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FICTION CATALOG 



A COMPLETE LIST CATALOGED 

BY AUTHOR AND TITLE 

WITH ANNOTATIONS 




MINNEAPOLIS 

EL W. WILSON COMPANY 

1911 



PREFACE 

This catalog of fiction is not intended as a com 
plete list of novels contained In even a small 
library, nor does It contain all of the most recent 
fiction; it aims only to comprise the best fiction 
of all time. 

The 2000 books included are entered under 
both the author's name and title, and brief de 
scriptive or critical sentences are Inserted for the 
twofold purpose of informing and attracting the 
reader. 

The selection has. been based upon the follow 
ing lists of fiction: A Thousand of the Best 
Novels, compiled by the Newark Free Public Lib 
rary; fiction of the A. L. A. Catalog of 8,000 Vol 
umes for a Popular Library; fiction entered in the 
A. L. A. Booklist from the first number to the 
current number; List of 572 Novels for Adults 
which are purchased in largest numbers by Amer 
ican libraries, compiled by the Bookbuying Com 
mittee of the A. L, A.; fiction of the Wisconsin 
Free Library Commission's Suggestive List of 
Books for a Small Library (Part L Book's for 
Adults, June, 1905); annual lists of Best Books, 
Issued by the New York State Library, for the 
years 1896-1909, inclusive. 

THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY. 
Minneapolis. 

April, 1911. 



List of Abbreviations 



A. L. A. A. L. A. Catalog, 8000 Volumes 
for a Popular Library. 

A. L. A. Bkl. A. L. A. Booklist. 
Acad. Academy. 

Ann. Am. Cat, 1892. Annual American 
Catalog-, 1892. 

Ath. Athenaeum. 

Baker. E. A. Baker, Descriptive Guide 
to the Best Fiction; or, History in Fic 
tion. 

Blackw. Blackwood. 

Bk. R. Digest. Book Review Digest. 

Bookm. Bookman. 

Buffalo. Buffalo Public Library. 

Cath. World. Catholic World. 

Cornu & Beer. Cornu & Beer. List of 
French Fiction. 

Hardy. G. E. Hardy. Five Hundred Books 
for the Young;. 

Ind. Independent. 

Johnston. W. Dawson Johnston. Library 
of Congress. 

Larned's Literature of Am. Hist. Litera 
ture of American History, ed. by J. N. 
Larned. 1902. 

Leypoldt & lies. Leypoldt & lies. List 
of Books for Girls and Women and 
their Clubs. 



Lib. of World's Best Lit. Library of the 
World's Best Literature, ed. by C: E>. 
Warner. 1896-97. 

Lit. D. Literary Digest. 

Lit. World. Literary World. 

Marot. Helen Marot. Handbook of Labor 
Literature. 1899. 

Mass. Lib. Club. Massachusetts Library 
Club. 

Nelson. Nelson's Encyclopaedia. 

N. Y. State Lib. New York State Library. 

N. Y. Times. New York Times. 

No. Am. North American. 

Pittsburg. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 

Pub. Opin. Public Opinion. 

Pub. Wkly. Publishers' Weekly. 

R. of Rs. Review of Reviews. 

Richardson. C. F. Richardson. American 

Literature. 

Sargent. Sargent. Reading for the Young. 
Sat. R. Saturday Review (London). 
Scrib. M. Scribner's Magazine. 
Spec. Spectator. 

Unit. American Unitarian Association, 
Catalog of Books. 



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Abbe Constantin. Halevy, L. 

Abbess of Vlaye. Weyman, S. J: 

Abbot. Scott, W. 

Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell. See Coburn, E. 

H. 
About, Edmond Francois Valentin. 

King of the mountains [brigand life]. 

**A satire on the disorders of modern 
Greece in the middle of the century." 
Baker. 
Man with the broken ear. 

"Mummy resuscitated, to a world of new 
conditions.' ' Pittsburgh 
Absentee. See Edgeworth, M. Castle 

Rackrent 
Achievements of Luther Trant. Balmer, 

E., and MacHarg, W: 
Ackroyd of the faculty. Ray, A. C. 
Across the campus. Fuller, C. M. 
Actions and reactions. Kipling, R. 
Actress. Hale, L. C. 
Adam Bede. Eliot, G: 
Adams, Andy. 

Cattle brands: western camp stones. 

"Presenting a good picture of the life of 
an epoch, now past." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Log of a cowboy [old trail days]. 

"Drive of 3000 cattle from Mexico to Mon 
tana." Pittsburgh 

The outlet [cattle drive of 1884]. 

""When $00,0-00 cattle and their attendants 
made the great exodus." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Reed Anthony, cowman; an autobiogra 
phy. 

"This ingenious bit of biography, pictures 
a passing phase of American life." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

Adams, Samuel Hopkins. See White, 
Stewart E:, jt. auth. 

Admiral's light Rideout, H: M. 

Adventurer. Osbourne, L. 

Adventurer of the North. Parker, G. 

Adventures of Captain Horn. Stockton, 
F. R: 

Adventures of Captain Kettle. Hyne, C. W. 

Adventures of Don Quixote. Cervantes 
Saavedra, M. de. 

Adventures of Frangois. Mitchell, S. W. 

Adventures of Gerard. Doyle, C. 

Adventures of Gil Bias of Santillane. Le 
Sage, A. R. 

Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. 
Morier, J. 

Adventures of Harry Richmond. Mere 
dith, G: 

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Clemens, 
S: L. 

Adventures of Humphrey Clinker. Smol 
lett, T. G: 

Adventures of Joseph Andrews. Fielr 1 
ing, H: 

Adventures of Philip. Thackeray, W: M. 

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle, C. 

Adventures of T^iemachus. Fenelon, F. 

Adventures of Tern Sawyer. Clemens, 
S: L. 



Affair at the inn. Wiggin, K. D., and 

others. 

Afield and afloat. Stockton, F. R: 
Afloat and ashore. Cooper, J. F. 
Aftermath. Allen, J. L. 
Against human nature. Pool, M. L. 
Agatha's husband. Craik, D. M. 
Agnes Grey. Bronte, A. 
Agnes Surriage. Bynner, E. L. 
Aguilar, Grace. 

Days of Bruce [time of Edward II]. 

"Tale of Scottish war of independence 
written in heroic style." Baker. 

Home influence; a tale for mothers and 

daughters. 
Mother's recompense [sequel to Home 

influence]. 
Ainsworth, William Harrison. 

Old Saint Paul's; tale of the plague and 

the fire. 

Tower of London [a tragic story]. 

'"Lady Jane Grey's hopeless conspiracy 
and execution." Baker. 

Windsor castle [a romance]. 

The Earl of Surrey and Fair Geraldlne, 
Herne the Hunter, Cardinal Wolsey, Henry 
VIII,, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour are 
the characters. 

Aladdin O'Brien. Morris, G. 

Alden, Henry Mills. See Howells, W: D., 

jt. ed. 
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. 

Marjorie Daw, and other people [short 
stories]. 

"Every tale is logically worked out, com 
plete in itself, and usually ends in a sur 
prise.' ' Baker. 

Prudence Palfrey. 

"A nearly impossible plot, worked out 
with wit and plausibility." Baker. 

Queen of Sheba [follows Marjorie Daw]. 
"Compact of humor and sensation. 
Scenes, a New Hampshire village and Swit 
zerland. Baker. 

Sea turn, and other matters. 
Stillwater tragedy [depiction of a strike]. 
"Life in a manufacturing- village." -Ba 
ker. 

Two bites at a cherry, with other tales. 
Alec Forbes of Howglen. MacDonald, G: 
Alexander, Mrs., pseud. (Annie F. Hector). 
Her dearest foe. 

"A story of a contest over a will." Pitts- 
burg 1 . 

Wooing o't. 

Alice-for-short. De Morgan, W: F. 
Alice Lorraine. Blackmore, R: D. 
Alice of old Vincennes. Thompson, M. 
Aliens. Wright, M. 
All in a garden fair. Besant, W- 
All on the Irish shore. Somerville, E. A. 

O., and Martin, V. 
All sorts and conditions of men. Besant, 

W. 
Allan Quartermain. Haggard, R. 



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Allen, James Lane. 

Aftermath [follows Kentucky . cardinal j. 

"Conflict between love of nature and the 

humaner love of wife and home/' Baker. 

Choir invisible [frontier life]. 

"Kentucky in years following war of in 
dependence." Baker. 
Flute and violin, and other Kentucky 

tales and romances. 
Kentucky cardinal. 

"Extremely delicate study of personality 
and motive." Baken 

Mettle of the pasture. 

"Sermon against untruthfulness . - 
marked by characteristic grave beauty of 
style." N. Y. State Lib. 
Reign of law; a tale of Kentucky hemp 

fields. 

Alone in China. Ralph, J. 
Alton Locke, tailor and poet. Kingsley, C; 
Alton of Somasco. Bindloss, H. 
Altsheler, Joseph Alexander. 

Guthrie of the Times. . 

"Interesting story of love and politics in 
a southern capital." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Herald of the West; an American story 

of 1811-15. 

American. James, H: 
American girl in London. Cotes, S. J. 
American girl in Munich. Daniels, M. W. 
Amos Judd. Mitchell, J: A. 
Amulet. Craddock, C: E. 
Ancestors. Atherton, G. F. 
Ancient grudge. Pier, A. S. 
Ancient law. Glasgow, E. A. G. 
And so they were married. Kingsley, F. 
Andersen, Hans Christian. 

Improvisators [story of Rome]. 

"A fanciful story of theatrical life, with 
an autobiographical element." Baker. 

Only a fiddler [Danish life]. 
Andrews, Mrs. Mary Raymond Ship man. 
Bob and the guides [in a Canadian 
carnp]. 

"Stories supposed to be told by a "boy of 
13." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Kidnapped colony. 

A clever American impersonates the gov 
ernor of an English colony. 

Militants; stories of some jparsons, sol 
diers, and other fighters in the world. 
Perfect tribute [Lincoln's Gettysburg 

speech]. 

Anglomaniacs. Harrison, C. C. 
Anna Karenina. Tolstoi, L. N. 
Annals of a quiet neighborhood. Macdon- 

ald, G: 

Anne. Woolson, C. F. 
Anne Carmel. Overton, G. 
Anne of Avonlea. Montgomery, L. M. 
Anne of Geierstein. Scott, W. 
Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery, L. M. 
Anstey, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guth 
rie). 
Vice versa; or, A lesson to fathers. 

"The droll situation is effected by change 
of personality between a schoolboy and his 
staid old father." Baker. 

Antiquary. Scott, W. 
Antonio. Old meadow, E. J." 
Apology of Aycliffe. Kirk, E. W. 
April hopes. Ho wells, W: D. 
Arabian nights entertainments. 



Arblay, Madame d'. See Burney, F. 

Ardath. Corelli, M. m 

Arizona nights. White, S. E: 

Arkinsaw cousins. Ellis, J. B. 

Armadale. Collins, W. 

Armorel of Lyonesse. Besant, Sir W. 

Army mule. Thompson, C: M. 

Arnaud's masterpiece. Larned, W. C. 

Arne. Bjornson, B. 

Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) grafin 

von. 
Benefactress [comedy of philanthropy]. 

Elizabeth and her German garden. 

"A whimsical, humorous, cultured and 
very womanly woman ... in her old world 
retreat.'! Acad. 
Fraulein Schmidt and Mr, Anstruther. 

"Tells the tale of her pathetic secluded 
life in a series of piquant letters." 1 A. L. 
A. Bkl. 
Princess Priscilla's fortnight. 

"A young German princess runs away 
from court life and seeks retirement in an 
English village." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Solitary summer [in a garden of flowers]. 
Around the world in eighty days. Verne, J. 
Arthur Bonnicastle. Holland, J. G. 
Ascutney street. Whitney, A. D. 
Ashes of empire. Chambers, R. W: 
Aspasia. Hamerling, R. 
At close range. Smith, F. H. 
At the back of beyond. Barlow, J. 
At the cross-roads. Montresor, F. F. 
At the foot of the rainbow. Porter, G. 
At the sign of the Fox. Wright, M. O. 
At the sign of the Jack O'Lantern. 

Reed, M. 

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin. 
Ancestors [story of London and Cali 
fornia]. 

Conqueror; the true and romantic story 
of Alexander Hamilton. 
A mingling of both fiction and biography. 

Atkinson, Eleanor. 
Lincoln's love story. 

"Delicate story of his early attachment 
and betrothal to Ann Rutledge." A. L.. A. 
Bkl. 

Attic philosopher in Paris. Souvestre, E. 
Audrey. Johnston, M. 
Auerbach, Berthold. 

On the heights [German life in court and 

cottage]. 

Villa on the Rhine. 
Auld licht idylls. Barrie, J. M: 
Aunt Abby's neighbors. Slosson, A. T. 
Aunt Amity's silver wedding. Stuart, R. . 
Aunt Anne. Clifford, L. L. 
Aunt Jane of Kentucky. Obenchain, E. C. 
Aunt Serena. Howard, B. W. 
Austen, Jane. 

Emma [a pretty, wilful girl]. 

"Heroine's . . . feminine rage for match 
making . gets herself and her friends 
into scrapes." Baker. 
Mansfield park [social comedy]. 

"Brings into natural comparison the sev 
eral ranks of the upper middle class/ 
Baker. 

Northanger abbey [early ipth century]. 
"Story of English middle class society, 
depicting the life she knew." Baker. 



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Persuasion [middle class life]. 

A girl who lets the doubts and dislikes 
of her family prevail with her, and gives 
up the man she loves. 

Pride and prejudice. 

"English social life in early 19th century. 
Old-fashioned in form hut modern in spir 
it." Baker. 

Sense and sensibility. 

"Satire directed against mere common 
place foolishness rather than vice or ec 
centricity.*' Baker. 
Austin, Mrs. Jane (Goodwin). 

Betty Alden, the first-born daughter of 
the Pilgrims. 

Sequel to Standish of Standist*. 
Dayid Alden's daughter, and other sto 
ries. 

"Twelve stories, each representing some 
noteworthy character or epoch of colonial 
times." Leypoldt & lies. 

Dr. Le Baron and his daughters; a story 
of the Old colony. 

"Deals with later phases of social life, 
embodying many traditions and legends." 

A. L. A. 

Nameless nobleman [New England life]. 
Standish of Standish, a story of the Pil 
grims. 

"Tale of the pilgrims of Plymouth colony 
in the 17th century." Baker. 
Austin, Mrs. Mary (Hunter). 
Isidro [a romantic story]. 

"Adventure in southern California in the 
old mission days." N. Y. State Lib. 

Santa Lucia; a common story. 

"Decidedly above the average story, but 
it is not characterized by the charm of the 
author's earlier work." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Austin Eliot. Kingsley, H: 

Autobiography of a torn-boy. Gilder, J. L. 

Awakening of Helena Richie. Deland, 
M. W. 

Awakening of Mary Fen wick. Whitby, B. 

Aylwin. Dunton, T. Watts-. 

Aztec treasure-house. Janvier, T: A. 



Babcock, Mrs. Winnifred (Eaton). See Wa- 

tanna, Onoto, pseud. 
Bacheller, Irving Addison. 

D'ri and I; a tale of daring deeds in the 

second war with the British. 
Eben Holden; a tale of the north coun- 
'try. 

"Character study of an elderly man who 
brings up a boy on an Adirondack farm." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Silas Strong, emperor of the woods. 

"Out-door life and a plea for forest pres 
ervation." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Bachelor maid. Harrison, C. C. 
Bachelor's Christmas. Grant, R. 
Bacon, Josephine Dodge (Daskam). 
Domestic adventurers. 

"Three youn^ women who take a house 
in the country and bring upon themselves 
unlocked for trials not a few." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Idyll of All fools 1 day. 

Amusing experiences of one day's adven 
tures. 

Imp and the angel: short stories. 
Madness of Philip. 

Amusing tales of childhood for grown 
people. 



Memoirs of a baby. 

"Gently satirizes modern methods of 
child rearing." N. Y. State Lib. 

Middle aged love stories. 

Smith college stones. 

"Animated and true portrayal of the girl 
undergraduate's interests and excite 
ments." N. Y. State Lib. 

Ten to seventeen. 

"A clever portrayal of boarding-school 
life, which will interest the grown-ups." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Bailey, Mrs. Alice (Ward). 
Sage brush parson. 

"Life in a tough little town in Nevada." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Baker, William Mumford. 

His Majesty, myself [an attack of "pop 
ular" churches]. 

Balaam and his master. Harris, J. C. 
Balance of power. Goodrich, A. F: 
Balmer, Edwin, and MacHarg, William. 

Achievements of Luther Trant. 
Balzac, Honore de. 

Chouans [historical novel]. 

"Deals with the rpyalist struggle in 'Brit- 
tanny in 1799." Baker. 

Country doctor. 

Cousin Pons [lower social world]. 

"A virtuoso, who, in spite of poverty, has 
collected a treasury of beautiful things." 

Baker. 

Eugenie Grandet. 

"A character of rare beauty. . . . "Wrongs 
and slights to her innocent love only bring 
out the fortitude and strength of her soul." 
Baker. 

Lily of the valley. 

"The struggle between love and duty of 
a pure woman married to a bad husband." 
Baker. 

Pere Goriot [a modern King Lear]. 

"The extravagance of paternal sacrifice." 
Baker. 

Rise and fall of Cesar Birotteau. 

"Career of a perfumer who speculated 
heavily, and became a bankrupt." Baker* 

Seraphita. 

A study of the destiny of the soul. 

Wild ass's skin [an allegory]. 

"A miraculous piece of shagreen that 
gives the owner certain powers of self- 
gratification." Baker. 

Bangs, John Kendrick. 
House-boat on the Styx. 

"Shakespeare, Mozart, Dr. Johnson, De 
lilah, Lucretia Borgia, Barnum, Artemus 
"Ward and Phidias are among the dramatis 
personsB of these absurdities." Baker. 

Banks, Mrs. Nancy Huston. 
Little hills [village life]. 

"Having a charm more of atmosphere 
than of incident." Pittsburg. 

Oldfield; a Kentucky tale of the last 
century. 

"Oldfield is Kentucky 'Cranford* before 
the war." N. Y. State Lib. 

Banzai. Parabellum, pseud. 
Bar sinister. Davis, R: H. 
Barbara, pseud. See Wright, Mabel O. 
Barbara Ladd. RoSerts, C: G: D. 
Barbara Win slow, rebel. Ellis, E. 
Barchester Towers. Trollope, A. 
Baring-Gould, Sabine. See Gottld, S. B~. 
Barlasch of the guard. Merriman, H: S. 



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Barlow, Jane. 

At the back of beyond. 

"A dozen Irish stories, mainly of peas 
antry/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Creel of Irish stories. 

"She has a firm grasp of Irish peasant 
character, ' ' Literature. 

From the land of shamrock. 

"Stories of Irish peasants and gentlefolk." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Irish idylls [stories of a bogland hamlet]. 
"Rich in queer traits of human nature." 
N. Y. State Lib. 
Barnaby Rudge. Dickens, C: 
Barnes, James. 

Princetonian; a story of undergraduate 

life at the College of New Jersey. 
Barnum, Mrs. Frances Courtenay (Baylor). 

See Baylor, F. C. 

Barr, Mrs. Amelia Edith (Huddleston). 
Bow of orange ribbon [New York, 1756]. 
"Romance between a Dutch maiden and 
one of King George's officers." Leypoldt 
& lies. 

Friend Olivia [historical novel]. 

"Study of Quaker life in early days of 
Cromwell/' Baker. 

Hands of compulsion. 

"It is a book of wholesome reading, breezy 
out-of-doors, and cosey within." Nation. 

Jan Vedder's wife [Shetland Isles]. 

"Story of the . . . primitive inhabitants, 
descendants of the Norsemen, with sketches 
of their . . . life, "Baker. 

Maid of Maiden lane; sequel to "The bow 

of orange ribbon." 

Remember the Alamo [a romance]. 
"Tale of the revolt of the Americans In 

Texas against Mexican rule." Leypoldt & 

lies. 

Strawberry handkerchief. 

Historical romance of New York in Stamp 
act times. 
Barr, Robert. 

In the midst of alarms. 

Canada at the time of a threatened In 
vasion of Fenians from the United States. 

Prince of good fellows. 

"Short stories, Haroun al Raschid-like 
adventures of James V of Scotland." A. 
L. A. 
Sword maker. 

A story of the robber barons of the 
Rhine. 

Tekla, a romance of love and war. 

"Adventure in medieval Germany. Time, 
probably 13th century." Baker. 

Barrie, James Matthew. 
Auld Hcht idylls [character studies]. 

"Presbyterian community in the small 
market- town of 'Thrums' of Kirriemuir." 
Baker. 

Little minister [of Thrums]. 

"Love affairs of a Presbyterian minister 
and a beautiful and sprightly 'Egyptian.* " 
Baker. 

Little white bird, 

"A little boy and an old soldier who dis 
covered fairyland in Kensington gardens." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Sentimental Tommy. 

"An , inimitable picture of the child world 
in the homely Scotch village of Thrums." 
N. T. State Lib. 

Tommy and Grizel. 

"Later life of sentimental Tommy. A 
relentless analysis of the artistic tempera 
ment." N. Y, State Lib. 



When a man's single. 

"Comic sketches of life in a newspaper 
office, and of the author's native Thrums." 
Baker. 

Window in Thrums [sequel to Idylls]. 

"Studies of life and character among 
Scottish weavers." 1 N. Y. State Lib. 
Barrier. Beach, R. E. 
Barry, William Francis. 

New Antigone. 

Barry Lyndon. Thackeray, W: M. 
Barton, William Eleazar. 

Hero in homespun; a tale of the loyal 

South. 
Bates, Arlo. 

Diary of a saint. 

"Story told in diary form, of an eventful 
year in the life of a young New England 
woman. ' ' Pit tsburg. 

Intoxicated ghost and other stories. 
Pagans. 

A Boston group battle against Philistine 
ideas of society. 

Puritans [New England life]. 

"Interest turns on election of a bishop of 
Mass." N". Y. State Lib. 
Battle-ground. Glasgow, E. A. G. 
Battle of the strong. Parker, G. 
Bay-path. Holland, J. G. 
Baylor, Frances Courtenay (Mrs. Barnum). 
Claudia Hyde. 
On both sides. 

"Illustrative of certain phases of social 
life in England and the United States." 
Bayly, Ada Ellen (Edna Lyall, pseud.). 
Donovan: a modern Englishman. 

"An Englishman's religious development 
through agnosticism to a practical Chris- 
tianity." N. Y. State Lib. 

In the golden days [of Charles II]. 

"Story of the Bye-House plot times, 1682." 
A. L. A. 

We two [sequel to Donovan]. 
Bayou folk. Chopin, K. 
Bazin, jRene. 

Coming harvest. 

"A powerful novel of life in the country 
in France to-day." N. Y. Times. 

Nun. 

"Rich in real drama and arresting by its 
fidelity to the truths of life/* Sat. R. 

Redemption (De toute son ame). 

"A superb delineation of the glory of con- 
secratio-n and sacrifice." Cath, World. 

"This, my son." 

"Another of Rene" Basin's sweet, whole 
some stories of rural France." R. of Rs. 

Beach, Rex Bllingwood. 

Barrier [story of an Alaska trading post]. 
Beached keels. Rideput, H: M. 
Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, earl of. 
Coningsby; or, New generation. 

"A political manifesto ... to furnish a 
programme for a new Conservative party." 
Baker. 

Endymion [time, 1830-1840]. 

"Full of double meanings and of apho 
risms expressing the writer's political phil 
osophy." N. Y. State Lib. 

Lothair [high society life of England]. 

"Lothalr, heir to immense possessions, is 
object of conspiracy to make him a Roman 
convert, and of Protestant intrigues." 
Baker. 

Vivian Grey [largely autobiographic]. 

"The youth of a dandy and adventurer, 
who . . . engineers a new party." Baker. 



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Beasley*s Christmas party. Tarkington, B. 
Beatrix of Clare. Scott, J: R. 
Beauchamp's career. Meredith, G: 
Beau's comedy. Dix, 'B. M., and Harper, 

C. A. 

Bebee, De la Ramee, L. 
Bechdolt, Frederick Ritchie. 
Hard rock man. 

"Gives a graphic picture of life in a con 
struction camp." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Beggars all. Dougall, L. 
Begum's daughter. Bynner, E. L. 
Being a boy. Warner. C: D. 
Berth, Ian Hay (Ian Hay, pseud.)- 
Right stuff. 

"An entertaining- view of the normal 
home and political life of a member of 
Parliament as related by himself." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

Beleagured city. Oliphant, M. O. 
Bell, John Joy. 

Whither thou goest 

"A sweet, simple story, sweetly and sim 
ply told." Nation. 

Wullie Me Wattie's master. 

An amusing story of a Scotch hous.e- 
painter and his mischievous apprentice. 
Bellamy, Edward. 

Duke of Stockbridge [romance of Shay's 

rebellion]. 
Looking backward: 2000-1887. 

"A socialist state in 2(KM) and retrospec 
tive view of the industrial life of the 19th 
century.**' Marot. 
Belloc, Hilaire. 

Emmanuel Burden, merchant. 

"A satire on London commercial life." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Beloved vagabond. Locke, W: J: 
Ben-Hur. Wallace, L. 
Benefactress. Armrn, M. A. 
Bennet, Robert Ames. 
Shogun's daughter. 

Story of an American's exciting adven 
tures in old Japan. 
Bennett, Enoch Arnold. 
Helen with the high hand. 

"It is capital fooling 1 , humorously charm 
ing from start to finish/' Dial. 
Bennett, John. 

Treasure of Peyre Gaillard. 

"Hunt for buried treasure discovered by 
solving a cryptogram." N. T. State Lib. 
Benson, Edward Frederic. 
The Osbornes, 

"The novel is unusually good, each char 
acter being alive and interesting. To read 
it is a pleasure." N. Y. Times. 
Benson, Robert Hugh. 

Mirror of Shalott: being a collection of 
tales told at an unprofessional sym 
posium. 

Bertrand of Brittany. Deeping, W. 
Besant, Sir Walter. 
All in a garden fair. 

All sorts and conditions of men; an im 
possible story." 

"This sincere and enthusiastic story of 
London east end conditions suggested the 
famous People's palace/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Armor el of Lyonesse. 

"Scene, Scilly Islands; good guide." A. 
L. A. 

Beyond the dreams of avarice. 

"Studies influence of sudden Inheritance 
of wea.lth on a young man's nature." N. 
Y. State Lib. 



Children of Gibeon. 

* 'Poverty, social reform and influence of 
caste are principal themes." Baker. 

For faith and freedom. 

"A story of Puritans in James II' s reign, 
dealing with Monmouth's rebellion." Baker. 

and Rice, James. 
Chaplain of the Fleet. 

"Story of the famous jail in George m's 
reign, full of antiquarian lore.'* Baker. 

Monks of Thelema. 

"Pleasantly satirical of the modern liter 
ary coterie." Baker. 

Ready-money Mortiboy; a matter-of-fact 
story. 

A raiser who builds up a huge fortune by 
grinding the poor. 

Beside the bonnie brier bush. Watson, J: 
Beth Norvell. Parrish, R. 
Betrothal of Elyphplate. Martin, H. R. 
Betrothed. Manzoni, A. 
Betrothed. Scott, W. 
Better sort James, H: 
Betty Alden. Austin, J. 
Between the dark and the daylight. How- 
ells, W: D. 

Between the lines. King, C: 
Beyond the dreams of avarice. Besant, W. 
Biddy's episodes. Whitney, A. D. 
Big fellow. Palmer, F: 
Big John Baldwin. Vance, W. J. 
Bindloss, Harold. 
Alton of Somasco. 

"Story of ranch life in British Columbia." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

By right of purchase. 

"Graphic pictures of the life of the wheat 
farmers in western Canada." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Cattle-baron's daughter. 

Story of "the struggle between the home 
steaders and the cattle men."' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Dust of conflict. 

"A story which is rich in dramatic inter 
est." W: M. Payne. 

For Jacinta. 

"A story of love and adventure on the 
high seas." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Masters of the wheat-lands, 

"It is perhaps the best of the author's 
recent work." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Winston of the prairies. 

"A young man under . . . suspicion of 
murder . . . has traded names with a man 
of low caliber.*" Bk. R. Digest. 

Biography of a prairie girl. Gates, E. 
Bishop, William Henry. 

House of a merchant prince. 

New York society life. 
Bishop. Brady, C. T. 
Bishop and the boogerman. Harris, J. C. 
Bjornson, Bjornstjerne. 
Arne. 

"Simple ways of life and thought, por 
trayed in a transparent style." Baker. 

Fisher-maiden. 

Happy boy [country life in Norway]. 

