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  GILBERT PARKER'S BEST BOOKS.

  _THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY._ Being the Memoirs of Captain ROBERT MORAY,sometime an Officer in the Virginia Regiment, and afterward of Amherst'sRegiment. 12mo. Cloth, illustrated, $1.50.

  For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbingperiod of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtainrises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, aprisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of LaPompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure andthe stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory overMontcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec hasnever been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plotand incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realizationof dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance.The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they presentthe famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at thetime of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec.

  _THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD._ A Novel. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

  "Mr. Parker here adds to a reputation already wide, and anewdemonstrates his power of pictorial portrayal and of strong dramaticsituation and climax."--_Philadelphia Bulletin._

  "The tale holds the reader's interest from first to last, for it is fullof fire and spirit, abounding in incident, and marked by good characterdrawing."--_Pittsburg Times._

  _THE TRESPASSER._ 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.

  "Interest, pith, force and charm--Mr. Parker's new story possesses allthese qualities.... Almost bare of synthetical decoration, hisparagraphs are stirring because they are real. We read at times--as wehave read the great masters of romance--breathlessly."--_The Critic._

  "Gilbert Parker writes a strong novel, but thus far this is hismasterpiece.... It is one of the great novels of the year."--_BostonAdvertiser._

  _THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE._ 16mo. Flexible cloth, 75 cents.

  "A book which no one will be satisfied to put down until the end hasbeen matter of certainty and assurance."--_The Nation._

  "A story of remarkable interest, originality, and ingenuity ofconstruction."--_Boston Home Journal._

  "The perusal of this romance will repay those who care for new andoriginal types of character, and who are susceptible to the fascinationof a fresh and vigorous style."--_London Daily News._

  "=A better book than 'The Prisoner of Zenda.'="--_London Queen._

  _THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO._ By ANTHONY HOPE, author of "TheGod in the Car," "The Prisoner of Zenda," etc. With photogravureFrontispiece by S. W. Van Schaick. Third edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

  "No adventures were ever better worth recounting than are those ofAntonio of Monte Velluto, a very Bayard among outlaws.... To all thosewhose pulses still stir at the recital of deeds of high courage, we mayrecommend this book.... The chronicle conveys the emotion of heroicadventure, and is picturesquely written."--_London Daily News._

  "It has literary merits all its own, of a deliberate and rather deeporder.... In point of execution 'The Chronicles of Count Antonio' is thebest work that Mr. Hope has yet done. The design is clearer, theworkmanship more elaborate, the style more colored.... The incidents aremost ingenious, they are told quietly, but with great cunning, and theQuixotic sentiment which pervades it all is exceedinglypleasant."--_Westminster Gazette._

  "A romance worthy of all the expectations raised by the brilliancy ofhis former books, and likely to be read with a keen enjoyment and ahealthy exaltation of the spirits by every one who takes it up."--_TheScotsman._

  "A gallant tale, written with unfailing freshness and spirit."--_LondonDaily Telegraph._

  "One of the most fascinating romances written in English within manydays. The quaint simplicity of its style is delightful, and theadventures recorded in these 'Chronicles of Count Antonio' are asstirring and ingenious as any conceived even by Weyman at hisbest."--_New York World._

  "Romance of the real flavor, wholly and entirely romance, and narratedin true romantic style. The characters, drawn with such masterlyhandling, are not merely pictures and portraits, but statues that arealive and step boldly forward from the canvas."--_Boston Courier._

  "Told in a wonderfully simple and direct style, and with the magictouch of a man who has the genius of narrative, making the variedincidents flow naturally and rapidly in a stream of sparklingdiscourse."--_Detroit Tribune._

  "Easily ranks with, if not above, 'A Prisoner of Zenda.' ... Wonderfullystrong, graphic, and compels the interest of the most _blase_ novelreader."--_Boston Advertiser._

  "No adventures were ever better worth telling than those of CountAntonio.... The author knows full well how to make every pulse thrill,and how to hold his readers under the spell of his magic."--_BostonHerald._

  "A book to make women weep proud tears, and the blood of men to tinglewith knightly fervor.... In 'Count Antonio' we think Mr. Hope surpasseshimself, as he has already surpassed all the other story-tellers of theperiod."--_New York Spirit of the Times._

  _THE ONE WHO LOOKED ON._ By F. F. MONTRESOR, author of "Into theHighways and Hedges." 16mo. Cloth, special binding, $1.25.

  "The story runs on as smoothly as a brook through lowlands; it excitesyour interest at the beginning and keeps it to the end."--_New YorkHerald._

  "An exquisite story.... No person sensitive to the influence of whatmakes for the true, the lovely, and the strong in human friendship andthe real in life's work can read this book without being benefited byit."--_Buffalo Commercial._

  "The book has universal interest and very unusual merit.... Aside fromits subtle poetic charm, the book is a noble example of the power ofkeen observation."--_Boston Herald._

  _CORRUPTION._ By PERCY WHITE, author of "Mr. Bailey-Martin," etc. 12mo.Cloth, $1.25.

