$1.50

"Mr. Bayard Taylor's book is _delightful and
refreshing reading_, and great rest after the
crowded artistic effects and the conventional
interests of even the better kind of English
novels."--_London Spectator._

"As a picture of rural life, we think this novel
of Mr. Taylor's excels any of his previous
productions."--_N. Y. Evening Post._

"A tale of absorbing interest."--_Syracuse
Standard._

IV. =Joseph and his Friend.= A STORY OF PENNSYLVANIA
12mo. Household edition, $1.50

"In Bayard Taylor's happiest vein."--_Buffalo
Express._

"By far the best novel of the season."--_Cleveland
Leader._

V. =Beauty and the Beast= and =Tales of Home=. 12mo
Household edition, $1.50

Bayard Taylor's Complete Works.

=The Complete Works of Bayard Taylor.= In sixteen
volumes. Household edition, $24.00

=The Travels=, separate, eleven volumes. Household
edition, $16.50

The Novels, separate, five volumes, boards.
Cedarcroft edition, $6.25

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Transcriber's note:

The original text had page v before pages iii and iv. This was
rearranged in this edition. The List of Illustrations now follows the
Table of Contents.

The text uses both "vail" and "veil," "depot" and "depot."

Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.

Page 17, "have'nt" changed to "haven't" (that haven't much)

Page 29, "vengance" changed to "vengeance" (May the vengeance of Heaven)

Page 138, "yon" changed to "you" (you would be likely)

Page 140, "notwithstandingt he" changed to "notwithstanding the"
(notwithstanding the humiliating)

Page 221, "infinitesmal" changed to "infinitesimal" (an infinitesimal
chip from)

Page 227, "obstancy" changed to "obstinacy" (selfishness and obstinacy)

Page 235, "Ferrris" changed to "Ferris" (cried Mr. Ferris, looking)

Page 267, "where" changed to "were" (you were when you)

Page 288, "desparing" changed to "despairing" (The despairing influence)

Page 326, "a" changed to "at" (I am boarding at present)

Page 402, "band" changed to "hand" (lay his hand upon)

Page 410, "unneccessary" changed to "unnec