"Simple record of a peasant boy's 
growth.' ' Baker, 

Black, William. 
Daughter of Heth [Scotch romance]. 

"A half French eirl, whose sunny . . , 
character . . . clashes with the rigid Puri 
tanism of the northern village." Baker. 

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Judith Shakespeare; her love affairs and 
other adventures. 
"Faithful study of manners and customs 

in England 300 years ago." Sargent. 

Kilmeny. 
Macleod of Dare. 

"Tragic story. . . . Full of poetic de 
scriptions of scenery." Baker. 

Princess of Thule. 

"Scenes, Isle of Skye and London.** 

Baker. 

Shandon bells [literary life in London]. 
"Irish story; a fascinating heroine and a 
clever and sentimental hero.'* Baker. 

Strange adventures of a phaeton. 

"Coaching tour from London to Edin 
burgh through the loveliest scenery of Eng 
land." Baker. 

Three feathers. 

Wild Eelin, her escapades and adven 
tures. 

"A Highland girl's love affairs, set In a 
wonderful atmosphere of outdoor life.*' N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Black arrow. Stevenson, R. L: 
Black bag. Vance, L: J. 
Black diamonds. Jokai, M. 
Black Douglas. Crockett, S: R. 
Black dwarf. Scott, W. 
Black Rock. Connor, R. 
Black tulip. Dumas, A. 
Blackmore, Richard Doddridge. 
Alice Lorraine [romance of Peninsula 
war]. 

"Regarded by author as his best novel." 
Leypoldt & lies. 

Lorna Doone; a romance of Exmoor. 

"Tale of the savage deeds of the outlaw 
Doones and of honest John Ridd." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Perlycross. 

"Scenes of rural life in eastern Devon 
just before the 1832 reform bill." Baker. 

Springhaven; a tale of the great war. 

"A tale of the contemplated invasion of 
England by Napoleon in 1805." Pittsburg. 

Blade-o'-grass. Farjeon, B: L. 

Blazed trail. White, S. E: 

Blazed trail stories and stories of the wild 

life. White, S. E: 
Bleak house. Dickens, C: 
Blindness of Dr. Grey. Sheehan, P. A. 
Blithedale romance. Hawthorne, N. 
Blockade of Phalsburg. Erckmann, E., 

and Chatrian, A. 
Blue flower. Van Dyke, H: 
Blue pavilions. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Blundell, Mrs. Mary E. Sweetman (M. E. 

Francis, pseud.). 
Dorset dear; idylls of country life. 

"Sketches are delightful In their strong 

and kindly human interest.*' Acad. 

Fiander's widow [comedy of rustic Dor 
setshire]. 

"Out of a hackneyed situation she con 
trived an idyll of exquisite daintiness and 
humor." Spec. 

Simple annals [Dorset stories]. 

Wild wheat; a Dorset romance. 

"Pleasant, wholesome tale of country 
life." A. L. A. BkL 

Yeoman Fleetwood [English love story]. 
"Introduces George, Prince of Wales, 
Mrs. Fitzherbert and Beau Bnimmel." 
N. Y. State Lib. 



Bob and the guides. Andrews, M. R. S_ 
Bob Hampton of Placer. Parrish, R. 
Bob, son of battle. Ollivant, A. 
Bohan, Mrs. Elizabeth (Baker). 
Drag-net. 

"Story of an ardent young 1 reformer who 
attempts to reorganize the corrupt adminis 
tration of his native city." A. L. A. BkL 
Boldrewood, Rolf, pseud. See Browne, T: 

A. 

Bonaventure. Cable, G: W. 
Bondage of Ballinger. Field, R. M. 
Bondman. Caine, H. 
Booth, Edward C. 
Doctor's lass. 

"It is a novel eminently satisfying 1 from- 
every point of view." N. T. Times. 

Post-girl. 

"He has a manner almost Meredithian in 
its richness, but without the Meredithian 
asperity." W: M. Payne. 
Borrow, George Henry. 

Lavengro [an autobiography]. 

"Describes his wanderings over the three 
kingdoms, checkered with strange adven 
tures." A. L. A. 

Romany rye [sequel to Lavengro]. 

"It is not merely in his love of nature 
that the charm of Mr. Borrow's style i& 
to be found, but in his love of adventure." 
Sat. R. 

Boss. Lewis, A. H: 
Bostonians. James, H: 
Boucicault, Dion. See Reade, C:, jt. auth. 
Bourget, Paul (Charles Joseph). 

Cosmopolis [a study in racial heredity]. 
Bow of orange ribbon. Barr, A. E. 
Bower, B. M. (B. M. Sinclair). 
Chip, of the Flying U. 

"Story of Western ,ranch life . . . giving- 
a fair picture of the life." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Boyesen, H. H. 

Gunnar; a tale of Norse life. 

"Romance following a boy's growing life- 
and love." -N. Y. State Lib. 
Boy's town. Howells, W: D. 
Brady, Cyrus Townsend. 

Bishop [far western episodes]. 

"The very human and lovable bishop is. 
the connecting link between dramatic sto 
ries of frontier life." N. Y. State Lib. 

For the freedom of the sea. 

"War of 1812. Vivid account of fight be 
tween Constitution and Guerriere." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Grip of honor. 

"Paul Jones and the revolution, with 
fight between Bonhomme Richard and Se- 
rapis," N. Y. State Lib. 

Patriots [story of Lee]. 

"Story of the civil war from the southern 
standpoint." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Ring and the man. 

"A tale of politics and love set in New- 
York." Bk. R. Digest. 
and Peple, Edward Henry. 

Richard the Brazen [a Texas cowboy]. 

"Clever and entertaining story." N. Y. 
Times. 

Brainerd, Mrs. Eleanor (Hoyt). 
Personal conduct of Belinda. 

Sprightly romance of * European travel- 
Brave lady. Craik, D. M. 
Bread-winners. Hay, J: 
Break in training-. Ruhl, A. 
Breaking in of a yachtsman's wife. Vorse.. 
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Breath of the gods. Fenollosa, M. M. 
Brerner, Fredrika. 

Neighbors; story of every-day life. 

"Tale of domestic life in Sweden in early 
19th century." Baker. 

President's daughters. 
Bride of Lammermoor. Scott, W. 
Bridge builders. Ray, A. C. 
Bridges, Mrs. (Mrs. Forrester, pseud.). 

Diana Carew. 
Briscoe, Margaret Sutton (Now Mrs. M. S. 

B. Hopkins). 
Sixth sense, and other stories. 

"Ix>ve -problems, life-problems, eccentric 
portraits share her attention." Nation. 

Broke of Covenden. Snaith, J: C. 
Broken road. Mason, A. E: W. 
Bronson of the rabble. Hancock, A. E. 
Bronte, Anne. 
Agnes Grey. 

Tenant of Wildfell Hall. 
Bronte, Charlotte. 
Jane Eyre. 

"Life history of a woman of strong and 
original character, whose plain face was an 
innovation among heroines." Baker. 

Professor. 

"Materials of this story used afterwards 
in Villette." Baker. 

Shirley. 

"Time of riots occasioned by Orders in 
Council restricting continental trade during 
French war (George III)." Baker. 

Villette. 

"Founded on Miss Bronte's experience as 
a teacher in a school in Brussels." Ley- 
pnldt & lies. 

Bronte, Emily. 

Wuthering heights. 

"Weird story of hate and revenge, laid 
amid the somber dales and fells of moor 
land Yorkshire." Baker. 

Brooks, Noah. 

Tales of the Maine coast. 

"Setting of the tales mainly in and 
around the ancient town of Castine, Me." 

Broom-squire. Gould, S. Baring-. 
Brown, Alice. 

Country neighbors [short stories]. 

"Humorous, pathetic stories of New Eng 
land country life. Perhaps not so original 
in plots or types as the author's earlier sto 
ries." A. L. A. Bkl. 

County road. 

"Thirteen excellent stories of homely life 
in New England." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Court of love [a present day story]. 

"Light, pleasant, 'cheering up,* present 
day story . . . clever and amusing." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Judgment [a character study]. 

"Dealing with a masterful man's rela 
tions to his family. Swift moving' with 
considerable incident." N. Y. State IAb. 

King's End [New England mountain vil 
lage]. 

'^A girl's struggle between love and 
imagined duty/' N. Y. State Uto. 

Mannerings [character studies], 

"Story of a small group of cultivated 
people in a New England town." Pitts- 
burg. 

Margaret Warrener. 

"A story of Bohemian life among Boston 
artists." Pittsburgh 



Meadow-grass [open air stories], 

"Short tales of New England village life, 
characterized by a joyous outdoor spirit." 
Baker. 

Paradise [a story of self sacrifice]. 

Heroine is a palmist who has run away 
from a traveling circus. 

Rose MacLeod. 

"A tale of quite unusual workmanship 

full of variety and charm." A. L.. A. Bkl. 

Tiverton tales. 

"Twelve stories and character sketches 
of New England country folk." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Brown, Helen Dawes. 
Mr. Tuckerman's nieces. 

"Lovelier girls were never put into fic 
tion for youth." N. Y. Times. 

Two college girls. 
Brown, John. 

Rab and his friends. 

Brown, Katharine Holland. 
Philippa at Halcyon. 

White roses. 

A northern girl's romances in Texas. 

Brown, William Garrott. 
Gentleman of the South. 

"Short and rather tragic story of a fami 
ly feud and Its consequences." Pittsburg. 

Browne, Thomas Alexander (Rolf Boldre- 

wood, pseud.). 
Robbery under arms: life and adventures 

in the goldfields of Australia. 
Squatter's dream; a story of Australian 

life. 

Browning courtship. White, E. O. 
Brunhilde's paying guest. Fuller, C. M. 
Brush, Mrs. Christine (Chapin). 
Colonel's opera cloak. 

"The happy-go-lucky life of a southern 
family in a northern town." N. Y. State. 
Lib. 

Bryant, Marguerite. 

Christopher Hibbault: road-maker. 

"A though t/ul story of serious purpose 
and of high-minded endurance, endeavor, 
and accomplishment." Nation. 

Buchanan, Robert William. 
Shadow of the sword. 

"Story of the Napoleonic conscriptions." 
Pittsburg. 

Bunner, Henry Cuyler. 

Love in old clothes, and other stones. 
"Seven well -told stories variously exhib 
iting humor, pathos and considerable dra 
matic skill." Pittsburg. 

Midge [a story of the French quarter in 
New York]. 

More "Short sixes." 

"Short sixes"; stories to be read while 
the candle burns. 

"Clever, humorous tales in which the ar 
tist keeps turning up the unexpected." 
Critic. 

Zadoc Pine, and other stories. 
Bunyan, John. 

Pilgrim's progress from this world to 
that which is to come, delivered under 
the similitude of a dream. 

"Its clear types of character, Its vivid 
descriptions, have given an equal . . . 
pleasure to children and men.'* Stopford 
A. Brooke. 



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Burnett, Mrs. Frances Hodgson. 
Dawn of a tomorrow. 

"Story which embodies the spirit of Chris 
tian Science without the letter. Bk. R. 
Digest. 

Haworth's. 

"Tragic story of the lowly domestic life 
of the Lancashire people." Baker. 

In connection witli the De Willoughby 
claim. 

"Country life in Tennessee about time ol 
civil war." Baker. 

Lady of qualitv. 

"Supposed to be written in the 17th cen 
tury. The heroine is a character of ex 
traordinary energy and egoism." Baker. 

Louisiana [story of North Carolina]. 

"Portrait of a simple and beautiful type 
of southern girlhood." Baker. 

The shuttle [an international romance]. 
"Story of unusual interest." A. I* A. 
Bkl. 

That lass o' Lowrie's. 

"Thoroughly realistic portraiture of the 
humble life of the working 1 classes [of 
Lancashire] .' ' Baker. 

Through one administration. 

"A poignant drama enacted amidst the 
brilliant social life and political corruption 
of Washington." Baker. 
Burney, Frances (Madame D'Arblay). 
Evelina; or, The history of a young la 
dy's entrance into the world [in iSth 
century]. 

"Lively sketches of the surface things of 
London, and of the smart people of so 
ciety." Baker. 

Burnham, Mrs. Clara Louise (Root). 
Clever Betsy. 

A love story of New England and the 
Yellowstone. 

Dearly bought. 

"Love story, scene of which is laid in a 
village near Philadelphia." Pittsburgh 

Dr. Latirner: a story of Casco bay. 
Miss Pritchard's wedding trip. 

"Story of the compensation of a New 

England spinster, disappointed in early 

love.'' N. Y. State Lib. 

Next door. 

"Delineation of life 50 years ago in a 
sequestered New Kngland farmstead." 
Baker. 

No gentlemen. 
Opened shutters. 

"The humor is plentiful and genuine." 
Lit. D. 

Sweet clover [story of White city]. 
Wise woman. 
Biirstenbinder, Elisabeth (Ernst Werner, 

pseud.). 
Saint -Michael. 

Bushwackers. Craddock, C: E. 
But still a man. Knapp, M. L. 
But yet a woman. Hardy, A. S. 
Butler's story. Train, A. C. 
By right of purchase. Bindloss, H. 
By the light of the soul. Freeman, M. E. 
Bynner, Edwin Lassetter. 
"Agnes Surriage. 

"Love romance of colonial times, based 
on story of Sir Charles Henry Frankland." 
Baker. 

Begum's daughter [historical sketch]. 

"New Amsterdam in 1689. The plsode 
of the Leisler rebellion is included." Pitts- 
burg. 



Cab No. 44. Foster, R. F: 
Cabbages and kings. Henry, O. 
Cable, George Washington. 
Bonaventure. 

"Idyllic love story, with humor In the 
character sketches of the Acadians exiled 
in Louisiana." Baker. 

Cavalier [tale of love and adventure]. 

"Story of the civil war from a southern 
point of view." Pittsburg. 

Dr. Sevier [picture of old Creole town]. 
"Story of the struggle of a young mar 
ried pair in New Orleans before the war." 
Baker. 

Grandissimes; story of Creole life. 

"Romance of New Orleans and its Creole 
inhabitants a century ago." Baker. 

John March, southerner. 

"Story of reconstruction in the south." 
Baker. 

Kincaid's battery. 

A romance of New Orleans and events in 
the civil war. 

Old Creole days [short stories]. 
Strong hearts. 

"Three stories of New Orleans, each por 
traying a strongly individualized character 
under the severest test which could be 
given it." N. Y. State Lib. 
Cabot, Oliver. 

Man without a shadow. 

A young man with a lapse of memory has 
adventures in recovering his identity. 
Caged lion. Yonge, C. M. 
Cahan, Abraham. 
White terror and the red. 

"Contemporary history in Russia." 
Baker. 

Caine, (Thomas Henry) Hall. 
Bondman [Napoleonic wars period]. 

"A kind of modern saga of Iceland and 
the Isle of Man." Baker. 

Christian. 

Struggles of a young girl from the Isle 
of Man in London. 

Deemster [Isle of Man, 1775]. 

"An essay in the prose epic as conceived 
by Victor Hugo rather than a novel." 
Baker. 

Manxman [study in morals]. 

"Elaborate picture of peculiar social con 
ditions in Isle of Man." N. Y. State Lib. 

Calderon's prisoner. Miller, A. D. 

Caleb West, master diver. Smith, F. H. 

Call of the wild. London, J. 

Called to the field. Thruston, L. M. 

Callista. Newman, J: H: 

Calumet K. Merwin, S:, and Webster, 

H: K. 

Cameron, Margaret. 
Involuntary chaperon. 

"Descriptions of South American scenery 
and life. 11 A. L. A. Bkl. 

Can you forgive her? Trollope, A. 

Cape Cod folks. Greene, S. P. 

Captain Blake, King, C: 

Captain Pntcasse;, Gautier, T. 

Captain Keltic, Hyne, C. W. 

Captain of the Gray-horse troop. Gar 
land, H. 

Captains courageous. Kipling, R. 

Car of destiny, Williamson, C: N. and 
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Cardigan. Chambers, R. W: 
Cardinal's snuff-box. Harland, H: 
Career of a nihilist. Dragomanoff, M. 
Carey, Rosa Nouchette. 
Nellie's memories. 

"Experiences ... of a girl . . . who 
takes the place of her dead mother in a 
family of brothers and sisters." Baker. 

Not like other girls. 
Robert Ord's atonement. 
Uncle Max. 

Carolina cavalier. Eggleston, G: C. 
Carryl, Guy Wetmore. 

Far from the maddening girls. 

"Amusing tale of a man who built his 
bungalow with no accommodations for a 
wife, and of his subsequent conversion." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Cashel Byron's profession. Shaw, G: B. 
Caskoden, Edwin,, pseud. See Major, C: 
Casting away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs. Ale- 
shine. Stockton, F. R: 
Castle, Mrs. Agnes and Castle, Egerton. 
"If youth but knew." 

"Captivating romance of love In West 
phalia during Jerome Bonaparte's reign." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

My merry Rockhurst [connected stories]. 

'^Sorne episodes in the life of Viscount 

Rockhurst, a friend of King Charles II.'* 

Pride of Jennico. 

"Fantastic 18th century story of an Eng 
lishman's love for a German princess." 
N.. Y. State Lib. 

Star dreamer. 

"Romantic love story of the time of 
George IV." Pittsburg. 

Castle, Egerton. See Castle, Agnes, jt. 
auth. 

Castle Daly. Keary, A. 

Castle Dangerous. Scott, W. 

Castle inn. Weyman, S. J: 

Castle Rackrent. Edgeworth, M. 

Cat and the cherub. Fernald, C. B. 

Cathedral courtship and Penelope's Eng 
lish experiences. Wiggin, K. D. 

Catherine of Calais. De La Pasture, E. 

Catherine's child. De La Pasture, E. 

Catherwood, Mrs. Mary (Hartwell). 
Lazarre. 

"Romance founded on the story of Ele- 
azer Williams, thought by many the son 
of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette/' N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Romance of Dollard. 

" 'The man of courageous heart* who 
saved new France from the Iroquois in 
1660." Buffalo. 

Story of Tonty. 

"Romantic adventure of the one-armed 
lieutenant who shared the hardships and 
triumphs of La Salle's discoveries/' Scrib. 
M. 

Cattle-baron's daughter, Bindloss, H. 
Cattle brands. Adams, A. 
Cavalier. Cable, G: W. 
Caxtons. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Cecil Dreeme. Winthrop, T. 
Cecilia. Crawford, F. M. 
Certain rich man. White, W: A. 
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. 
Adventures of Don Quixote of La Man- 
cha. 

"A satire on the romances of chivalry." 
Baker. 



Cesar Birotteau. Balzac, H. de. 
Chambers, Robert William. 
Ashes of empire [sequel to Lorraine]. 
"Deals with the period of the siege of 
Paris from the disaster at Sedan to tha 
surrender of the city in 1871." Pittsburg. 

Cardigan [historical novel]. 

"Revolutionary romances of love and ad 
venture. Scenes, Mohawk valley, Pitts- 
burg and Lexington/* N. Y. State Lib. 

King and a few dukes; a romance. 
Lorraine [a romance of the Franco-Prus 
sian war]. 

Maid-at-arms. 

"Central New York in revolutionary times* 
Some characters from Cardigan reappear/' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Maids of Paradise [a Breton village]. 

"Brisk romance of love and adventure 
during the Franco- Prussian war." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Reckoning [story of revolutionary times]. 
"The Iroquois council rites are introduced 

with striking effect." N. Y. State Lib. 

Red republic [historical romance]. 

"Minute study of the Paris commune of 
1871." Dial. 

Chance acquaintance. Howells, W: D. 
Chantry priest of Barnet. Church, A. J: 
Chaplain of the Fleet. Besant, W., and 

Rice, J. 

Chaplet of pearls. Yonge, C. M. 
Characteristics. Mitchell, S. W. 
Charles, Mrs. Elizabeth (Rundle). 

Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta fam 
ily. 

"Domestic story of Luther and the refor 
mation/* A. L. A. 

Charles O'Malley. Lever, C: J. 
Chater, Melville. 
Eternal Rose. 

"The story is a grown-up fairy tale, 
full of old fashioned and genuine senti 
ment/' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Chatrian, Alexandre. See Erckmann, E., jt. 

auth. 
Chauffeur and the chaperon. Williamson, 

C: N., and A. M. 
Cherry. Tarkington, B. 
Cherry riband. Crockett, S: R. 
Chesnutt, Charles Waddell. 

Conjure woman negro stories. 

Marrow of tradition. 

"Deals with negro problem. A dramatic 
portrayal of results of injustice and preju 
dice.'':^ Y. State Lib. 

Wife of his youth. 

"Nine stories all touching the color line." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Chevalier de Maison-Rouge. Dumas, A. 
Chicot the jester. See Dumas, A. La 

dame de Monsoreau. 
Child, Richard Washburn. 
Jim Hands. 

"The humor is delightful, but there is al 
so pathos and strong character drawing 
and there are several dramatic situations 
well handled/' Bk. R. Digest. 

Children of Gibeon. Besant, W. 

Children of the (London) Ghetto. Zang- 

will, I. 

Children of the king. Crawford, F. M. 
Children of the mist. Phillpotts, E. 
Children of the tenements. Riis, J. A. 



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Children of the world. Heyse, P. J. L. 
Chip, of the Flying U. Bower, B. M. 
Chippendales. Grant, R. 
Chippinge borough. Weyman, S. J: 
Choir invisible. Allen, J. L. 
Cholmondeley, Mary. 

Danvers jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers. 
Red pottage. 

"The book discusses the question as to 
whether the hero is "bound to commit sui 
cide, he being the loser in a duel fought 
by drawing lots."- Phila. 
Chopin, Kate. 
Bayou folk. 

"Stories and characterizations of descend 
ants of Acadian exiles in Louisiana," 
Baker. 

Chosen few. Stockton, F. R: 
Chosen valley. Foote, M. H. 
Chouans. Balzac, H. de. 
Christian. Caine, H. 
Christie Johnstone. Reade, C: 
Christmas books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. 

Thackeray, W: M. 

Christmas eve on Lonesome. Fox, J:, jr. 
Christopher Hibbault: road-maker. Bryant, 

M. 
Chronicles of Aunt .Minervy Ann. Harris, 

J. C. 

Chronicles of Carlingford. Oliphant, M. O. 
Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta family. 

Charles, E. R. 
Church, Alfred John. 

Chantry priest of Barnet: a tale of the 

two roses. 
Churchill, Winston. 

Coniston [a psychological study]. 

"A novel of New Hampshire politics in 
the sixties and seven-ties." N. T. State 
Lib. 

Crisis [a love story]. 

"St. Louis, just before and during civil 
war." (Baker) "shows a picture of social 
conditions which the war destroyed." (Na 
tion). 

Crossing; [story of Boone, Clark and 
Jackson]. 

"Pictures sweeping of civilization across 
the Alleghanies and settlement of Missis 
sippi valley." N. Y. State Lib. 

Mr. Crewe's career. 

Depicts a state under the political domi 
nation of a railroad. 

Modern chronicle. 

"The charming childhood in a cultured 
St. Louis home is drawn with loving detail, 
the sordid picture of New York 'high life' 
with unsparing realism, and a pleasing 
grace of touch combines with a delicate yet 
pervasive humor to palliate the distaste- 
fulness of an unheroic tragedy. As a work 
of art it is superior to Mr. Churchill's ear 
lier stories." A. L. A, Bkl. 

Richard Carvel. 

"Love and adventure in revolutionary 

period. . . . Introduce* Paul Jones, Charles 

Fox, Horace Walpole and others." N. Y. 

State Lib. 

Cigarette-maker's romance. Crawford, F. 

M. 

Circuit rider. Eggleston, E: 
Circular study. Green, A. K. 
Circumstance. Mitchell, S. W. 
City of delight. Miller, E. J. 
Claim jumpers. White, S. E: 
Claims and counterclaims. Goodwin, M. W. 
Claudia Hyde. Baylor, F. C. 



Clem. Kenton, E. 

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain, 

pseud.). 

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 
Adventures of Torn Sawyer. 
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's 
court. 

' 'Exposing- the 19th century to the in 
spection of the 6th; a satire," Pittsburg. 

Horse's tale. 

Western story in which an "educated 
horse" and plucky little girl are the 
principal characters. 

Personal recollections of Joan of Arc. 

"A prose epic which seizes the undying 
charm of Joan's character." Nation. 

Puddn'head Wilson, and Those extraor 
dinary twins. 

The $30,000 bequest, and other stories. 
Cleopatra. Haggard, R. 
Clever Betsy. Burnham, C. L. 
Cliff-dwellers. Fuller, H: B. 
Clifford, Mrs. Lucy Lane. 
Aunt Anne. 

"A most pathetic . figure." Baker. 

Love-letters of a worldly woman. 
Cloister and the hearth. Reade, C: 
Coburn, Eleanor Hallowell (Abbott). 
Molly Make-Believe. 

"A refreshingly original and sprightly 
little tale." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Coeur d'Alene. Foote, M. E. 
Coffee and a love affair. Sheldon, M. B. 
College girls. Goodloe, A. C. 
College years. Paine, R. D. 
Collins, (William) Wilkie. , 

Armadale [a tragic tale]. 

"Attempts to deal imaginatively with 
physical and moral results of heredity." 
Baker. 

Law and the lady [woman's rights ques 
tion]. 

Man and wife [a social study]. 

"Plot turns on complications arising from 
lax Scotch marriage laws." Leypoldt & 
lies. 

Moonstone [adventures of a jewel]. 

"It keeps curiosity on the alert until the 
key of the mystery is given." Baker. 

New Magdalen [an ethical novel]. 

No name. * 

Woman in white. 

"Designed to enlist the reader's ingenu 
ity in discovering the identity of a puppet 
heroine." Baker. 

Coloma, Louis de. 

Currita, countess of Albornoz. 

"Brilliant study of social and political in 
trigue and corruption in Spain, by a Jesuit 
priest." Pittsburg. 

Colonel Carter of Cartersville. Smith, F. H. 

Colonel Carter's Christmas. Smith, F. H. 

Colonel Starbottle's client. Harte, B. 

Colonel's daughter. King, C: 

Colonel's opera cloak. Brush, C. C. 

Come and find me. Robins, E. 

Comedy of conscience. Mitchell, S. W. 

Comfort, Will Levington. 
Routledge rides alone. 

"Upon a historical basis, partly real and 
partly imagined, Mr. Comfort has built 
an impressive story of love and war, of 
intrigue and adventure, that has an un 
usual degree of interest." W: M. Payne. 



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Coming harvest. Bazin, R. 
Coming of Billy. Westrup, M. 
Coming of the tide. Sherwood, M. P. 
Common lot. Herrick, R. W. 
Concerning Isabel Carnaby. Fowler, E. T. 
Concerning Paul and Fiammetta. Harker, 

L. A. 

Coningsby, Beaconsfield, B: D. 
Coniston. Churchill, W. 
Conjure woman. Chesnutt, C: W. 
Conjuror's house. White, S. E: 
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. 

Clemens, S: L. 
Connolly, James Brendan. 
Crested seas. 
Deep sea's toll [short stories]. 

"Stories of the Gloucester fishermen." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Olympic victor. 

"A story of the modern Olympic games 
in Athens, alive with a fine Greek spirit of 
ancient and modern sport.*' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Out of Gloucester [short stories]. 

"Spirited sea stories told mainly by 
Gloucester fishermen."- N. Y. State Lib. 

The seiners. 

"Succession of stirring: stories of the 
Gloucester fishing fleet strung on a thread 
of love story-" Pittsburg. 
Connor, Ralph, pseud. (C: W: Gordon). 
Black Rock: a tale of the Selkirks. 
Doctor; a tale of the Rockies. 

"Two brothers, a missionary, and a doc 
tor, in charge of railroad construction 
camps, are characters." A. L. A. Bkl, 

Man from Glengarry. 

Story of the Canadian logging: campa. 
Prospector; a tale of the Crow's Nest 
pass. 

"Trials and triumphs of a muscular 
young missionary among cow-boys and for 
tune hunters of Canadian far west." N. T 
State Lib. 

Sky pilot; a tale of the foot hills. 

"Sketches of cow-boy life and character, 
and of the mountains and the prairies." 1 - 
N. Y. State Lib. 
Conqueror. Atherton, G. F. 
Conquest of Canaan. Tarkington, B. 
Conrad, Joseph. 

Lord Jim; a romance. 

"A psychologic document of unusual pow 
er, with vigorous descriptions of tropic 
al seas." N. Y. State Lib. 

Nostromo: a tale of the seaboard. 

"Story of South American political and 
industrial intrigue; of an order which ap 
peals especially to men." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Point of honor [a story of two Napoleon 
ic officers]. 

"The charm of the tale consists In the 
lightness and humor with which it is told." 
-Ind. 

Typhoon [a sea story]. 

"Describes a great storm and its effect 
on a handful of white men aboard a 
steamer in the China seas." Ath. 

