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=AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NEW ENGLAND FARM HOUSE=: A Romance of the Cape Cod Lands. By N. H. CHAMBERLAIN. 380 pages.
_A novel of singular power and beauty, great originality and rugged force._ Born and bred on Cape Cod, the author, at the winter firesides of country people, very conservative of ancient English customs now gone, heard curious talk of kings, Puritan ministers, the war and precedent struggle of our Revolution, and touched a race of men and women now passed away. He also heard, chiefly from ancient women, the traditions of ghosts, witches and Indians, as they are preserved, and to a degree believed, by honest Christian folk, in the very teeth of modern progress. These things are embodied in this book.
_OTHER VOLUMES OF THIS SERIES IN PREPARATION._
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=A SUMMER CRUISE ON THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND.= By ROBERT CARTER. _With an Introduction by_ ROSSITER JOHNSON. 12mo. Cloth, _with Map_. $1.50.
A new edition of one of the most fascinating of salt-water yarns, full of genial humor, vivid word-painting, accurate information, and practical “wrinkles.” A classic by reason of the esteem in which it is held by yachtsmen, and as a literary production equal to anything of the kind in the Anglo-Saxon tongue.
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A NEW BOOK BY W. H. H. MURRAY.
=DAYLIGHT LAND.= The experiences, incidents, and adventures, humorous and otherwise, which befell Judge John Doe, Tourist, of San Francisco; Mr. Cephas Pepperell, Capitalist, of Boston; Colonel Goffe, the Man from New Hampshire, and divers others, in their Parlor-Car Excursion over Prairie and Mountain; as recorded and set forth by W. H. H. MURRAY. Superbly illustrated with 150 cuts in various colors by the best artists.
CONTENTS:—Introduction—The Meeting—A Breakfast—A Very Hopeful Man—The Big Nepigon Trout—The Man in the Velveteen Jacket—The Capitalist—Camp at Rush Lake—Big Game—A Strange Midnight Ride—Banff—Sunday among the Mountains—Nameless Mountains—The Great Glacier—The Hermit of Frazer Cañon—Fish and Fishing in British Columbia—Vancouver City—Parting at Victoria.
8vo. 350 pages. Unique paper covers, $2.50; half leather binding, $3.50.
Mr. Murray has chosen the north-western side of the continent for the scene of this book; a region of country which is little known by the average reader, but which in its scenery, its game, and its vast material and undeveloped resources, supplies the author with a subject which has not been trenched upon even by the magazines, and which he has treated in that lively and spirited manner for which he is especially gifted. The result is a volume full of novel information of the country, humorous and pathetic incidents, vivid descriptions of its magnificent scenery, shrewd forecasts of its future wealth and greatness when developed, illustrated and embellished with such lavishness and artistic elegance as has never before been attempted in any similar work in this country.
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=ADIRONDACK TALES.= By W. H. H. MURRAY. Illustrated. 12mo. 300 pages. $1.25.
Containing John Norton’s Christmas—Henry Herbert’s Thanksgiving—A Strange Visitor—Lost in the Woods—A Jolly Camp—Was it Suicide?—The Gambler’s Death—The Old Beggar’s Dog—The Ball—Who was he?
Short stories in Mr. Murray’s best vein—humorous; pathetic; full of the spirit of the woods.
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=HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEARS=, and other Stories. By W. H. H. MURRAY. 16mo. Illustrated. $1.25.
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=A HEART REGAINED.= By CARMEN SYLVA (Queen of Roumania). Translated by MARY A. MITCHELL. Fcap. 8vo. Cloth. $1.00.
A charming story by this talented authoress, told in her vivid, picturesque manner, and showing how patient waiting attains to ultimate reward.
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=JOHN BROWN.= By HERMANN VON HOLST, author of “Constitutional History of the United States,” &c., together with an introduction and appendix by FRANK P. STEARNS, a poem by Mr. WASON, and a letter describing John Brown’s grave. Illustrated. 16mo, gilt top. $1.50.
This book, the author of which is so well known by his “Constitutional History,” and by his biography of John C. Calhoun, cannot fail to be of interest to all students of American history, who appreciate a calm, impartial criticism of a man and an episode which have been universally and powerfully discussed.
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=MARGARET=; and =THE SINGER’S STORY=. By EFFIE DOUGLASS PUTNAM. Daintily bound in white, stamped in gold and color, gilt edges. 16mo. $1.25.
