The Progress of Pauline Kessler.  By FREDERIC CARREL.

  Author of “Adventures of John Johns.”

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 350 pages. $1.50

A novel that will be widely read and much discussed.  A powerful sketch of an adventuress who has much of the Becky Sharpe in her.  The story is crisply written and told with directness and insight into the ways of social and political life.  The characters are strong types of the class to which they belong.

Ada Vernham, Actress.  By RICHARD MARSH.

  Author of “Frivolities,” “Tom Ossington’s Ghost,” etc.

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 300 pages. .$1.50

This is a new book by the author of “Frivolities,” which was extremely well received last season.  It deals with the inside life of the London stage, and is of absorbing interest.

The Wallet of Kai Lung.  By ERNEST BRAMAH.

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 350 pages. $1.50

This is the first book of a new writer, and is exceedingly well done.  It deals with the fortunes of a Chinese professional storyteller, who meets with many surprising adventures.  The style suggests somewhat the rich Oriental coloring of the Arabian Nights.

Edward Barry:  SOUTH SEA PEARLER.  By LOUIS BECKE.

  Author of “By Reef and Palm,” “Ridan, the Devil,” etc.

  With four full-page illustrations by H.C.  Edwards.

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 300 pages. $1.50

An exceedingly interesting story of sea life and adventure, the scene of which is laid in the Lagoon Islands of the Pacific.

This is the first complete novel from the pen of Mr. Becke, and readers of his collections of short stories will quickly recognize that the author can write a novel that will grip the reader.  Strong, and even tragic, as is his novel in the main, “Edward Barry” has a happy ending, and woman’s love and devotion are strongly portrayed.

Unto the Heights of Simplicity.  By JOHANNES REIMERS.

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages. $1.25

We take pleasure in introducing to the reading public a writer of unique charm and individuality.  His style is notable for its quaint poetic idiom and subtle imaginative flavor.  In the present story, he treats with strength and reticence of the relation of the sexes and the problem of marriage.  Certain social abuses and false standards of morality are attacked with great vigor, yet the plot is so interesting for its own sake that the book gives no suspicion of being a problem novel.  The descriptions of natural scenery are idyllic in their charm, and form a fitting background for the love story.

The Black Terror.  A ROMANCE OF RUSSIA.  By JOHN K. LEYS.

  With frontispiece by Victor A. Searles.

  Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 350 pages. $1.50