"I liked it extremely. It is the best in the series so far, except in construction, in which 'Is That All?' slight as it is, seems to me superior. 'Kismet' is winning golden opinions everywhere. I have nothing but praises for it, and have nothing but praise to give it." "I have read 'Kismet' once, and mean to read it again. It is thoroughly charming, and will be a success." One volume, bound in cardinal red and black. Price $1.00. Our publications are to be had of all booksellers. When not to be found, send directly to ROBERTS BROTHERS, Publishers, Boston. PUBLISHERS' ADVERTISEMENT. _From the Boston Daily Advertiser._ THE "NO NAME SERIES." "LEIGH HUNT, _in his 'Indicator,' has a pleasant chapter on the difficulty he encountered in seeking a suitable and fresh title for a collection of his miscellaneous writings. Messrs. Roberts Brothers have just overcome a similar difficulty in the simplest manner. In selecting_ "NO NAME," _they have selected the very best title possible for a series of Original American Novels and Tales, to be published Anonymously. These novels are to be written by eminent authors, and in each case the authorship of the work is to remain an inviolable secret. "No Name" describes the Series perfectly. No name will help the novel, or the story, to success. Its success will depend solely on the writer's ability to catch and retain the reader's interest. Several of the most distinguished writers of American fiction have agreed to contribute to the Series, the initial volume of which is now in press. Its appearance will certainly be awaited with curiosity_." [Illustration] The plan thus happily foreshadowed will be immediately inaugurated by the publication of "MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE," from the pen of a well-known and successful writer of fiction. It is intended to include in the Series a volume of anonymous poems from famous hands, to be written especially for it. The "No Name Series" will be issued at convenient intervals, in handsome library form, 16mo, cloth, price $1.00 each. ROBERTS BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS. BOSTON, Midsummer, 1876. * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES Punctuation has been normalized. On page 52 "immediatly" changed to "immediately". "... the generation immediately preceding my own." On page 54 "self-dicipline" changed to "self-discipline". "Without self-discipline and self-sacrifice...." On page 61 "superflous" changed to "superfluous." "... with superfluous irrelevancies...."