Youth, and two other stories. 
and Hueffer, Ford Madox. 

Romance [story of an English youth]. 

"Breathless adventures among Cuban pi 
rates and buccaneers, 100 years ago/' > 
N. Y. State Lib. 
Conrad, Stephen, pseud. (Stephen Conrad 

Stuntz). 

Second Mrs. Jim. 
Conscript. Erckmann, E., and Chatrian, A. 



Constance Trescott. Mitchell, S. W. 
Consuelo. Sand, G: 
Cooke, Mrs. Grace (MacGowan). 
Power and the glory. 

"Romance of the Tennessee mountains 
and cotton mills. The horrors of child la 
bor are vividly but not too realistically 
pictured.'* -A. L. A. Bkl. 
Cooke, John Esten. 

Surry of Eagle's Nest [story of Stone 
wall Jackson]. 
Cooke, Mrs. Rose (Terry). 

Happy Dodd; or, "She hath done what 
she could." 

Somebody's neighbors [short stories], 

"Stories of New England country life." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Sphinx's children, and other people's. 
Steadfast: the story of a saint and a 

sinner. 
"Life and trials of a young 1 minister in 

Connecticut valley in early 18th century." 

Baker. 

Cooper, James Fenimore. 
Afloat and ashore, a sea tale. 
Crater; or, Vulcan's peak. 

Adventures of two castaways on a vol 
canic island in the Pacific ocean. 

Deerslayer. 

"Opening story of the series called from 
the pioneer hero the Leatherstocking tales. 
It is succeeded by Last of the Mohicans, 
Pathfinder, Pioneers, Prairie, in the order 
named. The stories are full of adventure 
and descriptions of forest life and scenery.'* 
Pittsburg. 

Last of the Mohicans. 

"Adventures among northern New York 
Indians during French and Indian war." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Miles Wallingford [sequel to Afloat and 
ashore]. 

Pathfinder; or, The inland sea. 

"Scenes on and about Lake Ontario." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Pilot, a tale of the sea. 

Interest centers in Paul Jones and Long 
Tom Coffin. 

Pioneers; or, The sources of the Sus- 
quehanna. 

"Pioneer life on the banks of Lake Os- 
tego.' ' Pittsburg. 

Prairie. 

''Covers the adventures and death of the 

'Deerslayer.' " Hardy. 

Red Rover. 

"Tales of adventure on the deep, with 
racy characterizations and lively episodes." 
Baker. 

Spy, a tale of the neutral ground. 

"The hero, the spy, is employed by Gen. 
Washington in service involving great per 
sonal hazard,*' Buffalo. 

Water- witch; or, The skimmer of the 
seas. 

"Story of the Dutch occupation of New 
York." E. S. Brooks. 

Wing-and-wing; or, Le Feu-follet. 

"Founded on adventures of Raoul Ivard, 
commander of a celebrated French priva 
teer, 1798-99." Sargent. 

Coppee, Frangois. 
Rivals. x 

Tales for Christmas and other seasons. 

"Ell even short stories and sketches of ex 
quisite grace and charm." N. Y. State 
Lib. 



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Corelli, Marie, pseud. (Minnie Mackay.) 
Ardath; the story of a dead self. 

Exposition of an esoteric form of Chris 
tianity. 

Romance of two worlds. 

Interpretation of New Testament based on 
"electric circles.'* 

Thelma, a Norwegian princess. 

"A romance of Norway and of English 
society. * ' Pittsburgh 

Treasure of heaven. 

An aged multimillionaire becomes a 
tramp in pursuit of happiness. 
Corinne. Stael-Holstein, A. L. G. 
Corleone. Crawford, F. M. 
Cosmopolis. B our get, P. 
Cotes, Mrs. Sara Jeannette (Duncan). 
American girl in London. 

"Compares British conventionality with 
American freedom/' Baker. 

Cousin Cinderella. 

"A story of English social life as ob 
served by a Canadian brother and sister 
during a winter In London/' A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Set in authority. 

"Gives an excellent picture of the life 
of English officials in India," A. L. A. Bkl. 

Those delightful Americans. 

"An English couple's adventures among 
hospitable Americans." N. Y. State Lib. 

Couch, Arthur Thomas Quiller-. See Quil- 

ler-Couch, A. Thomas. 
Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas, A. 
Count Robert of Paris. Scott, W. 
Count Tolstoi's gospel stories. Tolstoi, 

L. N. 

Country doctor. Balzac, H. de. 
Country doctor. Jewett, S. O. 
Country neighbors. Brown, A. 
Country of the pointed firs. Jewett, S. O. 
County road. Brown, A. 
Court of love. Brown, A. 
Courtship of a careful man. Martin, E: S. 
Courtship of Morrice Buckler. Mason, A. 

E: W. 

Cousin Cinderella. Cotes, S. J. 
Cousin Pons. Balzac, H. de. 
Craddock, Charles Egbert, pseud. (Mary 

N. Murfree). 
Amulet. 

"A tale of garrison life during the Indian 
wars at the end of the eighteenth century 
in Tennessee and Virginia." A. I* A. Bkl. 

Bushwhackers, and other stories. 
In the "Stranger people's" country. 

"Story of the Tennessee mountains." 
Baker. 

In the Tennessee mountains [sketches]. 
"Eight studies of dwellers in the Great 
Smoky mountains/' Baker. 

Prophet of the Great Smoky mountains. 
"Story of Tennessee mountains." A. L. 
A. 

Story of old Fort Loudon. 

"Story of frontier life, and the struggles 
between the English and Cherokee Indians 
in 1759-60/' Unit. 
Where the battle was fought. 
Craigie, Pearl Mary T. R. (John Oliver 

Hobbes, pseud.). 
Dream and the business. 

"It has the exquisite effervescing 1 bril 
liancy that so distinguished her earliest 
work." Cornelia A. Pratt. 



Robert Orange; a sequel to The school 

for saints. 

Craik, Dinah Maria (Miss Mulock, pseud.). 
Agatha's husband. 
Brave lady. 

John Halifax, gentleman. 

"Life-story of an ideal man, who by 
faithfulness and courage rises from ex 
treme poverty to wealth." Baker. 

Life for a life. 

"Dealing with the nemesis of a repented 
crime, and assailing capital punishment." 
Baker. 

My mother and I. 

Noble life. 

"Scotch earl, whose self -forgetful spirit 
triumphed over unusual physical disabili 
ties/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Ogilvies [a passionate story of first love]. 
Crane, Stephen. 
Red badge of courage. 

An episode of the American civil war. 

Whilomville stories. 

"Pranks of healthy children humorously 
viewed from standpoint of later years/' 
N. T. State Lib. 

Cranford. Gaskell, E. C. 
Crater. Cooper, J. F. 

Crawford, Francis Marion. 

Cecilia, story of modern Rome. 

Dealing with consciousness of an earlier 
life in pagan days. 

Children of the king. 

"The scenes of this love story are in Ca 
labria, Sorrento and Capri." Fittsburg. 

Cigarette-maker's romance, and Khaled, 

Corleone [sequel to Don Orsino]. 

"Sicilian episode in the story of Saraci- 
nesca." Baker. 

Doctor Claudius; a true story. 

"Love story, with an Admirable Crichton 
as hero." Baker. 

Don Orsino [sequel to Sant J Ilario]. 

"The corruption of public life is dis 
closed." Baker. 

Fair Margaret [Italy of today]. 

"A young Englishwoman with a remark 
able voice, who aspires to the operatic 
stage/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Heart of Rome: a tale of the "lost 
water." 

"Love story of modern Rome/*' N. T. 
State Lib. 

In the palace of the king. 

"Love, villainy, danger and escapes 
crowd a swift moving tale of Madrid In 
the time of Philip II/' N. Y. State Lib, 

Marietta, a maid of Venice. 

"Tale of glass makers of Murano, 15th 

" Ath. 



century.*'- 

Marzio's crucifix [Italian story]. 

"A socialist and a fierce unbeliever, who 
earns his living by making decorations and 
utensils for the church he hates/' Pitts- 
burg. 

Mr. Isaacs [romance of adventure]. 

"A story of Indian life; the central char 
acter being an esoteric Buddhist/' Baker. 

Paul Patoff [of modern Constantinople]. 
"Chief characters, two brothers, one of 
whom dissappears mysteriously/' Baker. 

Pietro Ghisleri. 

"An adaptation of romance to manners 
and usages of modern society in Rome/' 
Baker. 



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Roman singer [romantic love story]. 

"Career of a fortunate Italian peasant 
boy, who became a great tenor." Baker. 
Sant* Ilario [sequel to Saracinescaj. 
Saracinesca [the love story of a prince], 
"This novel and its sequels aSord a pan 
orama of Roman society from 1865 to pres 
ent times." Baker, 

Stradella. 

Romance of the seventeenth century mu 
sician and a Venetian girl. 

Taquisara [sequel to Corleone]. 

"The heroine is a young girl, last of a 
wealthy and princely house, a strong un 
conventional nature.' 1 Baker. 

Via crucis. 

"Romance of the days of Stephen and the 
second crusade." Baker. 

White sister. 

A Roman nun's struggle upon the return 
of her lover reported dead. 

Crawfurd, Oswald John Frederick. 
Revelations of Inspector Morgan. 

"Good detective stories based on the ex 
periences of a member of the Scotland 
Yard detective force." A. I*. A. Bkl. 

Creel of Irish stones. Barlow, J. 

Crested seas. Connolly, J. B., 

Cricket on the hearth. Dickens, C: 

Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. France, A. 

Crisis. Churchill, W. 

Crittenden, Fox, J:, jr. 

Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. 

Black Douglas [scene, Scotland, 1439]. 

"History, legend, love, tragedy and the 
supernatural blend in this rather melodra 
matic story." N. Y. State Lib. 

Cherry riband. 

"In the time of the persecution of the 
covenanters." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Joan of the sword hand. 

"Romance of feudal Germany in 15th 
century." N. Y. State Lib. 

Lilac sunbonnet. 

"An idyllic Galloway love story, sweet, 
fresh and wholesome." Sat, R. 

Love's young 1 dream. 

"The Scottish flavor is of the best, the 
love motive is sweet and fine, and the end 
ing is comfortably happy." Outlook. 

Men of the moss-hags. 

"Struggle of Scotch covenanters in time 
of later Stuarts." Pittsburg. 

Raiders [the life of John Faa]. 

"Stirring tale of border warfare and 
gipsy life." N. Y. State Lib. 

Stickit minister, and some common men. 
"Twenty-four short stories mainly about 
ministers." N. Y. State Lib. 

Croly, George. 

Tarry thou till I come; or, Salathiel. 

"Historical romance, based upon the old 
legend of 'Wandering Jew.' " Pittsburg. 

Cromwell's own. Paterson, A. H: 

Crooked trails. Remington, F: 

Cross, Mrs. Mary Evans Lewes. See Eliot, 

George, pseud. 
Crossing. Churchill, W. 
Crowley, Mary Catherine. 
Daughter of New France. 

"English girl captured by the Indians 
and sold to a French woman for a glass 
of brandy." Pittsburg. 

, Heroine of the strait. 

*' Story of surrender of Detroit to the 
English, the conspiracy of Pontiac and the 
siege of Detroit." Pittsburg. 



Crucial instances. Wharton, E. N. 

Cruise ^ of the "Shining Light," Duncan, N. 

Cummins, Maria Susanna. 

Lamplighter. 
Cumner's son, and other South Sea folk. 

Parker, G. 

Currita. Coloma, L. de. 
Curtis, George William. 
Prue and I. 

Has "a charming grace like that of 
Lamb's more personal essays." Baker. 
Cutting, Mrs. Mary Stewart (Doubleday). 
Just for two [short stories]. 
Little stones of courtship. 

"Simple stories of simple people." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Little stones of married life. 

"Episodes in lives of normal minded 
people in every day relations." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

More stories of married life. 

"Love finds a way to meet the trials 
of everyday domestic life." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Suburban whirl. 

Episodes "raised above the sordid and 
commonplace, by humor, wholesome senti 
ment and unfailing faith in human nature." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Unforeseen. 

"It will appeal to many women because 
of its human touches, wholesome sentiment 
and air of reality." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Wayfarers [a realistic portrayal of life 

in a suburban household]. 
Cy Whittaker's place. Lincoln, J. C. 



Daisy chain. Yonge, C. M. 
Daisy Miller. James, H: 
Dally. Pool, M. L. 
Dame Care. Sudermann, H. 
Dame de Monsoreau. Dumas, A. 
Damnation of Theron Ware. Frederic, H. 
Dan Merrithew. Perry, L. 
Danbury Rodd, aviator. Palmer, F: 
Daniel Deronda. Eliot, G: 
Daniels, Mabel Wheeler. 
American girl in Munich. 

"Pleasantly written and full of delight^ 

ful humor." Dial. 
Danny. Ollivant, A. 
Danvers jewels. Cholmondeley, M. 
Daskam, Josephine Dodge. See Bacon, J. 

D. D. 

Daudet, Alphonse. 
Jack. 

"Emotional pictures connected by the 

figure of a hapless boy, whose career is a 

course of misery." Baker. 

Kings in exile. 
Letters from my mill. 

"Delicate renderings in Provengal things." 
Baker. 

Tartarin of Tarascon. 

"An extravaganza, satirizing in a genial 
manner Daudet's compatriots." Baker. 

Tartarin on the Alps. 

"Good-humored satire is directed at 
mountaineering enthusiasts." Baker. 
Daughter of a magnate. Spearman, F. H. 
Daughter of Heth. Black, W: 
Daughter of New France. Crowley, M. C. 
Daughters of Nijo. Watanna, O. 



FICTION CATALOG 



David Alden's daughter. Austin, J. 
David Balfour. Stevenson, R. L: 
David Copperfield. Dickens, C: 
David Elginbrod, Macdonald, G: 
David Harum. Westcott, E: N. 
Davie and Elisabeth. Dyar, M. C. 
Daviess, Maria Thompson. 

Miss Selina Lue and the soap-box babies. 
"Miss Selina Lue is a glorified Mrs. 
TVlggs." Bk. R. Digest. 

Road to Providence. 

"Its humor is quaint and its philosophy 
both original and wholesome." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 
Davis, Mrs. Rebecca (Blaine) Harding. 

Doctor Warrick's daughters. 
Davis, Richard Harding. 
Bar sinister. 

Gallegher, and other stories. 
King's jackal [scene Tangier], 

"Story of an exiled king of the imagi 
nary realm of Messina." N. Y. State Lib, 

Lion and the unicorn [short stories]. 
Once upon a time. 

"Eight unusually good stories of love and 

adventure from the Congo to New York." 

Bk. R. Digest. 

Ranson's folly [and other stories]. 
Scarlet car [motoring adventures]. 

"A charming girl, a group of college men, 

a red automobile, . . . make up a light, 

bright, little story." A. L. A. BkL 

Soldiers of fortune. 

"A South American revolution is a main 
episode." Baker. 
Van Bibber, and others. 
Vera the medium. 

"A story of more than ordinary interest, 
written in the author's "best style." A. 
L. A. BkL 

White mice. 

"A story that should be very attractive 
to men." Ind. 
Davis, William Stearns. 
Friend of Caesar. 

"Love story embodying painstaking study 
of Roman life and pagan point of view 
about 50 B. C.'V-N. Y. State Lib. 

Victor of Salamis. 

* -Grecian life at the time of the Persian 
invasion." A. L. A. BkL 
Davis, Yorke, pseud. 
Green cloak. 

"An ingenious and strictly up-to-date 
detective story, the solving of the mystery 
involving applied psychology, hypnotism, 
and the supposed Maori power of tracking 
by scent." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Dawn of a tomorrow. Burnett, F. H. 
Day, Holman Francis. 
King Spruce. 

"Conflict between a small lumber firm 
in the Maine woods and a great timber 
king." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Ramrod ders. 

"Corruption in Maine politics furnishes 
the theme for this novel. . . . Though ex 
aggerated and improbable, the human in 
terest is strong and the pithy philosophy 
and robust humor of the old-school, lum 
berman politician are reminiscent of 'David 
Harum/ " A. L. A. Bkl. 

Squire Phin. 

"The squire is one of an amusing group 
of village worthies." A. L. A, Bkl. 
Day before yesterday. Shafer, S. A. 
Day-dreamer, Williams, J. L. 
Days of auld lang syne. Watson, J: 



Days of Bruce. Agtiilar, G. 
Day's work. Kipling, R. 
Deacon Bradbury. Dix, E. A. 
Deacon Lysander. Greene, S. P. 
Dead Man's rock. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Dearly bought. Burnham, C. L. 
Death of the Laird's Jock. Scott, W. 
Deborah of Tod's. De La Pasture, E. 
Debtor. Freeman, M. E. 
Deemster. Caine, H. 
Deep sea's toll. Connolly, J. B. 
Deephaven. Jewett, S. 6. 
Deeping, (George) Warwick. 
Bertrand of Brittany. 

"Pretty story of love and knightly adven 
ture ... in the fourteenth centurv." A 
L. A. BkL 

Deerslayer. Cooper, J. F. 
Defoe, Daniel. 

Robinson Crusoe. 

Deland, Margaret Wade (Campbell). 
Awakening of Helena Richie. 

"Awakening of a woman's moral nature 
through her love for a child." N. T. State 
Lib. 

Dr. Lavendar's people [short stories]. 
John Ward, preacher. 
Mr. Tommy Dove, and other stories. 
Old Chester tales [short stories]. 
Philip and his wife. 

"Study of the ethical questions growing 
out of unhappy marriage." PittsbQrg. 

R. J/s mother and some other people. 
Sidney. 

De La Pasture, Mrs. Elizabeth (Bonham) 
Catherine of Calais. 
Catherine's child (sequel to Catherine of 

Calais). 
Deborah of Tod's. 

An unsophistocated English girl's experi 
ence in the worldly society of London. 

Grey knight. 

Romance of a sick old man who falls in 
love with his nurse. 

Lonely lady of Grosvenor square. 

"'Girl who is called to a great house and 
restored fortunes in fashionable London." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Man from America: a sentimental com 
edy. 

* 'Fresh and diverting: comedy in Devon 
shire and London." IN. Y. State Lib. 

Peter's mother. 

"Love affair of a young- English widow 
whose rather selfish son disapproves and 
opposes." N. Y. State Lib. 

Tyrant. 

"Depicts the life of an English family 
under the domination of its despotic head 
a country squire who sees in his wife and 
grown-up children only slaves and chatties 
and in his home life an opportunity for 
tyranny. . . . Less pleasing than 'Peter's 
mother' and 'The lonely lady of Grosvenor 
Square.' " A. L. A. BkL 

Unlucky family. 

"An amusing account of the absurd ad 
ventures of a family who . . . suddenly 
inherit a fortune." -A. L. A. Bkl. 

De la Ramee, Louise (Ouida, pseud.). 
Bebee; or, Two little wooden shoes. 

Strathmore. 

"An ethical novel dealing with revenge 
and forgiveness." Phila. 

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FICTION CATALOG 



Deliverance. Glasgow, E. A. G. 
Deluge. Sienkiewicz, H. 

DeMille, James. 

Dodge club; or, Italy in 1859. 
Strange manuscript found in a copper 

cylinder. 

De Morgan, William Frend. 
Alice-tor-short; a dichronism, 

"London waif who linds friends in a 
young artist and his family." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Joseph Vance: an autobiography. 

".Life story of a middje-class English 
scholar and inventor."' N. Y. State Lib. 

Somehow good. 

"Story of strong human interest, whose 
charm lies in the manner of telling." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Denis Dent. Hornung, E. W: 

Desert and the sown. Foote, M. H. 
Devereux, Mary (Watson). 

From kingdom to colony. 

"Scene laid in queer, loyal old Marble- 
head in revolutionary days." Lit. World. 

Devil's pool. Sand, G: 

De Willonghby claim. See Burnett, F. H. 

Dialstone lane. Jacobs, W: \V. 

Diana Carew. Bridges, Mrs. 
Diana of Dobson's. Hamilton, C. 
Diana of the Crossways. Meredith, G: 
Diary of a freshman. Flandrau, C: M. 

Diary of a saint. Bates, A. 
Dickens, Charles. 
Barnaby Rudge. 

Describes "No popery" riots of 1180. 

Bleak house. 

"A plot novel having two principal 
threads, one a proud lady's expiation of a 
sin, the other, a huge and interminable 
lawsuit." Baker. 

Cricket on the hearth: a fairy tale. 
David Copperfield. 

"Founded to a large extent on his own 
early struggles." Baker. 

Dombey and son. 

"The moral purpose is to anatomize pride 
and exhibit its strength and its weakness." 
Baker. 

Great expectations. 

"Contains the best of his plots and much 
of his most delightful humour," Nelson. 

Hard times. 

A sermon against the grinding life of 
factory workers and the suppression of the 
sense of fancy in children. 

Little Dorrit 

"Satire on the civil service, represented 
by the Circumlocution office." Baker. 

Martin Chuzzlewit. 

"Shines in the characters of Mr. Peck 
sniff, Mrs. Gamp, Mrs. Prig, Bailey Junior 
and the American caricatures." Nelson. 

Mystery of Edwin "Brood. 

The unexplained disappearance of hero 
Is the mystery. 

Nicholas Nickleby. 

"This story fixed public attention on the 
abuses prevalent in "English private 
schools." N. Y. State Lib. 

Old curiosity shop. 

"Fascinated many with the humor of Dick 
Swiveller and the Marchioness; more per 
haps with the pathos of Little Nell." Nel 
son. 



Oliver Twist. 

"A poor boy's natural goodness and inno 
cence carry him through poverty and temp 
tation to a happy lot." Baker. 

Our mutual friend. 
Pickwick papers. 

"Inimitable for broad British fun." Ley- 
poldt and lies. 

Sketches by Boz. 

"P^andom sketches and episodes .drawn 
from life in London." Baker. 

Tale of two cities [Paris and London]. 

Story of the French revolution. 

Uncommercial traveler. 
Dickson, Harris. 
' Ravanels. 

"Story of a reconstruction feud in Mis 
sissippi and a consequent murder." N. Y. 
State Lib. 
Different girls. Ho wells, W: LX, and A1- 

den, H: M., eds. 
.Dillon, Mary C. 
In old Bellaire. 

"Bellaire is a nice little college town In 

southern Pennsylvania, to which a young 

northern girl comes as teacher." A. L. A. 

Bkl. 

Dimbie and I and Amelia. Grundy, M. S. 

Barnes-. 

Disenchanted. Loti, P. 

Disraeli, Benjamin. See Beaconsneld, Ben 
jamin Disraeli, earl of. 
Distractions of Martha. Harland, M. 
District attorney. Sage, W: 
Divine fire. Sinclair, M. 
Dix, Beulah Marie. 

Fair maid of Graystones. 

"Scene laid during Cromwell's rule. The 
fair maid is a roundhead, her lover a cava 
lier." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Hugh Gwyeth. 

"Hero, a stripling brought up by a 
'roundhead' grandfather, fights in the king's 
army and finds his unknown father." N. 
T. State Lib. 

Life, treason and death of James Blottnt 
of Breckenhow. 

"Scene laid in England at the time of the 
civil wars." Pittsburg. 

Making of Christopher Ferringham. 

Story of adventure in Massachusetts at 
time of Quaker persecutions and partly In 
the Barbadoes. 

and Harper, Carrie Anna. 
Beau's comedy. 

"Eighteenth century tale of a London 
youth mistaken for a French spy and un 
willingly detained among Massachusetts 
country folk." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Dix, Edwin Asa. 
Deacon Bradbury. 

"A C Vermont] farmer's religious faltli be 
comes unsettled through a cloud on hia 
son's integrity." N. Y. State Lib. 

Prophet's Landing. 

"Depicts the havoc wrought in a New 
England village by the Introduction therein 
of modern business methods of the 'cut 
throat' variety." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Doctor. Connor, R. 

Doctor Antonio. Ruffini, G. D. 

Doctor Claudius. Crawford, F. M. 

Doctor Ellen. Tompkins, J. W. 

Doctor Grimshawe's secret. Hawthorne, N. 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Stevenson, R, L: 

Dr. Latimer. Burnham, C. L. 

Dr. Lavendar's people. Deland, M. W. 



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Dr. Le Baron and his daughters. Austin, J. 

Doctor Luke of the Labrador. Duncan, N. 

Dr. North and his friends. Mitchell, S. W. 

Dr. Rameau. Ohnet, G. 

Doctor Rast Oppenheim, J. 

Dr. Sevier. Cable, G: W. 

Dr. Thome. Troliope, A. 

Doctor Tom, the coroner of Brett Street- 
er, J: W. 

Doctor Warrick's daughters. Davis, R. H. 

Doctor's lass. Booth, E: C. 

Dodge club. De Milie, J. 

Dolliver romance. Hawthorne, N. 

Dolly dialogues. Hawkins, A. H. 

Dombey and son. Dickens, C: 

Domestic adventurers. Bacon, J. D. 

Dominant dollar. Lillibridge, W: O. 

Don-a-dreams. O'Higgins, H. J. 

Don Orsino. Crawford, F. M. 

Don Quixote. Cervantes Saavedra, M. de. 

Dona perfecta. Perez Galdos, B. 

Donal Grant. Macdonald, G: 

Donnell, Annie Hamilton. 
Rebecca Mary. 

"Short stories about a little girl longing 
for affection, and her strict, undemonstra 
tive, but really loving old aunt/* Pitts- 
burg. 

Very small person. 

"Short stories of the pathetic side of a 
child's life/' A. L. A. Bkl. 
Donovan. Bayly, A. E. 
Dorothy Fox. Parr, L. 
Dorset dear. Blundell, M. E. 
Double harness. Hawkins, A. H. 
Dougall, Lily. 
Beggars all. 

"Preaches love for one's neighbor as the 
sole philosophy of human life." Baker. 

Douglas, Amanda Minnie. 
Hope Mills. 

"An experiment of five years" "profit- 
sharing' in a factory." Phila. 

Dove in the eagle's nest. Yonge, C. M, 
Downfall. Zola, E. 
Doyle, (Arthur) Conan. 
Adventures of Gerard. 

"Vigorous, well conceived anecdotes of 
the Napoleonic wars related by the boast 
ful, but brave and charming brigadier. 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 

A detective of "superhuman powers of 
observation whose exploits are usually ac 
companied by" gruesome and thrilling in 
cidents." Baker. 

Hound of the Baskervilles. 

Another adventure of Sherlock Holmes. 

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 
Mkah Clarke. 

"The Monmouth rising in the reign of 

James II, culminating in tragic rout at 

Sedgemoor."> N. Y. State Lib. 

Refugees 

"A story of the persecution of certain 
Huguenots in France and their subsequent 
adventures in Canada.*' Pittsburg. 

Return of Sherlock Holmes. 
Round the fire stories [detective and mys 
tery stories]. 

Sign of the four [short stories]. 
Sir Nigel [of I4th century in- England]. 



Study in scarlet 

"Sensational story in two parts; adven 
tures in Utah among Mormons/' N. Y. 
State Lib. 

White company. 

"A story of the adventures of free-iances 
fighting for fun and booty in the middle 
ages." Pittsburg. 

Drag-net. Bohan, E 

Dragomanoff, Michael (Stepniak, pseud.). 

Career of a nihilist. 
Dragon painter. Fenollosa, M. M. 
Dream and the business. Craigie, P. M. 

T. R. 

Dream days. Grahame, K. 
Dreamers of the Ghetto. Zangwill, I. 
Dreams. Schreiner, O. 
D'ri and I. Bacheller, I. A. 
Duchess, The, pseud. See Hungerford, Mrs. 

M. H. A. 
Dudevant, Mme. Amantine Lucille Aurore 

Dupin. See Sand, G:, pseud. 
Duke of Stockbridge. Bellamy, E: 
Duke's motto. McCarthy, J. H. 
Dumas, Alexandre. 
Black tulip. 

"... Scenes from Dutch history in the 
years 1672-75, when William the Silent lent 
himself to the agitation directed against 
the brothers de Witt. . . . " Baker. 

Le chevalier de Maison-Rouge. 

"Deals with murder of the dauphin and 
execution of Marie Antoinette." A. L. A. 

Count of Monte Cristo. 

"Most famous of the author's romances/* 
Baker. 

La dame de Monsoreau [follows Mar 
guerite de Valois]. 

"Date is 1578, in reign of Henri III/' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Forty-five [sequel to La dame de Mon 
soreau]. 

"A medley, containing many scenes of 
romance and tragedy." Baker. 

Marguerite de Valois. 
Memoirs of a physician. 
Queen's necklace [follows Memoirs of a 
physician]. 

Three musketeers. 

"Political intrigue, court life, dueling 1 and 
fighting form the substance of the chron 
icle." Baker. 