A collection of charming poems, many of which are familiar through the medium of the magazines and newspaper press, with some more ambitious flights, amply fulfilling the promise of the shorter efforts. Tender and pastoral, breathing the simple atmosphere of the fields and woods.
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=AROUND THE GOLDEN DEEP.= A Romance of the Sierras. By A. P. REEDER. 500 pages. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50.
A novel of incident and adventure, depicting with a strong hand the virile life of the mine that gives its name to the story, and contrasting it with the more refined touches of society in the larger cities; well written and interesting.
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=SIGNOR I.= By SALVATORE FARINA. Translated by the Baroness LANGENAU. 12mo. Cloth. $1.25.
A dainty story by an Italian author, recalling in the unique handling of its incidents, and in the development of its plot, the delicate charm of “Marjorie Daw.”
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=MIDNIGHT SUNBEAMS, OR BITS OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE LAND OF THE NORSEMAN.= By EDWIN COOLIDGE KIMBALL. On fine paper, foolscap 8vo, tastefully and strongly bound, with vignette. Cloth. $1.25.
Pronounced by Scandinavians to be accurate in its facts and descriptions, and of great interest to all who intend to travel in or have come from Norway or Sweden.
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=WOODNOTES IN THE GLOAMING.= Poems and Translations by MARY MORGAN. Square 16mo. Cloth, full gilt. $1.25.
A collection of poems and sonnets showing great talent, and valuable translations from Gautier, Heine, Uhland, Sully-Prudhomme, Gottschalk, Michael Angelo, and others. Also prose translations from the German, edited and prefaced by Max Müller.
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=RALPH WALDO EMERSON=, PHILOSOPHER AND SEER. An Estimate of his Character and Genius. By A. BRONSON ALCOTT.
_With portraits and other illustrations._ Foolscap octavo. Gilt top. $1.50.
_One hundred copies will be printed on larger and finer paper, 8vo, suitable for the insertion of extra illustrations. Bound in Roxburgh, gilt top. Price to Subscribers_, $3.00.
A book about Emerson, written by the one man who stood nearest to him of all men. It is an original and vital contribution to _Emersonia_; like a portrait of one of the old masters painted by his own brush.
[_In Press._
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_HERMAN GRIMM’S WORKS._
=THE LIFE OF RAPHAEL= as shown in his principal works. From the German of HERMAN GRIMM, author of “The Life of Michael Angelo,” etc. _With frontispiece, after Braun, of the recently discovered portrait, outlined by Raphael in chalk._ Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00.
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=ESSAYS ON LITERATURE.= From the German of HERMAN GRIMM, uniform with “The Life of Raphael.” _New and enlarged edition carefully corrected._ Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00.
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_BY JAMES H. STARK._
=ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON.= By JAMES H. STARK, Assisted by Dr. SAMUEL A. GREEN, Ex-Mayor of Boston, Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society; JOHN WARD DEAN, Librarian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and Judge MELLEN CHAMBERLAIN, of the Public Library. _An extensive and exhaustive work in 378 pages. Large quarto. Illustrated with nearly 200 full size reproductions of all known rare maps, old prints, etc. 1 vol. 4to. Cloth. $6.00._
=BERMUDA GUIDE.= A description of everything on or about the Bermuda Islands, concerning which the visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government, military and naval establishments. By JAMES H. STARK. With Maps, Engravings and 16 photo-prints. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth, 157 pp. $2.00.
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=PAUL REVERE=: Historical and Legendary. By ELBRIDGE H. GOSS. With reproductions of many of Revere’s engravings, etc.
[_In press._
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=A DIRECTORY OF THE CHARITABLE AND BENEFICENT ORGANIZATIONS OF BOSTON, ETC.= Prepared for the Associated Charities. 1 vol., 196 pp. 16mo. Cloth, $1.00.
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_PROF. CLARK MURRAY’S WORKS._
=SOLOMON MAIMON=: An Autobiography. Translated from the German, with Additions and Notes, by Prof. J. CLARK MURRAY. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. 307 pp. $2.00.
_A life which forms one of the most extraordinary biographies in the history of literature._
The London _Spectator_ says: “Dr. Clark Murray has had the rare good fortune of first presenting this singularly vivid book in an English translation as pure and lively as if it were an original, and an original by a classic English writer.”
