrimination and good sense. Mr. Chesterton possesses one of the best attributes of genius--impersonality."--_Baltimore News_. * * * * * VERNON LEE Uniform sets boxed. _8 volumes. Cloth. $12.00 net._ _Express extra. $1.50 net each. Postage 10 cents._ *** "If we were asked to name the three authors writing in English to-day to whom the highest rank of cleverness and brilliancy might be accorded, we would not hesitate to place among them Vernon Lee."--_Baltimore Sun._ Laurus Nobilis. Essays on Art and Life. Renaissance Fancies and Studies. The Countess of Albany. Limbo and Other Essays, including: "Ariadne in Mantua" Pope Jacynth, and Other Fantastic Tales Hortus Vitae, or the Hanging Gardens The Sentimental Traveller The Enchanted Woods The Spirit of Rome Genius Loci Hauntings * * * * * W. COMPTON LEITH Apologia Diffidentis. An intimate personal book. _Cloth. 8vo. $2.50 net. Postage 15 cents_. *** "Mr. Leith formulates the anatomy of diffidence as Burton did of melancholy; and it might almost be said that he has done it with equal charm. The book surpasses in beauty and distinction of style any other prose work of the past few years. Its charm is akin to that of Mr. A. C. Benson's earlier books, yet Mr. Benson at his best has never equalled this.... A human document as striking as it is unusual.... The impress of truth and wisdom lies deep upon every page."--_The Dial._ * * * * * ANATOLE FRANCE "Anatole France is a writer whose personality is very strongly reflected in his works.... To reproduce his evanescent grace and charm is not to be lightly achieved, but the translators have done their work with care, distinction, a
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