The remarkable career of Jean Lafitte during the French Revolution and the War of 1812, and the strange tie between this so-called "Pirate of the Gulf" and Napoleon Bonaparte, is the basis of this absorbing and virile story,--a novel of love and adventure written by a skilled hand. This work is one of the most ambitious of its class, and it has in the introduction of Napoleon as Lafitte's guardian angel a picturesque feature which makes it of rather unusual interest.--_Philadelphia Record_. _By the Same Author_ FROM KINGDOM TO COLONY. Illustrated by Henry Sandham. 12mo. $1.50. UP AND DOWN THE SANDS OF GOLD. 12mo. $1.50. THE GOD OF THINGS By FLORENCE BROOKS WHITEHOUSE. Illustrated by the author. 12mo. 288 pages. $1.50. Of this novel of modern Egypt the _Philadelphia Telegraph_ says: "It is a tale of fresh, invigorating, unconventional love, without the usual thrilling adventures. It is wholesome, although daring, and through its pages there vibrates a living spirit such as is only found in a few romances." The _Boston Herald_ says: "Engages the attention of the reader from the skill shown in the handling of the subject,"--divorce. THE GOLDEN WINDOWS A Book of Fables for Old and Young. By LAURA E. RICHARDS, author of "Captain January," "The Joyous Story of Toto," etc. With illustrations and decorations by Arthur E. Becher and Julia Ward Richards. 12mo. $1.50. This charming book will be a source of delight to those who love the best literature. The stories are so simple and graceful that they suggest Tolstoi at his best, and the moral attached to each fascinating tale is excellent. Mrs. Richards' charm of style pervades this unique collection of stories. The book is handsomely embellished. THE AWAKENING OF THE DUCHESS By FRANCES CHARLES, author of "In the Country God Forgot," "The Siege of Youth," etc. With illustrations in color by I. H. Caliga. 12mo. $1.50. Frances Charles, the author of "In the Country God Forgot," writes in an entirely new vein in her latest book, the best that this talented young author has written. It is a pretty and touching story of a lonely little heiress, Roselle, who called her mother, a society favorite, "the Duchess"; and the final awakening of a mother's love for her own daughter. THE COLONEL'S OPERA CLOAK By CHRISTINE C. BRUSH. New Edition. Illustrated by E. W. Kemble. 12mo. $1.50. This favorite story is now issued in a new and attractive form, with artistic renderings of its principal characters and scenes by E. W. Kemble, the celebrated artist of negro character. This bright, clever, and entertaining book is a story with a very novel idea, that of making the "Colonel's Opera Cloak" the hero. A DAUGHTER OF THE RICH By M. E. WALLER, author of "The Little Citizen." Illustrated. 12mo. $1.50.