THE INDIAN FAIRY BOOK.

FROM ORIGINAL LEGENDS.

Ill.u.s.trated by JOHN MCLENAN.

1 Vol., 12mo. Price $1.

This book will prove a most acceptable holiday present for the old and young. It contains various prettily-told fairy stories, derived from original sources, placed at the disposal of the Editor by HENRY R.

SCHOOLCRAFT, ESQ. They do not treat of the tomahawk and scalping-knife, but are correct transfers of those beautiful mythological traditions which are found only among the Indians. The ill.u.s.trations are elegant and appropriate, being elaborately engraved by Anthony in a style hitherto unsurpa.s.sed. Altogether the book will prove one of the best works for a holiday present that has yet been published.

IN PRESS.

LANMERE.

BY MRS. JULIA C. R. DORR,

Author of "Farmingdale."

1 Vol., 12mo. Price $1.25.

"Farmingdale" has won for its author a deserved popularity. In "Lanmere"

she has not done herself injustice. It is a tale of great power and brilliancy.

LETTERS

OF MADAME DE SeVIGNE.

EDITED BY MRS. SARAH J. HALE.

1 Vol., 12mo. Price $1.25.

This book is the first volume of a series, which we are publishing under the general t.i.tle of the library of

"STANDARD LETTER-WRITERS."

It is a work which should be read and studied by all. As a letter-writer, Madame de Sevigne's name ranks among the highest of those who have become famous for the beauty and conciseness of their epistolary correspondence. Her letters are models of excellence, and should be consulted, both as a text-book, and as a work of profound interest to the general reader. There is scarcely a subject worthy of notice but what her racy pen has dwelt upon, in a manner which at once instructs and entertains.

THE ELM-TREE TALES.

BY F. IRENE BURGE SMITH.

1 Vol. 12mo. Price $1.

Seated beneath a huge elm tree, a merry group listened to the beautiful stories which had been written for them. They were so well received by her little audience that the auth.o.r.ess concluded to present them to the great public, under the above t.i.tle. The book contains three deeply interesting stories, ent.i.tled respectively, "JENNY GRIG, THE STREET SWEEPER;" "NANNIE BATES, THE HUCKSTER'S DAUGHTER;" and "ARCHIBALD MACKIE, THE LITTLE CRIPPLE." Boys and girls will be delighted with it; and children of an older growth will find it a volume of deep interest.

MR. HERBERT'S NEW WORK.

WAGER OF BATTLE,

A TALE OF SAXON SLAVERY IN SHERWOOD FOREST.

BY HENRY W. HERBERT, ESQ.,

Author of "Marmaduke Wyvil," "Henry VIII. and his Six Wives," etc., etc.

1 Vol., 12mo. Price $1.

"The story transports us back to the English forests, before the Norman and Saxon races had melted into one, and brings up a succession of domestic and rural pictures that are bright with the freshness of that primeval time. The present work is even richer in the elements of popular interest than Mr. Herbert's previous fict.i.tious compositions, and will deservedly increase his reputation as a brilliant and vigorous novelist."--NEW YORK TRIBUNE.

"'The Wager of Battle' is the best of Herbert's works."--_N. Y. Sunday Dispatch._

"The story is one of intense interest."--_N. Y. Daily News._

"The condition of the serf--the born thrall of that period, is accurately delineated, and the life, daily occupations, and language of the twelfth century placed vividly before the reader. There is no incident in the book that is tame and lifeless."--_N. Y. Picayune._

"Herbert is the best living historical novelist."--_Cor. Boston Transcript._

"It is a very beautiful tale--in its descriptive scenes, and in much of its coloring, reminding us more than once of Ivanhoe."--_Boston Traveler._

"In this work, Mr. Herbert has bent his acknowledged genius to the agreeable task of creating a succession of highly attractive and interesting scenes, which completely transfer us, for the time, to the wild age to which they relate."--_Portland Eastern Argus._

"This is an exceedingly able story, one which is sure to find favor with all cla.s.ses of readers."--_Phila. Sunday Dispatch._

"We like a good historical novel, and we know of no living writer better qualified to write one than Henry W. Herbert. In the present volume he gives a fresh, bold picture of Saxon serfdom in England before yet the two races of Norman and Saxon were mingled into one. The delineation of outward habits, and the customs of the time, are admirably done, and the story is one that can not fail to interest all who read it."--_Gospel Banner, Augusta._

"A story of great interest * * * Written in an attractive style * * *

Built upon a well-arranged plot * * * The best of Herbert's works."--_Dayton (O.) Empire._

"Herbert is a pleasing, busy, instructive, successful novelist historian."--_Boston Christian Times._

"It displays much dramatic skill and felicity of description, and accurately depicts the manners, customs, and inst.i.tutions of the Saxons and the Normans, at the time of their fusion into the great English race."--_N. Y. Chronicle._

"Mr. Herbert's style is clear and fine, and the plot of his story well constructed."--_State of Maine._

"One of the best stories of the author."--_Cor. Boston Traveler._

THE RAG-PICKER;

OR,

BOUND AND FREE.

1 Vol., 12mo. 442 pp. Price $1.25.