According to a high naval authority who has seen the advance sheets, this is one of the best sea stories ever offered to the public. "The Black Barque" is a story of slavery and piracy upon the high seas about 1815, and is written with a thorough knowledge of deep-water sailing. This, Captain Hains’s first long sea story, realistically pictures a series of stirring scenes at the period of the destruction of the exciting but nefarious traffic in slaves, in the form of a narrative by a young American lieutenant, who, by force of circumstances, finds himself the gunner of "The Black Barque." *Cameron of Lochiel* Translated from the French of PHILIPPE AUBERT DE GASPÉ by PROF. CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS. Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50 The publishers are gratified to announce a new edition of a book by this famous author, who may be called the Walter Scott of Canada. This interesting and valuable romance is fortunate in having for its translator Professor Roberts, who has caught perfectly the spirit of the original. The French edition first appeared under the title of "Les Anciens Canadiens" in 1862, and was later translated and appeared in an American edition now out of print. Patriotism, devotion to the French-Canadian nationality, a just pride of race, and a loving memory for his people’s romantic and heroic past, are the dominant chords struck by the author throughout the story. *Castel del Monte* By NATHAN GALLIZIER. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards. Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.5O A powerful romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy, and the overthrow of Manfred by Charles of Anjou, the champion of Pope Clement IV. The Middle Ages are noted for the weird mysticism and the deep fatalism characteristic of a people believing in signs and portents and the firm hand of fate. Mr. Gallizier has brought out these characteristics in a marked degree. *Slaves of Success* By ELLIOTT FLOWER, author of "The Spoilsmen," etc. With twenty illustrations by different artists. Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50 Another striking book by Mr. Flower, whose work is already so well known, both through his long stories and his contributions to _Collier’s_, the _Saturday Evening Post_, etc. Like his first success, "The Spoilsmen," it deals with politics, but in the broader field of state and national instead of municipal. The book has recently appeared in condensed form as a serial in _Collier’s Magazine_, where it attracted wide-spread attention, and the announcement of its appearance in book form will be welcomed by Mr. Flower’s rapidly increasing audience. The successful delineation of characters like John Wade, Ben Carroll, Azro Craig, and Allen Sidway throws new strong lights on the inside workings of American business and political "graft." *Silver Bells* By COL. ANDREW C. P. HAGGARD, author of "Hannibal’s Daughter," "Louis XIV. in Court and Camp," etc. With cover design and frontispiece by Charles Livingston Bull.