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The House Opposite
A Mystery. By ELIZABETH KENT. 12mo, cloth, _net_, $1.00; 16mo, paper, 50 cts.
"Not an unnecessary word in the whole book, and the intricacies of theplot are worked out so skilfully that the reader will not guess thefinal denouement until he reaches the last chapter."--_OmahaWorld-Herald._
"A good story of its kind that can be recommended withoutreserve."--_N. Y. Sun._
The Sheep-Stealers
A Romance of the West of England. By VIOLET JACOB. 12mo, _net_, $1.20. By mail, $1.35.
"We have seldom read a book with a happier mixture of romanceand realism--so fresh, so original, so wholesome. Her style isexcellent,--lucid, natural, unaffected."--_London Spectator._
The Poet and Penelope
By L. PARRY TRUSCOTT. 12mo (By mail, $1.10), _net_, $1.00.
"The book is delightful from first to last. Mr. Truscott tells his storydaintily and lightly; but he is not merely a writer of graceful comedy.He understands men and women. Each one of his characters is a personagein his or her way, and there is a subtlety in the drawing of the heroand the heroine that gives the story reality."--_London World._
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