odels in their way. The pictures
which she gives of the various masters under whom she studied have the
value that all such representations possess when they are drawn from
life and with fidelity."--_Graphic (New York)._

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THE SURGEON'S STORIES

By Z. Topelius, Professor of History, University of Finland. Translated
from the original Swedish, comprising--

Times of Gustaf Adolf,
Times of Battle and Rest,
Times of Charles XII.,
Times of Frederick I.,
Times of Linnaeus,
Times of Alchemy.

In cloth, per volume, 75 cents.
The same, in box, per set, $4.50.

These stories have been everywhere received with the greatest favor.
They cover the most interesting and exciting periods of Swedish and
Finnish history. They combine history and romance, and the two are
woven together in so skilful and attractive a manner that the reader of
one volume is rarely satisfied until he has read all. Of their
distinguished author the _Saturday Review_, London, says, "He enjoys
the greatest celebrity among living Swedish writers;" and R. H.
Stoddard has styled them "the most important and certainly the most
readable series of foreign fiction that has been translated into
English for many years." They should stand on the shelves of every
library, public and private, beside the works of Sir Walter Scott.

The Graphic, New York, says:

"Topelius is evidently a great romancer,--a great romancer in the
manner of Walter Scott. At moments in his writing there is positive
inspiration, a truth and vivid reality that are startling."

The Sun, Philadelphia, says:

"We would much prefer teaching a youth Swedish history from the novels
of Topelius than from any book of strict historical narrative."

The Standard, Chicago, says:

"The series as a whole deserves a place with the very best fiction of
the present time. The scenery is new to most readers; the historical
period covered one of transcendent interest; the characters, the
incidents, the narrative style in each story are of the sort to carry
the reader straight through, from beginning to end, unwearied, and
ready, as each volume cl