George Eliot, in “Daniel Deronda,” mentions it as “that wonderful bit of autobiography—the life of the Polish Jew, Solomon Maimon”; and Milman, in his “History of the Jews,” refers to it as a curious and rare book.
=HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY.= By Prof. J. CLARK MURRAY, LL.D., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, M’Gill College, Montreal. Cr. 8vo. _2d edition, enlarged and improved._ $1.75.
Clearly and simply written, with illustrations so well chosen that the dullest student can scarcely fail to take an interest in the subject.
ADOPTED FOR USE IN COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES.
_Prof. Murray’s good fortune in bringing to light the “Maimon Memoirs,” together with the increasing popularity of his “Handbook of Psychology,” has attracted the attention of the intellectual world, giving him a position with the leaders of thought of the present age. His writings are at once original and suggestive._
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=AALESUND TO TETUAN.= By CHAS. R. CORNING. A Volume of Travel. 12mo, 400 pp. Cloth. $2.00.
[_Ready in September._
TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Portsmouth—Isle of Wight—Channel Islands—Normandy—Nice—Monte Carlo—Genoa—Naples and its Environments—Rome—Verona—Venice—Norway—Sweden—St. Petersburg—Moscow—Warsaw—Berlin—Up the Rhine—Barcelona—Valencia—Seville—Cadiz—Morocco—Gibraltar—Granada—Madrid and the Royal Wedding—Bull Fights—Escurial—Biarritz—Bordeaux—Paris.
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=TAPPY’S CHICKS=: or, Links Between Nature and Human Nature. By MRS. GEORGE CUPPLES. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth. $1.25.
The tenderness and humor of this volume are simply exquisite.—_E. P. Whipple._
The title is altogether too insignificant for so delightful and valuable a work.—_Spectator_ (London).
It is not merely a work of talent, but has repeated strokes of undeniable genius.—_George Macdonald._
[_In preparation._
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=THOMAS CARLYLE’S COUNSELS TO A LITERARY ASPIRANT= (a Hitherto Unpublished Letter of 1842), and What Came of Them. With a brief estimate of the man. By JAMES HUTCHINSON STIRLING, LL. D. 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
Gives a side of the rugged old Scotchman which will be new to most readers. It shows that he was not always gruff and bearish, and that he could at times think of somebody besides himself. _The letter is one which every young man who has a leaning towards literary work will read and ponder over._
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=SOCIAL LIFE AND LITERATURE FIFTY YEARS AGO.= 16mo, cloth, white paper labels, gilt top. $1.00.
By a well-known _litterateur_. It will take a high place among the literature treating of the period. A quaint and delightful book, exquisitely printed in the Pickering style.
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=CIVILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES.= By MATTHEW ARNOLD. And Other Essays concerning America. 16mo, unique paper boards. 75 cents. Cloth, uncut, $1.25. _The cloth binding matches the uniform edition of his collected works._
Comprises the critical essays, which created so much discussion, namely, “General Grant, an Estimate.” “A Word about America,” “A Word more about America,” and “Civilization in the United States.”
⁂ This collection gathers in the great critic’s _last_ contributions to literature.
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=LEGENDS OF THE RHINE.= From the German of Prof. BERNARD. Translated by FR. ARNOLD. Finely Illustrated. Small 4to. Cloth.
An admirable collection of the popular historical traditions of the Rhine, told with taste and picturesque simplicity.
[_In press._
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=A SELECTION FROM THE POEMS OF PUSHKIN.= Translated, with Critical Notes and a Bibliography. By IVAN PANIN, author of “Thoughts.” Foolscap 8vo. Unique binding. $2.00.
The first published translation by the brilliant young Russian, Ivan Panin, whose lectures in Boston on the literature of Russia, during the autumn of last year, attracted crowded houses.
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=WIT, WISDOM, AND PATHOS=, from the prose of HEINRICH HEINE, with a few pieces from the “Book of Songs.” Selected and translated by J. SNODGRASS. _Second edition, thoroughly revised._ Cr. 8vo, 338 pp. Cloth, $2.00.
“A treasure of almost priceless thought and criticism.”—_Contemporary Review._
_Cupples and Hurd,_ _Publishers, Booksellers, Library Agents,_ _BOSTON._
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