"The Green Carnation" was among the most amusing society sketches that recent years have given us. After it Mr. Hichens, perhaps wisely, devoted himself to much more serious work. In "The Londoners" he returns to his original manner without making his burlesque so personal. It is the story of a smart woman, wearied by her position and its duties, who seeks to get out of society. The idea is an original one, and when contrasted with the efforts of a second heroine to get into society, the result is wholly delightful. The story has already attained a considerable popularity. With a cover designed by Claude F. Bragdon. 12mo. Cloth. Second impression. $1.50. FLAMES: A LONDON FANTASY The book is sure to be widely read.--_Buffalo Commercial_. It carries on the attention of the reader from the first chapter to the last. Full of exciting incidents, very modern, excessively up to date.--_London Daily Telegraph_. In his last book Mr. Hichens has entirely proved himself. His talent does not so much lie in the conventional novel, but more in his strange and fantastic medium. "Flames" suits him, has him at his best.--_Pall Mail Gazette_. "Flames" is a powerful story, not only for the novelty of its plot, but for the skill with which it is worked out, the brilliancy of its descriptions of the London streets, of the seamy side of the city's life which night turns to the beholder; but the descriptions are neither erotic nor morbid. * * * We may repudiate the central idea of soul-transference, but the theory is made the vehicle of this striking tale in a manner that is entirely sane and wholesome. It leaves no bad taste in the mouth. * * * "Flames"--it is the author's fancy that the soul is like a little flame, and hence the title--must be read with care. There is much epigrammatic writing in it that will delight the literary palate. It Is far and away ahead of anything that Mr. Hichens has ever written before.--_Brooklyn Eagle_. With a cover designed by F. R. Kimbrough. 12mo. Cloth. Second impression. $1.50. HERBERT S. STONE & Co., CHICAGO & NEW YORK. * * * * * By JULIA MAGRUDER A REALIZED IDEAL Miss Julia Magruder has by this time firmly established her reputation as one of the most popular of our younger writers. Many readers had their introduction to her when "The Princess Sonia" began in the pages of _The Century Magazine_, and all agreed that the most charming love-story they had read for years came from this almost unknown Southern girl. Since then "The Violet" and a volume of short stories, entitled, "Miss Ayr of Virginia," have appeared. In the title of this latest volume, Miss Magruder, in a way, makes the confession that she is an old fashioned writer. At least she is not modern in some of the unpleasant meanings of the word. In her book, "ideals" are sometimes to be "realized," and the whole story is an unobtrusive protest in favor of sweetness and of sentiment in fiction.