ggeration necessarily employed has no
effect in wearying the reader's attention.--_N. Y. Sun._

Written in an inviting manner, it preserves throughout a lively
pictorial charm and dramatic interest. The theme is original in the
extreme.... Withal the book is marvellously entertaining. Mr.
Gaul's illustrations are unusually fine, as we should
expect.--_Brooklyn Times._

It surpasses the best of Haggard's works in literary tone, and its
fine dramatic construction and peculiar power of diction will
readily be acknowledged by all readers.... Taking it altogether,
this book is the most remarkable piece of fiction the new year has
yet seen, and a revelation of the identity of the author would be
welcomed.--_Boston Commonwealth._

A book original in conception and most powerful and dramatic in
development. It is to be regretted that the author has not seen fit
to reveal his name.--_Washington Post._

It is not possible for any one, much less a youth of either sex, to
read "A Strange Manuscript" without feeling that wonderful charm
that stole over us all when children upon the perusal of our
favorite adventures. The cathedral clock may chime the
fast-speeding hours, and the midnight taper burn to its socket, but
this rare volume will remain before the eager eyes until the last
page is finished.--_Hartford Post._

_The above work sent by mail, postage prepaid, to any part of
the United States or Canada, on receipt of the price._

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NARKA, THE NIHILIST.

By KATHLEEN O'MEARA. 16mo, Cloth, $1 00.

"The scenes and incidents of Miss O'Meara's tale are purely
Russian, and the time is the present period of which Tolsto[=i]
treats. Naturally they suggest the marvellously realistic pictures
of the author of 'Anna Karenina,' although it would be very unjust
to the younger novelist to compare her work with his. Tolsto[=i] is
always introspective; he deals rather with character than with the
incidents which develop character. 'Narka' portrays an involved and
ingenious complication of events which hold the interest of the
absorbed reader until the end is reached. Tolsto[=i]'s stories,
even when he has a story to tell, are simply the intuitive
outgrowth of the thoughts and actions of the real men and women h