Part 39 (1/2)

An interesting romance of the days of George III., dealing with the life and adventures of a fair and talented young play-actress, the scene of which is laid in England and America. The success of Miss Mackie's previous books will justify our prediction that a new volume will receive an instant welcome.

G.o.d--The King--My Brother. A ROMANCE. By MARY F. NIXON.

Author of ”With a Pessimist in Spain,” ”A Harp of Many Chords,” etc.

With a frontispiece by H.C. Edwards.

An historical tale, dealing with the romantic period of Edward the Black Prince. The scene is laid for the most part in the sunny land of Spain, during the reign of Pedro the Cruel--the ally in war of the Black Prince. The well-told story records the adventures of two young English knight-errants, twin brothers, whose family motto gives the t.i.tle to the book. The Spanish maid, the heroine of the romance, is a delightful characterization, and the love story, with its surprising yet logical denouement, is enthralling.

Punchinello. By FLORENCE STUART.

A love story of intense power and pathos. The hero is a hunchback (Punchinello), who wins the love of a beautiful young girl. Her sudden death, due indirectly to his jealousy, and the discovery that she had never faltered in her love for him, combine to unbalance his mind. The poetic style relieves the sadness of the story, and the reader is impressed with the power and brilliancy of its conception, as well as with the beauty and grace of the execution.

The Golden Fleece. Translated from the French of Amedee Achard, author of ”The Huguenot's Love,” etc.

Ill.u.s.trated by Victor A. Searles.

Amedee Achard was a contemporary writer of Dumas, and his romances are very similar to those of that great writer. ”The Golden Fleece”

compares favorably with ”The Three Musketeers” and the other D'Artagnan romances. The story relates the adventures of a young Gascon gentleman, an officer in the army sent by Louis XIV. to a.s.sist the Austrians in repelling the Turkish Invasion under the celebrated Achmet Kiuperli.

The Good s.h.i.+p _York_. By W. CLARK RUSSELL.

Author of ”The Wreck of the _Grosvenor_,” ”A Sailor's Sweetheart,”

etc.

A romantic and exciting sea tale, equal to the best work of this famous writer, relating the momentous voyage of the clipper s.h.i.+p _York_, and the adventures that befell Julia Armstrong, a pa.s.senger, and George Hardy, the chief mate.

”Mr. Russell has no rival in the line of marine fiction.”--_Mail and Express_.

Tom Ossington's Ghost. By RICHARD MARSH.