  "There is intrigue enough in it for those who love a story of theordinary kind, and the political part is perhaps more attractive in itssparkle and variety of incident than the real thing itself."--_LondonDaily News._

  "A drama of biting intensity, a tragedy of inflexible purpose andrelentless result."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

  _A HARD WOMAN._ A Story in Scenes. By VIOLET HUNT. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

  "An extremely clever work. Miss Hunt probably writes dialogue betterthan any of our young novelists.... Not only are her conversationswonderfully vivacious and sustained, but she contrives to assign to eachof her characters a distinct mode of speech, so that the reader easilyidentifies them, and can follow the conversations without the slightestdifficulty."--_London Athenaeum._

  "One of the best writers of dialogue of our immediate day. Theconversations in this book will enhance her already securereputation."--_London Daily Chronicle._

  "A creation that does Miss Hunt infinite credit, and places her in thefront rank of the younger novelists.... Brilliantly drawn, quiveringwith life, adroit, quiet-witted, unfalteringly insolent, and withalstrangely magnetic."--_London Standard._

  _AN IMAGINATIVE MAN._ By ROBERT S. HICHENS, author of "The GreenCarnation." 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.

  "One of the brightest books of the year."--_Boston Budget._

  "Altogether delightful, fascinating, unusual."--_Cleveland AmusementGazette._

  "A study in character.... Just as entertaining as though it were theconventional story of love and marriage. The clever hand of the authorof 'The Green Carnation' is easily detected in the caustic wit andpointed epigram."--_Jeannette L. Gilder, in the New York World._

  _A STREET IN SUBURBIA._ By EDWIN PUGH. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

  "Simplicity of style, strength, and delicacy of character study willmark this book as one of the most significant of the year."--_New YorkPress._

  "Thoroughly entertaining, and more--it shows traces of a creative geniussomething akin to Dickens."--_Boston Traveller._

  "In many respects the best of all the books of lighter literaturebrought out this season."--_Providence News._

  "Highly pleasing and gracefully recor
ded reminiscences of early suburbanlife and youthful experience told in a congenial spirit and in verycharming prose."--_Boston Courier._

  _MAJESTY._ A Novel. By LOUIS COUPERUS. Translated by A. TEIXEIRA DEMATTOS and ERNEST DOWSON. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

  "There have been many workers among novelists in the field of royalportraiture, but it may be safely stated that few of those who haveessayed this dubious path have achieved more striking results than M.Couperus. 'Majesty' is an extraordinarily vivid romance of autocraticimperialism."--_London Academy._

  "No novelist whom we can call to mind has ever given the world such amasterpiece of royal portraiture as Louis Couperus's striking romanceentitled 'Majesty.'"--_Philadelphia Record._

  "There is not an uninteresting page in the book, and it ought to be readby all who desire to keep in line with the best that is published inmodern fiction."--_Buffalo Commercial._

  _THE NEW MOON._ By C. E. RAIMOND, author of "George Mandeville'sHusband," etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

  "A delicate pathos makes itself felt as the narrative progresses, whosecadences fall on the spirit's consciousness with a sweet and soothinginfluence not to be measured in words."--_Boston Courier._

  "One of the most impressive of recent works of fiction, both for itsmatter and especially for its presentation."--_Milwaukee Journal._

  "An intensely interesting story. A curious interweaving of oldsuperstitions which govern a nervous woman's selfish life, and thebrisk, modern ways of a wholesome English girl."--_Philadelphia Ledger._

  _THE WISH._ A Novel. By HERMANN SUDERMANN. With a BiographicalIntroduction by ELIZABETH LEE. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.

  "Contains some superb specimens of original thought."--_New York World._

  "The style is direct and incisive, and holds the unflagging attention ofthe reader."--_Boston Journal._

  "A powerful story, very simple, very direct."--_Chicago Evening Post._

  _SLEEPING FIRES._ By GEORGE GISSING, author of "In the Year of Jubilee,""Eve's Ransom," etc. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  In this striking story the author has treated an original motive withrare self-command and skill. His book is most interesting as a story,and remarkable as a literary performance.

  _STONEPASTURES._ By ELEANOR STUART. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  "This is a strong bit of good literary workmanship.... The book has thevalue of being a real sketch of our own mining regions, and of showinghow, even in the apparently dull round of work, there is still materialfor a good bit of literature."--_Philadelphia Ledger._

  _COURTSHIP BY COMMAND._ By M. M. BLAKE. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  "A bright, moving study of an unusually interesting period in the lifeof Napoleon,... deliciously told; the characters are clearly, strongly,and very delicately modeled, and the touches of color most artisticallydone. 'Courtship by Command' is the most satisfactory Napoleon_bonne-bouche_ we have had."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._

  _THE WATTER'S MOU'._ By BRAM STOKER. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  "Here is a tale to stir the most sluggish nature.... It is like standingon the deck of a wave tossed ship; you feel the soul of the storm gointo your blood."--_N. Y. Home Journal._

  "The characters are strongly drawn, the descriptions are intenselydramatic, and the situations are portrayed with rare vividness oflanguage. It is a thrilling story, told with great power."--_BostonAdvertiser._

  _MASTER AND MAN._ By Count LEO TOLSTOY. With an Introduction by W. D.HOWELLS. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  "Crowded with these characteristic touches which mark his literarywork."--_Public Opinion._

  "Reveals a wonderful knowledge of the workings of the human mind, and ittells a tale that not only stirs the emotions, but gives us a betterinsight into our own hearts."--_San Francisco Argonaut._

  _THE ZEIT-GEIST._ By L. DOUGALL, author of "The Mermaid," "Beggars All,"etc. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.

  "One of the best of the short stories of the day."--_Boston Journal._

  "One of the most remarkable novels of the year."--_New York CommercialAdvertiser._

  "Powerful in conception, treatment, and influence."--_Boston Globe._