Chapter L: P. Ossian, 50c (2)

In this ingenious work the four biographies of Christ are given in the language of the Gospels, but so arranged and blended as to form one continuous narrative. When known, the period and place at which the events described occurred are noted. Where the Evangelists have given more than one account, the fullest one, or the one which best harmonized with the preceding subject, has been taken and the peculiarities of the others interwoven therewith.

“The work is well done, and will be welcome aid to many in the study of the New Testament.”—_The Examiner_, N. Y. City.

“Mr. Pittenger has done his work skillfully and the book cannot but prove helpful to the Bible student.”—_Witness_, Montreal.

“It is a useful and important work for Sunday-Schools and Bible classes engaged in the study of the Word.”—_Western Christian Advocate_, Cincinnati.

“The Interwoven Gospels is an exceedingly helpful and convenient arrangement, based on a good plan, and well wrought.”—Rev. Richard G. Greene, East Orange, N. J.

“The work supplies an arrangement that most readers feel the need of, for obvious reasons, and is very useful as an introduction to study of the New Testament.”—_The Globe_, Boston.

“The advantage of such a book, both to a young reader and to a teacher of New Testament history, in bringing the gospel narratives into their proper relations, and in giving a clear mental view of the times and seasons to which events belong, must be apparent,”—_The Interior_, Chicago, Ill.

“The author has made the Gospels (in the language of the Gospels) an easy and finished biography of Jesus Christ, and offers a book to the Bible student second to none other on the life and works of Christ. It is worthy of room in every family and Sunday-School library.”—_Express_, Easton, Pa.

“If put into the hand of a child as his first introduction to the study of the New Testament, it will be read as an ordinary connected history; and when the Gospels in their common form are afterward read, the relation of their different parts will be at once understood, and many otherwise perplexing questions may never even arise.”—_The Church Year_, Jacksonville.

“This is not a Harmony, in the general sense of the term. Though in the general line of helps in the study of the Evangelical Narrative, it is something more practical, more living, and shows ‘the mark of the tool’ less than any Harmony we are acquainted with. This, we believe, can be read, and may be used intelligently in the study of The Word. It should find its way into the libraries of our pastors and Sunday-School teachers.”—_The Guardian_, Philadelphia.

“The task, which the title indicates, is not as easy as might be at first sight supposed. The passages referring to a particular incident have not to be merely pitched into a common pile, but built into a symmetrical structure; and some of the faults which the compiler has to avoid are the impairing of the authority of the Gospel narrative by the addition of many words; the sense of incompleteness caused by omissions, and the disadvantages of references too many and references too few. The plan which Mr. Pittenger has adopted appears to obviate many of these difficulties.”—_Globe_, Toronto.

“You have wisely chosen the Revised Version with the American Readings incorporated in the text. The arrangement is in harmony with the best results of chronological study, and the most natural. The blending of particular accounts shows good judgment, in the selection of one as a standard, and filling up the narrative from the others. In performing this delicate task the golden mean has been quite nearly reached, of not doing too little or too much. For consecutive reading by either old or young and for general and popular use, I regard your work as the best now before the public.”—G. W. Clark, D.D.

Popular Historical Works.

Green’s Larger History of the English People. 5 vols., 16mo, illustrated
with about 100 fine engravings; half Morocco, $3.50 ($1.00); the same
without illustrations, Elzevir Edition, cloth, $2.25 (40c); half
morocco, $2.75 (60c)

“The enthusiasm and painstaking accuracy of the author, and the luminous style in which he writes, stamp the history as a classic. Every man who has Anglo-Saxon blood in his veins will be thrilled through and through by the author’s tribute to the race.”—_Central Baptist_, St. Louis.

“It is far the best popular history of English civilization and the progress of civil liberty and social advancement.”—_Zion’s Herald_, Boston.

“As yet I have no regrets over any investment in books I have made with you, and among them I can number Irving, Guizot, Green, Geikie, Dickens and Scott.”—J. W. Thompson, Winchester, Ind.

Guizot’s France and Civilization.

Guizot’s History of France. Illustrated Library Edition, 427 fine
engravings, 8 vols., 12mo. half Morocco, $6.00 ($1.25)

“Guizot’s History of France, has held its place as by far the best popular history of that country. Clear, vigorous, graphic, even eloquent, it is as fascinating as a romance: and it is, as well, comprehensive and thorough. The work has been one of the longed-for prizes of the general reader of history.”—_Republican_, Springfield, Mass.

“This is a standard work, and Mr. Alden has not only done himself credit, but has conferred a lasting benefit upon the world, by placing it within the reach of those of limited means.”—_Christian Standard_, Phila.

Guizot’s History of Civilization. 12mo, cloth, 50c. (15c)

“His ‘History of Civilization’ is classical, and his ‘History of France’ the best.”—_Bible Banner_, Philadelphia, Pa.

“The history loving portion of the American public may be congratulated on its opportunity.”—_Standard_, Syracuse.

Livingstone, Stanley, and Africa.

Livingstone, Stanley and other celebrated travels and adventures in
Africa, with numerous illustrations. 8vo. cloth, 75c. (20c)

An intensely interesting narrative of the work and adventures of the great explorers of the “Dark Continent,” with illustrations which add greatly to its value. In view of the popular concern regarding Stanley the book has a special interest at the present time. It is an excellent book for young people, particularly for boys.

By Charles Lamb.

Lamb, Charles: Last Essays of Elia, cloth, gilt top, 45c. (15c); half
Morocco, 65c. (25c) Complete Essays; the two vols. in one, on good
paper, cloth, 60c. (20c)

“The gentleman or lady who would acquire a pure and elegant style should read Lamb aloud. This is an exercise of the highest and most beneficial character.”—_The Item_, Philadelphia, Pa.

“These essays should be read by everyone. They are still wonderfully fresh, and because of their merit they are destined to live as long as our language is spoken.”—_The Episcopal Methodist_, Baltimore, Md.

Elysian Dreams AND Sober Realities.

