We have no hesitation in saying that no better or more satisfactory life of General Custer could have been written. Indeed, we may as well speak the thought that is in us, and say plainly that we know of no biographical work anywhere which we count better than this. *** Surely the record of such experiences as these will be read with that keen interest which attaches only to strenuous human doings; as surely we are right in saying that such a story of truth and heroism as that here told will take a deeper hold upon the popular mind and heart than any work of fiction can. For the rest, the narrative is as vivacious and as lightly and trippingly given as that of any novel. It is enriched in every chapter with illustrative anecdotes and incidents, and here and there a little life story of pathetic interest is told as an episode.--_N. Y. Commercial Advertiser._ It is a plain, straightforward story of the author's life on the plains of Dakota. Every member of a Western garrison will want to read this book; every person in the East who is interested in Western life will want to read it, too; and every girl or boy who has a healthy appetite for adventure will be sure to get it. It is bound to have an army of readers that few authors can expect.--_Philadelphia Press._ These annals of daily life in the army are simple, yet interesting, and underneath all is discerned the love of a true woman ready for any sacrifice. She touches on themes little canvassed by the civilian, and makes a volume equally redolent of a loving devotion to an honored husband, and attractive as a picture of necessary duty by the soldier.--_Commonwealth_, Boston. * * * * * Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, N. Y. Harper & Brothers _will send the above work by mail, postage prepaid, to any part of the United States or Canada, on receipt of the price_. BY W. D. HOWELLS. THE SHADOW OF A DREAM. A Story. 12mo, Paper, 50 cents; Cloth, $1 00. A HAZARD OF NEW FORTUNES. Illustrated. 8vo, Paper, 75 cents; 12mo, Cloth, 2 vols., $2 00. Never, certainly, has Mr. Howells written more brilliantly, more clearly, more firmly, or more attractively than in this instance.--_N. Y. Tribune._ This new novel is distinguished by the possession in an unusual degree of all the familiar qualities of Mr. Howells's style. The humor of it, particularly, is abundant and delightful.--_Philadelphia Press._ MODERN ITALIAN POETS. Essays and Versions. With Portraits. 12mo, Half Cloth, $2 00. Mr. Howells has in this work enriched American literature by a great deal of delicate, discriminating, candid, and sympathetic criticism. He has enabled the general public to obtain a knowledge of modern Italian poetry which they could have acquired in no other way.--_N. Y. Tribune._ ANNIE KILBURN. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50.