Twenty years after [follows Three mus 
keteers], 

"Period that of Anne of Austria's re 
gency. Both France and England are the 
scenes/' Baker. 

Vicomte de Bragelonne; or, Ten years 
later [follows Twenty years after]. 

"Period, 1660-71; that of Mazarin*s minis 
try and the early days of the Grand Mort 
ar que. ' ' Baker. 

Du Maurier, George (Louis Palmella Bus- 

son). 
Peter Ibbetson. 

"Melancholy, dreamy; the leading motive 
being the supernatural gift that enables the 
hero to meet his lost love in dreamland/' 
Baker. 

Trilby [of the Latin quarter]. 

Story of an artist's model who is mad 
to sing by hypnotic power. 

Dumb foxglove. Slosson, A. T. 
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. 
Folks from Dixie [short stories]. 



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Duncan, Norman. 

Cruise of the "Shining Light.'* 

An old sailor "makes a gentleman" of 
little Dannie. 

Doctor Luke of the Labrador. 

"Life of Labrador fisher folk." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Soul of the street, 

Stories of the New York Syrian quarter. 

Way of the sea. 

"Fresh, realistic stories of the comedies 
and tragedies of fishermen along the New 
foundland coast. 3 " Pittsburg. 
Duncan, Sara Jeannette. See Cotes, S., 

J. (D.) 
Dunton, Theodore Watts-. 

Ayhvin [story of Welsh mountains]. 

"A heroine overhung by a tragic fate and 
general atmosphere of mysticism." A. L. 
A. 

Durley, Ella Hamilton. 
My soldier lady. 

"Complements "Lady of the decoration." 
Dusantes. Stockton, F. R: 
Dust of conflict Bindloss, H. 
Dyar, Muriel Campbell. 
Davie and Elisabeth. 

"The humorous account of the simple 
happenings of a Quaint, sweet spirited, con 
tented couple." Bk. R. Digest. 

Dynamiter. Stevenson, R. L: and F. 



E 



Earle, Mary Tracy. 

Through old rose glasses, and other sto 
ries. 

"She seems to have a gift for collecting 
little unusual events and putting them to 
gether with an art that conceals art."' 
Nation. 

East Angels. Woolson, C. F. 
Eaton, Walter Prichard, and Underbill, El- 

ise Morris. 
Runaway place. 

The romance of a couple who meet in 
Central Park, New York. 
Ebb tide. Stevenson, R. L:, and Os- 

bourne, L. 

Eben Holden. Bacheller, I. A. 
Ebers, George Moritz. 

Egyptian princess [romance of ancient 

Egypt]. 
Homo sum [in English]. 

"A story of the Anchorites, who sought 
to escape from the world and from them 
selves at the foot of Sinai." GBaker. 

Uarda: a romance of Egypt. 

"Scene laid in Thebes, 1352 B. C. Heroine 
a beautiful Greek girl beloved by the son 
of Rameses II." Pittsburg. 
Eckstein,- Ernst. 
Monk of the Aventine [story of medieval 

life]. 
Edgeworth, Maria. 

Castle Rackrent, and The absentee. 

"Picture of the varieties of recklessness 
and misconduct which . . . ruined or crip 
pled most of the landlords of Ireland.*' 
Johnston. 

Helen. 

"Aims to show what social troubles arise 
from addiction to fibs and 'white lies/ " 
Baker. 

Ormond. 

"The most vivid of her Irish Btories next 
* to 'Castle Rackrent.' " Samtsbury. 



Egan, Maurice Francis. 
Wiles of Sexton Maginnis. 

"A humorous Catholic story in which 
priests and nuns figure largely." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

JSggleston, Edward. 
Circuit rider: tale of the heroic age. 

"Full of incident, the hero meeting with 
persecution, but getting ample reward for 
his loyalty and courage." Baker. 

Graysons [a story of Illinois]. 

"Detailed pictures of the turbulent life 
of the pioneers." Baker. 

Hoosier school-master. 

"Picture of the lawless and homely pio 
neer life of mid-century Indiana." Baker. 
Eggleston, George Cary. 
Carolina cavalier. 

"Struggles of partisan troops in 1779-80. 
The interest lies more in events than char 
acters." N. Y. State Lib. 

Southern soldier stories. 

"Short stories of the confederate camp, 
written from experience and free from bit 
terness. * ' Baker. 
Egoist. Meredith, G: 
Egyptian princess. Ebers, G: M. 
Ekkehard. Scheffel, J. V. v. 
Eleanor. Ward, M. A. 
Eliot, George, pseud. (Mrs. Mary A. E. 

Cross). 
Adam Bede. 
Daniel Deronda. 
Felix Holt, the radical. 

"A striking picture of the working of new 
political ideas among the English masses." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Middlemarch, a story of provincial life. 

Mill on the Floss. 

Romoja. 

Florence about 1500 and Savonarola add 
historical background to this ever-interest 
ing romance. 

Scenes of clerical life [sketches]. 
Silas Marner [country idyl]. 
Elizabeth and her German garden. Arnim. 

M. A. 

Elliott, Mrs. Maud Howe. 
Two in Italy. 

"Well -written sketches, half travel, half 
fiction/'- A. L. A. BkL 

Elliott, Sarah Barnwell. 
Jerry. 

"Story of a mining town; strong and 
dealing with the sterner side of life." K. 
Y. State Lib. 
Ellis, Elizabeth. 

Barbara Winslow, rebel. 

"English romance in the days of the 
Monmouth rebellion. . . . Contains excel 
lent descriptions of the infamous Judge 
Jeffreys/* A. L. A. Bkl. 

Fair Moon of Bath. 

"Bath at the time of the Jacobite up 
rising furnishes the scene for the story/' 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Ellis, John Breckenridge. 
Arkinsaw cousins. 

"It is a sprightly narrative, told with a 
good deal of humor." N. Y. Times. 
Elsie Venner. Holmes, CX W. 
Elsket. Page, T: N. 
Emily Emmins papers. Wells, C. 
Emma. Austen, J. 
Emmanuel Burden. Belloc, H. 
Emmy Lou. Martin, G: M. 
Empire builders. Lynde, F. 



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Empty house. Ward, E. S. 
End of the road. Hyatt, S. P. 
Endymion. Beaconsfield, B: D. 
Erckmann, fimile, and Chatrian, Alexandre. 
Blockade of Phalsburg. 

An episode in the end of the empire, 
when France was invaded by the allies. 

Conscript; story of French war of 1813. 
* 'Graphic story of a peasant whose pros 
pects in life are spoiled by the conscrip 
tion ordered after the retreat from Russia." 
Pittsburg. 

Friend Fritz. 

* 'Story of Alsatian village life, with little 
incident and much portraiture of rural life 
and character." Baker. 

Madame Therese; or, Volunteers of '92. 
"Scene, a quiet hamlet near Strasburg in 
1792." Baker. 

Eternal boy. Johnson, O. 
Eternal Rose. Chater, M. 
Eugene Aram. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Eugenie Grandet. Balzac, H. de, 
Eustace diamonds. Trollope, A. 
Evelina. Burney, F. 
Every one his own way. Wyatt, E. F. 
Ewald, Carl. 
Two-legs. 

"A short story of primitive life, describ 
ing man's subjugation of the animals." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 
Ewing, Mrs. Juliana Horatio (Gatty). 

Story of a short life. 
Express messenger. Warman, C. 
Exton manor. Marshall, A. 
Eyes like the sea. Jokai, M. 
Ezekiel. Pratt, L. 



Fadette. Sand, G: 

Fair god. Wallace, L. 

Fair Lavinia. Freeman, M. E. 

Fair maid of Graystones. Dix, B. M. 

Fair maid of Perth. Scott, W. 

Fair Margaret. Crawford, F. M. 

Fair Moon of Bath. Ellis, E. 

Faith Gartney's girlhood. Whitney, A. D. 

Fanshawe. Hawthorne, N. 

Far from the maddening girls, Carryl, 
G. W. 

Far from the madding crowd. Hardy, T: 

Far horizon. Harrison, M. S. 

Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold. 
Blade-o J grass. 

"By his realism he proclaims himself the . 
last and best of a long line of story tellers 
. . . by his sentiment and minute character 
ization he is ... a follower of Dickens." 
Ath. 

Fate of a voice. See Foote, M. H. Last 
assembly ball. 

Fated to be free. Ingelow, J. 

Fathers and children. Turgenieff, I. S. 

Federal judge. Lush, C: K. 

Felice. Long, J: L. 

Felicity. LaugWin, C. E. 

Felix Holt, the radical. Eliot, G: 

Felkin, Mrs. Alfred Lawrence. See Fow 
ler, E. T. 

Fenelon, Frangois. 
Adventures of Telemacrms. 

"Komance based on the Odyssey, relating 
the adventures of the son of Ulysses In his 
quest for his father." Baker. 



Fennel and rue. Ho wells, W: D. 
Fenollosa, Mary McNeil! (Sidney McCall, 

pseud.). 
Breath of the gods. 

"Based on present-day Japanese charac* 
ter." A. L.. A. Bkl. 

Dragon painter. 

"A Japanese story , . . particularly in 
teresting in the subtle description of the 
old artist and his feeling . . . toward the 
invading 1 foreigner." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Fenwick's career. Ward, M. A. 
Fernald, Chester Bailey. 

Cat and the cherub, and other stones. 

Stories of the Chinese quarter of San 
Francisco and studies of New England life. 
Fiander's widow. Blundell, -M. E. 
Field, Eugene. 
Little book of profitable tales. 

"Simple dialect sketches, fables, allego 
ries, fairy tales. First five, Christmas sto 
ries." Pittsburg. 
Field, Roswell Martin. 
Bondage of Ballinger. 

Hero suffers poverty in order to buy rare 
editions of books. 

Fielding, Henry. 
Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his 

friend Mr. Abraham Adams, 
History of Tom Jones, a foundling. 

"A more elaborate- and comprehensive 
work than Amelia, a 'comic epic' as it has 
been called." Baker. 
File no 113. Gaboriau, E. 
First violin. Fothergill, J. 
Fisher-maiden, Bjornson, B. 
Flamsted quarries. Waller, M. E. 
Flandrau, Charles Macomb. 
Diary of a freshman. 

"Story of student life at Harvard." 
Pittsburg. 

Harvard episodes. 

Fleming, George, pseud. See Fletcher, J. C. 
Fletcher, Joseph Smith. 
When Charles the First was king. 

"Marston Moor and siege of Pontefract. 
Local colour [Yorkshire] excellent." Ba 
ker. 

Fletcher, Julia Constance (George Fleming, 

pseud.). 
Kismet. 

"Most of the action is in Egypt, the act 
ors being a party of English and American 
tourists. ' 'Pittsburg. 

Florentine frame. Robins, E. 
Flower of the dusk. Reed, M. 
Flute and violin. Allen, J. L. 
Folks from Dixie. Dunbar, P. L. 
Fool errant. Hewlett, M. H: 
FooPs errand. Tour^ee, A. W. 
Foote, Mrs. Mary (Hallock). 
Chosen valley [story of western life]. 
Coeur d'Alene. 

"Rocky mountain love story describing 
the Cceur d'Alene mine riots of 1892." N". 
Y. State Lib. 

Deseft and the sown. 

"Study of effects on themselves and thejbr 
children of the accidental separation of a 
husband and wife In early married life." 
N. T. State Lib. 

John Bodewin's testimony. 

"Story of mining interests and civil engi 
neering in western Arkansas/' N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Last as'sembly ball, and Fate of a voice. 



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Led-Horse claim. 

"A California Komeo and Juliet, with a 
happy ending." Baker. 

Royal Americans. 

"A well conceived tale of life in eastern 
New York State immediately preceding the 
Revolution, depicting the social difficulties 
that arose from the strained political con 
ditions." A. L. A. Bkl. 
For faith and freedom. Besant, W. 
For Jacinta. Bindloss, H. 
For the freedom of the sea. Brady, C. T. 
For the major. Woolson, C. F. ' 
For the right. Franzos, K. E. 
Ford, Paul Leicester. 

Honorable Peter Stirling. 

"Study of New York municipal politics 
with an accompanying love story." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Janice Meredith. 

"Unusually successful historical romance, 
showing thorough knowledge of the revo 
lutionary period." N. Y. State Lib. 
Ford, Sewell. 

Horses nine: stories of harness and sad 
dle. 

Foregone conclusion. Howells, W: D. 
Forest. White, S. E: 
Forest lovers. Hewlett, M. H: 
Forest schoolmaster. Rosegger, P. K. 
Forge in the forest. Roberts, C: G: D. 
Forrester, Mrs., pseud. See Bridges, Mrs. 
Forsslund, Louise, pseud. (Mary Louise 

Foster) (Mrs. Charles Gary Waddel). 
Old lady number 31. 

"A story full of pathos and gentle hu 
mor." Bk. R. Digest. 

Fort Amity. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 

Fortunes of Fifi. Seawall, M. E. 

Fortunes of Nigel. Scott, W. 

Fortunes of Oliver Horn. Smith, F. H. 

Forty-five. Dumas, A. 

Forty minutes late. Smith, F. H. 

Foster, Mary Louise. See Forsslund, L 

Foster, Robert Frederick. 
Cab No. 44. 

"A detective story of considerable inter 
est, based on a wager between two finan 
ciers as to whether a suspect can elude 
the New York police for a month." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

F other gill, Jessie. 
First violin. 

"Pictures of German musical life, hero 
leader of an orchestra in Dusseldorf." 
Baker. , 

Foul play. Reade, C:, and Boucicault, D. 
Four feathers. Mason, A. E: W. 
Four million. Henry, O. 
Four-pools mystery. Webster, J. 
Four roads to paradise. Goodwin, M. W. 
Fourteen, to one. Ward, E. S. 
Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft (Now Mrs. Al 
fred Lawrence Felkin). 
Concerning Isabel Carnaby. 

"Manners and the humors of a Metho 
dist household contrasted with the smart 
frivolity of London society." Baker. 

Subjection of Isabel Carnaby. 

' 'A sequel to Concerning Isabel Carnaby 
in which Isabel has lost none c-f her sparkle 
. . . and has added something: to her at 
tractions and distractions." A. L. A. Bkl. 



Fox, John, jr. 
Christmas eve on Lonesome. 

"Short stories, the scenes of which are 
laid in the Kentucky mountains. The rough 
primitive life of the mountains is well 
drawn." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Crittenden: a Kentucky story of love and 
war. 

"Emphasizes . . . the welding together 
of confederate and federal feeling by the 
common upholding of the American flag." 
Nation. 

Kentuckians: a novel. 

"The story brings us into intimate ac 
quaintance with those strange people of 
the mountains, who . . . live the life of 
the backwoodsmen of a century ago." 
Pittsburgh 

Knight of the Cumberland. 

"Delightful little story in which the chief 
characters are a political aspirant to Con 
gress and an irresistible, merry girl." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Little shepherd of Kingdom Come. 

"Having all the familiar elements of the 
civil war story, combines them with more 
than usual attractiveness." Pittsburgh 

Mountain Europa. 

"Story of a young- civil engineer from 
New York, who becomes interested in a 
lovely but uncultivated girl in the Cumber 
land mountains." N. Y. State Lib. 

Trail of the lonesome pine. 

"It is a melodrama of so high a grade, 
so joyous an enthusiasm, and so compelling 
an interest as to give its reader an hour of 
uncritical pleasure." Nation. 

Framley parsonage. Trollope, A. 
France, (Jacques) Anatole (Thibault). 
Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. 

"Delightful story of that dear old man, 
member of the Institute and scholar of 
world-wide reputation." Bk. R. Digest; 

Francezka. Seawell, M. E. 

Francis, M. E., pseud. See Blundell, M. E. 
Frankenstein. Shelley, M. W. 
Franzos, Karl Ernil. 
For the right. 

"The reign of the Carpathians, giving us 
a view of the Slavonian country people, 
and of the institutions of old Austria." 
Baker. 

Fraser, Mrs. Mary Crawford (Mrs. Hugh 

Fraser.) 
In the shadow of the Lord. 

"The early life of Washington forms the 

chief interest of the book." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Fraulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther. 

Arnim, M. A. 
Freckles. Porter, G. 
Frederic, Harold. 
Damnation of Theron Ware. 

"Depicting the slow moral deterioration of 
a young Methodist minister." Phila. 

In the valley. 

"Picture of revolutionary times in the 
Dutch homes of the Mohawk valley." 
Pittsburg. 

March hares. 

Market-place. 

"Story illustrating modern methods of 
speculation and stack -exchange manipula 
tion." Pittsburg. 

Freebooters of the wilderness. Laut, A. C. 
Freeman, Mrs. Mary Eleanor (Wilkins). 
By the light of the soul, 

"A study in self-sacrifice." A. L.. A. 
Bkl. 



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The debtor. 

"The first interest of the book lies in its 
fidelity to the small things that make up 
manners and customs." JNation. 

Fair Lavinia, and other stories. 

Heart's highway. 

"Love story of colonial Virginia during 
tobacco riots following Bacon's rebellion." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Humble romance, and other stories. 

Jane Field. 

"Somber story of the working of the con 
science of a middle-aged New England 
woman." Pittsburg. 

Jerome, a poor man. 

"Study of character as developed in a 
boy struggling- to make his way in the 
world." N. Y. State Lib. 

Love of Parson Lord, and other stones. 

New England nun, and other stories. 

Pembroke. 

"Studies tragic effects of moral obsti 
nacy in homely life in a New England vil 
lage. Lightened by striking insight and 
happy expression." Pittsburg. 

Portion of labor. 

"Story dominated by questions of capital 
and labor, of a girl's development in a New 
England factory town." N. Y. State Lib. 

Shoulders of Atlas. 

"This novel outranks 'Jerome' and *Jane 
Field* and Mrs. Freeman's other dramas of 
conscience and of New England." Ind. 
Silence, and other stories. 
Six trees: short stories. 

"Stories of homely New England village 
life, in each of which a tree exercises a 
subtle but potent influence on the charac 
ters.''^'. Y. State Lib. 
Winning- lady, and others. 
French, Alice (Octave Thanet, pseud.). 

Heart of toil. 

"Stories of average American working 
people." Nation. 

Knitters in the sun [short stories]. 
Lion's share. 

"Apart from its entertainment as fiction, 
it touches suggestively some of the graver 
industrial problems of the day/' Outlook. 

Man of the hour. 

"Deals largely with labor troubles in 
middle west." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Missionary sheriff. 

"Six stories of a certain 'plain man who 
tried to do his duty.' " N. Y. State Lib. 

Otto the knight, and other trans-Missis 
sippi stories. 

Stories of a western town. 
French, Mrs. Anne (Warner). 
Seeing France with Uncle. John. 

"A humorous tale of a loquacious gener 
ous-hearted, old gentleman and two young 
nieces." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Susan Clegg and her neighbors' affairs. 

"Her observations are marked by phi 
losophy as well as wit." Outlook. 
Frenssen, Gustav. 
Jorn Uhl. 

"Reflecting the atmosphere of north Ger 
man farm life and marked by sincerity 
and poetic feeling. " N. Y. State Lib. 

Freytag, Gustav. 

Lost manuscript. 
Friend Fritz. Erckmann, E., and Chatrian, 

A. 

Friend of Caesar. Davis, W: S. 
Friend Olivia. Barr, A. E. 



Friendship Village. Gale, Z. 
Friendship Village love stories. Gale, Z. 
From a Swedish homestead. Lagerlof, S. 
From kingdom to colony. Devereux, M. 
From one generation to another. Merriman, 

H: S. 
From the earth to the moon and around 

the moon. Verne, J. 
From the land of shamrock. Barlow, J. 
From their point of view. Loane, M. 
Front yard. Woolson, C. F. 
Frothingham, Eugenia Brooks. 
Turn of the road. 

"Story of counter influences of love and 

^am bit ion. Main interest in character of 

hero." N. Y. State Lib. 

Fruit of the tree. ^ Wharton, E. N. 
Fugitive blacksmith. Stewart, C: D: 
Fuller, Anna. 
Katherine Day. 

"Deliberately told story of a New Eng 
land girl's life from seven to thirty." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Literary courtship. 

One of the pilgrims: a bank story. 

"New England love story told with a deli 
cate humor." N. Y. State Lib. 

Pratt portraits: sketches in a New Eng 
land suburb. 
Venetian June. 
Fuller, Caroline Macomber. 
Across the campus. 

- "The story of life at Smith college." 
Pittsburg. 

Brunhilde's paying guest. 

"A southern girl advertises in a northern 
paper for 'paying guests' and finds a lover." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Fuller, Henry Blake. 
Cliff-dwellers. 

"The scene is laid in Chicago; forcible 
satire on mammon-worship.'* Pittsburg. 

With the procession. 

"Story of social aspirations and strug 
gles in Chicago." Pittsburg. 



Gaboriau, Emile. 

File no. 113 [detective tales]. 

Monsieur Lecoq [detective tales]. 

Widow Lerouge [detective tales]. 
Gabriel Conroy. Harte, B. 
Gadfly. Voynich, E. L. 
Gale, Zona. 

Friendship Village. 

Humorous story of the life and towns-folk 
of a middle-western community. 

Friendship Village love stories [continues 
Friendship Village], 

"Romance in its most engaging form ap 
pears and reappears in the midst of capital 
descriptions of village festivities and kindly 
neighborings. 1 ' Outlook. 

Loves of Pellas and Etarre. 

"A most delightful story which attributes 
to love the alchemy power of effacing tim 
and change." Bk. R. Digest. 

Gallagher, Grace Margaret. 

Vassar stories. 
Gallegher. Davis, R: H. 
Gallops 2. Gray, D: 
Garden of Allah. Hichens, R. S. 
Garden of fate. Norton, R. 



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Garden, you and I. Wright, M. O. 
Garland, Hamlin. 

Captain of the Gray-horse troop. 

"An impressive appeal for the Indian." 
Dial. 

Her mountain lover. 

"Well drawn study of a typical frontiers 
man of manly qualities in contact wita 
modern society." N. Y. State .Lib. 

Hesper [romance of Cripple Creek]. 

JLove story with background of a strike 
in a mining camp. 

Long trail: a story of the northwest wil 
derness. 

"Interesting to men and boys." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Main-travelled roads. 

"Earnestly realistic pictures of the hard- 
worked farmer." Baker. 

Witch's gold. 

"Wholesome story, illustrating the influ 
ence of a sunny, vigorous, hopeful nature 
over disease, and of a noble-minded woman 
over a man tempted to act dishonorably." 
A. L. A, Bkl. 

Gaskell, Mrs. Elizabeth Cleghorn (Steven 
son). 
Cranford. 

Delightful miniature painting of an old- 
fashioned English country town. 

Mary Barton, and other tales. 

"An intensely tragic story of factory 
workers/* A. L. A. 
Gates, Eleanor. 

Biography of a prairie girl. 

"Story of a child's life on a Dakota 
farm. ' ' Pi ttsburg. 

Plow- woman. 

"Two girls withj their- crippled father 
come up from Texas to settle on a 'section' 
in Dakota." Outlook. 
Gates ajar. Ward, E. S. 

Gautier, Theophile. 
Captain Fracasse. 

"A reconstruction of life and manners In 
time of Louis XIII." Baker. 

Romance of a mummy. 

"Pictures vividly the manners, customs 
and furniture of the ancient Egyptians." 
Pittsburg. 

General manager's story. Hamblin, H. E. 
Gentle grafter. Henry, O. 
Gentleman. Ollivant, A. 
Gentleman from Indiana. Tarkington, B. 
Gentleman of France. Weyman, S. J: 
Gentleman of the South. Brown, W: G. 
George Washington Jones. Stuart, R. 
Ghetto comedies. Zangwill, I. 
Gibbon, Perceval. 
Salvator [a storv of Mozambique]. 

"A tale full of movement and adventure." 
N. Y. Times. 

Vrouw Grobelaar and her leading cases. 
"The author deals with the back-world 01 
Boer superstition." Spec. 
Gil Bias of Santillane. LeSage, A. R. 
Gilder, Jeannette Leonard. 

Autobiography of a torn-boy. 
Gilson, Roy Rolfe. 
Katrina. 

"Charming, simple tale of a little girl. 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Miss Primrose [American village 
sketches], 

"Tender and humorous with a pleasant 
sentimentality." A. L. A. Bkl. 



Girl and the bill. Merwin, B. 
Girl of the Limberlost. Porter, G. S. 
Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson. 
Ancient law. 

"The hero of this novel is a modern Jean 
Valjean." Bk. R. Digest. 

Battle-ground. 

"Virginia love story of civil war period 
from southern standpoint but without bit 
terness." N. Y. State Lib. 

Deliverance [romance of Virginia tobac 
co field]. 

"Carefully written romance in which class 
pride, revenge and love are the developing 
forces." N. Y. State Lrib. 

Romance of a plain man. 

Biography of a, self- made man who wins 
a Southern girl of old family. 

Voice of the people. 

"Virginia social and political conditions 
during the period following reconstruction." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Wheel of life. 

"Against a background of modern society 
life in New York city are sketched several 
fine characters of literary tastes and at 
tainments." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Godfrey, Hollis. 

Man who ended war. 

Hero, by remarkable and mysterious in 
vention, destroys battle fleets and brings 
about universal peace. 
Godparents. Mason, G. S. 
God's fool. Maartens, M. 
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. 
Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship and 

travels. 

Gold brick. Whitlock, B. 
Gold Elsie. John, E. 
Golden age. Grahame, K. 
Golden bowl. James, H: 
Golden dog. Kirby, W: 
Golden house. Warner, C: D. 
Golden windows. Richards, L. E. 
Goldsmith, Oliver. 
Vicar of Wakefield. 

"No figure in our literature is at once so 
simple and so impressive, so ideal and so 
human as the vicar." Leypoldt & lies. 

Good-bye, proud world. Kirk, E. W. 
Good men and true. Rhodes, E. M. 
Good red earth. Phillpotts, E. 
Goodloe, Abbie Carter. 

College girls [stories]. 
Goodrich, Arthur Frederick. 
Balance of power. 

"Politics, finance and labor troubles In a 
Connecticut factory town." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Goodwin, Mrs. Maud (Wilder). 
Claims and counterclaims. 

Hero "has to decide between loyalty to a 
man who has saved his life and loyalty to 
the highest interest of the girl he loves." 
A. Lr. A. Bkl. 
Four roads to paradise. 

"Novel of modern American life, though 
the scene is partly laid in Italy." Pitts- 
burg. 

Head of a hundred in the colony of Vir 
ginia. 

"Story of settlement of Jamestown." A. 
L. A. 

Sir Christopher. 

"Romance of a Maryland manor [In 1644} 
and the feuds between Catholic and Prot 
estant." K T. State Lib. 



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Veronica Playfair. 

"The story of a spirited young woman 
of the shire of Somerset who is taken to 
London. . . . The time is that of Pope, 
Lady Mary Montagu, Benjamin Franklin 
and Dean Swift, and the author takes oc 
casion to set his heroine down at Twick 
enham to see how she will deport herself 
among the distinguished literary folk/' 
Bk. R. Digest. 

White aprons: a romance of Bacon's re 
bellion, Virginia, 1676. 

Goodwin, Wilder. 
Up grade. 

"A young man's fight against weakness 
and failure after he had thrown away the 
opportunities that birth, education and 
and friends offered to him." Bk. R. Di 
gest. 

Goose girl. MacGrath, H. 

Gordon, Charles William. See Connor, R., 
pseud. 

Gordon Keith. Page, T: N. 

Gorky, Maxim, pseud. (Aleksiei M. Piesh- 

kov). 
Mother. 

"Depicts present-day life in Russia with 
out exaggeration or morbidness." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Gould, Sabine Baring-. 

Broom-squire. 
Grafters. Lynde, F. 
Grahame, Kenneth. 
Dream days. 

"Continues his Golden age describing the 
child's world from the child's point of 
view with uncommon charm and truth." 
N. Y. State Bib. 

Golden age. 

"Stories of child life for lovers of chil 
dren."- N. T. State Lib. 

Grand, Mme. Sarah, pseud. See McFall, 

Mrs. H. 

Grandissimes. Cable, G: W. 
Grant, Robert 
Bachelor's Christmas, and other stories. 

"Stories of Boston fashionable life." A. 
L. A. 

Chippendales. 

"Shows the Old Brahmin Boston in the 
painful process of being engulfed by the 
modern Boston of commerce/* N. T. 
Times. 

Law-breakers, and other stories. 

"Present-day stories, each one of which 
sets forth some unhackneyed phase of so 
cial or conscientious problem." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Undercurrent [study of the divorce prob 
lem. 

Unleavened bread. 

"Keen study of a handsome woman con 
trolled by ambition of power and love of 
publicity." N, Y. State Lib. 

Gras, Felix. 

Reds of the Midi: an episode of the 
French revolution. 

"In all French history there is no more 
inspiring episode than that with which M. 
Gras deals in this story." T. A. Janvier. 