Van Santvoord. Half-Holidays, Elysian Dreams, and Sober Realities. By
Harold Van Santvoord. 12mo, cloth, gilt tops. 85c. (35c)

“Exhibits extensive reading and a pleasant fancy.”—_Sun_, New York.

“One of those companionable books that have almost a personality for the reader.... The vivacity of its thought, the vigor of insight and charm of expression merit critical appreciation.”—_Traveller_, Boston.

“The writer has a genuine instinct for the now almost lost art of essay writing. His quiet humor, now and then turned by a clever stroke of wit and well-pointed epigram, and his easy colloquial style, make the reading of his breezy and interesting volume uncommonly entertaining.”—_Saturday Evening Gazette_, Boston.

“The essays forming the volume show in the writer wide and careful reading, and a memory stored with the fruits of literary research, with a happy facility in imparting what he has acquired. His humor is delicate and mirth-provoking, his illustration of the sentiments presented and positions taken are apposite and pointed, and the serious practical teachings scattered throughout the book are calculated to leave wholesome impressions upon the thoughtful reader.”—_Freeman_, Kingston, N. Y.

“The contents consists of a collection of essays having no essential relation to one another, none of them long, but all interesting and suggestive from the originality of the thought, the novelty of the treatment and the attractive style.”—_Times_, Troy.

“Among the brightest of the young American writers, although but a recent adventurer in the field of authorship, is Harold Van Santvoord.... His most ambitious attempt, and his most successful, we sincerely hope, is now before us in the volume entitled, ‘Half-Holiday; Elysian Dreams and Sober Realities.’ While not flippant Mr. Van Santvoord is essentially a humorist, and his humor is of the American school so often analyzed by the critics. But unlike most of our native humorists he is scholarly, and even his sprightliest passages reveal evidence of wide reading.”—_Argus_, Albany.

“‘Half-Holidays’ is a collection of short essays on such subjects as ‘Are Parsons Great Eaters,’ ‘The Hospitality of Solitude,’ ‘Sermons in Hot Weather,’ ‘Lost Books,’ ‘Music and Madness,’ ‘The Poetry of Flowers,’ and ‘The Significance of a Single Word.’ They are after-dinner papers, bright and lively in their treatment; they make no serious demand on one’s thought, and yet are suggestive of much that is wise in the philosophy of life, and deal lightly and gracefully with the odds and ends of everyday existence. They remind one of Lamb’s ‘Essays of Elia.’”—_Herald_, Boston.

“One reads this collection of short and bright essays with a feeling that they were written with more than the ordinary delight of an author. They are spontaneous recitals of an imaginative mind’s observations and dreams. It occurs to us, as we read, that it would be a suggestive companion for persons—notably the younger generation—who find it hard to converse, growing up to realize that it is necessary to say something, but at a loss what to talk about.”—_School Journal_, New York.

Bayard Taylor’s Famous Book.

Taylor. Views Afoot; or Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff. By Bayard
Taylor. With two portraits and an introduction by N. P. Willis. 12mo,
481 pages. Long Primer type, cloth, 50c. (20c)

“One of the most famous books of travel ever printed in this country. The book is less known to readers of this generation than it should be, and we advise those who are not acquainted with its charm to adopt this opportunity of making its acquaintance.”—_Christian Union_, New York City.

“Views Afoot is a book of travel which is nearly as interesting now, as when it first appeared over forty years ago. Taylor was a splendid sight-seer and a rare recounter of his experiences. This new edition is one of Alden’s efforts to bring good literature within the reach of the poorest reader.”—_Interior_, Chicago, Ill.

Views Afoot.

“Bayard Taylor’s Views Afoot will long continue to be one of the few books of European travel which people will delight to read. There is a charm in the author’s style, conjoined with remarkable power of description. The novelty of his traveling on the continent on foot, with staff and knapsack, visiting places much out of the way, seeing the people and living amongst them—all this makes the book a _rara avis_ among books of travel.”—_Guardian_, Philadelphia.

“Of all the works of this distinguished author, perhaps no one has more freshness and enthusiasm than this. We have the ardor and the quick insight of the afterwards world-renowned poet and author of books of travel, etc., in the bud of promise. Certainly the volume is very readable.”—_Morning Star_, Boston, Mass.

“We remember with what exquisite pleasure, in our college days, we read this charmingly-written story of a jaunt a-foot. It was so full of life and happiness, good-will and abounding health. This new edition does not dim these excellences at all, and he who especially enjoys reading books of travel will not read another until he has gone through these fascinating pages. How cheap this edition is—only 50 cents. Give it to some travel-mania friend.”—_Zion’s Herald_, Boston, Mass.

“John B. Alden has put the reading public under renewed obligation by publishing a cheap edition of Bayard Taylor’s ‘Views Afoot.’ These chapters delighted the last generation, and they still have their power to charm and instruct.”—_Christian Standard_, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Europe SEEN WITH Knapsack and Staff.

“A poor boy, with no literary reputation, he sets out to traverse the countries of Europe on foot. It was the beginning of an extraordinary career as a writer, traveler and lecturer. Others have since followed in his footsteps, but none has ever been able to surpass Bayard Taylor in originality of observation, in perspicacity of style, or variety of experiences. It is Europe brought to our own doors.”—_Journal and Messenger_, Cincinnati, Ohio.

“A book well worth reprinting in attractive but inexpensive style. More than any other, it laid the foundation of Bayard Taylor’s reputation as a traveller and writer. These chapters are written in a style of charming naïveté and freshness, giving the reader not the hackneyed views of an experienced and often cynical traveller, but the fresh enthusiasm of a generous, eager youth, visiting for the first time the countries of which he had long dreamed. In this respect this earlier book possesses charms which are denied the later volumes by the same author. One of the incidental but very real advantages of this book is to show on what a very small capital (Bayard Taylor started with only $140), a resolute, plucky American youth can spend two years in foreign travel, if he is willing to undergo some privations and hardships. It is a narrative of grit, pluck and endurance as well as of foreign travel. What was done in 1844 can be done in 1889 if one is equipped with the same fortitude and courage.”—_Golden Rule_, Boston, Mass.

