The Princess Marie Caroline, of Naples, became, upon her marriage with the Duke of Berry, the central figure of the French Court during the reigns of both Louis XVIII. and Charles X. The former of these was rendered eventful by the assassination of her husband and the birth of her son, the Count of Chambord, and the latter was from the first marked by those reactionary tendencies which resulted in the dethronement and exile of the Bourbons. The dramatic Revolution which brought about the July monarchy of Louis Philippe, has never been more vividly and intelligently described than in the last volume devoted to the Duchess of Berry. “_In these translations of this interesting series of sketches, we have found an unexpected amount of pleasure and profit. The author cites for us passages from forgotten diaries, hitherto unearthed letters, extracts from public proceedings, and the like, and contrives to combine and arrange his material so as to make a great many very vivid and pleasing pictures. Nor is this all. The material he lays before us is of real value, and much, if not most of it, must be unknown save to the special students of the period. We can, therefore, cordially commend these books to the attention of our readers. They will find them attractive in their arrangement, never dull, with much variety of scene and incident, and admirably translated._”--THE NATION, _of December 19, 1890_. BRIEF LIST of Books of Fiction Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, 743–745 Broadway, New York. _William Waldorf Astor._ =Valentino=: An Historical Romance. 12mo, $1.00. =Sforza=: A Story of Milan. 12mo, $1.50. “The story is full of clear-cut little tableaux of mediæval Italian manners, customs and observances. The movement throughout is spirited, the reproduction of bygone times realistic. Mr. Astor has written a romance which will heighten the reputation he made by ‘Valentino.’”--_The New York Tribune._ _Arlo Bates._ =A Wheel of Fire.= 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.00. “The novel deals with character rather than incident, and is evolved from one of the most terrible of moral problems with a subtlety not unlike that of Hawthorne.”--_The Critic._ _Hjalmar H. Boyesen._ =Falconberg.= Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50. =Gunnar.= Sq. 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.25. =Tales from Two Hemispheres.= Sq. 12mo, $1.00. =Ilka on the Hill Top=, and Other Stories. Sq. 12mo, $1.00. =Queen Titania.= Sq. 12mo, $1.00. =Social Strugglers.= 12mo, $1.25. “Mr. Boyesen’s stories possess a sweetness, a tenderness and a drollery that are fascinating, and yet they are no more attractive than they are strong.”--_The Home Journal._ _H. C. Bunner._ =The Story of a New York House.= Illustrated by A. B. Frost. 12mo, $1.25. =The Midge.= 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.00. =Zadoc Pine=, and Other Stories. 12mo, paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1.00.