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en narrative of the eventful period it covers, presenting the story of Judea in its connection with the general movement of the world, as well as with the career of illustrious men.--_The Outlook_, New York. Mrs. Latimer's Former Works. _My Scrap Book of the French Revolution._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _Spain in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _Italy in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _Europe in Africa in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _England in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _Russia and Turkey in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _France in the 19th Century._ Illustrated. 8vo. $2.50. _Sold by all booksellers, or mailed on receipt of price by_ A. C. McCLURG & CO., Publishers, CHICAGO. A GENERAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE By MARY FISHER Gilt top, deckle edges, 12mo. $1.50 In this volume Miss Fisher has treated a subject of vital interest and importance for all American lovers of literature, and she has accomplished her task with rare feminine appreciation and sympathy, with a clear and decisive interest, with a catholicity of judgment and a fine sense of discrimination and proportion and with a warmth and delicacy of treatment that transform these biographical sketches into little gems of portraiture.--_The Commercial Advertiser_, New York. The great value of the book lies in the fact that while Miss Fisher has a thorough familiarity with the subjects of her essays, she writes as she might if she were ignorant of the estimation in which they are held by the public or by the critics. She applies discriminating reason and sound principles of judgment to the work of the various writers, without the slightest reference to their personal dignity or their literary fame.--_The Book Buyer_, New York. The whole range of notable writers are dealt with in a style at once discriminating and attractive. The "human touch" is pleasingly apparent throughout the book.--_The Living Age_, Boston. A GROUP OF FRENCH CRITICS By MARY FISHER 12mo. $1.25. Those who are in the habit of associating modern French writing with the materialistic view of life and the realistic method, will find themselves refreshed and encouraged by the vigorous protest of men like Scherer and other French critics against the dominance of these elements in recent years.--_The Outlook_, New York. "A Group of French Critics" deserves
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