"=MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN=" is alive with the characteristic vigor shown in "ALBERTUS," "LES JEUNES--FRANCE," and "POESIES DE THEOPHILE GAUTIER," his earlier works, but is more delicate, and abounds in the subtle cynicism which contrasts so delightfully with the pungent wit that sparkles on every page. The book is a marvel of beauty, both from an artistic as well as a typographical standpoint. FOR SALE AT ALL BOOK STORES AND NEWS STANDS AND ON ALL RAILROAD TRAINS. LAIRD & LEE, PUBLISHERS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Transcriber's note Words in italics have been surround with _underscores_, and bold with =signs=. Small capitals were replaced with all capitals. A transcription of the handwritten note on page 388 was added. Some lines in the note were struck out, this was represented with ~signs~. A few punctuation errors were corrected, also the following changes were made, on page 74 The words "completed our task" filled in 97 "a" changed to "as" (as they would not keep so long) 324 "I" changed to "If" (If no lipthalener came into port) 366 "hot" changed to "not" (I should say not.) 375 "quicky" changed to "quickly" (the compartment being quickly emptied of its water) 383 "speed" changed to "sped" (the Orion sped northward) 394 "poinas" changed to "points" (it points somewhere south). Otherwise the original was preserved, including possible errors in Volapük, and inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A. D. 2000, by Alvarado M. Fuller