Terror: a romance of the French revolu 
tion. 

"Describes the days of terror during the 
French revolution, from the standpoint of 
an aristocrat. Avignon and Paris are the 
scenes." Pittsburg. 



White terror: a romance of the French 
revolution and after. 

"Completes his story of the French revo 
lution, begun in 'Reds of the Midi,' and 
continued by 'The terror.' "< Pittsburg. 
Gray, David. 
Gallops 2. 

"Short stories about horses and lovers of 
horses." N. Y. State Lib. 

Gray, Maxwell, pseud. (Mary Gleed Tut- 

tiett). 
Great refusal. 

"Young man who refuses the shelter of 
his father's wealth." -A. L. A. Bkl. 

Silence of Dean Maitland. 

"Story of concealed sin and lifelong ex- 
piation." N. Y. State Lib. 

Graysons. Eggleston, E: 

Great expectations. Dickens, C: 

Great refusal. Gray, M. 

Greater inclination. Wharton, E. N. 

Green, Anna Katharine (Mrs. Charles 

Rohlfs). 
Circular study. 

"A mystery story whose crime . . . in 
volves a dramatic tale otf revenge and 
love." Bk. R. Digest. 

Leavenwprth case, a lawyer's story. 
Woman in the alcove. 

"It is one of the best of Anna Katharine 
Green's detective novels." Arena. 

Green cloak. Davis, Y., pseud. 
Green ginger. Morrison, A. 
Greene, Mrs. Sarah Pratt (McLean). 
Cape Cod folks. 
Deacon Lysander. 

"Deacon Lysander and his wife go to 
"Washington to see the gaiety of the world.**' 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Vesty of the Basins. 

Story of the coast of Maine. 

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason. 

Harvest of the sea: a tale of both sides 
of the Atlantic. 

"True story of the life, trials, and temp 
tations of the deep sea fisherman, put into* 
the mouth of a sailor." N. Y. State Lib. 

Grey, Zane. 
Heritage of the desert. 

"An unusually interesting and well writ 
ten story of life on the Arizona desert." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Grey knight. De La Pasture, E. 

Griffith Gaunt. Reade, C: 

Grip of honor. Brady, C. T. 

Ground arms. Suttner, B. F. S. 

Grundy, Mabel Sarah Barnes-. 
Dimbie and I and Amelia. 

"An English story ... of a devoted 
young husband and his cheerful young wife 
who is injured in a bicycle accident two- 
months after their marriage." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Guardian angel. Holmes, O. W, 

Guenn. Howard, B. W. 

Guest of Quesnay. Tarkington, B. 

Guillotine club. Mitchell, S. W. 

Gulliver's travels. Swift, J. 

Gunnar. Boyesen, H. H. 

Guthrie, Thomas Anstey. See Anstey, F.,. 
pseud. 

Guthrie of the Times. Altsheler, J. A. 

Guy Mannering. Scott, W. 



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H 

Habberton, John. 

Helen's babies. 
Haggard, (Henry) Rider. 

Allan Quartermain [his adventures and 
discoveries], 

Cleopatra. 

Being an account of the fall and venge 
ance of Harmachis, the royal Egyptian, as 
set forth by his own hand. 

King" Solomon's mines [romance of ad 
venture], 
Margaret; a novel of England in the time 

of Henry VII. 

She [remarkable wonder tale]. 
Hale, Edward Everett. 

In His name, and Christmas stories. 

"Story of the Waldenses at end of 12th 
century." N. T. State Lib. 

Man without a country, and other sto 
ries. 
Philip Nolan's friends. 

A story of the change of western empire. 

Hale, Mrs. Louise Closser. 
Actress. 

"A perfectly healthy, thoroughly humor 
ous story." Ath. 

Halevy, Ludovic. 

Abbe Constantm. 
Half a chance, I sham, F: S. 
Halfway house. Hewlett, M. H: 
Hall, Mrs. Eliza Calvert. See Obenchain, 

E. C. 

Hall, Gertrude. _ - 
Unknown quantity. 

"A pleasant and a tender story." F: T. 
Cooper. 

Hamblen, Herbert Elliott (Frederick Ben- 
ton Williams, pseud,). 
General manager's story. 

Old-time reminiscences of railroading in 
the United States. 

On many seas. 

The life and exploits of a Yankee sailor. 

Hamerling, Robert. 
Aspasia. 

A romance of art and love In ancient 
Hellas. 

Hamilton, Cecily. 
Diana of Dobson's. 

A London shop-girl's Inheritance brings 
gaity, then a return to poverty but finally 
happiness with a nobleman who has proved 
his worth. 

Hancock, Albert Elmer. 
Bronson of the rabble. 

"His book is fairly comparable with the 
works of his fellow-townsman, Dr. "Weir 
Mitchell, for knowledge and sound literary 
workmanship. Ir W: M. Payne. 

Hands of compulsion. Barr, A. E. 

Handy Andy. Lover, S: 

Hannah Tburston. Taylor, B. 

Happy boy. Bjornson, B. 

Happy Dodd. Cooke, R. T. 

Happy Hawkins. Wason, R. A. 

Happy island. Lee, J. B. 

Hard cash. Reade, C: 

Hard rock man. Bechdolt, F: R, 

Hard times. Dickens, C: 



Hardy, Arthur Sherburne. 
But yet a woman. 

"Study of the inner springs of human 
nature in the light of high ideals of con 
duct; scene, an old French town." Baker. 

His daughter first. 

"Attracts through subtleties of character 
drawing and conversation rather than by 
rush of events." N. T. State Lib. 
Passe Rose. 

"Poetical romance of the Franks and 
Saxons of Charlemagne's times." Baker. 
Wind of destiny. 

"A story of subtle, psychologic quality." 
A. .L. A. 

Hardy, Thomas. 

Far from the madding crowd. 

"You have to turn back to Shakespeare 
for any tale of peasants and clowns and 
shepherds to compare with the conversa 
tions in this novel." C: T). Warner. 

Mayor of Casterbridge. 

"Virtually the history of one man, an Im 
petuous, domineering- personality." Baker. 

Pair of blue eyes. 

"A love story of two friends and a Corn 
ish girl, ending 1 in poignant tragedy." Ba 
ker. 

Return of the native. 

"Expresses finely his love of the dark 
and sinister in nature and his feeling of 
the nothingness of human life." A. L. A. 

Tess of the D'Urbervilles. 

"In this spirit-rending story of a girl's 
struggle with destiny, Hardy has put lonh 
his consummate effort." A. 2vl. Sholl. 

Under the greenwood tree. 

"An idyll of village life, the main action, 
the loves of a rustic boy and girl." Baker. 
Harker, Mrs. Lizzie Allen. 

Concerning Paul and Fiammetta. 

"A charming picture of English home life 
with a group of lively, natural, well-bred 
children in the foreground." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Harland, Henry (Sydney Luska, pseud.). 
Cardinal's snuff-box. 

"The charm lies in its artistic quality 
and in the brightness of the repartee." 
A. I>. A. 

Lady paramount. 

".Love comedy, alternating between Eng 
land and Italy. Modern in setting but 
romantic in spirit." A. L. A. 

My friend Prospero. 

"Romance of an Austrian princess and 
an Englishman nobleman and a naive child. 

Scene an old Italian villa/' A. L. A. 

Harland, Marion, pseud. (Mrs. Mary Vir 
ginia [Hawes] Terhune). 
Distractions of Martha. 

"Diverting account of the mishaps of a 
young wife in her housekeeping." A. L, A. 
Bkl. 
Harold, the last of the Saxon kings. Lyt- 

ton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Harper, Carrie Anna. See Dix, B. M., jt. 

auth. 
Harraden, Beatrice. 

Ships that pass in the night. 

"Striking story of suffering- and disap 
pointment" Pittsburg. 
Harris, Joel Chandler (Uncle Remus, 

pseud.)- 

Balaam and his master, a-nd other 
sketches and stories. 

"The melancholy and pathetic side of the 
negro character predominates in these 
stories." Baker. 



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Bishop and the boogerman. 

An orphan and her imaginary playmate 
bring sunshine to an old man. 

Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann. 

"A typical colored auntie's doings, with 
rich discourse on the affairs of her former 
master's family." N. Y. State Lib. 

Tales of the home folks in peace and war. 
"A dozen characteristic pictures of cen 
tral Georgia." N. Y. State Lib. 

Told by Uncle Remus. 

Animal stones of the old plantation. 
Harris, Mrs, Miriam Coles. 

Rutledge. 

Harrison, Mrs. Burton. See Harrison, C. C. 
Harrison, Constance Cary (Mrs. Burton 

Harrison). 
Anglomaniacs. 
Bachelor maid. 

"Story of New York society: protests 
amiably against the extremes of the new 
woman.' * Pittsburg. 
Harrison, Mrs. Mary St Leger (Kingsley) 

(Lucas Malet, pseud.). 
Far horizon. 

"The merit of this novel lies in its un 
usually strong: character drawing, especial 
ly of the hero." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Harry Lorrequer. Lever, C: J. 
Harte, (Francis) Bret. 
Colonel Starbottle's client, and some other 
people. 

1 'Bight stones of the south and west and 
one of England/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Gabriel Conroy. 

"Scene, California during the forties and 
fifties. Vivid pictures of life at a mining 
camp/* A. L. A. 

Luck of Roaring Camp, and other tales. 
"The *Luck* is a babe whose coming 
among the miners in the California settle 
ment makes their lives better and more 
humane." Baker. 

Millionaire of Rough -an d-Ready. 

Mrs. Skaggs's husbands. 

Snowbound at Eagle's. 

Under the redwoods. 

"California stories. As good as its prede 
cessors: we can not praise it more." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Harvard episodes. Flandrau, C: M. 
Harvest of the sea. Grenfell, W. T. 
Haunters of the silences. Roberts, C: 

G: D. 
Hawkins, Anthony Hope (Anthony Hope, 

pseud.). 
Dolly dialogues. 

"Witty chat between a society lady and 
her admirer." A. L. A. 

Double harness. 

"The lesson of the tale is that marriage 
need seldom be a complete failure.**' Spec. 

Heart of Princess Osra. 

"Nine romantic and fantastic tales re 
lating the marvelous effects of the beauty 
of a Princess of Zenda." N. Y. State Lib. 

Helena's path [a comedy about a right of 
way]. 

Indiscretion of the duchess. 

"A novelette, combining tragedy and 
comedy in small compass; characters 
French." Baker. 

Love's logic, and other stories. 
Phroso. 

"Adventures of an English nobleman on 
a Greek island." Baker. 



Prisoner of Zenda. 

"A thorough-going' romance of cape and 
sword in the 19th century environment." 
Baker. 

Quisante. 

"English story of a self-made man, a 
clever unscrupulous politician." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Rupert of Hentzau. 

"Quite as good as its predecessor, 'The 
prisoner of Zenda.' " Dial. 

Second string. 

"English politics, stage life, country life 
and three exceptionally lovable characters 
are the chief features.'-" A. L. A. Bkl. 

Sophy of Kravonia. 

"'An English girl goes to Kravonia to 
seek her fortune and saves the life of the 
crown prince." Bk. R. Digest. 

Tristram of Blent. 

"English social novel. Plot turns on va 
lidity of hero's claim to title and estate." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Haworth's. Burnett, F. H. 
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 
Blithedale romance. 

"Idealized reminiscences of ... the com 
munistic settlement at Brook Farm." Ba 
ker. 

Doctor Grimshawe's secret. 

Dolliver romance. 

Fanshawe. 

House of the seven gables. 

"Imaginative portraiture of the last gen 
erations of a decaying family." Baker. 

Marble faun. 

"Scene laid in Rome. The development 
of a soul through the knowledge of good 

and evil." A. L. A. 

Mosses from an old manse. 

"Strangely interesting, novel, varied and 
ingenious, full of fancy, and often with a 
hidden allegory." Brander Matthews. 

Scarlet letter. 

"A strong story of the workings of con* 
science embodied in. a romance of Puritan 
Boston." A. L. A. 

Septimius Felton. 

Snow image. 

Tales, sketches and other papers. 

Twice-told tales. 

"Imaginative renderings of traditions from 
pre-Revolutionary times.' ' Baker. 

Hay, Ian, pseud. See Beith, I. H. 
Hay, John. 

Bread-winners^. 
Hay, Mary Cecil. 

Old Myddleton's money. 
Hayes, Henry, pseud. See Kirk, E. W. 
Hazard of new fortunes. Howells, W: D. 
Head of a hundred in the colony of Vir 
ginia, 1622. Goodwin, M. W. 
Healers. Maartens, M. 
Heart of childhood. Howells, W: D., and 
Alden, H: M., eds. 

Heart of Hyacinth. Watanna, O. 

Heart of Midlothian. Scott, W. 

Heart of Princess Osra. Hawkins, A. H. 

Heart of Rome. Crawford, F. M. 

Heart of the ancient wood. Roberts, C: 

G: D: 

Heart of the west. Henry, O. 
Heart of toil. French, A. 
Heartbreak Hill. Viele, H. K. 
Heart's Desire. Hough, E. 



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Heart's highway. Freeman, M. E. 

Heartsease. Yonge, C. M. 

Heavenly twins. Grand, S. 

Hector, Annie French. See Alexander, 
Mrs., pseud. 

Hector Servadac. Verne, J. 

Heir of Redclyffe. Yonge, C. M. 

Helbeck of Bannisdale. Ward, M. A. 

Held for orders. Spearman, F. EL 

Helen. Edgeworth, M. 

Helen with the high hand. Bennett, E. A. 

Helena's path. Hawkins, A. H. 

Helen's babies. Habberton, J: 

Helmet of Navarre. Runkle, B. 

Helpers. Lynde, F. 

Heming, Arthur Henry Howard. 
Spirit Lake. 

"Describes in detail the home life of the 
Saulteaux, their superstitions, wood lore, 
myths, and rites." A. I/. A. Bkl. 

Henderson, Charles Hanford. 

John Percyfield [the anatomy of cheer 
fulness]. 

"A love story in setting of discursive 
talk and reflection in a vein suggestive of 
the 'Autocrat of the breakfast-table.' '*> 
Pittsburg. 
Henry, O., pseud. (Sydney Porter). 

Cabbages and kings. 

A humorous novel of Central American 
politics. 

Four million. 

Gentle grafter [fourteen stories]. 

Heart of the west. 

Options. 

Roads of destiny [short stories]. 

Strictly business: more stories of the 
four million. 

Trimmed lamp and other stones of the 
four million. 

Voice of the city; further stones of the 
four million. 

Whirligigs [short stories]. 

"Men and their affairs are here presented 
as serio-comic playthings gyrating un 
accountably in the winds of chance." Na 
tion. 

Henry Esmond. Thackeray, W: M. 
Her dearest foe. Alexander, Mrs. 
Her ladyship's elephant. Wells, D: D. 
Her Majesty's rebels. Lysaght, S. R. 
Her mountain lover. Garland, H. 
Herald of the west. Altsheler, J. A. 
Hereward, the last of the English. Kings- 
ley, C: 

Heritage of the desert. Grey, Z. 
Heritage of unrest. Overton, G. 
Hero in homespun. Barton, W: E. 
Heroine of the strait. Crowley, M. C. 
Heronford. Keightley, S: R. 
Herrick, Robert Welch. 
Common lot. 

"Study of a young 1 Chicago architect's 
temptation to yield his ideals to the lures 
of commercialism and greed/ 1 N, Y. State 
Lib. 

Master of the inn. 

"It is a chapter in American idealism, 
and it is also an admirable example of the 
best contemporary American writing. Bk. 
R. Digest. 

Hesper. Garland, H. 
Hetty Wesley. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 



Hewlett, Maurice Henry. 

Fool errant. 

"Mr. Hewlett draws a brilliant picture 
of a decadent period." Pub. Opin. 

Forest lovers. 

"In style alone it is an extraordinary 
achievement. ... In the matter of inter 
preting nature there are passages in this 
book that I have never seen surpassed in 
prose fiction." James Lane Allen. 
Halfway house: a comedy of degrees. 

"A story of the present day and Mere- 
dithian to the core." Bookm. 
Life and death of Richard Yea-and-Nay. 
"Richard Cosur de Lion and crusades. 
Medieval romance of glowing style." N. T 
State Lib. 

Queen's quair. 

"Poetic and sympathetic romance or 
Mary, queen of Scots." Pittsburg. 

Spanish jade [story of the ipth century 
Spain]. 

Stooping lady. 

"Deals with a proud Irish girl, who 
'stoops' to one beneath her in station." 
Bk. R. Digest. 
Heyse, Paul Johann Ludwig. 

Children of the world. 
Hichens, Robert Smythe. 
Garden of Allah. 

"The desert of Sahara is not merely the 
background but an essential part of this 
story of love and renunciation." Pittsburgh 

Londoners: a satire on modern society. 
Hickman, William Albert. 
Sacrifice of the Shannon. 

"Story of the Canadian ice-crushers and 
the heroes that man them." Pittsburg. 

Hicks, Mrs. Philip. See Whitby, B. J. 
Highland widow. Scott, W. 
Hill, Frederick Trevor. 
Minority. 

Web [realistic legal novel]. 
Hill, Marion. _ 
Pettison twins. 

"Humorous stories of children." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 
Hillern, Wilhelmine (Birch) von. 

Only a girl. 

Hillyars and the Burtons. Kingsley, H: 
Hinkson, Mrs. Katharine (Tynan). 

Story of Bawn [a charming Irish girl]. 
His courtship. Martin, H. R. 
His daughter first. Hardy, A. S. 
His grace. Norris, W: E: 
His Majesty, myself. Baker, W: M. 
His own people. Tarkington, B. 
History of Henry Esmond. Thackerajr, W: 

M. 

History of Lady Betty Stair. Seawell, M. E. 
History of Pendennis. Thackeray, W: M. 
History of Tom Jones. Fielding, H: 
Hobbes, John Oliver, pseud. See Craigie, 

P. M. T. R. 

Hoffman, Robert Fulkerson. 
Mark Enderby, engineer. 

"Strong and virile stories of railway life 
loosely strung together on the thread of 
Enderby's personality to form a novel- 
A. L. A. Bkl. 
Holland, Tosiah Gilbert. 
Arthur Bonnicastle, an American novel. 
Bay-path; a tale of New England colonial 
life. 



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Miss Gilbert's career. 

"Study of contemporary life in a fac 
tory village." Baker. 
Holly and pizen. Stuart, R. 
Holme, Saxe, pseud. See Jackson, H. M. 

H. 
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 

Elsie Venner [a psychological study]. 
Guardian angel [a study in heredity]. 
Mortal antipathy. 

"A psychological study of an aversion to 
women, caused by an accident to the hero 
while a baby." Phila. 

Home influence. Aguilar, G. 
Homo sura. Ebers, G: M. 
Honorable Peter Stirling. Ford, P. L. 
Hoosier school-master. Eggleston, E: 
Hoover, Bessie Ray. 
Opal. 

"Equal in humor and interest to 'Pa 
Flickinger's folks' to which it is a sequel." 
A. L. A. Bkl. . 

Pa Flickinger's folks. 

"A friendly, optimistic realism is the 
great merit of this book." Ind. 

Hope, Anthony, pseud. See Hawkins, A. H. 

Hope Mills. Douglas, A. M. 

Hopkins, Mrs. Margaret Sutton (Briscoe). 

See Briscoe, M. S. 
Hopkins, William John 
Meddlings of Eve. 

"Two slightly connected stories in which 
the Adam and Eve of 'The ciammer' help 
along or try to help along the love affairs 
of friends." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Old Harbor. 

A story of unusual happenings in an old 
seaport town. 

Hornung, Ernest William. 

Denis Dent. 

"A story of the sea, the Australian gold 
mines and the Crimean war." Pittsburg. 
Shadow of the rope. 

"Ingenious and exciting story of a crime 
and its detection." N. Y. State Lib. 

Horses nine. Ford, S. 
Horse's tale. Clemens, S: L. 
Hosts of the Lord. Steel, F. A. 
Hough, Emerson. 
Heart's Desire. 

"Mr. Hough has surpassed his best pre 
vious efforts for our entertainment." Wm. 
M. Payne. 

Mississippi bubble. 

"Deals with the fortunes of John Law, 
the financier and projector of commercial 
schemes." Pittsburg. 

Way of a man. 

"Shows the effect of a broad strong en 
vironment on human beings." Bk. R. Di 
gest. 

Hound of the Baskervilles. Doyle, C. 
House-boat on the Styx. Bangs, J: K. 
House by the medlar-tree. Verga, G. 
House of a merchant prince. Bishop, W: H: 
House of Egremont. Seawell, M. E. 
House of fulfilment Martin, G: M. 
House of Martha. Stockton, F. R: 
House of mirth. Wharton, E. N. 
House of the seven gables. Hawthorne, N. 
House of the wolf. Weyman, S. J: 
Howard, Blanche Willis (Now Baroness 

von Teuffel). 
Aunt Serena. 



Guenn; a wave on- the Breton coast. 

"Pathetic picture of the hopeless love of 
a Breton peasant maiden for a painter." 
Richardson. 

One summer. 

"Love story brightly told. Scene, a New 
England village." N. Y. State Lib. 
Howe, Edgar Watson. 

Story ot a country town. 

"A powerful drama and a singularly com 
plete presentation not only ot" the actual 
life in the country town, but also of the 
spirit which makes that life the hard, bar 
ren, ugly thing it is." Nation. 
Howe, Maud. See, Elliott, M. H. 
Howells, William Dean. 
April hopes. 

"The April time of courtship." Baker. 

Between the dark and the daylight. 

"Of the seven tales told by old friends 
at the club, four are psychological ro 
mances." Bk. R. Digest. 

Boy's town. 

Chance acquaintance. 

"A highly educated gentleman from Bos 
ton . . . wins the heart of a romantic and 
unsophisticated girl." Baker. 

Fennel and rue [story of a young novel- 

ist]. 
Foregone conclusion. 

"An international love- drama . . . the 

canals and palaces of Venice being the 

scene." Baker. 

Hazard of new fortunes. 

4 'Experiences in search of a family apart 
ment are a main episode." Baker. 

Indian summer. 

"A love drama, of which the persons are 
Americans in Florence." Baker. 

Kentons. 

**An entertaining study of tempera 
ment." -Pittsburg. 

Lady of the Aroostook. 

"A young New England girl's voyage in 
a sailing vessel from Boston to Trieste and 
its outcome." N. Y. State Lib. 

Landlord at Lion's Head. 
Letters home. 

"Excellent descriptions of up-to-date New 
York." Pub. Wkly. 

Minister's charge; or, The apprentice 
ship of Lemuel Barker. 
Miss Bellard's inspiration. 

"A clever presentation of the inconsist 
encies of the feminine mind and the for 
bearance of the masculine." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Modern instance. 

"Delineation of the whole life of a vil- 
.lage in Maine." Baker. 

Pair of patient lovers. 

Rise of Silas Lapham. 

"An ignorant . . . but manly character, 
who is brought into humorous contrast 
with the refined society of the city." Ba 
ker. 

Son of Royal Langbrith. 

"Presents a delicate moral problem, in 
volved in suppression of truth about a man 
unworthy the respect paid him after 
death." N. Y. State Lib. 

Story of a play. 

"Portrays vicissitudes attending 1 a pro 
duction of a young newspaper man's play." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Their silver wedding journey. 
Sequel to Their wedding journey. 

Their wedding journey. 

"Experiences . . . and talk of a pair of 
Bostonians on their honeymoon." Baker. 



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Through the eye ot the needle. 

"A sociological study of a traveler from 
Altruna who falls in love with, and mar 
ries an American woman." A. JL. A. likl. 

- and Alden, Henry Mills. 
(eds.) Ditterent girls, 
(eds.) Heart of childhood. 
(eds.) Quaint courtships. 
(eds.) Ineir husbands' wives. 

"bix short stories of married life, humor 
ous, emotional, psychological, and enter 
taining." A. JL. A. Bkl. 

(eds.) Under the sunset. 
~-and others. 

Whole family: a novel by twelve authors. 

Huckleberry Finn. Clemens, S: L. 
Hueffer, Ford Madox. See Conrad, J., jt. 
auth. 

Hugh Gwyeth. Dix, B. M. 

Hugh Wynne, free Quaker. Mitchell, S. W. 

Hughes, Thomas. 

Tom Brown at Oxford. 

"An ideal picture of the young English 
man, athlete, scholar, gentleman." Balcer. 

Tom Brown's schooldays. 

"Tom's early days in the country and his 
life and adventures at Kugby under Dr. 
Arnold." Baker. 
Hugo, Victor Marie. 
Man who laughs. 

*"A fantastic and partly burlesque picture 
of English life and institutions in the Stu 
art period." Baker. 

Les miserables. 

"Aims at exhibiting the fabric of civili 
zation in all its details." Baker. 

Ninety-three. 

"Theater of action the forests of La Ven- 

d6e in the French revolution." Baker. 

Notre Dame de Paris. 

"Resuscitates medieval Paris, its Gothic 
architecture and its peoples." Baker. 

Toilers of the sea. 

"The eternal struggle between man's will 
and the elemental powers of nature." Ba 
ker. 

Humble romance. Freeman, M. E. 
Hungerford, Mrs. Margaret Hamilton Arg- 

les (The Duchess, pseud.). 
Molly Bawn. 
Hurd, Marian Kent. 
When she came home from college. 

"A bright, humorous story that can be 
recommended for girls of high school age 
and older.' 1 A. L,. A. Bkl. 

Hutten zum Stolzenberg, Bettina (Riddle). 

baroness von. 
Our lady of the Beeches. 
Hyatt, Stanley Portal. 
End of the road. 

Story of South Africa before the Boer 
war. 

Little brown brother. 

"Love, war and politics enter into a story 
of unusual interest, having the Philippines 
after the capture of Aguinaldo for a set 
ting." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Hyne, (Charles John) Cutcliffe Wright. 
Adventures of Captain Kettle. 

"Medley of sea stories, pirates' adven 
tures and humorous incidents." Pittsburg. 

Hypatia. Kingsley, C: 
Hyperion. Longfellow, H: W. 



Iceland fisherman. Loti, P. 
Idyll of All fool's day. Bacon, J. D. 
If youth but knew. Castle, A. and E. 
Illumination. See Frederic, H. Damnation 

of Theron Ware. 

Illustrious prince. Oppenheim, E: P. 
Imp and the an'gel. Bacon, J. D. 
Improvlsatore. Andersen, H- C. 
In Calvert's valley. Montague, M. P. 
In chimney corners. MacManus, S. 
In connection with the De Willoughby 

claim. Burnett, F. H. 
In His name. Hale, E: E. 
In Kedar's tents. Merriman, H: S. 
In old Bellaire. Dillon, M. C. 
In ole Virginia. Page, T N. 
In our town. White, W A. 
In silk attire. Black, W 
In Simpkinsville. Stuart, R. 
In the arena. Tarkington, B. 
In the cheering-up business. Lee, M. C. 
In the golden days. Bayly, A. E. 
In the midst of alarms. Barr, R. 
In the palace of the king. Crawford, F. M. 
In the Sargasso sea. Janvier, T: A. 
In the shadow of the Lord. Fraser, M. 
In the "Stranger people's" country. Crad- 

dock, C: E. 
In the Tennessee mountains. Craddock, 

C: E. 

In the valley. Frederic, H. 
Indian summer. Howells, W: D. 
Indifference of Juliet. Richmond, G. L.^ 
Indiscretion of the duchess. Hawkins, 

A. H. 

Ingelow, Jean. 
Fated to be free. 

Sequel to Off the Skelligs. 

Off the Skelligs. 

"Sympathetic and delicate portraiture of 
highly sensitive natures." Baker. 

Sarah de Berenger. 
Initials. Taiitphceus, J. M. 
Inn of the Silver Moon. Viele, H. K. 
International episode. James, H: 
Intoxicated ghost Bates, A. 
Involuntary chaperon. Cameron, M. 
Irish idylls. Barlow, J. 
Iron, Ralph, pseud. See Schreiner, Olive. 
Ironmaster. Ohnet, G. 
Irving, Washington. 

Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 
Rip Van Winkle. 
Isaacs, Jorge. 
Maria. 

"A novel by a South American author, 
revealing the inner domestic life of his 
people." A. L. A. 
Isham, Frederic Stewart. 
Half a chance. 

"Deals with the regeneration of a de 
bauched but unjustly convicted man, who 
tho of good New England stock, had bat 
ted from pillar to post since childhood/' 
. Bk. B. Digest. 
Isidro. Austin, M. 
Isle of dreams. Kelly, M. 
It is never too late to mend. Reade, C: 
Italy. See Stael-Holstem, A. L. G. N. Co- 

rinne. 
Ivanhoe. Sc6tt, W. 