A Book for Bible Readers.

*Hurlbut. Manual of Biblical Geography. A Text-Book on Bible History,
with Maps, Plans, Charts, Diagrams and Illustrations. By Rev. J. L.
Hurlbut, D.D. Introduction by Rev. J. H. Vincent, D.D. Royal Quarto,
158 pages. Price. $2.75, reduced to $2.00 (50c);

“We predict for the Manual of Biblical Geography very great success. We have never seen anything comparable with it.... We wonder how we ever did without it.”—Mrs. A. C. Morrow, Editor of _The Illustrator_, N. Y. City.

“Is an excellent book and should be in the hands of every Bible student.”—Rev. G. M. Milligan, Toronto, Can.

“I know of no book that so well condenses and groups just what ought to be known as a framework for all Bible study. To teach without such an atlas is to half do it.”—Rev. E. M. Hill, Montreal, Can.

“This is one of the handiest and most helpful of the helps that I have seen.”—Rev. P. S. Henson, D.D., Chicago, Editor _Baptist Teacher_.

“It will be of great service to teachers, pastors, and students of the Bible generally.”—Rev. Geo. C. Lorimer, D.D., Chicago.

“Cannot fail to be of great service to teachers and scholars of the Bible.”—Rev. C. S. Harrington, D.D., Middletown, Conn.

“Combines in a very high degree, convenience, accuracy, and completeness.”—Rev. Basil Manly, Louisville, Ky.

The Koran.

The Koran of Mohammed. Translated by George Sale. 12mo., cloth, 336
pages, 60c. (20c);

The sacred book of the Mohammedans is not only a curiosity from a literary point of view, but is also useful in showing how far inferior to the Bible both in spirit and in teaching is the most popular substitute which man has ever offered therefor. It contains 114 chapters varying in length from a few lines to many pages. This is an excellent translation, is clearly printed on good paper and nicely bound in cloth. Costs but little and should be in every library. Will interest all intelligent readers.

The Talmud.

Pick. The Talmud. What it is. By Rev. Bernhard Pick, Ph.D. Ideal
Edition, cloth, 60c. (20c);

“It has proved a grateful task to wander through the mazes of the Talmud and cull flowers yet sparkling with the very dew of Eden. Figures in shining garments haunt its recesses. Prayers of deep devotion, sublime confidence and noble benediction, echo in its ancient tongue. Sentiments of lofty courage, of high resolve, of infantile tenderness, of far-seeing prudence, fall from the lips of venerable sages. No less practicable would it be to stray with an opposite intention, and to extract venom, instead of honey, from the flowers that seem to spring up in self-sown profusion.”—_Edinburgh Review._

Pick. Apocryphal Life of Jesus. By Rev. Bernhard Pick, Ph.D. Ideal Ed.,
cloth, _50c._ (20c); 14 oz—The Jews Since the Destruction of
Jerusalem. Ideal Ed., cloth, _15c._ (4c); 8 oz

A Grand Book FOR THE SONS OF The Grand Army.

A large portion of the narrative and historical literature of the great civil war has a profound interest for every patriot as well as for every soldier. It tells of noble deeds performed by heroic men and furnishes us with some of the most sublime instances of bravery and fidelity of which there is either record or tradition. Among the books belonging to this class is one which is unique in its character, intense in its interest, and which stands in the front rank of works relating to the war. In a vivid manner it describes the inception and incidents of that most daring and brilliant exploit known as

The Great Locomotive Chase.

Daring and Suffering. A history of the great Raid and Locomotive chase
in Georgia in 1862. By William Pittenger. New edition, large 8vo,
illustrated, cloth, $1.50, post-paid (60c)

—The same, cheap ed., the story complete but omitting documents, paper,
40c.; cloth, 75c., post-paid.

“The story of the Andrews Railroad Raid must always be one of the most picturesque, thrilling and moving episodes of the rebellion, and though the facts were made public many years ago by the author of the work before us, this exhaustive, revised and expanded narrative, will be received with the hearty welcome it deserves. ‘Daring and Suffering’ is indeed a remarkable book, not only for its matter, but for the manner of its recital. It deserves to take its place with the most notable histories of imprisonment and escape.”—_Tribune_, N. Y. City.

A DARING ENTERPRISE.

“Every reader will agree with Gen. Joseph Holt that the expedition, in the daring of its conception, had the wildness of romance, ‘while in the gigantic and overwhelming results it sought to obtain it was absolutely sublime.’ An Atlanta paper said of the affair, a few days after its failure, that it was ‘the deepest laid scheme, and on the grandest scale, that ever emanated from the brains of any number of Yankees combined.’ Count de Paris says in his history of the civil war in America that, ‘despite its tragic termination, it shows what a handful of brave men could undertake in America.’ In truth, there is no parallel in history to this undertaking of Andrews in an enemy’s country.”—_Commercial Gazette_, Cincinnati, O.

“This is a narrative of one of the wildest and most thrilling adventures of the war.” _The Evening Post_, N. Y. City.

A VIVID PRESENTATION.

“The realism of the author reminds one of Tolstoi and his military pictures in the forms of both history and romance.”—_The Eagle_, Brooklyn, N. Y.

“So thrillingly and graphically told that the readers pulses tingle as his fancy accompanies this wild expedition.”—_The Courier_, Buffalo, N. Y.

“A vivid and authentic account of Andrews’ railroad raid—a most daring adventure.”—_The News_, Chicago.

THE SONS OF VETERANS

and, indeed, every American, young or old, should read this record of an heroic effort and the failure of a brilliant enterprise.

“‘Daring and Suffering’ should be read by every American boy that he may see what deeds of daring Americans will do for love of country.”—_The Republican_, Washington, D. C.

“This expedition has been so nearly forgotten that the public ought to be under great obligations to Mr. Pittenger for recording at length the bravery and endurance of those who participated in it. While such men exist the republic may never fear for its safety.”—_The Sun_, N. Y. City.

A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RECORD.

