become classic. The poetic faculty has not been
without use to the story-writer. The perception
of beauty in nature and in human nature is
always evident even in his realistic prose. But
his poetic gift never leads him into
sentimentality, and his characters are true
children of men, with natural faults as well as
natural gifts and graces. His stories are
intensely _human_, with a solid basis, and with
an instinctive dramatic action. He has never
written an uninteresting book.

=Woodie Thorpe's Pilgrimage=, AND OTHER STORIES. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE.
Illustrated. $1.25.

"The scenes are full of human interest and
lifelikeness, and will please many an old
reader, as well as the younger folks for whose
delectation it is intended. As in all the books
of this author the spirit is manly, sincere,
and in the best sense moral. There is no
'goody' talk and no cant, but principles of
truthfulness, integrity, and self-reliance are
quietly inculcated by example. It is safe to
say that any boy will be the better for reading
books like this."--_St. Botolph._

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=Neighbors' Wives.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Cloth. $1.50.

As a novelty, the following acrostic is
presented. The praise from the different
newspapers is brief, but to the point.

=N= ot in the least tiresome.--_Troy Press._
=E= xquisite touches of character.--_Salem Observer._
=I= ntroducing strong scenes with rare skill.--_Gloucester Telegraph._
=G= roups well certain phases of character.--_New Bedford Standard._
=H= appy sprightliness of style and vivacity which fascinates--_Dover Legion._
=B= y many considered the author's best.--_Journal._
=O= ne of the best of TROWBRIDGE'S stories.--_Commonwealth._
=R= eader finds it difficult to close the book.--_Hearth and Home._
=S= tory all alive with adventures and incidents striking and vivid.--_Dover Star._

=W= hich is one of TROWBRIDGE'S brightest and best.--_Boston Transcript._
=I= s destined to be enjoyed mightily.--_Salem Observer._
=V= ery pleasant reading.--_New York Leader._
=E= xcels any of the author's former books.--_Montana American._
=S= tory is in the author's best vein.--_New Haven Register._

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