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by George Washington Cable


  OTHER BOOKS BY MR. CABLE

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  THE GRANDISSIMES

  A STORY OF CREOLE LIFE

  12mo, $1.50

  "Such a book goes far towards establishing an epoch in fiction, and itplaces it beyond a doubt that we have in Mr. Cable a novelist ofpositive originality, and of the very first quality."--_The BostonJournal._

  The Grandissimes. _With 12 full-page illustrations and 8 head andtail pieces by Albert Herter, all reproduced in photogravure, and withan original cover design by the same artist._

  8vo, $2.50

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  OLD CREOLE DAYS

  12mo. $1.50

  Cameo Edition with an etching by Percy Moran, $1.25

  "These charming stories attract attention and commendation by theirquaint delicacy of style, their faithful delineation of Creolecharacter, and a marked originality."--_The New Orleans Picayune._

  Old Creole Days. _With 8 full-page illustrations and 14 head andtail pieces by Albert Herter, all reproduced in photogravure, and withan original cover design by the same artist._

  8vo, $2.50

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  STRONG HEARTS

  12mo, $1.25

  "There is so much delicacy, such a fine touch, that one is whollycaptivated by the handiwork until it is realized how much this is partand parcel of this picture."

  --_Brooklyn Eagle._

  OTHER BOOKS BY MR. CABLE

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  BONAVENTURE

  A PROSE PASTORAL OF ACADIAN LOUISIANA

  12mo, $1.50

  "A noble, tender, beautiful tale."--Mrs. L.C. Moulton in _BostonHerald._

  "Mr. Cable has never produced anything so delightful and so artistic as'_Bonaventure._' The charm of the pastoral life of these unlearned,unsuspicious people in rude homes far away from the stir of modern lifeis as novel as it is indescribable"--_North American Review._

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  DR. SEVIER

  12mo, $1.50

  "The story contains a most attractive blending of vivid descriptions oflocal scenery, with admirable delineations of personal character."--_TheCongregationalist._

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  STRANGE TRUE STORIES OF LOUISIANA

  Illustrated. 12mo, $2.00

  "What a field of romance, of color, of incident, of delicate feeling,and unique social conditions these stories show!"--_Hartford Courant._

  "They are tales whose interest and variety seem inexhaustible.--Mr.Cable has done lasting service to literature in giving us thisremarkable and delightful collection. In themselves they are memorablycharming."--_Boston Transcript._

  OTHER BOOKS BY MR. CABLE

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  MADAME DELPHINE

  16mo, 75 cents

  "This is one of the gems of a collection of exquisite stories of the oldCreole days in Louisiana."--_Boston Advertiser._

  Ivory series edition, 16mo, 75c.

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  THE CREOLES OF LOUISIANA

  ILLUSTRATED FROM DRAWINGS BY PENNEL

  Square 12mo, $2.50

  "As a history of the Louisiana Creoles, it occupies a field in which itwill not find a competitor. Mr. Cable has given us an exceedinglyattractive piece of work."--_The Nation._

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  THE SILENT SOUTH

  Together with the Freedman's Case in Equity and the Convict LeaseSystem. _Revised and Enlarged Edition._ With portrait.

  12mo, $1.00

  "Whatever other literature on these themes may arise Mr. Cable's bookmust be a permanent influence impossible for writers on either side toignore."--_The Critic._

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  THE NEGRO QUESTION

  12mo, 75c

  "Mr. Cable has the Puritan conscience, the agitator's courage, and theAnglo-Saxon's fearless adhesion to what he deems right."--_TheChurchman._

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  THE CABLE STORY BOOK

  Selections for School Reading. Edited by MARY E. BURT and LUCY L. CABLE.[_The Scribner Series of School Reading_]. Illustrated. 12mo, _net_ 60c.

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  CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, _Publishers_ 153-157 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK

 


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