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The scene of the story is laid in Transylvania, the time is the close of the seventeenth century, and the incidents relate to the reign of Michael Apafi, whom the Turks raised to the throne, ending with the murder of Denis Banti, the last of the powerful Transylvania barons. The story, which has more than the simple basis of truth, is absorbingly, interesting and displays all the virility of Jokai's power, his genius of description, his keenness of characterization. his subtlety of humor, and his consummate art in the progression of the novel from one apparent climax to another. 12mo, 360 pp., $1.25.

The Gun-Runner. A Romance of Zululand. By BERTRAM MITFORD, author of "The Kings Assegai."

Mr. Mitford has earned a reputation for stories of South African life which should be well sustained by "The GunRunner," a romance of the Zulu War in its earlier stages, embracing the massacre of Isandhlwana and the defence of Rorke's Drift. His book is filled with interesting details of historical scenes and events, and it is written with a considerable degree of indignant feeling on behalf of "the finest and most intelligent race of savages in the world." The story has a good deal of vigor and imaginative power The author also displays throughout an intimate acquaintance with the persons and scenery described. 12mo, $1.25.

The Story of a Genius. From the German of OSSIP SCHUBIN.

The International in a recent issue had this to say concerning this talented authoress: "Ossip Schubin' is the pseudonym of Aloysia Kirschmer, an Austrian authoress of growing popularity. She was born in Prague in June, 1854, and her early youth was spent on a country estate of her parents. Since her eighteenth year she has traveled extensively, spending her winters in some one of the large cities, Rome, Paris or Brussels, and her work shows the keen observation and cool judgment of a cosmopolitan writer. She is well liked in England." Small 12mo, 75 cents. The Casino Girl in London. By HERSELF. Edited by CURTIS DUNHAM.

Behind the scenes of a big London theatre while the audience applauds the most successful musical production of the season-an American production, by the way, whose prima donna is still the reigning stage favorite in the British metropolis occur many of the incidents which make "The Casino Girl in London" a highly diverting literary performance. While the sprightly narrative takes the form of fiction, the reader soon perceives in it an interest and a value which only the entertaining recital of actual experiences quite out of the ordinary can provide. This journalistic value has evidently been carefully fostered by the book's editor-Curtis Dunham. No one but a practical journalist, with an eye keen for the realities of life, could have been expected to develop so successfully the scenes dealing with typical London characters, ranging in station from a costermonger to a Dowager Duchess who would adorn a tale by Thackeray. Cloth, $1,00; paper, 50 cents.

Father and Son. By ARTHUR PATERSON, author of "For Freedom's Sake," etc.

"Father and Son" is published in England by Messrs. Harper & Bros. after having appeared serially in the London Times. The Athenæum in an extensive review says, among many other complimentary things: "Father and Son is an exceptionally pathetic story, written with much delicacy and reserve of power, on lines which are so unhackneyed as to give it something of the charm of originality." 12mo, cloth, $1 25.

Peggy of the Bartons. By B. M. CROKER, author of "Beyond the Pale," etc.

"The little maid's introduction to a new world, that of an army officer's wife, and her awakening to the mistake she has made, which mistake, by the way, is rectified in the end, forms the groundwork for an exceedingly well-told story, full of humor and real pathos."-International. 12mo, cloth, $1.25.

We shall be happy to forward descriptive catalogue to anyone, anywhere.

R. F. FENNO & COMPANY,

New York.

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