A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN. “Wilkie Collins would not need to be ashamed of the construction of this story. * * * It keeps the reader’s close attention from first to last.”—_N. Y. Evening Post._ “Shows the same skill as ‘The Leavenworth Case’ in the management of the plot and the incidents.”—_Boston Transcript._ THE HEART OF IT: A Romance of East and West. By WILLIAM O. STODDARD. “Uncommonly good reading, even for that uncommonly readable Series.”—_Philadelphia Times._ “An American novel, dealing with a few well-chosen characters and involving a striking and original plot. * * * A thoroughly entertaining piece of fiction.”—_Boston Traveller._ UNCLE JACK’S EXECUTORS. By ANNETTE LUCILLE NOBLE. “Comes from a writer of unusual talent. * * * Remarkable for its sketches of character, its naturalness, its frequent flashes of intellectual brightness, and its genuine humor. * * * One of the best novels of the season and deserving of a permanent place among works of genuine American fiction.”—_The Churchman._ THE STRANDED SHIP: A STORY OF SEA AND SHORE. By L. CLARKE DAVIS. “Full of the finest dramatic action. * * * The work of a man of firm genius and exquisite delicacy of touch.”—_N. Y. Evening Post._ NESTLENOOK. By LEONARD KIP, Author of “The Dead Marquise,” “Under the Bells,” etc. Of “The Dead Marquise” the _Boston Globe_ writes: “The book is admirable and its style almost perfect in its transparent simplicity.” THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SERIES. I. CAPTAIN FRACASSE. By THEOPHILE GAUTIER. Translated by E. M. BEAM. Of Le Capitaine Fracasse, Henry James, Jr., writes: “In this delightful work Gautier surpassed himself, and produced the model of picturesque romances. * * * The great charm of the book is a sort of combined geniality of feeling and coloring, which leaves one in doubt whether the author is the most joyous of painters or the cleverest of poets. * * * Le Capitaine Fracasse ranks, in our opinion, with the first works of imagination produced in our day.” “A masterpiece of literary art.”—_N. Y. Nation._ “The translation is most admirable.”—_Troy Whig._ II. THE AMAZON. By FRANZ DINGELSTEDT. Translated by JAS. MORGAN HART. “Full of scintillations of wit. * * * Sparkles throughout with vivacity and sparkling humor.”—_Leipsic Blätter für Lit. Unt._ “A delightful novel, characterized by force and fire, strong dramatic power, and rare skill in its analysis of human motives and character.”—_Philadelphia Times._ MOTHER MOLLY. By FRANCES MARY PEARD. “The book is charming; and, more than this, it is a well-finished historical study of stirring times.”—_Philadelphia Times._ “It deserves to rank among the best English stories of the year.”—_Louisville Courier-Journal._