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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