“The author has consulted every available source of information, has gone repeatedly over the ground, explored the Government archives at Washington and files of Confederate newspapers, and obtained the assistance of survivors on both sides of the struggle. He is thus able to present a vivid, impartial and perfectly authenticated picture of the most romantic event of the civil war, the full story of which has never before been told.” The illustrations also add greatly to the interest and value of the work.

20 Popular Stories $1.00!

The Woman’s Story, as told by twenty famous American women, whose names
are appended. Edited by Laura C. Holloway, with a biographical sketch
and a fine portrait of each author. Large 12mo, cloth, $1.00 (30c):

Harriett Beecher Stowe.

Harriett Prescott Spofford.

Rebecca Harding Davis.

Edna Dean Proctor.

“Josiah Allen’s Wife.”

Nora Perry.

Augusta Evans Wilson.

Louise Chandler Moulton.

Celia Thaxter.

“Grace Greenwood.”

Abba Gould Woolson.

Mary J. Holmes

Margaret E. Sangster.

Oliver Thorne Miller.

Elizabeth W. Champney.

Julia C. R. Dorr.

Marion Harland.

Louisa May Alcott.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Rose Terry Cooke.

“This collection of the best stories by twenty of the foremost American story-tellers is a happy idea, and it seems as if for a few hours of really enjoyable entertainment nothing better could be devised. There is a special charm about a good short tale, and these twenty samples of feminine literature afford a chance for interesting comparison of achievement in the same plane and with nearly similar opportunity. The sad, the gay, the sentimental, the horrible, the good, the real, are to be found in these pages viewed and dealt with in various ways; and none but writers of acknowledged ability are admitted to the group.”—_Daily Alta Californian_, San Francisco, Cal.

“Besides being enjoyable reading, it is a valuable book of reference for information concerning the most celebrated literary women of America.”—_National Baptist_, Philadelphia, Pa.

19 FINE PORTRAITS.

“A compilation of a score of stories written by noted lady authors on this side of the Atlantic has been prepared by Laura C. Holloway. This vivacious lady and charming author has written as an introduction to each story, a bit of the biography of each of her chosen lady writers; making her work still more interesting by prefixing a portrait to each—with the exception of one case, Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis, who “won’t sit for anybody.” * * * How much of interest is added to a literary production—especially a woman’s—if one can see the author’s portrait too!”—_The Times_, Hartford, Conn.

“It is quite interesting and curious to see which of their own stories these Writers considered their best.”—_The Homestead_, Springfield, Mass.

20 Biographies of Famous Women.

“Among the many excellent books relating to women from the pen of this author, this is the most unique in its plan. It is a library in itself, a library affording the best specimens from all the leading lady authors of America. To enumerate the writers from whom the selections are taken, would be sufficient to awaken a desire to have the book, but when we add that there is a portrait of each of these famous authors except one, and that there is a biographical sketch of each written in Mrs. Holloway’s attractive style, the merits and value of the work will begin to appear.”—_Farm, Field and Stockman_, Chicago, Ill.

Oliver Goldsmith.

Oliver Goldsmith, The Works of. Edited by Sir James Prior. In 4 vols.,
12mo, $3.00 ($1.25);

The only edition embodying the full performances of and fairly exhibiting Goldsmith genius. Contains many and valuable additions to collections previously issued.

“Goldsmith, both in verse and prose, was one of the most delightful writers in the language. His verse flows like a limpid stream. His ease is quite unconscious. Everything in him is spontaneous, unstudied, unaffected, yet elegant, harmonious, graceful, and nearly faultless.”—Hazlitt.

“The ‘Traveller’ and the ‘Deserted Village’ scarcely claim any notice from me. They are in everyone’s hands; they live in everyone’s memory: they are felt in everyone’s heart; they are daily the delight of millions.”—Henry Neele.

“Sir, it is the great excellence of a writer to put into his book as much as his book will hold. Goldsmith has done this in his history. He has the art of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner.”—Dr. Johnson.

Vicar of Wakefield: Ideal Edition. Cloth, _25c._ (11c); 10 oz

“The admirable ease and grace of the narrative as well as the pleasing truth with which the principal characters are designed, make the Vicar of Wakefield one of the most delicious morsels of fictitious composition on which the human mind was ever employed. We read the Vicar of Wakefield in youth; we return to it again and again, and bless the memory of an author who contrives so well to reconcile us to human nature.”—Sir Walter Scott.

She Stoops to Conquer: Ideal Edition. Cloth, _20c._ (7c); 8 oz

She Stoops to Conquer.—“I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience; that has answered so much the great end of comedy, making an audience merry.”—Samuel Johnson.

Life of Goldsmith: by Washington Irving. Elzevir Ed., gilt edges, _40c._
(20c); cloth, _25c._ (9c); 14 oz

“No poet’s letters in the world, not even those of Cowper, appear to us more interesting for the light they throw on the habits and feelings of the man who wrote them; and we think it will be also acknowledged that the simple gracefulness of their language is quite worthy of the author of ‘Wakefield.’”—_London Quarterly Review._

“The $5.00 Edition of Irving’s Works arrived to-day; the type, binding, paper and printing are superb: the cheapest set of books I ever purchased. Accept our congratulations.”—W. H. Kelsey, Springville, W. T.

Green’s Brilliant History.

Green’s Larger History of the English People. 5 vols., 16mo, illustrated
with about 100 fine engravings: half Morocco, _$3.50_ ($1.00): the
same without illustrations, Elzevir Edition, cloth, _$2.25_ (40c);
half morocco, _$2.75_ (60c);

Green’s History as above, in one vol., 8vo, without illustrations,
cloth, _$1.25_ (35c):

A copy of this magnificent work should be in every home in which the English language is spoken.

“No man can claim to be thoroughly posted on English history unless he has read Green. The enthusiasm and painstaking accuracy of the author, and the luminous style in which he writes, stamp the history as a classic. Every man who has Anglo-Saxon blood in his veins will be thrilled through and through by the author’s tribute to the race. It will live long as the most attractive of the numerous English histories”—_Cen’l Baptist_, St. Louis.

“In many respects the most satisfactory History of England that has yet been written. It is certainly wonderfully cheap.”—_The North American_, Philadelphia.