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J. Devlin, boss. Williams, F. C 

Jack. Daudet, A. 

Jack Hinton, the guardsman. Lever, C: J. 

Jackson, Helen Maria (Fiske) Hunt (H. 

H., pseud)- 
Ramona. 

"Indian romance of southern California; 
strong plea for justice to the Indian." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Jacob Faithful. Marry at, F: 
Jacobs, William Wymark. 
Dialstone lane. 

"Diverting tale of a search for hidden 
treasure buried on an island in the South 
seas." Pittsburg. 

Lady of the barge [short stories]. 

Light freights [short stories]. 

Many cargoes [short stories]. 

Salthaven [life in an English seaport 
town]. 

"The sly turns, the badinage and chaff, 
the oddly conceived situations, are all Ja 
cobs at his best." Outlook. 

Short cruises. 

"Humorous tales of seafaring men." A. 
L. A. Bid. 

James, George Payne Rainsford. 
Richelieu; a tale of France. 

"History of Cinq-Mars and his fatal con 
spiracy supplies the main action." Baker. 

James, Henry. 
American. 

"The pride and meanness of the old no 
bility are sharply contrasted with the 
American's pluck and good nature." Ba 
ker. 

Better sort [stories]. 
Bostonians. 

"Very faithful and delicately humorous 

pictures of the life and scenery of eastern 

Massachusetts." Richardson. 

Daisy Miller. 

"A social tragedy turning on the experi 
ence of an American girl traveling in 
Europe." A. L. A. 

Golden bowl. 

"An antique of crystal and gilt ... to 
which a symbolic meaning is attached." 
Pittsburg. 

International episode. 

"Turning on the problem, whether an 
English nobleman is to marry a beautiful 
American girl." Baker. 

Portrait of a lady. 

"Story of an Albany girl's life in Europe; 
elaborate character study.' 1 N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Roderick Hudson. 

"A resume in little of the strength and 
weakness of genius." Baker. 

Spoils of Poynton. 
Washington square. 
Jan Vedder's wife. Barr, A. E. 
Jane Eyre. Bronte, C. 
Jane Field. Freeman, M. E. 
Janice Meredith. Ford, P. L. 
Janvier, Thomas Allibone. 
Aztec treasure-house. 

*'Search after and the finding of a great 
treasure, hidden among the Mexican moun 
tains. " ' Pittsburg. 

In the Sargasso sea. 

"Adventures of a castaway, who . . , 
finds the long-lost treasure of a Spanish 
galleon." Pittsburg. 



Passing of Thomas. 

"Five light-hearted stories. Scenes, Phil 
adelphia and France/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Santa Fe's partner. 

"Humorous yarns of life in a mining 
town." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Japanese nightingale. Watanna, O. 
Japhet in search of a father. Marryat, F; 
Jerome, a poor man. Freeman, M. E. 
Jerry. Elliott, S. B. 
Jerry, junior. Webster, J. 
Jessamy bride. Moore, F. F. 
Jewel of Ynys Galon. Rhoscomyl, O. 
Jewett, Sarah Orne. 
Country doctor. 

"Simple story of quiet and beautiful life 
in rural New England." Baker. 

Country of the pointed firs. 

"Studies of life and character in a Maine 
seacoast village." N. Y. State Lib. 

Deephaven. 

"Two young girls' summer in an old New 
England seaport." A. L. A. 

Old friends and new [and other stories]. 

Tales of New England. 

"None has given so truthful and vivid an 
expression of New England life and char 
acter, within limitations, as Miss Jewett." 
Leypoldt and lies. 

Tory lover. 

"Miss Jewett puts boldly to sea with 
Gapt. Paul Jones and tells a stirring story." 
Sat. R. 

Jim Hands. Childs, R: W. 
Jimmyjohn boss. Wister, O. 
Joan of the sword hand. Crockett, S: R. 
John, Eugenie E. Marlitt, pseud.). 
Gold Elsie. 

Little moorland princess. 

"Story of a German heiress obscurely 
brought up." A. L. A. 

Old mam'selle's secret. 

"Romance of a motherless German girl, 
brought up in an unkindly puritanic fam 
ily. "Pitts burg. 

Second wife. 

John Bodewin's testimony. Foote, M. H. 
John Brent. Winthrop, T. 
John Glynn. Paterson, A. H: 
John Halifax, gentleman. Craik, D. M. 
John Inglesant. Shorthouse, J. H: 
~ohn March, southerner. Cable, G: W. 
'ohn Marvel, assistant. Page, T: N. 
"ohn Percyfield. Henderson, C: H. 
^'ohn Ward, preacher. Deland, M. W. 
Johnson, Owen. 
Eternal boy, 

"It is a story for boys, but for boys of 
from fourteen to seventy." Bookm. 

Varmint (Lawrenceville stories). 
Johnson, Samuel. 

Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia. 

"A set of moral dialogues on the vicissi 
tudes of human life." A. L. A. 

Johnston, Mary. 
Audrey. 

"Virginia romance, with highly dramatic 
and tragic elements. Historical setting, 
early 18th century." N. T. State Lib. 

Lewis Rand. 

"Of all her novels 'Lewis Rand' has the 
best right to be regarded as a literary 
event" Nation. 



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Prisoners of hope. 

"Romance of colonial Virginia and a 
Roundhead 'redemptioner' in slavery." X. 
Y. State Lib, 

Sir Mortimer. 

"Semi-historical novel of adventure in 

the West Indies and the Spanish main in 
the time 01 Elizabeth." Pittsburg. 

To have and to hold. 

"Adventure and love in colonial Virgin 
ia." N. Y. State Lib. 
Johnston, Richard Malcolm. 

Old times in middle Georgia [short sto 
ries], 

Jokai, M aunts. 
Black diamonds. 

"Life in Hungary, partly in the coal 
mines; partly in society and on the stock- 
exchange. ' ' Pi ttsburg. 

Eyes like the sea. 

"A romance of the Hungarian war of in 
dependence." Phila. 
Jordan, Elizabeth Carver. 

Many kingdoms [short stories]. 
Tales of the cloister [short stories]. 

"The picture of the nuns is full of human 
sweetness." N. Y. State Lib. 

Jorn Uhl. Frenssen, G. 

Joseph Vance. De Morgan, W: F: 

Judgment. Brown, A. 

Judith Shakespeare. Black, W: 

Jungle. Sinclair, U. B., jr. 

Jupiter lights. Woolson, C. F. 

Just for two. Cutting, M. S. 

K 

Katherine Day. Fuller, A. 
Katrina. Gils'on, R. R. 
Katrine. Lane, E. M. 
Keary, Annie. , 
Castle Daly. 

"Irish life at the time of the famine and 
the Smith O'Brien insurrection." Baker. 

Keightley, Samuel Robert. 
Heronford. 

"Stirring and romantic tale of adventure 
in England 100 years ago." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Keith, Marian. 
Silver maple. 

"Racial controversies and a mystery sur 
rounding the birth of the chief character 
furnish the incidents." A. L. A. BkL 
Kelly, Myra (Mrs. Allan Macnaughton). 
Isle of dreams [a story of a young 
artist]. 

Little citizens. 

"Sketches of the Jewish children in a 
New York east side school/* A. L. A. Bkl. 

Rosnah [adventures of an Irish heiress], 
"The story is written with humor and 
sprightliness." Outlook. 

Wards of liberty. 

"Pathetic and humorous portrayals of 
'East side life. 1 " A. L. A. Bkl. 

Kenelm Chillingly. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Kenilworth. Scott, W, 
Kenton, Edna, 
Clem. 

"Clem is eminently worth while," Fred 
eric Taber Cooper. 

Kentons. Howells, W: D. 
Kentuckians. Fox, J: f jr. 
Kentucky cardinal. Allen, J. L, 



Kester, Vaughan. 

Manager of the B. & A. 

"A railroad story, the scene of which is 
laid in a little town in the lumber region of 
Michigan. ' ' Pittsburg. 

Keziah Coffin. Lincoln, J. C. 
Khaled. See Crawford, F. M. Cigarette- 
maker's romance. 
Kidnapped. Stevenson, R. L: 
Kidnapped colony. Andrews, M. R. S. 
Kielland, Alexander Lange. 

Tales of two countries. 
Kllmeny. Black, W: 
Kim. Kipling, R. 
KIncaid's battery. Cable, G: W. 
King, Charles. 

Between the lines. 

"Story of the civil war; excellent descrip 
tion of battle of Gettysburg/' N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Captain Blake [sequel to Marion's faith]. 

Colonel's daughter. 

"Light novel, sketching life at a south 
western army post." X. Y. State Lib. 

Marion's faith [sequel to The colonel's 

daughter]. 

King and a few dukes. Chambers, R. W: 
King in khaki. Webster, H: K. 
King Noanett. Stimson, F: J. 
King of Arcadia. Lynde, F. 
King of the mountains About, E, R V. 
King Solomon's mines. Haggard, R. 
King Spruce. Day, H. F. 
King's End. Brown, A. 
Kings in exile. Daudet, A. 
King's jackal. Davis, R: H. 
King's own. Marryat, F: 
King's revoke. Woods, M. L. 
Kingsley, Charles.- 

Alton Locke, tailor and poet. 

"Exposes evils of 'sweating* in realistic 
pictures of London poor." Baker. 

Hereward, the last of the English. 

"Historical romance dealing with the 
Saxon hero's exploits." Baker. 

Hypatia. 

"Involves the spectacle of paganism ex 
piring in the new birth of Christianity." 
Pittsburg. 

Two years ago. 

"Story revolves round the life of a ra 
tionalist," Baker. 

Westward ho! 

"Story of adventure in the reign of Queen 
Elizabeth.'* Pittsburg. 

Yeast: a problem. 

"Opens up problems of faith and skep 
ticism." Baker. 

Kingsley, Mrs. Florence (Morse). 
And so they were married. 

A young married couple with extravagant 
social ambitions are saved from wrecking 
their happiness. 

Resurrection of Miss Cynthia. 

A spinster's return to health and happi 
ness. 

Transfiguration of Miss Philura. 
Truthful Jane, 

"There is a thoroughly human touch in 
the handling of the whole story." Lit. D. 
Kingsley, Henry. 
Austin Eliot. 

"Boyhood at Eton, reading parties in 
Wales, excursions in, Scotland." Baker. 



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Hillyars and the Burtons. 

"Sketches of character and scenes In 
Australian colonies." Baker. 

Ravenshoe. 

"Marvelously vivid and imaginative. 
Baker. 
Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn. 

"Some of the best descriptions ever writ 
ten of the colony's early days." Leypoldt 
& lies. 

Kinkaid, Mrs. Mary Holland (McNeisli). 
Man of yesterday. 

"A noteworthy volume, not soon to be 
forgotten." Frederic Taber Cooper. 
Kinsman. Sidgwick, C. 
Kipling, Rudyard. 

Actions and reactions: short stories. 
Captains courageous: a story of the 

Grand Banks. 
Day's work. 
Kim. 

"Adventures of a preternaturally shrewd 
Irish-Indian boy ... in company with a 
mystical llama."- N. Y. State Lib. 

Life's handicap. 

"Stories of the famous 'Soldiers three' 
and tales of the English in Hindustan." 
Baker. 

Light that failed. 

"Narrative of Bohemian life; intensely 

realistic." Baker. 

Manv inventions. 

"Mainly stories of life in India." A. L. 
A. 
Naulahka [a search for a necklace in 

India], 
Plain tales from the hills. 

"Forty stories and sketches of Anglo- 
Indian life and manners, and of the na 
tives, of Tommy Atkins, and others in In 
dia." Baker. 

Puck of Pook's Hill. 

"A cross between fairy tales and histor 
ical romances of elder Britain.*' Nation. 

Soldier stories [military tales]. 
Traffics and discoveries. 

"Characteristic short stories dealing 1 with 
South African war, navy, army, reform and 
the supernatural." N. Y. State Lib. 
Kipps. Wells, H. G: 
Kirby, William. 
Golden dog. 

"An historical romance founded on a 
Quebec legend of the early days of the fur 
trade." Pittsburg. 
Kirk, Mrs. Ellen Warner (Olney) (Henry 

Hayes, pseud.). 
Apology of Aycliffe. 

"Love affairs of a young New York girl 
brought up by four aristocratic elderly 
aunts." N. Y. State Ijib. 

Good-bye, proud world. 

"Quiet love story, scene laid in a Con 
necticut village about 1885." Pittsburg. 

Marcia. 

*'A charming girl, whose assets are a 
college education and a strong will . . . 
starts out for herself/' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Story of Margaret Kent. 
Kismet. Fletcher, J. C. 
Knapp, Adeline. 
Well in the desert. 

A man's solitary fight for health and 
manhood in the desert. 
Knapp, Margaret Lizzie. 
But still a man. 

A young minister's effort to fit into his 
niche In a small town. 



Knight of the Cumberland. Fox, J:, jr. 
Knitters in the sun. French, A. 



Lady Audrey's secret. Maxwell, M. E. 

Lady Baltimore. Wister, O. 

Lady Betty across the water. Williamson, 

C: N., and A. M. 
Lady Merton. Ward, M. A. 
Lady of quality. Burnett, F. H. 
Lady of the Aroostook. Howells, W: D. 
Lady of the barge. Jacobs, W: W. 
Lady of the decoration. Macaulay, Mrs. 

F. C. 

Lady or the tiger? Stockton, F. R: 
Lady paramount. Harland, H: 
Lady Rose's daughter. Ward, M. A. 
Lagerlof, Selma. 
From a Swedish homestead. 

"Tells of a demented man won back to 
sanity by love. " Acad. p 
Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de. 
Raphael. 

"An episode in the poet's own life forms 
the groundwork of this romance." 'Pitts- 
La Motte Fouque, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, 

baron de. 

Undine [a romantic fairy tale]. 
Lamplighter. Cummins, M. S. 
Lartd of Cockayne. Serao, M. 
Land of long ago. Obenchain, E. C. 
Landlord at Lion's Head. Howells, W: D. 
Lane, Mrs. Elinor Macartney. 
Katrine. 

"A romance of a woman's triumph and a 
man's awakening to the stern realities of 
life." R. of Rs. 
Nancy Stair: a novel [of iSth century 

Edinburg]. 

Lane that had no turning. Parker, Cx. 
Lamed, Walter Cranston. 
Arnaud's masterpiece. 

"A romance of the Pyrenees in an age of 
deep, religious superstition." 
Last assembly ball. Foote, M. H. 
Last chronicle of Barset. Trollope, A. 
Last days of Pompeii. Lytton, E: G: E. 

L. B-. 

Last hope. Merriman, H: S. 
Last of the barons. Lytton, E: G: E. 

L. B-. 

Last of the Knickerbockers. Viele, H. K. 
Last of the Mohicans. Cooper, J. F. 
Last spike. Warrnan, C. 
Last voyage of the Donna Isabel. Par- 

rish, R. 

Late Mrs. Null. Stockton, F. R: 
Laughlin, Clara Elizabeth. 

Felicity, the making of a comedienne. 

"A story of stage life . . . and a good deal 
of sound, homely criticism of life." A. "L. 
A. Bkl. 

Laut, Agnes Christina. 
Freebooters of the wilderness. 

"A stirring romance based on present-day 
lawlessness in the timber and grazing 1 sec 
tions of the Rocky Mountain states." 
L. A. Bkl. 

Lavender and old lace. Reed, M. 
Lavengro. Borrow, G: H: 
Law and the lady. Collins, W, 
Law-breakers. Grant, R. 



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Lazarre. Catherwood, M. H. 

Leavenworth case. Green, A. K. 

Led-Horse claim. Foote, M. H. 

Lee, Jennette Harbour (Perry) (Mrs. Ger 
ald S. Lee). 

Happy Island: a new Uncle William 
story. 

Simeon Tetlow's shadow. 

The shadow is a secretary who teaches a 
railroad magnate regard for his fellowman. 

Uncle William, the man who was shif- 
less. 

* 4 A big-hearted, slow-moving Nova Sco 
tia fisherman . . . radiating helpfulness and 
cheer." Ath. 

Lee, ,Mrs. Mary Catherine (Jenkins). 
In the cheering-up business. 
Quaker girl of Xantucket 
Lefevre, Edwin, 
Sampson Rock of Wall street. 

"Spirited and full of Incident. Will prob 
ably be popular with men." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Wall street stories. 

"These stories have caught the spirit of 
the street and interpreted its moods." 
Boolxin. 

Legend of Montrose. Scott, W. 
Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving, W. 
LeSage ? Alain Rene. 
Adventures of Gil Bias of Santillane. 

"A representation of all sides of life, and 
all classes of people." Baker. 

Less than kin. Miller, A. IX 

Letters from a self-made merchant to his 
son. Lorimer, G: H. 

Letters from my mill. Daudet, A. 

Letters from Sir Charles Grandison. Rich 
ardson, S: 

Letters home. Ho wells, W: D. 

Lever, Charles James. 

Charles O'Malley, the Irish dragoon. 

"The peninsular war (1808-14); a med 
ley of boisterous fun." Baker, 

Harry Lorrequer. 

"An Inimitable example of ... the rol 
licking novel." Baker. 

Jack Hinton, the guardsman. 

"Diverting farrago of 1 overtaking 1 , adven 
ture, and rollicking: humor.*' Baker. 

Maurice Tiernay, the soldier of fortune. 
"Story of the Napoleonic campaigns, the 
French attempt on Ireland, etc/* -Baker. 

Tom Burke of "Ours." 

"Irish soldiers on service abroad." Ba 
ker. 

Lewis, Alfred Henry (Dan Quin, pseud.). 
Boss, and how he came to rule New 
York. 

"Pseudo-autobiography of a Tammany 
leader." Pittsburgh 

Lewis Rand. Johnston, M. 

Lie, Jonas Lauritz Edemil. 
JPilot and his wife. 

Life and death of Richard Yea-and-Nay. 
Hewlett, M. H: 

Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gen 
tleman. Sterne, L. 

Life for a life. Craik, D. M. 

Life, treason and death of James Blount of 
Breckenhow. Dix, B. M. 

Life's handicap, Kipling, R. 

Light freights, Jacobs, W: W. 

Light that failed. Kipling, R. 



Lightning conductor. Williamson, C: N. 

and A. M. 

Lilac sunbonnet. Crockett, S: R. 
Liljencrantz, Ottilia Adelina. 
Thrall of Leif the Lucky. 

"The first Euro'pean discovery of the new 
world, as related in the Icelandic sagas." 
Pittsburg. 

Ward of King Canute, a romance of the 

Danish conquest. 
Lillibridge, William Otis. 

Dominant dollar. 

"A strong", ^iiolesome, clean-cut piece of 

work." N. Y. Times. 

Lily of the valley. Balzac, H. de. 
Lin McLean. Wister, O. 
Lincoln, Joseph Crosby. 

Cy Whittaker's place [a Cape Cod story]. 
"'Humorous, human and wholesome." 
N. Y. Times. 

Keziah Coffin. 

"Keziah is a, female Cy Whittaker." N. 
Y. Times. 

Mr. Pratt. 

"Humorous account of an attempt to live 
the 'simple life.' " A. L/. A. Bkl. 

Old home house. 

"Yarns of 'longshore' skippers . . . and 
summer boarders." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Lincoln's love story. Atkinson, E. 

Lion and the unicorn. Davis, R: H. 

Lion's share. French, A. 

Lisheen. Sheehan, P. A. 

Listener's lure. Lucas, E: V. 

Literary courtship. Fuller, A. 

Little, Frances, pseud. See Macaulay, Mrs. 

R C. 

Little book of profitable tales. Field, E. 
Little brown brother. Hyatt, S. P. 
Little citizens. Kelly, M. 
Little Dorrit. Dickens, C: 
Little hills. Banks, N. H. 
Little journey in the world. Warner, C: D. 
Little minister. Barrie, J. M: 
Little moorland princess. John, E. 
Little pilgrim. Oliphant, M. O. 
Little shepherd of Kingdom Come. Fox, 

J:, jr. 

Little Sister Snow. Macaulay, Mrs. F. C 
Little stories of courtship. Cutting, M. S. 
Little stories of married life. Cutting-, 

M. S. 

Little white bird. Barrie, J. M: 
Loane, M. 

From their point of view. 

"A remarkable study of the English poor 

by a district nurse and superintendent of 

district nurses." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Next street but one. 

"She has a great gift for telling stories." 
Lond. Times. 

Locke, William John. 
Beloved vagabond. 

"Travels of a vagabond, who is at the 
same time a g-entleman and something of 
a philosopher." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Morals of Marcus Ordeyne. 

"Unusual, striking-, and brilliant to a de 
gree is this story." N. T. Times. 
Septimus. 

"Septimus is a fresh and delightful figure 
among story-book heroes." Nation. 

Simon the jester. 



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Log of a cowboy. Adams, A. 
London, Jack. 
Call of the wild. 

"Adventures of a St. Bernard dog in the 
Klondike, and his final reversion to type." 
Pittsburg. 
Love of life, and other stories. 

"Not so brutal as some of the earlier sto 
ries of this author." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Son of the wolf. 

"Grim, powerful stories of white men in 
Alaska." N. Y. State Lib. 

Tales of the fish patrol. 
White Fang. 

"Fascinating story of a "wolf with a 
strain of tame blood/' N. Y. State Lib. 
Londoners. Hichens, R. S. 
Lone Star. Lyie, E. P. 
Lonely lady of Grosvenor square. De La 

Pasture, E. 
Long, John Luther. 

Felice [story of Philadelphia's Italian 
Quarter]. 

"Has moving 1 pathos and entertaining hu 
mor." Outloo-k. 

Madame Butterfly, and other stones. 

Tales of Americans in Japan. 
Prince of illusion. 

"Short stories with a common delicate 
individuality in the telling." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Way of the gods. 

**A 'girl-boy' born to be a gentle poet, is 
educated and inspired to be a soldier of the 
emperor of Japan." Outlook. 
Long night. Weyman, S. J: 
Long road. Oxenham, J: 
Long trail. Garland, H. 
Longfellow, Henry Wads worth. 
Hyperion ^ [a romance of a young poet 

and Switzerland]. 

Looking backward, 2000-1887. Bellamy, E: 
Loomis, Charles Battell. 
Minerva's manoeuvres. 

"Experience of a young married couple 
and their city-bred colored cook." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Lord Jim. Conrad, J. 

Lord Loveland discovers America. Wil 
liamson, C: N. and A. M. 
Lorimer, George Horace. 

Letters from a self-made merchant to 
his son. 

Humorous and full of shrewd business 
advice. 

Lorna Doone. Blackmore, R: D. 

Lorraine. Chambers, R. W: 

Loss and gain. Newman, J: H: 

Lost manuscript. Freytag, G. 

Lost Sir Massingberd. Payn, J. 

Lothair. Beaconsfield, B: D. 

Loti, Pierre, pseud. (Louis Marie Julien 

Viand) 
Disenchanted. 
Iceland fisherman. 

"Loves of a Breton girl and a Breton 
sailor/' Baker. 

Madame Ohrysantheme. 

"Japanese girl and a sailor." Phila 
Louisiana. Burnett, F. H. 
Lourdes. Zola, E. 

Love in old clothes. Bunner, H: C. 
Love-letters of a worldly woman. Clifford, 
JL. !_/. 



Love me little, love me long. Reade, C: 
Love of life. London, J. 
Love of Parson Lord. Freeman, M. E. 
Lover, Samuel. 
Handy Andy. 

"Young native engaged as gentleman's 
servant whose mistakes are very funny." 
Baker. 

Rory O'More. 

"Rory is an idealisation of Irish good na 
ture." Baker. 

Lover of truth. White, E. CX 
Love's logic. Hawkins, A. H. 
Loves of Pelleas and Etarre. Gale, Z. 
Love's young dream. Crockett, S: R. 
Lovey Mary. Rice, A. C. 
Lucas, Edward Verrall. 
Listener's lure. 

"A slight love story told in the form of 
letters." N. Y. State lib. 
Luck of Roaring Camp. Harte, B. 
Luke Delmege. Sheehan, P. A. 
Lush, Charles Keeler. 
Federal judge. 

"A man of strict integrity who is ... the 
advocate of the people against the en 
croachments of corporations."^ Pittsburg. 
Luska, Sidney, pseud. See Harland, H: 
Lyall, Edna, pseud. See Bayly, A. E. 
Lyle, Eugene P. 
Lone Star. 

"Revolt of the Texans from. Mexican 
rule." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Lynde, Francis. 
Empire builders. 

Grafters [a Western political and rail 
road story]. 
Helpers. 

"Hero, a young civil engineer who loses 
his moral grip, struggles, falls and rights 
again. Scenes, Denver and mining re 
gions." N. Y. State Lib. 

King of Arcadia: a Colorado story. 

"There is the breath of out-of-doors in 
every page." Lit. D. 

Quickening. 

"Spiritual development and fortunes" . . . 
of a young Tennessean." N. Y. State Lib. 

Taming of Red Butte Western. 

A story of a young collegian's struggle to 
whip a western railroad into shape, at the 
same time overcoming his own cowardiqe. 

Lysaght, Sidney Royse. 
Her Majesty's rebels. 

"Struggle for home rule in Ireland." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bul- 

wer~. 
Caxtons. 

"A novel of manners in form of family 
memoirs by the hero." Baker. 

Eugene Aram. 

"An unusually successful study in fiction 
of a complex psychologic case." A. L. A, 

Eva. 

Harold, the last of the Saxon kings. 

"Tragic history of Harold's fall. Accu 
rate historically." 1 Baker. 

Kenelm Chillingly. 

"Sober and faithful picture of manners in 
the class of society typified by the country 
squire." Baker. 

Last days of Pompeii. 
Last of the barons. 

"Warwick the king-maker and his strife 
with Edward IV." Baker. 



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My novel. 

"The amusements ... of the idle mem 
bers of English" society, thrown on a very 
broad canvas." Baker. 

Paul Clifford. 

"A novel written in the interests of re 
form in the treatment of English crimi 
nals." Phila. 

Rienzi, the last of the Roman tribunes. 

"A striking picture of the Roman popu 
lace of the 14th century." Pittsburgh. 

Strange story. 

"One of the most fascinating 1 embodi 
ments in fiction of the occult philosophy." 

A. L. A. 

What will he do with it? 
Zanoni. 

"A Gothic story of the Rosicrucians and 

the sacret of attaining eternal youth/' 

Baker. 

M 

Maartens, Maarten, pseud. (Jozua Marius 

Willem van der Poorten-Schwartz). 
God's fool. 

"Study of a strong young man whose in 
tellect is that of a child." Baker. 

The healers. 

My lady Nobody. 

"A crowd of characters are gathered 

round a decayed Dutch baronial family." 
Baker. 

Price of Lis Doris. 

"Strong in its characterizations and ab 
sorbing in interest." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Macaulay, Mrs. Fannie C. (Frances Little, 

pseud.). 

Lady of the decoration. 
Little Sister Snow. 
McCall, Sidney, pseud. See Fenollosa, 

M. M. 

McCarthy, Justin Huntly. 
Duke's motto. 

"A stirring tale of love and mtri^rue set 
in the times of Louis XIII." Bk, R. Digest. 

McClung, Mrs. Nellie Letitia Mooney. 
Sowing seeds in Danny. 

"There is much of the same kind of home 
ly humor and sentiment that made 'Mrs. 
Wiggs of the cabbage patch* unique and 
popular." A. L. A. Bkl. 

MacDonald, George. 
Alec Forbes of Howglen. 

"Some inhabitants of an obscure village 
in the north of Scotland." Bak;er. 

Annals of a quiet neighborhood. 

"Inner life of a Scotch parish as revealed 
to its rector." N. Y. State Lib. 

David Elginbrod. 

"Pious Scottish peasant and his daugh 
ter. A vein of mysticism." Baker. 

Donal Grant. 

"The influence of a religious layman in a 
Scotch village." Phila. 

Malcolm. 

"Heir to an earldom ... is brought up to 
be a fisherman." Phila. 

Marquis of Lossie [sequel to Malcolm]. 

Robert Falconer. 

"Portraying a boy's moral and spiritual 
development in spite of severe repression/' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

St. George and St. Michael. 

"Romance of the civil war In England 
(1645-1648)." A. L. A. 



Seaboard parish. 

"History of a long holiday spent by a 
clergyman and his family on the Cornish 
coast." Baker. 

Sir Gibbie. 

"The hero is a beautiful and interesting 
character." Baker. 

Thomas Wingfold, curate. 

"Conversion of a clergyman from mere 
professional lip service to a hearty and 
genuine faith in God." Baker. 

Warlock o' Glenwarlock. 
McFall, Mrs. Haldane (Mme. Sarah Grand, 

pseud.). 

Heavenly twins [story of two clever mis 
chievous children]. 
McFarlane, Arthur Emerson. 
Redney McGaw. 

