"The plot of this story is the simplest, the materials the commonest--only a young man, professedly a Christian, yet living a life of worldliness--who is brought back through sharp trials to regain some of his lost ground; the story of his love and marriage, and pictures of a happy Christian home, with Aunt Jane's influence, like a golden thread running through the whole; just such scenes and incidents as may happen any day, anywhere. Yet out of these simple materials is wrought a story of great beauty and power. The title of the book seems to us a misnomer. Aunt Jane's Hero is really much less of a hero than is his wife, little Maggie, of a heroine. Her character is one of rare strength and sweetness; but she needs it all in keeping up her husband's courage in dark days, in sustaining his faith, in redeeming him from selfishness and prompting him to active Christian work. The key-note of the volume is struck in one of the closing paragraphs: 'Those who have got into the heart of this happy home have wanted to know its secret, seeing plainly that money had little to do with it; and as you have confided in me, I will be equally frank with you, and tell you this secret in a few words: We love God and we love each other.'"--_The Advance_, Chicago. "The power of a living practical religion, as the main thing in life, is brought out in contrast with the standards of fashionable morality. Some things in the book we might criticise, but these may be safely left to the reader's judgment. It has most of the features which made _Stepping Heavenward_ so deservedly popular, and, like it, deserves thoughtful reading."--_Christian Witness._ "Aunt Jane's Hero is a very human being, and like all of Mrs. Prentiss' characters, has just that taint of 'total depravity' which proves him a child of Adam and not a creature of fancy. Her characters are not _so_ good, but the lessons taught by their lives may be learned and practiced by others."--_The Interior._ "To mention another volume from the pen and heart of Mrs. Prentiss is to send a pleasure and the promise of good to every reader. Already has she secured such a place in the affections of those whose sympathies are with us, that we have but to tell them that this new book is rich in all that wealth of thought and sentiment and feeling which have made her other works so useful and popular, and our readers will wish to see _Aunt Jane's Hero_ at once."--_N. Y. Observer._ ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH & CO., 900 Broadway, N. Y. _Sold by all Booksellers, and sent by mail prepaid on receipt of the price._ [Transcriber's Notes: Adjustments to punctuation to correct printers errors (e.g. "!" in place of "?"). Hyphens left as in original even if inconsistent. Spelling only amended if very obvious: e.g. "her" for "hear". No publisher in original for "The Little Preacher". Advert page moved from front to be first advert at back. Table of Contents generated, not in original.]