“Is recognized by scholars as the best complete modern History of England in existence. Its finish of style removes it from the catalogue of books of reference, and makes the study of it a delight.”—_Press_, St. Paul, Minn.

“Green’s History is one of the most brilliant and thoroughly valuable historical works which has appeared in many years. Fairly ranking with Macaulay’s great work in the absorbing interest of its narrative, it excels that in adaptation to popular needs, in that it covers the entire period of English history from the earliest to modern times, instead of a brief period as does Macaulay.”—_Methodist Recorder_, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Grace Greenwood’s My Pets, cloth. _30c._ (10c): 10 oz Stories for Home
Folks, cl., _40c._ (15c); 14oz Travel and History, cl., _30c._ (10c);
12 oz Stories from Famous Ballads, cl., _30c._ (10c); 10 oz

A Great French Novel.

The Immortal. By Alphonse Daudet. 12mo, cloth, 60c. (20c);

“It is a satire on the famous company of the ‘Immortals,’ and any one who reads it, will discover the peculiar talents of the author. He has a very retentive memory, and extraordinary powers of description. He gives to his heroes and heroines a life-like reality, so that the reader is carried right on into the turmoil of their existence. Daudet makes his characters perform the most merciless and pitiless actions, and his powers of description are so vivid, that the reader moves on with it all, in spite of himself. Get a copy of the book and test the truth of this assertion.”—_The School Journal_, N. Y. City.

“The book springs out of Daudet’s unquestionable and irrepressible genius; he dips his pen, not in malice, but in a literary inspiration which delights all Europe and America.”—_The Church Year_, Jacksonville, Fla.

“The book is a fierce onslaught on the French Academy, but exhibits the best traits of its accomplished author, a man who is never dull and has most extraordinary powers of description and character drawing, his stories always offering not puppets, but men and women moving before one’s eyes.”—_Christian Intelligencer_, N. Y. City.

A Great Russian Novel.

Gogol. Taras Bulba, translated by Jeremiah Curtin, cloth, 60c. (20c);

“This thrilling Cossack tale is put into English by Jeremiah Curtin, with a ‘dedication’ to Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, in which is set forth the fact (as shown by correspondence between Napoleon III. and Alexander II.) that France and England had agreed to recognize the Southern Confederacy, and were only kept from it by Russia’s friendliness to us. The preface by the translator, too, is full of historic interest, preparing the reader to understand the story of old Taras.”—_Christian Standard_, Cincinnati.

“Although the reader may not admire all the traits of character of old Taras Bulba, he will become so interested in the story at the very beginning that he will not be willing to lay the book down until completed. The whole volume is so full of valuable information that no one can afford not to read it.”—_The Democrat_, Madison, Wis.

“A more romantic and profoundly interesting recital has not come to our notice that involved Russian politics and character and Polish patriotism and devotion. Gogol is entitled by this work to rank with Turgenieff, and while he is not the philosopher that Tolstoi is, nor a man of such learning, he is worthy to be his contemporary and is equally graceful and vigorous in his style.”—_Record-Union_, Sacramento, Cal.

“This singular story is full of graphic touches. Now they paint the squalor of the Jews’ quarter in Warsaw, now the fierce combat of half savage men, now the flower-strewn steppes, and now the deepest, tenderest passion of the human heart. The translator does not exaggerate in his praise of Gogol’s work.”—_Christian Cynosure_, Chicago.

Great Statesmen.

International Statesman Series. Biographies of great social and
political leaders. Edited by Lloyd C. Sanders. Cloth, per vol., 75c.;
reduced to 60c. (15c):

1. Lord Beaconsfield. By T. E. Kebbel.

2. Viscount Palmerston. By Lloyd C. Sanders.

3. Prince Metternich. By G. B. Malleson.

4. O’Connell. By J. A. Hamilton.

5. Lord Bolingbroke. By Arthur Hassall.

6. Sir Robert Peel. By F. C. Montague.

This series presents in a concise and eminently readable form biographical sketches of the great leaders in the political history of the world. It will cover ancient as well as modern times and will include the representative men of all prominent nations. These books contain about 225 pages each, bound in uniform style, and are very cheap.

“The volumes and the series have particular reasons to engross the attention of students, among general readers; and it may safely be predicted that the series will afford quite as intelligent and clear a view of the course and expression of English politics as can be secured without long and laborious search of many and more or less conflicting volumes. The books are models in typographical qualities, and are inexpensive.”—_Boston Globe_.

CIVILIZATION.

The Beginnings of Civilization. By Prof. Charles Woodward Hutson. Ideal
Ed., cl., 60c. (20c);

“To-day the secrets of prehistoric humanity lie beneath the surfaces of language and archæology. We gaze into the depths and see the objects lying along the bottom, but we do not all see alike. Perhaps we are not yet acquainted with the media through which we look. Whether we are contented or not to take as final the present conclusions of any one of the various schools of archæologists, it remains that the facts or data are intensely interesting. Touching the origin of man, it is probable that we shall never be able to determine from the Bible or from ethnology whether all men sprang from one pair or from many; and salvation does not depend upon a decision. Whether, with the Duke of Argyll, we believe humanity to have retrogressed as a result of the Fall: whether with the Jews of the Talmud and Book of Zohar, we suppose that man was created first as a beast, and after ages received the spirit by the breath of God; or whether we hold man to be the result of natural selection and survival of the fittest acting as forces upon some protoplasmic blobs of jelly, we shall never get beyond conjecture. These questions Professor Hutson has ignored as vain and profitless. In his volume he has succeeded in condensing and including more learning, philosophic thought, and curious and significant data than it has been our fortune to behold these many days. His object is to take up the prehistoric ages of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, Hittites, Phœnicians, Hebrews, Assyrians, Teutons, Etruscans, Hellenes, Kelts, Hindus, Chinese, Slavs, etc.; and, broad as seems the field, he has not contented himself with easy and vague generalizations, but by a concise and compact style, has been able to introduce a great number of data. Small as this book is, we can hardly trust ourselves to express our sense of its value, lest we seem to exaggerate.”—_The School Journal_, N. Y. City.

