Of “Marie” the Cincinnati _Gazette_ says: “This is a Russian love tale, written by a Russian poet. It is one of the purest, sweetest little narratives that we have read for a long time. It is a little classic, and a Russian classic, too. That is one of its charms, that it is so distinctively Russian. We catch the very breezes of the Steppes, and meet, face to face, the high-souled, simple minded Russian.” Of “Madeleine” the New York _Evening Telegram_ says: “More than thirty years ago it received the honor of a prize from the French Academy and has since almost become a French classic. It abounds both in pathos and wit. Above all, it is a pure story, dealing with love of the most exalted kind. It is, indeed, a wonder that a tale so fresh, so sweet, so pure as this has not sooner been introduced to the English-speaking public.” “_It ought to be in the hands of every scholar and of every schoolboy._”--_Saturday Review, London._ Tales of Ancient Greece. BY THE REV. SIR G. W. COX, BART., M.A., Trinity College, Oxford. _12mo., extra cloth, black and gilt_, _Price, $1.60._ “Written apparently for young readers, it yet possesses a charm of manner which will recommend it to all.”--_The Examiner, London._ “It is only when we take up such a book as this, that we realize how rich in interest is the mythology of Greece.”--_Inquirer, Philadelphia._ “Admirable in style, and level with a child’s comprehension. These versions might well find a place in every family.”--_The Nation, New York._ “The author invests these stories with a charm of narrative entirely peculiar. The book is a rich one in every way.”--_Standard, Chicago._ “In Mr. Cox will be found yet another name to be enrolled among those English writers who have vindicated for this country an honorable rank in the investigation of Greek history.”--_Edinburgh Review._ “It is doubtful if these tales, antedating history in their origin, and yet fresh with all the charms of youth to all who read them for the first time, were ever before presented in so chaste and popular form.”--_Golden Rule, Boston._ “The grace with which these old tales of the mythology are re-told makes them as enchanting to the young as familiar fairy tales, or the ‘Arabian Nights.’ * * * We do not know of a Christmas book which promises more lasting pleasures.”--_Publishers’ Weekly._ “Its exterior fits it to adorn the drawing-room table, while its contents are adapted to the entertainment of the most cultivated intelligence. * * * The book is a scholarly production, and a welcome addition to a department of literature that is thus far quite too scantily furnished.”--_Tribune, Chicago._ SHORT HISTORY OF FRANCE, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. BY MISS E. S. KIRKLAND. AUTHOR OF “SIX LITTLE COOKS,” “DORA’S HOUSEKEEPING,” ETC. _12mo., extra cloth, black and gilt_, _Price, $1.50._