"Though a boys' story, one that many 
adults will enjoy." A. K A. Bkl. 
MacGowan, Alice. 

Sword in the mountains. 

"An ambitious and unbiased story of the 
civil war as it affected a group of Tennes 
see mountain people.' 1 A. L. A. Bkl. 
MacGrath, Harold. 

Goose girl [scene, a German principality]. 
A romance of a goose girl, a princess, a 
king in disguise, and an American. 
MacHarg, William. See Balmer, E., jt. auth. 
Mackay, Minnie. See Corelli, M. 
Maclaren, Ian, pseud. See Watson, J: 
McLean, Sarah Pratt. See Greene, S. P. 
Macleod of Dare. Black, W: * 

MacManus, Seumas (Mac, pseud.). 
In chimney corners. 

"Irish folk and fairy tales.' 1 N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Through the turf smoke: the love, lore 

and laughter of old Ireland. 
Macphail, Andrew. 
Vine of Sibmah. 

"A good historical novel, one of the bfflt 
since 'Hugh Wynne.' " Ind. 
Madame Butterfly. Long, J: L. 
Madame Chrysantheme. Loti, P. 
Madame de Treymes. Wharton, E. N. 
Madame Therese. Erckmann, E., and 

Chatrian, A. 

Madlgans. Michelson, M. 
Madness of Philip. Bacon, J. D. 
Magic skin. See Balzac, H. de. Wild ass's 

skin. 
Magistrate's own case. Rosenkrantz, P. 

A. y. 

Magnetic north. Robins, E. 
Magruder, Julia. 

Princess Sonia. 

Maid-at-arms, Chambers, R. W: 
Maid of Maiden Lane. Barr, A. E. 
Maids of Paradise. Chambers, R. W: 
Main-travelled roads. Garland, H. 
Major, Charles (Edwin Caskoden, pseud.). 

When knighthood was in flower. 

"The romantic love story of Mary Tudor, 
sister of Henry VIII." N. Y. State Lib. 

Major Vigoureux. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Maker of history. Oppenheim, E: P. 
Making of Christopher Ferringham. Dix, 

B. M. 

Malcolm. MacDonald, G: 
Malefactor. Oppenheim, E: P. 
Malet, Lucas, pseud. See Harrison, M. 
S. 



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Man and wife. Collins, W. 

Man from America. De La Pasture, E. 

Man from Glengarry. Connor, R. 

Man higher up. Miller, H: R. 

Man in lower ten. Rinehart, M. R. 

Man of Sark. Oxenham, J: 

Man of the hour. French, A. 

Man of yesterday. Kinkaid, M. H. 

Man outside. Martyn, W. 

Man who ended war. Godfrey, H. 

Man who laughs. Hugo, V: M. 

Man with the broken ear. About, E. 

Man without a country. Hale, E: E. 

Man without a shadow. Cabot, O. 

Manager of the B. & A. Kester, V. 

Manassas. Sinclair, U. B., jr. 

Mannerings. Brown, A. 

Mansfield park. Austen, J. 

Mantle of Elijah. Zangwill, I. 

Manxman. Caine, H. 

Many cargoes, Jacobs, W: W. 

Many inventions. Kipling, R. 

Many kingdoms. Jordan, E. G. 

Manzoni, Alessandro. 
Betrothed. 

"Greatest of Italian romances. Milan . . . 
at the time of Spanish domination in 17th 
century. ' ' Baker. 

Marble faun. Hawthorne, N. 

Marcella. Ward, M. A. 

March hares. Frederic, H. 

Marcia. Kirk, E. W. 

Margaret. Haggard, R. 

Margaret Warrener. Brown, A. 

Marguerite de Valois. Dumas, A. 

Maria. Isaacs, J. 

Marietta. Crawford, F. M. 

Marion's faith. King, C: 

Marius the epicurean. Pater, W. H. 

Marjorie Daw, and other people. Aldrich, 
T: B. 

Mark Enderby, engineer. Hoffman, R. F. 

Market-place. Frederic, H. 

Marlitt, E., pseud. See John, E. 

Marooned. Russell, W: C. 

Marquis of Lossie. MacDonald, G: 

Marriage of William Ashe. Ward, M. A. 

Married life of the Frederic Carrolls. Wil 
liams, J. L. . 

Marrow of tradition. Chesnutt, C: W. 

Marryat, Capt. Frederick. 
Jacob Faithful. 

"Life at a charity school . . . and life on 
the river till he ... sees service in a frig 
ate/' Baker. 

Japhet in search of a father. 

"Exceptional ... as not dealing with the 
sea/* Baker, 

King's own. 

"Adventures of a daring smuggler who 
Impresses the young hero into his crew." 
Baker. 

Mr. -Midshipman Easy. 

"Gives a vivid idea of active service dur 
ing the great war." Baker. 

Peter Simple. 

"He would have stood in the first class 
of sea-scribes had he written nothing but 
'Peter Simple/ '* Blackw. 
Marshall, Archibald. 
Exton manor. 

"A tempest in a village teapot. Told In 
the mild, intimate style made familiar by 
Trollope." A. L. A. Bkl. 



Martin, Mrs. Atwood R. See Martin, G: 

M., pseud. 

Martin, Edward Sandford. 
Courtship of a careful man. 

"Short stories of New York life." A. L,. 
A. Bkl. 

Martin, George Madden (Mrs. Atwood R. 

Martin). 
Emmy Lou. 

"Satirizes some school methods and man 
ners/' N. Y. State Lib. 

House of fulfilment. 

"Interesting contrasts between northern 
and southern types of character/' Pitts- 
burg. 

Martin, Mrs. Helen Reimensnyder. 
Betrothal of Elypholate. 

"Short stories humorously and sympa 
thetically interpreting the peculiar and 
characteristic traits of the new Mennon- 
ites/' A. L. A. Bkl. 

His courtship. 

"A story marked by unusual powers of 
penetrating observation." W: M. Payne. 

Tillie: a Mennonite maid [whose aspira 
tions rise above her sordid surround 
ings]. 

Martin, Violet (Martin Ross, pseud.). See 

Somerville, E. A. E., jt. auth. 
Martin Chuzzlewit. Dickens, C: 
Martyn, Wyndham. 
Man outside. 

"Entertaining tale of a young English 
lord's search for happiness under an incog 
nito." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Mary Barton. Gaskell, E. C. 
Marzio's crucifix. Crawford, F. M. 
Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley. 
Broken road. 

"Deals with the English rule over In 
dia." Ek. R. Digest. 

Courtship of Morrice Buckler. 

"A semi-historical romance after the 
style of Dumas." Baker. 

Four feathers. 

"A brave man who . . . becomes a coward 
in the eyes of friends." N. Y. State Lib. 

Running' water. 

"The scenes are set mainly in the Alps, in 
London, and in a Dorsetshire village." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Truants. 

"An exciting story of London life."' Bk. 
R. Digest. 

Mason, Caroline Atwater. 
Mystery of Miss Mott. 

"The plan and scope of this little story 
are rather out of the usual." Nation. 

Mason, Mrs. Grace Startwell. 
Godparents. 

"The book has a daintiness, a wholesome- 
ness and a deftness of treatment that give 
it a genuine and pr evading charm/' IT: T. 
Cooper. 

Masquerader. Thurston, K. 'C. 
Master. Zangwill, I. 
Master and man. Tolstoi, L. N. 
Master mosaic-workers. Sand, G: 
Master of Ballantrae. Stevenson, R. L: 
Master of the inn. Herrick, R. W. 
Masters of men. Robertson, M. 
Masters of the wheat-lands. Bindloss, H. 
Matrimonial bureau. Wells, C., and Taber, 
H. P. 



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Matthews, (James) Brander. 
(ed.) Short story. 

"Specimen stories, selected to show the 
development of the short story." A. L>. A. 
Bkl. 

(ed.) Vignettes of Manhattan [short sto 
ries]. 
and others. 

With my friends; tales told in partner 
ship. 

Maupassant, (Henri Rene Albert) Guy de. 
Odd number [and other stories]. 
Pierre and Jean. 
Mauprat. Sand, G: 
Maurice Tiernay. Lever, C: J. 
Maxwell, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Braddon). 
Lady Audley's secret. 

"'The sort of book to be read by every 
body." Ath. 

Mayor of Casterbridge. Hardy, T: 
Mayor of Troy. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Meadow-grass. Brown, A. 
Meddlings of Eve. Hopkins, W: J: 
Melville, Herman. 

Typee, real romance of the South seas. 
Memoirs of a baby. Bacon, J. D. 
Memoirs of a physician. Dumas, A. 
Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, esq., written 

by himself. Thackeray, W: M. 
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle, C. 
Men of the moss-hags. Crockett, S: R. 
Men with the bark on. Remington, F: 
Meredith, George. 
Adventures of Harry Richmond. 

"Kaleidoscopic . . . rich in Imaginative 
descriptions of country and town." Baker. 

Beauchamp's career. 

"'Broad view of the politics of mid-cen 
tury England in the light of Carlyle's 

teaching." Baker. 

Diana of the Crossways. 

"Story of a woman of genius. . . . Dia 
logue is unusually witty/' Baker. 

Egoist; a comedy in narrative. 

"Tragic in its exposure of the secret ego 
ism that Is in ail men." Baker. 

Ordeal o'f Richard Feverel. 

"The ultimate fruit of blindness and er 
ror." Baker. 

Rhoda Fleming. 

"Rustic scenes provide . . . humor, but 
the main action is serious." Baker. 

Sandra Belloni, originally Emilia in Eng 
land. 

"Comedy of English society and the do 
mestic life of a parvenu family." Baker. 

Vittoria [sequel to Sandra Belloni]. 
Merely players. Tracy, V. 
Merriman, Henry Seton, pseud. (Hugh 

Stowell Scott). 
Barlasch of the guard. 

"Dantzic and Russia at time of Napoleon's 
Invasion and retreat." Fittsburg. 

From "one generation to another. 
In Kedar's tents. 

"England during the Chartist uprising." 
Plttsburg. 

Last hope. 

"Intrigue to place an alleged son of the 
dauphin on the throne of France.** Pitts- 
burg. 

Roden's corner. 

"Story of a 'corner* in the commercial 

sense/* N. T. State Lib. 



Sowers. 

"Political intrigue, showing the degrada 
tion of the Russian peasants." Mass JLib. 
Club. 

Vultures. 

"Love and political intrigue in Warsaw." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

With edged tools. 
Merry men. Stevenson, R. L: 
Merwin, Bannister. 
Girl and the bill. 

Diverting story of adventures that follow 
the receiving of a marked bill. 
Merwin, Samuel. 
Road-builders. 

''Spirited story of a dashing engineering 
feat In Texas." N. Y. State Lib. 

Whip hand: a tale of the pine country 

[and lumber trusts]. 
and Webster, Henry Kitcheli 
Calumet K. 

"Grain elevator, which Charlie Bannon 
has to build against time." Baker. 

Short line war. 

"Unsuccessful attempt to take forcible 
possession of the road." Pittsburg. 
Mettle of the pasture. Allen, J. L. 
Micah Clarke. Doyle, C. 
Michael Strogroff. Verne, J. 
Michelson, Miriam. 
Madigans. 

"Exceedingly clever sketch of ... self- 
willed and enterprising children. "A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Middle aged love stories. Bacon, J, D. 

Middlemarch. Eliot, G: 

Midge. Bunner, H: C 

Midsummer day's dream. Watson, H: B. 

M. 

Miles Wallingford. Cooper, J. F. 
Militants. Andrews, M. R. S. 
Mill on the Floss. Eliot, G: 
Miller, Alice Duer (Mrs. Henry Wise Mil 
ler). 

Calderon's prisoner. 
Less than kin. 

An American in South America returns 
home assuming name of another. 
Miller, Elizabeth Jane. 
City of delight. 

A romance with the fall of Jerusalem as 
a background. 

Saul of Tarsus; a tale of the early Chris 
tians. 

"A vivid and absorbing 1 narrative." A. L 
A. Bkl. 

Miller, Henry Russell. 
Man higher up. 

"A clever political story depicting cor 
rupt conditions in a modern American city 
(Pittsburgh) and following the progress of 
the hero from newsboy to reform governor. 
In ideals and sentiments a reminder of 
"The Honorable Peter Starling.' "A. K 
A. Bkl. 

Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready. Harte, B. 

Minerva's manoeuvres. Loomis, C: B. 

Minister's chargre. Ho wells, W: D. 

Minister's wooing:. Stowe, H. E. 

Minority. Hill, F: T. 

Mirage. Thurston, E. T. 

Mirror of Shalott Benson, R. H. 

Mis6rables, Lcs. Hugo, V: M. 

Miss Angel. Ritchie, A. I. 

Miss Bellard's inspiration. How ells, W: D. 

Miss Gilbert's career. Holland, J. G. 



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Miss Marjoribanks. Oliphant, M. O. 

Miss Primrose. Gilson, R. R. 

Miss Pritchard's wedding trip. Burnham, 

C. L. 

Miss Selina Lue % Daviess, M. T. 
Miss Toosey's mission. Whitaker, E. 
Missionary sheriff. French, A. 
Mississippi bubble. Hough, E. 
Mr. Crewe's career. Churchill, W. 
Mr. Isaacs. Crawford, F. M. 
Mr. Midshipman Easy. Marryat, F: 
Mr. Opp. Rice. A. C. 
Mr. Pratt. Lincoln, J. C. 
Mr. Salt. Payne, W: 
Mr. Tommy Dove. Deland, M. W. 
Mr. Tuckerman's nieces. Brown, H. D. 
Mrs. Cliff's yacht. Stockton, F. R: 
Mrs. Knollys. Stimson, F: J. 
Mrs. Skaggs's husbands. Harte, B. 
Mrs. Tree. Richards, L. E. 
Mrs. Tree's will. Richards, L. E. 
Mrs. Wiggs of the cabbage patch. Rice, 

A. C. 
Mitchell, John Ames. 

Amos Judd fan East Indian prince in 

New England]. 

"The heir of an Indian rajah is educated 
in New England. Clash of heredity and 'en 
vironment make an unusual tale." A. JL. 
A, 

Pines of Lory. 

Experiences of a man and woman cast 
away on a barren coast. 

Villa Claudia. 

"Modern Americans in one of Horace's 
villas." N. Y. State Lib. 
Mitchell, Silas Weir. 
Adventures of Frangois. 

"French revolution. The hero a vagabond 
of singular 'charm." N. Y. State Lib. 

Characteristics. 

"Table talk of an Intimate coterie of ... 
men, and women." Baker. 

Circumstance. 

"Adventures . . . complicate life for a 
highly respectable Philadelphia family."' N. 
Y. State Lib. 
Comedy of conscience. 

"A lady finds in her shopping bag ... a 
diamond dropped by the thief." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Constance Trescot. 

"A masterly book, unusual, and real, both 
in theme and characters." Bk. R. Digrest. 

Dr. North and his friends. 

"Table talk of group of cultivated Phila- 
delphians." N. Y. State Lib. 

Guillotine club, and other stories. 

Hugh Wynne, free Quaker. 

"Washington is carefully and somewhat 
critically drawn." Literature. 

Red city [follows Hugh Wynne]. 
Hero is a. Huguenot mlgr. 

When all the woods are green. 

"Capital descriptions of salmon fishing, 
bear hunting, etc." Pub. Wkly. 

Youth of Washington told in the form 
of an autobiography. 

"A triumph of pseudo-autobiography," 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Modern chronicle. Churchill, W. 
Modern instance. Howells, W: D. 
Molly Bawn. Hungerford, M. H. A. 



Molly Make-Believe. Coburn, E, H. 
Monastery. Scott, W. 
Monk and the dancer. Smith, A. C. 
Monk of the Aventine. Eckstein, E. 
Monks of Thelema. Besant, W., and Rice, 

Monsieur Beattcaire. Tarkington, B. 
Monsieur Lecoq. Gaboriau, E. 
Montague, Margaret Prescott. 
In Calvert's valley. 

"Has some good bits of humor and senti 
ment." A. L. A. BkL 

Montgomery, .Lucy Maud. 

Anne of Avonlea. 

"Contains much the same gentle charm 
that made 'Anne of Green Gables' so de 
lectable a book." Bookm. 

Anne of Green Gables. 

"Anne is a sort of Canadian 'Rebecca of 
Sunnybrook farm.' " Outlook. 

Montlivet. Smith, A. P. 
Montresor, Frances Frederica. 
At the cross-roads. 

"Tardy reparation of a terrible injustice 
which has blighted the life ... of an inno 
cent man." Spec. 

Moody, Winfield Scott. 

Pickwick ladle, and other collector's sto 
ries. 

"Interest centers about the search for old 
furniture, silver, brasses, pottery, etc." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Moonstone. Collins, W. 
Moore, Frank Frankfort. 
Jessamy bride. 

"Oliver Goldsmith is the hero." A. L.. A. 

Morals of Marcus Ordeyne. Locke, W: J: 
More "Short sixes." Bunner, H: C. 
More stories of married life. Cutting-, M. S. 
Moriah's mourning. Stuart, R. 
Morier, James. 
Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. 

"May be termed the Oriental Gil Bias." 
Sir Walter Scott. 

Morris, Gouverneur. 
Aladdin O'Brien. 

"New England town just before . . . the 
civil war." Pittsburgh 

Spread eagle, and other stories. 
Voice in the rice. 

"It is written in fresh, vigorous language, 

and moves with refreshing rapidity and 

economy of detail." Nation. 

Morris, William. 
News from nowhere. 

"A socialist artist's vision of Utopia." 
Baker. 

Roots of the mountains; wherein is told 
somewhat of the lives of the men of 
Burgdale, their friends, their neigh 
bors, their foemen and their fellows in 
arms. 

Story of the glittering plain. 

"Tells of the search for immortality." 
Pittsburg. 
Water of the wondrous isles. 

"Narrative of Birdalone's marvelous ad 
ventures." Nation. 

Well at the world's end. 

"Narrative In imitation of the medieval." 
Baker. 

Morrison, Arthur. 
Green ginger. 

A budget of funny tales and yarns. 



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Morse, Margaret Fessenden. 
On the road to Arden. 

"Seems like a bit taken out of real life; 
its people are delightful, its situations are 
diverting, and the scenes in which its 
quaint comedy is enacted are extremely 
dainty and full of charm.'* N. Y. Times. 

Mortal antipathy. Holmes, O. W. 

Mosses from an old manse. Hawthorne, N. 

Mother. Gorky, M. 

Mother. Wister, O. 

Mother of the man. Phillpotts, E. 

Mothers and fathers. Tompkins, J. W. 

Mother's recompense. Aguilar, G. 

Motor maid. Williamson, C: N. and A. M. 

Mountain Europa. Fox, J:, jr. 

Much ado about Peter. Webster, J. 

Muir, John. 

Stickeen [a dog story of Alaska]. 

"A stirring tale, exquisitely told." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

Mulock, Miss, pseud. See Craik, D. M. 

Murfree, Mary Noailles. See Craddock, C: 
E., pseud. 

My Aunt Margaret's mirror. Scott, W. 

My friend Prospero. Harland, H: 

My friend the chauffeur. Williamson, C: 
N. and A. M. 

My lady Nobody. Maartens, M. 

My lady Rotha. Weyman, S. J: 

My lost duchess. Williams, J. L. 

My merry Rockhurst. Castle, A. and E. 

My mother and I. Craik, D. M. 

My new curate. Sheehan, P. A. 

My novel. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 

My soldier lady. Durley, E. H. 

My wife and I. Stowe, H. E. 

Myra of the pines. Viele, H. K. 

Mysteries of Paris. Sue, E. 

Mysterious island. Verne, J. 

Mystery. White, S. E:, and Adams, S: H. 

Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens, C: 

Mystery of Miss Mott. Mason, C. A. 

N 

Nameless nobleman. Austin, J. 
Nancy Stair. Lane, E. M. 
Napoleon Jackson. Stuart. R. 
Nathan Burke. Watts, M. S. 
Native born. Wylie, L A. R. 
Naulahka. Kipling, R. 
Neighbors. Bremer, F. 
Nellie's memories. Carey, R. N. 
Nerve of Foley. Spearman, F. H. 
New Antigone. Barry, W: F. 
New Arabian nights. Stevenson, R. L: 
New chronicles of Rebecca. Wiggin, K. D. 
New England nun. Freeman, M. E. 
New Magdalen. Collins, W. 
Newcomes. Thackeray, W: M. 
Newman, John Henry. 
Callista. 

"Storv of the persecution of the Chris 
tians." Pittsburg. 

Loss and gain. 

"More of a Platonic dialogue than a nov 
el." Baker. 

News from nowhere. Morris, W: 
Next door. Burnham, C. L. 
Next street but one. Loane, M. 
Nicanor, teller of tales. Taylor, C. B. 
Nicholas Nickleby. Dickens, C: 



Ninety- three. Hugo, V: M. 
No gentlemen. Burnham, C. L. 
No name. Collins, W. 
Noble, Annette Lucile. 

Uncle Jack's executors. 
Noble life. Craik, D. M. 
Morris, Frank (Benjamin Franklin). 

Octopus. 

"Deals with the war between the wheat 
grower and the railroad trust/' Author. 

Pit. 

"The fictitious narrative of a 'deal' In 
the Chicago wheat pit." Author. 
Morris, William Edward. 
His grace. 

"English 'society' life is sketched with 
Mr. Norris' accustomed perception and del 
icate satire." Ann. Am. Cat. 1892. 
Northanger abbey. Austen, J. 
Northern lights. Parker, G. 
Morton, Roy. 
Garden of fate. 

"Contains much vivid and apparently 
realistic picturing of the interior of Morocco 
and its peoples." N. Y. Times. 
Mostromo. Conrad, J. 
Not like other girls. Carey, R. N. 
Motre Dame de Paris. Hugo, V: M. 
Mo. 5 John st. Whiteing, R: 
Nun. Bazin, R. 



Oath of allegiance. Ward, E. S. 
Obenchain, Eliza Calvert (Eliza Calvert 

Hall, pseud,). 
Aunt Jane of Kentucky. 

"Pull of quaint philosophy and humor.** 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Land of long ago. 

Nine stories told by Aunt Jane. 

Octopus. Norris, F. 
Odd number. Maupassant, G. de. 
Off the Skelligs. Ingelow, J. 
Ogilyies. Craik, D. M. 
O'Higgins, Harvey Jerrold. 
Don-a-dreams. 

"A young Canadian . . . stumbles into 
success with ideals uncontaminated." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Old Clinkers: a story of the New York 
fire department. 

Smoke-eaters. 

"Bravery and daring- of a New York hook 
and ladder crew." N. Y. State Lib. 
Ohnet, Georges. 
Dr. Rameau. 
Ironmaster. 

"Lays emphasis on the solid virtues of 
the bourgeois classes." Baker. 

Old Chester tales. Deland, M. W. 

Old Clinkers. O'Higgins, H. J. 

Old Creole days. Cable, G: W. 

Old curiosity shop. Dickens, C: 

Old fires and profitable ghosts. Quiller- 

Couch, A. T: 

Old friends and new. Jewett, S. O. 
Old gentleman of the black stock. Page, 

T: N. 

Old Goriot. See Balzac, H. de. Pere Goriot. 
Old Harbor. Hopkins, W: J: 
Old home house. Lincoln, J. C. 
Old Kensington. Ritchie, A. I. 
Old lady number 31. Forsslund, L. 



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Old mam'selle's secret. John, E. 

Old Mortality. Scott, W. 

Old Myddleton's money. Hay, M. C. 

Old Peabody pew. Wiggin, K. D. 

Old rose and silver. Reed, M. 

Old Saint Paul's. Ainsworth, W: H. 

Old times in middle Georgia. Johnston, 

R: M. 

Old Washington. Spofford, H. E. 
Oldfield. Banks, N. H. 
Oldmeadow, Ernest James. 
Antonio [scene, Portugal in ipth cen 
tury] . 

Story of a monk's conflict between reli 
gious obligation and earthly love. 
Oldtown folks. Stowe, H. E. 
Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant (Wil 
son). 
Beleagured city. 

"Brings the unseen world into contact 
with the living." Baker. 

Chronicles of Carlingford. 
Little pilgrim. 

"Imaginative tale of a soul's experiences 
after death.'* Pittsburg. 

Miss Marjoribanks. 
Perpetual curate. 
Salem chapel. 
Oliver Twist. Dickens, C: 
Ollivant, Alfred. 
Bob, son of battle. 

"One of the best 'dog novels' ever writ 
ten." N. Y. State Lib. 

Danny [a pathetic Scotch dog story]. 
The gentleman [story of Napoleon's plot 
to kidnap Nelson]. 

"An ingenious, breathless story, of de 
cided literary merit, that men and older 
boys will enjoy." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Olympic victor. Connolly, J. B. 

On both sides. Baylor, F. C. 

On many seas. Hamblen, H. E. 

On Newfound river. Page, T: N. 

On the edge of the storm. Roberts, M. 

On the eve. Turgenieff, I. S. 

On the face of the waters. Steel, F. A. 

On the field of glory. Sienkiewicz, H. 

On the heights. Auerbach, B. 

On the road to Arden. Morse, M. F. 

Once upon a time. Davis, R: H. 

One of the pilgrims. Fuller, A. 

One summer. Howard, B. W. 

Only a fiddler. Andersen, H. C. 

Only a girl. Hillern, W. v. 

Opal. Hoover, B. R. 

Open house. Tompkins, J. W. 

Open window. Wright, M. O. 

Opened shutters. Burnham, C. L. 

Oppenheim, Edward Phillips. 
Illustrious prince. 

"Follows the diplomatic intrigues of a 
secret agent of the Japanese government In 
London political and social circles/' A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

Maker of history. 

"Clever detective story/' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Malefactor. 

"An amusing yarn and not without a 
moral/' Nation. 
Oppenheim, James. 
Doctor Rast. 

"The book Is an epic of the modern doc 
tor, the large-hearted fighter of the mod 
ern city-battle/' Graham Berry. 



Options. Henry, O. 
Orcutt, William Dana. 
Spell [a story of Americans in Florence]. 
"The novel is well written, and exhibits 
both artistic feeling and delicate analytical 
power." Dial. 

Ordeal of Richard Feverel. Meredith, G: 
Orley farm. Trollope, A. 
Ormond. Edgeworth, M. 
Osbornes. Benson, E: F: 
Osbourne, Lloyd. 
Adventurer. 

"A rather good tale of treasure seeking 
and love." A. L. A. Bkl. 

See also Stevenson, R. L:, jt auth. 
Other fellow. Smith, F. H. 
Otto the knight. French, A. 
Ouida, pseud. See De la Ramee, L. 
Our lady of the Beeches. Hutton, B. v. 
Our mutual friend. Dickens, C: 
Out of Gloucester. Connolly, J. B. 
Outlet. Adams, A. 
Overton, Gwendolen. 
Anne Carmel. 

"Story of two strong characters, a French 
Canadian girl and her brother, a parish 
priest." Pittsburg. 

Heritage of unrest. 

"A study of the relations between the 
Apaches and the IT. S. government/' Ba 
ker. 

Oxenham, John. 
Long road. 

"Early days of Siberian colonization/' 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Man of Sark. 

Adventures of a privateer during the Na 
poleonic wars. 



Pa Flickinger's folks. Hoover, B. R. 
Pa Gladden. Waltz, E. 
Pagans. Bates, A. 
Page, Thomas Nelson. 
Elsket, and other stories. 

Gordon Keith. 

"A young southerner interested in the in 
dustrial development of his native state/' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

In ole Virginia; or, Marse Chan, and 
other stories. 

John Marvel, assistant. 

A story of industrial and political life in 
a large American city of today. 

Old gentleman of the black stock. 

"A southern gentleman of the old school." 
Critic. 

On Newfound river. 

"The love story ... is young, Arcadian, 
rough-running, happily arriving/' Nation. 

Red Rock; a chronicle of reconstruction. 
"The civil war and reconstruction center 
ing in history of the Red Rock plantation 
and its ... ownership." A. L. A. 

Santa Clauses partner. 

"Christmas story of a child's influence on, 
a cynical man/' N. Y. State Lib. 

Under the crust [short stories]. 
Paine, Ralph Delahaye. 

College years: stones of Yale. 
Pair of blue eyes. Hardy, T: 
Pair of patient lovers. Ho wells, W: D. 



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Palmer, Frederick. 
Big fellow. 

The story shows many parallels with in 
cidents in the career of Mr. Taft. 

Danbury Rodd, aviator. 

"Nine independent stories recording the 
unique and interesting experiences of a 
new kind of Sherlock Holmes in a fu- 
ture_ of perfect aviation." A. Lu A. Bkl. 
Pan Michael. Sienkiewicz, H. 
Parabellum, pseud. . 
Banzai. 

Story of an imaginary invasion of the 
United States by the Japanese. 
Paradise. Brown, A. 
Paris. Zola, E. 
Parker, Sir Gilbert. 
Adventurer of the North. 