_Artistically, it is, perhaps, the finest product of The Literary
Revolution._
FLORIAN’S FABLES.
Finely Illustrated Edition.

_The FABLES of FLORIAN._ Translated into English verse by Gen. J. W.
Phelps, late member of the Vermont Historical Society, author of “A
History of Madagascar,” etc. With numerous very fine illustrations by
J. J. Grandville. Elegantly bound in fine cloth, gilt edges,
ornamented, price _$1.15_

The above described work is presented to our patrons with an unusual degree of pleasure, and some pride. The fables are good reading—old and young will be delighted with them; they are worthy of place by the side of Æsop’s and La Fontaine’s; the illustrations are simply superb, true to the text, supplementing and enforcing the teachings of the author, and true to art, original, graphic, and charming.

“Of all the collections of Fables which have appeared since La Fontaine, that of Florian is, beyond dispute, the best. It is also, of all the works of the author, that in which his talent as a writer and as a poet shows to the greatest advantage. In regard to merit of originality, the author avows himself that he has put under contribution all his predecessors; Æsop, Pilpay, Gay, and above all, the Spanish poet Yriarte, who has furnished him the most pleasing apologues. It is worthy of remark that in this kind of literature, whose object is no less to instruct than to please, Florian has one advantage over La Fontaine, that of being in general better adapted to the unaffected simplicity of childhood.”—_Grand Dictionnaire Universel du xixe. Siècle._

“Good of every description prevails in this collection. You find here some fables of touching interest, others of a sweet and playful humor, others of a biting subtilty, and still others in a loftier strain without being above that of the fable. The poet understands how to vary his colors with the subjects; he can describe and converse, relate and moralize. We nowhere feel the effort and are always sensible of the metre.”—_La Harpe._

“In the writings of Florian we are solely interested with the meaning of the tale, with its moral, which is always refined and delicate, and with his ingenuous and even epigrammatic style. Florian loves Horace, Virgil, La Fontaine, is delighted with Montaigne and the poetic tales of the 16th century; he notices the caprices and little irregularities of human nature, without being a biting critic or a profound moralist. Under the gentle form of fables he threw an agreeable breeze of ridicule both upon the individual and upon society, as if he hoped to reform.”—_M. St. Marc Girardin._

“Few readers of French are unacquainted with the works of Florian. His style, at once elegant and easy, has universally recommended him to the teachers of language, and Telemachus is commonly succeeded or supplanted by some work of Florian. In the circulating libraries the Tales of Florian are almost as generally read as those of Voltaire and Marmontel. He possesses indeed very great attractions for the lovers of light reading. His narrative is spirited and interesting. Love, Friendship, and Heroism are his themes, and he commonly descants upon them with that genuine warmth which results from the combination of sensibility with genius.

“The feelings with him are never exalted at the expense of virtue. His women are tender without licentiousness, and his heroes daring without violating the laws of their country, or questioning the existence of their Creator. He combines the morality of Fenelon with the enthusiasm of Rousseau or St. Pierre. His writings derive an additional charm from his glowing descriptions of the beauties of nature. He seems tenaciously to uphold the poetical connection between rural life and moral purity, and loves to annex to tales of love and hardihood their appropriate scenery of rivers, woods, and mountains.”—_London Quarterly Review._

The Unity of the Truth.

The Unity of the Truth in Christianity and Evolution. By J. Max Hark,
D.D. 12mo. 293 pages. Small Pica type, leaded, cloth, gilt top, uncut
pages, _90c._

Few books of its kind recently published have aroused more discussion and called forth more varied and contradictory opinions. For example, _The Andover Review_ gave fifteen pages to a criticism of its positions; while _The Christian Union_, of equal authority, declares that “The volume deserves to take rank with the works of Munger, Newman Smyth, and Prof. Drummond.” The N. Y. _Independent_, though granting that “in many respects the volume is instructive and suggestive,” and “its aim merits commendation,” has devoted over four columns to combatting its arguments; whereas the critical _Sunday-School Times_ has heartily commended it in a leading review. While the _Presbyterian Quarterly_ (S. C.) condemns it as being “of no more use than to show the antagonism of the human heart to the things of God,” the _Reformed Review_ (Pa.) praises it as “an earnest effort towards the solution of a grave and difficult problem,” and says, “The author deserves the thanks of all who are sincerely interested in the progress of religion and in the welfare of the Church.” Such contradictions from such sources are the strongest proof of the importance of the work, and of the need of every intelligent person’s reading and judging it for himself. At the same time, however, by far the greater weight of criticism, religious and secular, is favorable to it, as will be seen by the following few

Critical Comments.

“A very remarkable book, written in a nervous, brilliant style, each phrase a squarely-planted and advancing step. That it will bring peace and conviction to many restless souls cannot be doubted.”—_The World_, N. Y. City.

“We have seen no volume which seems to us so thorough and intelligent in its purpose to consider the relations between modern evolutionary thought and ancient Christian faith and doctrines. Does not attempt to reconcile science and religion by tearing away either the one or the other.”—_The Christian Union_, N. Y. City.

“A good, wholesome book, brief enough for the busiest Christian, an honest untechnical book, of plain words, and powerful. It is an admirable essay, informed with the essence of true religion, and destined to bring light to many struggling Christians.”—_The Press_, Philadelphia.

“He speaks with freshness and enthusiasm. We are persuaded that Dr. Hark’s purpose and spirit are such that good will be wrought by his work.”—_Illus. Christian Weekly_, N. Y. City.

“A candid and thoughtful discussion; expounded with much earnestness and a fine religious spirit.”—_Literary World_, Boston.

“It can hardly fail to help the candid reader to a wider and more satisfactory view of God, of Providence, of Prayer, and of Religion. Whatever does this for man has proved an infinite blessing to him.”—_Christian Evangelist_, St. Louis.

“Significant as showing very clearly the drift of the orthodox creed in the hands of its intelligent supporters.”—_Sunday News_, Charleston, S. C.

