“These ten short stories are full of queer people, who not only talk but act in a sort of dialect.  Their one interest is their winning oddity.  They are as truly native to the soil as are the people of ’Widow Guthrie.’  In both books the humor is genuine, and the local coloring is bright and attractive.”—­New York Commercial Advertiser.

THE CHRONICLES OF MR. BILL WILLIAMS. (Dukesborough Tales.) 12mo.  Paper, 50 cents; cloth, with Portrait of the Author, $1.00.

“A delightful originality characterizes these stories, which may take a high rank in our native fiction that depicts the various phases of the national life.  Their humor is equally genuine and keen, and their pathos is delicate and searching.”—­Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.

“Stripped of their bristling envelope of dialect, the core of these experiences emerges as lumps of pure comedy, as refreshing as traveler’s trees in a thirsty land; and the literary South may be grateful that it has a living writer able and willing to cultivate a neglected patch of its wide domain with such charming skill.”—­The Critic.

MR. FORTNER’S MARITAL CLAIMS, and Other Stories. 16mo.  Boards, 50 cents.

“When the last story is finished we feel, in imitation of Oliver Twist, like asking for more.”—­Public Opinion.

“Quaint and lifelike pictures, as characteristic in dialect as in description, of Georgia scenes and characters, and the quaintness of its humor is entertaining and delightful.”—­Washington Public Opinion.

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BEATRICE WHITBY’S NOVELS.  Each, 12mo, cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents.

SUNSET.

“‘Sunset’ will fully meet the expectations of Miss Whitby’s many admirers, while for those (if such there be) who may not know her former books it will form a very appetizing introduction to these justly popular stories.”—­London Globe.

THE AWAKENING OF MARY FENWICK.

“Miss Whitby is far above the average novelist....  This story is original without seeming ingenious, and powerful without being overdrawn.”—­New York Commercial Advertiser.

PART OF THE PROPERTY.

“The book is a thoroughly good one.  The theme is the rebellion of a spirited girl against a match which has been arranged for her without her knowledge or consent....  It is refreshing to read a novel in which there is not a trace of slipshod work.”—­London Spectator.

A MATTER OF SKILL.

“A very charming love story, whose heroine is drawn with original skill and beauty, and whom everybody will love for her splendid if very independent character.”—­Boston Home Journal.

ONE REASON WHY.