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Latest Volumes.—June 1907.
The Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight. By the author of “Elizabeth andher German Garden.” 1 vol.—3880.
The tale of a German Princess who runs away to England to live thesimple life accompanied by her aged teacher. The story is adelightful mixture of smiles and tears.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen. By the author of “Elizabethand her German Garden.” 1 vol.—3881.
An account of a holiday spent in one of the pleasantest of Germanisland resorts, so plentifully sprinkled with humorous incident asto make the book fascinating even to those unable to travel thereexcept in imagination.
A Dazzling Reprobate. By W. R. H. Trowbridge. 1 v.—3882.
A very original study of high life and society in England, in whichit is shown how hard regeneration is made for a fallen member.
The Way of the Spirit. By H. Rider Haggard. 2 vols.—3883/84.
A psychological romance and at the same time a tale of modernEgypt, in which a daughter of the ancient kings plays an importantand novel rôle.
“If Youth but knew!” By Agnes and Egerton Castle. 1 vol.—3885.
An idyl of Westphalia in the days of Jerome Bonaparte’s pinchbeckcourt and reign. A delicate and pretty love-story.
Mr. John Strood. By Percy White. 1 vol.—3886.
A story, written somewhat on the lines of “Mr. Bailey-Martin,” ofthe career of a public man. The snobbishness of the quondam friendwho is here supposed to write the biography is cunningly revealedthroughout.
The Artful Miss Dill. By F. Frankfort Moore. 1 vol.—3887.
A modern English romance, the opening scene of which, however, islaid in Caracas, and is of a most stirring nature.
Genius Loci, and The Enchanted Woods. By Vernon Lee. 1 vol.—3888.
A collection of essays and articles on towns and villages inFrance, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, in which the authoresspaints her impressions of their romanticism or interest.
The House of Mirth. By Edith Wharton. 2 vols.—3889/90.
An American society novel in which the hollow life of a certainmoneyed clique of New York is admirably described.
Ring in the New. By Richard Whiteing. 1 vol.—3891.
This book might almost be described as socialistic. It is a descriptionof the difficult