“A sincere and reverent endeavor to help all inquiring souls, in trouble concerning the conflict between evolution and the doctrines of Christianity.”—_The Interior_, Chicago.

“No writer could approach any question with a more candid spirit or more honorable motive. We wish every clergyman could read the work, and every other person indeed who is interested in the question of evolution.”—_Herald of Gospel Liberty_, Dayton, O.

The Spirit of Beauty.

The Spirit of Beauty. Essays, Scientific and Æsthetic. By Prof. Henry W.
Parker. Large 12mo, cloth, 85c.;

“I have already read a large part of the book, and I have been delighted, instructed, and morally animated. It gives rich, delicate, and robust expression to a various knowledge, as well as to fine, devout and far-reaching thought. I have not for long taken up a book which has interested me so immediately, or refreshed me so abundantly.”—Rev. R. S. Storrs, D.D., Brooklyn, N. Y.

“An admirable treatment of a widely related theme. The book is none the less profound for being so pungent, and its sharp raciness of style is quite befitting its keen discrimination of thought.”—Pres. Julius H. Seelye, LL.D., Amherst College.

“I appreciate it highly. The incisive but graceful style is worthy the pure and elevating sentiments and conceptions which it inculcates. I feel a singular sympathy with its way of thinking, and shall embrace every proper opportunity to call attention to a book so brilliant and so noble in its aims.”—Prof. Alexander Winchell, LL.D., Michigan University.

“I know Prof. Parker chiefly by the articles he gave me for the _North American Review_. These gave me the highest regard for him as an original, sound and deep thinker. I have repeatedly characterized his article on the natural theology of art as the best paper that passed under my hands during the ten or eleven years of my editorship. My belief is that Mr. Parker’s æsthetic capacity and culture are unsurpassed among us.”—Prof. A. P. Peabody, D.D., of Harvard University.

“Prof. Parker, like the late President Hitchcock, was continually laying in rich stores of facts and principles in the several departments of natural history. At the same time he was contributing to the _North American Review_ articles in natural and ethical philosophy unexcelled for richness and beauty by any contemporaneous productions of American periodical literature.”—Prof. W. S. Tyler, LL.D., of Amherst College.

“By personal knowledge of the manuscript I know that Prof. Parker has investigated the subjects of Animal Intelligence and Animal Æsthetics in a new and fresh way, as never has been done before, in defence of a spiritual philosophy. It is a work that was greatly needed, and is thoroughly done by Dr. Parker, as only an accomplished naturalist, a skilful literateur and a clear reasoner could do it.”—Ex-President G. F. Magoun, D.D., of Iowa College.

“The title is a gem in itself, and I have named my wife after it. I have had a copy presented to the Philosophical Society of Great Britain, and have urgently recommended the author for honorary membership, and am assured of success. These deeds are better encomiums than words like the following:—that I deem it one of the best displays of the connection between science and religion I have ever met with. A grand book.”—Ephraim Cutter, M.D., LL.D., Hon. F. S. Sc. (London), Mem. Victoria Inst., etc.

“The author is a naturalist and in quite familiar with the facts and views of Darwin, Spencer and Haeckel; and, whatever restrictions he may make upon them, he has made as a man who has studied the subject from the inside. The observation of facts in the organic and inorganic worlds is good.”—_Science._

“In Prof. Henry W. Parker’s volume we have just one of those protests against the recent schools of philosophical sensationalism which are sure to be raised, sooner or later, in the name of esthetics. We welcome everything that will bring intelligent people to see that it is not dogmatic orthodoxy alone or the limited and perhaps narrow interests of sectarian religion which are assailed by this philosophy, but the whole spiritual theory of man, the basis of his esthetic ideas and of art in all its higher relations. This is the value of Professor Parker’s book. It is attractive in style and indicates an abundant familiarity with the subject, both as a naturalist and a student of esthetics. The chapter on the Divine in Art can hardly be surpassed in the literature of the subject.”—_N. Y. Independent._

“_The Spirit of Beauty_, by Prof. Parker, is a fresh find in John B. Alden’s literary gold mine. It is a series of essays, æsthetic and scientific, inspired by a reverent passion for purity and beauty, and clothed in the language of a ripe and finished scholar. The essays are all overflowing with beauty, melody and fragrance, as well as charged with learning and profound thought.”—_Southern Criterion_, Atlanta, Ga.

The Talmud: What It Is

and What it Knows about Jesus and his Followers. By Rev. Bernhard Pick,
Ph.D. Ideal Edition, Small Pica type, cloth, 60c.;

One of the most interesting and valuable of recent contributions to religious literature. It answers the great popular curiosity as to what the Talmud is, and gives to clergymen and theological students information of transcendant value, not heretofore accessible to many.

“That wonderful monument of human industry, human wisdom, and human folly.”—Dean Milman.

“In the history of the origin of Christianity, the Talmud has hitherto been far too much neglected.”—Ernest Renan.

“The Talmud may compete with the _Constitutions of Loyola_ for the right to be considered the most irresistible organ ever forged for the subjugation of the human will.”—_Edinburgh Review._

“The Talmud is the slow growth of several centuries. It is a chaos of Jewish learning, wisdom and folly, a continent of rubbish with hidden pearls of true maxims and poetic fables.”—Philip Schaff.

“But glimpses of profound metaphysics, stray parables of real beauty, and occasional sentiments of true spiritual breadth and elevation, are only the rare grains of wheat in mountains of chaff.”—Dr. Geikie.

“Anything more utterly unhistorical than the Talmud cannot be conceived. It is probable that no human writings ever confounded names, dates, and facts with more absolute indifference. Some excellent maxims may be quoted from the Talmud where they lie imbedded like pearls in a sea of obscurity and mud.”—Canon Farrar.

“A most curious monument, raised with astonishing labor, yet made up of puerilities. An immense heap of rubbish, at the bottom of which a few bright pearls of Eastern wisdom are to be found. The book composed by Israel _without_ their God, in the time of their dispersion, their misery, and their degeneracy.”—Dr. Isaac Da Costa.

