"One of the breeziest, most absorbing books that have come to our table is W. Clark Russell’s ’The Mate of the Good Ship York.’"—_Buffalo Commercial_. "For a rousing, absorbing, and, withal, a truthful tale of the sea, commend me to W. Clark Russell. His novel, ’The Mate of the Good Ship York,’ is one of the best, and the love romance that runs through it will be appreciated by every one."—_Philadelphia North American_. "Romantic adventures, hairbreadth escapes, and astounding achievements keep things spinning at a lively rate and hold the reader’s attention throughout the breezy narrative."—_Toledo Blade_. *The Golden Kingdom.* By ANDREW BALFOUR, author of "Vengeance Is Mine," "To Arms!" etc. Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50 This is a story of adventure on land and sea, beginning in England and ending in South Africa, in the last days of the seventeenth century. The scheme of the tale at once puts the reader in mind of Stevenson’s "Treasure Island." "Every one imbued with the spirit of adventure and with a broad imaginative faculty will want to read this tale."—_Boston Transcript_. "’The Golden Kingdom’ is the rarest adventure book of them all."—_N. Y. World_. *The Schemers: A Tale of Modern Life.* By EDWARD F. HARKINS, author of "Little Pilgrimages Among the Men Who Have Written Famous Books," etc. With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery. Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50 A story of a new and real phase of social life in Boston, skilfully and daringly handled. There is plenty of life and color abounding, and a diversity of characters—shop-girls, society belles, men about town, city politicians, and others. The various schemers and their schemes will be followed with interest, and there will be some discerning readers who may claim to recognize in certain points of the story certain happenings in the shopping and the society circles of the Hub. "A faithful delineation of real shop-girl life."—_Milwaukee Sentinel_. "This comes nearer to the actual life of a modern American city, with all its complexities, than any other work of American fiction. The book shows an unusual power of observation and a still more unusual power to concentrate and interpret what is observed."—_St. Louis Star_. *The Promotion of The Admiral.* By MORLEY ROBERTS, author of "The Colossus," "The Fugitives," "Sons of Empire," etc. Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50 This volume contains half a dozen stories of sea life,—fresh, racy, and bracing,—all laid in America,—stories full of rollicking, jolly, sea-dog humor, tempered to the keen edge of wit. "If any one writes better sea stories than Mr. Roberts, we don’t know who it is; and if there is a better sea story of its kind than this it would be a joy to have the pleasure of reading it."—_New York Sun_. "To read these stories is a tonic for the mind; the stories are gems, and for pith and vigor of description they are unequalled."—_New York Commercial Advertiser_.