"This story is told with vigor and Intelligence, and throughout the book is well imagined and well written. It is a novel of sterling merit, being fresh and original In conception, thoroughly healthy in tone, interesting in detail, and sincere and capable in execution."--_From the Academy_. THE ALIENS. A Novel. By Henry F. Keenan, author of "Trajan," etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. "The Aliens "is a stirring, picturesque romance, depicting life and character in strong contrasts, and marked by an affluent and vivid style. The scene of the story is laid in the western part of the State of New York, about fifty years ago--the events coming down to the time of the Mexican War. "He colors richly, warmly, and with the dash of an artist; ... and his characters grow, and are not manufactured; ... the freshest and most readable American novel of the season."--_Philadelphia Bulletin_. "The prevailing merit of the story is the vivid sense of reality which the writer gives to scenes and characters; ... above all things, interesting."--_Rochester Post-Express_. "Not second to 'Trajan' in character-painting, felicity of diction, well-managed conversations, pathos, and humor."--_Journal of Commerce_. "Thoroughly interesting in plot, and told with equal skill and animation."--_Boston Gazette_. * * * * * New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. End of Project Gutenberg's The Romance of the Canoness, by Paul Heyse