“Here, then, we find a prodigious mass of contradictory opinions, an infinite number of casuistical cases, a logic of scholastic theology, some recondite wisdom, and much rambling dotage; many puerile tales and oriental fancies; ethics and sophisms, reasonings and unreasonings, subtle solutions, and maxims and riddles.”—Benjamin Disraeli.

“It is a vast debating club in which there hum confusedly the myriad voices of at least five centuries. In its way, a unique code of laws, in comparison with which, in point of comprehensiveness, the law books of all other nations are but Lilliputian, and, when compared with the hum of its kaleidoscopic Babel, they resemble, indeed, calm and studious retreat.”—Prof. Delitzsch.

“It has proved a grateful task to wander through the mazes of the Talmud and cull flowers yet sparkling with the very dew of Eden. Figures in shining garments haunt its recesses. Prayers of deep devotion, sublime confidence and noble benediction, echo in its ancient tongue. Sentiments of lofty courage, of high resolve, of infantile tenderness, of far-seeing prudence, fall from the lips of venerable sages. No less practicable would it be to stray with an opposite intention, and to extract venom, instead of honey, from the flowers that seem to spring up in self-sown profusion. Fierce, intolerant, vindictive hatred for mankind; idle subtlety; pride and self conceit amounting to insanity; indelicacy pushed to a grossness that renders what it calls virtue more hateful than the vice of more modest people; all these strung together would give no more just an idea of the Talmud than would the chaplets of its lovelier flowers.”—_Edinburgh Review._

A Remarkable Story.

Strange Threads. A Novel. By J. Douglas. 12mo, cloth, 60c. (15c); 22 oz

This is not only a remarkable story in itself but is really wonderful in its power to interest its readers, and in the various ways in which it impresses them. A gentleman whom the _Christian Leader_, Cincinnati, calls “a wise and critical connossieur” pronounces this book, with the possible exception of Vanity Fair, “the most original novel I ever read. * * I should have to go back as far as ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Villette,’ to name a novel as good as ‘Strange Threads,’ and I am not at all certain that this is not as strong as either of them.” And the _Leader_ calls the book the “creation of a master imagination” and declares it to be “evidently the product of a genius.” The burden of testimony is along this line. Still there are

A FEW CONTRARY MINDS

whose opinions we quote in connection with the favorable criticisms.

“One can conceive that with less effort the author might write a passable book. As to the present book it is fairly unreadable, and the veriest devourer of romances cannot possibly get past the opening chapters without the feeling that he is in for a bad time.”—_Daily Bee_, Omaha, Neb.

“The publisher has done more than the writer for this book. The type and paper are so agreeable that one is tempted to read on, long after the discovery that there is little in the matter worthy of serious consideration. The author has shown a certain shrewdness, however, in filling the vacuum produced by absence of intellect in the book by cramming it with sentiment.”—_The Epoch_, N. Y. City.

MAN OR WOMAN?

Another matter about which the critics are puzzled is the sex of the author. Some affirm that J. Douglas is a man, others are equally sure that it is a woman’s name, while some are content to say they do not know.

“J. Douglas is a new name in our list of novel-writers, but if ‘Strange Threads’ is his maiden effort, he is surely a phenomenon. Regarded as the first work of a new writer, it is simply wonderful; even as the product of mature experience it is still worthy of being termed remarkable. It is original without being strained or whimsical, wholesomely terse in construction, frequently bright in epigram, and the story grows stronger with every page to the close. It is not too much to say that it will bear reading along with the novels of Charlotte Bronte, and the writer succeeds even better than she in picturing his characters in life-like presence without making an elaborate study of them, while there is a more perceptible and worthier motive in his drawing.”—_Paper World._ Springfield, Mass.

“J. Douglas is evidently a woman. The adventures of a party of American novelists in Europe, their love-making and their heart disappointments, are the author’s stock in trade, and she has certainly succeeded in weaving a very tangled web. There are here and there a strong portraiture and a keen analysis of motives, while the descriptive portions have a picturesqueness and vigor which give old and well-traveled roads a new beauty.”—_Record_, Philadelphia.

“It is probable that “J.” stands for Jane, Josephine or some other name feminine, for the book is thoroughly a woman’s book. It certainly is very well written, and, if by a new aspirant for literary honors, as it seems, she is certain to make her mark.”—_The Republic_, St. Louis, Mo.

“A new American novelist of considerable originality and force has appeared. The name is J. Douglas, though whether it stands for man or woman must be gathered from the book. The dialogue is bright, the situations are dramatic and the book is thoroughly readable from beginning to end.”—_Illus. Christian Weekly_, N. Y. City.

PRE-EMINENTLY A LOVE STORY.

“A love Story; a bright sketchy tale of a wayward young lady—that is, wayward in her loves. It is certainly very original; on the whole, is a novel to be liked by the public.”—_Times_, Kansas City, Mo.

“A most interesting work, which engrosses the attention of the reader from the first to the last chapter.”—_Morning Call_, San Francisco.

Lang Syne, or the Wards of Mt. Vernon.

Lang Syne; or The Wards of Mount Vernon. By Mary Stuart Smith. 12mo,
paper, 30c. (10c)., cloth, 60c. (20c).

In this book, which is dedicated “To the Memory of Washington and to American Womanhood,” we have an interesting love story of the revolutionary era, in which are interwoven in a skilful manner many excellent descriptions of prominent events and of the eminent men, Washington, Lee, Franklin, Cadwalader, and others, who were foremost in the great struggle for independence. It also shows the important part taken by the women of that period and the valuable service which they rendered the patriot army. About one-third of the book is specially devoted to “the Women of the Revolution.” A great deal of information regarding the character, habits, tastes, and labors of the people of that stirring period is conveyed in an entertaining manner. The author, who styles herself a “Daughter of Virginia” (and who might have stated the interesting fact that she is a direct descendant of Gen. Washington’s only sister) has done well to write this book, and its appearance at this centennial period is appropriate and timely.

Patriotic Hymns.

Rankin. Hymns Pro Patria. By Rev. J. E. Rankin, D.D. Ideal Edition,
cloth, 60c. (20c).