A continuation of the histories of "Pierre 
and his people" and the latest existing 
records of Pretty Pierre. 

Battle of the strong. 

"Scene chiefly Jersey, sometimes Brit 
tany. * ' Baker. 

Cumner's son, and other South Sea folk. 
Lane that had no turning [short stories]. 
Northern lights [short stories]. 
Pierre and his people; tales of the far 

north. 
* 'Stories of love and adventure, chiefly 

from the Hudson Bay territory." Baker. 

Right of way. 

"A brilliant but dissipated lawyer . . . 
becomes dead to the world . . . and takes 
up life anew." Pittsburg. 

Romany of the snows. 

Stories continuing "'Pierre and his peo- 
Ple." 

Seats of the mighty. 

"Historical romance, culminating in bat 
tle of Quebec." Baker. 

Weavers. 

"The picture of Egypt . . . emerging from 
its centuries of political darkness, is an in 
teresting contribution to the romance of 

history." Lit. D. 

When Valmond came to Pontiac. 

"Coming of a supposed son of Napoleon, 
into the life of a French Canadian village." 
A. L.. A. 

Parr, Mrs. Louisa (Taylor). 
Dorothy Fox. 

"A very charming love-tale." Ath. 
Parrish, Randall. 

Beth Norvell [a romance of a Colorado 

mining camp]. 
Bob Hampton of Placer. 

"Story of Wyoming and Montana during 
the Indian uprising of the '70*s." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Last voyage of the Donna Isabel. 
Prisoners of chance [thrilling story of 

Louisiana in 1768]. 
Sword of the old frontier, a tale of Fort 

Chartres and Detroit. 

When wilderness was king. 

"Story of the massacre at Fort Dearborn, 
during the war of 1812." Pittsburg. 
Partners of providence. Stewart, C: D: 
Partridge, Anthony. 

Passers-by. 

*'A mystery story with a decidedly or 
iginal plot and" no objectionable features." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 
Passe Rose. Hardy, A. S. 
Passers-by. Partridge, A. 
Passing of Thomas. Janvier, T: A. 



Pater, Walter Horatio. 

Marius the Epicurean, his sensations and 
ideas. 

"Meditations, philosophic disquisitions* 
and reviews of the grea.t schools of think 
ers." Baker. 
Paterson, Arthur Henry. 

Cromwell's own. 

"Cromwell's home life . . . portrayed in 
telling his ward's love story." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

John Glynn. 

"Settlement work in the worst slum in 
London." A. L. A. BkL 
Pathfinder. Cooper, J. F. 
Paths of judgment. Sedgwick, A. D. 
Patriots. Brady, C. T. 

Paul and Virginia. Saint Pierre, J. H. B. de. 
Paul Clifford. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Paul Patoff. Crawford, F. M. 
Payn, James. 
Lost Sir Massingberd [a romance of real 

life]. 

Payne, Will. 
Mr. Salt. 

"Realistic novel of Chicago business life 
and the panic of 1893." Pittsburg. 

When love speaks. 

"Struggle between abstract right and 
loyalty of old and tried friends." N. Y. 
State Lib. 
Peck, Theodora. 
Sword of Dundee. 

Romance of the return of "Bonnie Prince 
Charlie." 

Peg Woffington. Reade, C: 
Pembroke. Freeman, M. E. 
Pendennis. Thackeray, W: M. 
Penelope's English experiences. See Wig- 
gin, K. D. Cathedral courtship. 
Penelope's Irish experiences. Wiggin, K. D. 
Penelope's progress. Wiggin, K. D. 
Peple, Edward Henry. See Brady, C. T., 

jt. auth. 

Pere Goriot. Balzac, H. de. 
Peregrine Pickle. Smollett, T. G: 
Perez Galdos, Benito. 

Dona Perfecta. 

Perfect tribute. Andrews, M. R. S. 
Perlycross. Blackmore, R: D. 
Perpetual curate. Oliphant, M. O. 
Perry, Bliss. 
Plated city. 

"Turning on the doubt ... as to the 
presence of negro blood in the . . . heroine." 
Phila. 

Powers at play. 

"Clever and interesting stories of present 
day American life." N. T. State Lib. 
Perry, Lawrence. 
Dan M err it hew. 

Dan has many adventures at sea while 

rising from tugboatman to a responsible 

position with a West Indian company. 

Personal conduct of Belinda. Brainerd, E. 

Personal recollections of Joan of Arc. 

Clemens, S: L. 
Persuasion. Austen, J. 
Peter. Smith, F. H. 
Peter Ibbetson. Du Maurier, G: 
Peter Simple. Marry at, F: 
Peter's mother. De La Pasture, E. 
Pettison twins. Hill, M. 
Peveril of the peak. Scott, W. 
Phelps, E. S. See Ward, E. S. 



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Philip and his wife. Deland, M. W. 
Philip Nolan's friends. Hale, E: E. 
Philip Win wood. Stephens, R. N. 
Philippa at Halcyon. Brown, K. H. 
Phillips, David Graham. 
Plum tree. 

"The story of the evolution of a young: 
country lawyer into a national political 
boss/' Pittsburgh 

Second generation. 

"A strong, wholesome story of contempo 
raneous American life." Lit. B. 

Phillpotts, Eden. 

Children of the mist. 

"Land of Lorna Doone in later times." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Good red earth. 

"The plot turns upon a mystery attach 
ing to the birth of the heroine." Pittsburg. 

Mother of the man. 

"Ranks high among his works."v Ath. 

Sons of the morning. 

"Study of a woman loving two men of 
. . . opposite personalities." Phila,, 

Three brothers. 

"Mr. Phillpotts has, written no better 
story of the moor-country than 'Three 
brothers.' " Putnam's. 

Philosophy 4. Wister, O. 

Phineas Finn, the Irish member. Trol- 

lope, A. 

Phineas Redux, Trollope, A. 
Phroso. Hawkins, A. H. 
Picciola. Saintine, J. X. B. 
Pickwick ladle. Moody, W. S. 
Pickwick papers. Dickens, C: 
Pier, Arthur Stan wood. 
Ancient grudge. 

"Sense of obligation felt by one young 

man to another who has saved his life.'" 

Outlook. 

Pierre and his people. Parker, G. 

Pierre and Jean. Maupassant, G. de. 

Pieshkov, Aleksiei M. See Gorky, M., pseud. 

Pietrp Ghisleri. Crawford, F. M. 

Pilgrim's progress. Bunyan, J: 

Pillars of the house. Yonge, C. M. 

Pilot. Cooper, J. F. 

Pilot and his wife. Lie, J. L. E. 

Pines of Lory, Mitchell, J: A. 

Pioneers. Cooper, J. F. 

Pirate. Scott, W. 

Pit. Norris, F. 

Plain tales from the hills. Kipling, R. 

Plated city. Perry, B. 

Plow-woman. Gates, E. 

Plum tree. Phillips, D: G. 

Poe, Edgar Allan. 
Tales. 

"Exhibit' 'his power chiefly in * . . the 
weird confines of superstition and unreal 
ity,''* J. R. LowelL 

Point of honor. Conrad, J. 
Poison Island. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Pool, Maria Louise. 
Against human nature. 
Dally. 

"Pathetic story of a mountaineer girl tak 
en into the life of a town. 

Poorten-Schwartz, Joztta Marius Willem 

van der. See Maartens, M. 
Poppea of the post-office. Wright, M. O. 



Porter, Mrs. Gene (Stratton). 
At the foot of the rainbow. 

"A breezy, fresh, out-of-door atmosphere 
is its chief characteristic." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Freckles. 

An idyl of a boy who guards valuable 
timber. 

Girl of the Limberlost 

"A successor to 'Freckles' that can not 
be recommended too highly." Bk. R. Di 
gest. 

Porter, Jane. 
Scottish chiefs. 

"Romantic tale of which Wallace ... is 
hero." Pittsburg. 

Thaddeus of Warsaw. 

"Polish struggle for independence (1792) 

and the second and third partitions of the 

kingdom." Phila. 

Porter, Sydney. See Henry, O., pseud. 
Portion of labor. Freeman, M. E. 
Portrait of a lady. James, H: 
Post-girl. Booth, E: C. 
Potter's thumb. Steel, F. A. 
Power and the glory. Cooke, G. 
Powers at play. Perry, B. 
Prairie. Cooper, J. F. 
Pratt, Lucy. 

Ezekiel [a story of Hampton Institute]. 
"A wondrous wise little negro boy is the 

chief figure." Bk. R. Digest. 
Pratt -portraits. Fuller, A. 
President's daughters. Bremer, F. 
Price of Lis Doris. Maartens, M. 
Pride and prejudice. Austen, J. 
Pride of Jennico. Castle, A. and E. 
Prime minister. Trollope, A. 
Prince, Mrs. Helen Choate (Pratt). 
Story of Christine Rochefort. 

"Duel between labor and capital in a 

French town." Phila. 
Prince of good fellows. Barr, R. 
Prince of illusion. Long, J: L. 
Prince of India, Wallace, L, 
Prince Otto. Stevenson, R. L: 
Princess Flower Hat. Wright, M. 
Princess of Thule. Black, W: 
Princess passes. Williamson, C: N, and 

. A. M. 

Princess Priscilla's fortnight. Arnim, M. A. 
Princess Sonia. Magruder, J. 
Princess Virginia. Williamson, C: N. and 

A. M % 

Princetonian. Barnes, J. 
Prisoner of Mademoiselle. Roberts, C: G: D. 
Prisoner of Zenda. Hawkins, A. H. 
Prisoners of chance. Parrish, R. 
Prisoners of hope. Johnston, M. 
Professional aunt. Wemyss, M. C. E. 
Professor. Bronte, C. 
Prophet of the Great Smoky mountains. 

Craddock, C: E. 
Prophet's Landing. Dix, E. A. 
Prospector. Connor, R. 
Prudence Palfrey. Aldrich, T: B. 
Prue and L Curtis, G: W: 
Puck of Pook's Hill. Kipling, R. 
Pudd'nhead Wilson. Clemens, S: L. 
Puritans. Bates, A. 
Put yourself in his place. Reade, C: 
Pyle, Howard. 
Stolen treasure [short stories], 

"Should prove entertaining to both yoxmg 

and old." A, L. A. BkL 



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"Q.," pseud. See Quiller-Coucfa, A. T: 
Quaint courtships. Howells, W: D., and 

Alden, H: M., eds. 

Quaker girl of Nantucket. Lee, M. C. 
Queechy. Warner, S. 
Queen of Sheba. Aldrich, T: B. 
Queen's necklace. Dumas, A. 

ueen's quair. Hewlett, M. H: 
uentin Durward. Scott, W. 
Quickened. Ray, A. C. 
Quickening. Lynde, F. 
Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas. 
Blue pavilions. 

"Romance of William Hi's reign." Ba 
ker. 

Dead Man's rock; a romance. 
Fort Amity. 

"Historical novel of the French and Ens- 
lish contests for Canada." Pittsburgh 
Hetty Wesley [character study]. 

"The unhappy story of the sister of John 
and Charles Wesley." N. T. State Lib. 
Major Vigoureux [of the deserted garri 
son]. 

"Well written, amusing tale of a mid 
dle-aged artillery officer/ 'A. L. A. Bkl. 

Mayor of Troy. 

"The mayor is pressed into British serv 
ice and becomes the hero of unexpected 
adventures." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Old fires and profitable ghosts. 

"Stories of ghosts, shipwreck and strange 
happenings an Cornwall, China and the 
polar regions." N. Y. State Lib. 

Poison Island. 

"A capital story of buried treasure. 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Shakespeare's Christmas and other sto 
ries. 

"Seven stories distinguished by richness 
of allusion and unobtrusive humor." N. ". 
State Lib. 

Shining Ferry. 

"Tale of a sleepy little English seaport 
town." Pittsburg. 

Ship of stars. 

"Cornish story, pungent with sea air. 
Follows hero from dreamy boyhood to 
practical manhood." X. Y. State Lib. 

Sir John Constantine. 

"English adventure at home and abroad 
in the year 1756." N. Y. State Lib. 

Splendid spur. 

"Royalist romance of the civil war." 
Pittsburg. 

True Tilda. 

"One of the happiest of the author's 
whimsical inventions." Dial. 
Quisante. Hawkins, A. H. 
Quits. Tautphceus, J. M. 
Quo vadis. Sienkiewicz, H. 



R. J.'s mother and some other people. De- 
land, M. W. 

Rab and his friends. Brown, J: 

Raiders. Crockett, S: R. 

Raimond, C. E., pseud. See Robins, Eliza 
beth. 

Ralph, Julian. 

Alone in China, and other stories. 

"Book of travel in the form of stories and 
sketches. * ' Pittsburg. 



Ramona. Jackson, H. M. H. 
Ramrodders. Day, H. F. 
Ranson's folly. Davis, R: H. 
Raphael. Lamartine, A. M. L: de. 
Rasselas. Johnson, S: 
Ravanels. Dickson, H. 
Ravenshoe. Kingsley, H: 
Ray, Anna Chapin. 
Ackroyd of the faculty. 

A son of ignorant parents loves a daugh 
ter of a cultured home. 

Bridge builders [Quebec romance]. 
Quickened [a story of Quebec]. 
Reade, Charles. 

Christie Johnstone. 
Cloister and the hearth. 

"A number of historical characters are- 
introduced, such as, Gerard Praet; Margar 
et: Erasmus: Luther; Gringoire; Froissart; 
Villon." Phila. 

Griffith Gaunt [a study of jealousy]. 
Hard cash. 

"Protest asrainst abuses of private insane 
asylums." Phi la. 

It is never too late to mend. 

"Severe criticism of English prison dis 
cipline." Pittsburg. 

Love* me little, love me long. 

"Love idyl with some nautical adven 
ture." Baker. 

Peg Woffington; a novel, and other sto 
ries. 

Put yourself in his place. 

"A novel dealing with trade-unionism." 
Pittsburg. 

and Boucicault, Dion. 
Foul play. 

"Evil of 'coffin ships.' " Phila. 

Ready-money Mortiboy. Besant, W., and 
Rice, J. 

Real folks. Whitney, A. D. 

Reaper. Rickert, E. 

Rebecca Mary. Donnell, A. H. 

Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm. Wiggm,, 
K. D. 

Reckoning. Chambers, R. W: 

Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn. Kings- 
ley, H: 

Red badge of courage. Crane, S. 

Red blood and blue. Robertson, H: 

Red city. Mitchell, S. W. 

Red cockade. Weyman, S. J: 

Red men and white. Wister, O. 

Red i Pepper Burns. Richmond, G. L. 

Red pottage. Cholmondeley, M. 

Red republic. Chambers, R. W: 

Red Rock. Page, T: N. 

Red Rover. Cooper, J. F. 

Redemption. Bazin, R. 

Redgauntlet. Scott, W. 

Redney McGaw. McFarlane, A. E. 

Reds of the Midi. Gras, F. 

Reed, Myrtle (Now Mrs. James Sydney 

McCullough). 

At the sign of the Jack O'Lantern. 
Flower of the dusk. 
Lavender and old lace. 

"Dove story; the scene is laid in a New 
England village." Pittsburg, 

Old rose and silver.. 

Love story of a heroine of forty and a 

violinist of thirty. 

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Seed Anthony, cowman. Adams, A. 
Refugees. Doyle, C. 
Regina. Sudermann, H. 
Reign of law. Allen, J. L. 
Remember the Alamo. Barr, A. E. 
Remington, Frederic. 

Crooked trails. 

Men with the bark on. 

"Rough life in Cuba and on the western 
frontier." Lit. World. 

Way of an Indian. 

"Makes vivid by word and pencil a pic 
ture of Indian customs and ideals." A. L. 
A. Bkl. 

Resurrection. Tolstoi, L. N. 
Resurrection of Miss Cynthia. Kingsley, 

F. 

Return of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle, C. 
Return of the native. Hardy, T: 
Revelations of Inspector Morgan. Craw- 

furd, O. J. F. 

Rhoda Fleming. Meredith, G: 
Rhodes, Eugene Manlove. 
Good men and true. 

"A breezy and exciting story. It also 
has the merit of being humorous." N. Y. 
Times. 

Rhoscomyl, Owen. 

Jewel of Ynys Galon. 

"Romance of Welsh piracy, in 17th cen 
tury." Baker. 

Rice, Mrs. Alice Caldwell (Hegan). 
Lovey Mary. 

"Large-hearted girl heroine adopts a for 
lorn baby." N. Y. State Lib. 

Mr. Opp. 

"This unique hero is a sort of glorified 
Ichabod Crane with a double personality." 
Bk. R. Digest. 

Mrs. Wiggs of the cabbage patch. 

"A humorously entertaining story of a 
poor woman and her cheerful philosophy." 
Pittsburg. 

Sandy. 

"Light-hearted Irish stowaway who wan 
ders to Kentucky and captivates every 
body.** A. L. A. Bkl. 

Rice, James. See Besant, W., jt. auth. 

Richard Carvel. Churchill, W. 

Richard the Brazen. Brady, C. T., and 

Peple, E: H: 

Richards, Mrs. Laura Elizabeth (Howe). 
Golden windows. 

"Nearly 50 fables for young and old/' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Mrs. Tree. 

"Old lady of ninety ... is the chief 
character.' * Pittsburgh 

Mrs. Tree's will. 

Mrs. Tree, through her will, prolongs her 
influence. 

Up to^ Calvin's [a sequel to Wooing of 

Calvin Parks]. 
Richards, Marian Edwards. 
Zandrie. 

"A work of rather exceptional quality and 
delicate art.*' Bookm. 

Richardson, Samuel. 

Letters from Sir Charles Grandison. 
Richelieu. James, G: P. R. 
^Richmond, Mrs. Grace Louise (Smith). 
Indifference of Juliet. 

"Love's ingenuity, a happy marriage and 
a simple country life." N. Y. State Lib. 



Red Pepper Burns. 

"A refreshing little tale that older girls 
will enjoy." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Second violin. 

"Everyday life of a family of young peo 
ple." A. L. A. Bkl. 

With Juliet in England. 

"Juliet chaperones two attractive girls 
... on a summer journey through England 
and Scotland." A. L. A. Bkl. 
Rickert, (Martha) Edith. 
Reaper [crofter-fishermen on Shetland 

Isles]. 

Hideout, Henry Mihier. 
Admiral's light. 

"A weird tale (with a Stevensonian turn) 
of the New Brunswick and Maine sea- 
coast." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Beached keels. 

"Shore life of seamen on the northeast 
coast." N. Y. -State Lib. 

Siamese cat [a love story]. 

Adventures of Americans in the Orient. 
Rienzi. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Riggs, Mrs. G. C. See Wiggin, K. D. 
Right of way. Parker, G. 
Right stuff. Beith, I. H. 
Riis, Jacob August. 

Children of the tenements. 

"Experiences of the author . . . among 
the New York poor." Pittsburg. 
Rinehart, Mary Roberts. 
Man in lower ten. 

"A well-considered mystery this, and car 
ried to a solution with considerable ingenu 
ity." Ind. 

When a man marries. 

"The whole gamut of tragi-comedy and 
corni-tragedy is run which the author 
works into a heroic extravaganza." Bk. 
R. Digest. 

Window at the White Cat. 

The mystery centers around a missing 1 
state treasurer, a missing maiden- lady and 
an obscure political club. 
Ring and the man. Brady, C. T. 
Ring in the new. Whiteing, R: 
Rip Van Winkle. Irving, W. 
Rise and fall of Cesar Birotteau. Balzac. 

H. de. 

Rise of Silas Lapham. Howells, W: D. 
Ritchie, Mrs. Anne Isabella (Thackeray). 
Miss Angel. 

"Founded on the romantic life of the art 
ist, Angelica Kauffmann." Pittsburg. 

Old Kensington. 

"There is a curiously keen power of ob 
servation, and of throwing out striking re 
flections upon character and society." Sat. 
R. 

Village on the cliff. 

"Tells of the siege of Paris and of the 
Commune. ' ' Pittsburg. 

Rivals. Coppee, F. 

Riverman. White, S. E: 

River's children. Stuart. R. 

Road-builders. Merwin, S: 

Road to Providence. Daviess, M. T. 

Roads of destiny. Henry, O. 

Rob Roy. Scott, W. 

Robbery under arms. Browne, T: A. 

Robert Elsmere. Ward, M. A. 

Robert Falconer. MacDonald, G: 

Robert Orange. Craigie, P. M. T. R. 

Robert Ord's atonement. Carey, R. N. 

Robert Tournay. Sage, W: 



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Roberts, Charles George Douglas. 
Barbara Ladd [of colonial Conn.]. 
Forge in the forest. 

"Scene is laid in the region about Grand 
Pr, 1746-47." Pittsburg. 

Haunters of the silences. 

"Stories of creatures ... of the northern 
forests and silent wastes." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Heart of the ancient wood. 

"Forest love story. Portrays animal char 
acter with, unusual insight." X. Y. State 
Lib. 

Prisoner of Mademoiselle. 

"English officer becomes prisoner of 
French governor's niece." N. Y, State Lib. 

Sister to Evangeline. 

"Story of the expulsion of the Acadians." 
Baker. 
Roberts, Margaret. 

On the edge of the storm. 

Scene laid in Gascony. 
Robertson, Harrison. 

Red blood and blue. 
Robertson, Morgan. 
Masters of men. 

"American sailor who was 'shanghaied on 
a hell-ship.' " Pittsburgh 

Robins, Elizabeth (Mrs. G. R. Parkes) (C. 

E. Raimond, pseud.). 

Come and find me [story of gold fields]. 

"Remarkable and suggestive study of the 

conflict of love, duty and ambition." Spec. 

Florentine frame. 

"It is written with subtlety and in ex 
cellent taste, and the strain and pathos 
are offset by humorous situations and char 
acterizations." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Magnetic north. 

"Unsuccessful gold-seekers in the Klon 
dike. ' ' Pittsburg. 

Under the Southern cross. 

"A shipboard love affair between an im 
petuous Peruvian baron and a charming:, 
self-possessed New Yorker." X. Y. State 
Lib. 

JRobinson Crusoe. Defoe, D. 

Roden's corner. Merriman, H: S. 

Roderick Hudson. James, H: 

Roger Drake, captain of industry. Web 
ster, H: K. 

Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles. See Green, A. K. 

Roman singer. Crawford, F. M. 

Romance. Conrad, J., and Hueffer, F. M. 

Romance of a mummy. Gautier, T. 

Romance of a plain man. Glasgow, E. A. G. 

Romance of an old-fashioned gentleman. 
Smith, F. H. 

Romance of Dollard, Catherwpod, M. H. 

Romance of two worlds. Corelli, M. 

Romany of the snows. Parker, G. 

Romany rye. Borrow, G: H. 

Romola. Eliot, G: 

Roots of the mountains. Morris, W: 

Rory O'More. Lover, S: 

Rose MacLeod. Brown, A. 

Rose o* the river. Wiggin,, K. D. 

Rosegger, Petri Kettenfeier. 

Forest schoolmaster [story of the Aus 
trian highland]. 

Rosenkrantz, Palle Adam Vilhelm, baron 

von. 
Magistrate's own case. 

"A detective story of excellent plot, 
holding one's attention closely,'* A. L. A. 
Bkl. 



Rosnah. Kelly, M. 
Round the fire stones. Doyle, C. 
Routiedge rides alone. Comfort, W. L. 
Royal Americans. Foote, M. 
Rudder Grange. Stockton, F. R: 
RufEni, Giovanni Domenico. 
Doctor Antonio. 

"Love story of an Italian patriot and the 
daughter of an exclusive English baronet/* 
Baker. 
Ruhl, Arthur. 

Break in training. 

"The exuberant spirit of clean-minded 
healthy youth." X. Y. State Lib. 
Rules of the game. White, S. E: 
Ruling passion. Van Dyke, H: 
Runaway place. Eaton, W. P., and Under 
bill, E. M. 
Runkle, Bertha. 
Helmet of Navarre. 

'Paris at the moment when the Huguenot 
king entered the city." Baker. 
Running water. Mason, A. E: W. 
Rupert of Hentzau. Hawkins, A. H. 
Russell, William Clark. 
Marooned. 

"Hero and heroine . . . are left on an 
uninhabited isle by mutinous crew." Ba 
ker. 

Sailor's sweetheart. 
Wreck of the Grosvenor. 

"Exciting account of a mutiny and its 
consequences." Baker. 
Rutledge. Harris, M. C. 
Ryan, Mrs. Marah Ellis (Martin). 
Told in the hills. 



Sacrifice of the Shannon. Hickman, W: A. 
Sage, William. 
District attorney. 

A son wages an ti -graft campaign against 
his father, a trust magnate, 

Robert Tournay. 

Introduces Hoche, Danton, Robespierre, 
etc. 

Sage brush parson. Bailey, A. W. 
Sailor's sweetheart. Russell, W: C. 
St George and St. Michael. MacDonald, G: 
St. Ives. Stevenson, R. L: 
Saint Michael. Biirstenbinder, E. 
Saint Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernadin de. 
Paul and Virginia. 

"Well-known idyll of the tropical island 
of Mauritius/' Pittsburg. 
St Rpnan's well. Scott, W. 
Saintine, Joseph Xavier Boniface. 
Picciola. 

"A prisoner's life, whose only joy was a 
small flower in his prison yard,*' Cornu 
& Beer. 

Salem chapel. Oliphant, M. O. 
Sally of Missouri. Young, R. E. 
Salthaven. Jacobs, W: W. 
Salvator. Gibbon, P. 

Sampson Rock of Wall Street Lefevre, E. 
Sanctuary. Wharton, E. N. 
Sand, George, pseud. (Mme. Amantine Lu- 

cile Aurore Dtidevant). 
Constielo. 

"A story of music and musicians, tinged 
with German mysticism.'* Phila. 

Devil's pool. 

"The first, simplest, and freshest of the 
Berrichon idyls." Baker. 



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Fadette. 

"Portraying the nature of the peasant, 
the friendships of children, the growth of 
love in a young girl's heart." Baker. 

Master mosaic- workers [of Venice]. 

'Introduces Sebastiano, Tintoretto, Ti 
tian." Phila. 

Mauprat [provincial aristocracy of iSth 

century]. 
Snow man [Sweden in iSth century]. 

''Descriptive passages of sport, hunting 
and winter scenery." Baker. 
Sandra Belloni. Meredith, G: 
Sandy. Rice, A. C. 
Sanna. Waller, M. E. 
SamV Ilario. Crawford, F. M. 
Santa Glaus' partner. Page, T: N. 
Santa Fe's partner. Janvier, T: A. 
Santa Lucia. Austin, M. 
Saracinesca. Crawford, F. M. 
Sarah de Berenger. Ingelow, J, 
Saul of Tarsus. Miller, E. J. 
Scarlet car. Davis, R: EL 
Scarlet letter. Hawthorne, N. 
Scenes of clerical life. Eliot, G: 
Scheffel, Joseph Victor von. 
Ekkehard. 

"A tale of the 10th century, based on 
manuscripts found in the monastery of St. 
Gall." Phila. 

Schonberg-Cotta family. Charles, E. R. 
Schreiner, Olive (Mrs. Cronwright) (Ralph 

Iron, pseud.). 
Dreams. 

"Fanciful tales which hide deep truths." 
N. T. State Lib. 

Story of an African farm. 

"Plaintive utterance of a lonely soul puz 
zled by the riddle of the universe." Baker. 
Schwartz, Jozua Marius Willem van der 

Poorten-. See Maartens, M. 
Schwartz, Julia Augusta. 

Vassar studies. 

Scollard, Clinton. 

Son of a Tory. 

"Desperate adventures in Mohawk valley 
during revolution." N. Y. State Lib. 
Scott, Hugh Stowell. See Merriman, H: 

S., pseud. 
Scott, John Reed. 
Beatrix of Clare. 

"An historical romance of England in the 
time -of Richard III rather better than the 
average of its kind," A. K A. Bkl. 

Scott, Leroy. 
Shears of destiny. 

"The exciting adventures of a young 
American accidentally involved in a revolu 
tionary plot in Russia." A. Lr. A. Bkl. 

Scott, Sir Walter. 
Abbot [sequel to Monastery]. 

"Romantic and flattering but life-like pic 
ture of Queen Mary/' Pittsburg. 

Anne of Geierstein. 

Describes the union of the Swiss with 
Louis XI against Charles the Bold. 

Antiquary. 

Life and manners in Scottish fishing vil 
lage about 1795. 

Betrothed. 

"Deals with the disorders resulting 1 from 
the long absence of the crusaders." Pitts- 
burg. 

Black drawf. 

Scene laid on Scottish border during the 
reign of Queen Anne. 



Bride of Lammermoor [Scotland, 1695]. 
"It is a tragedy of the highest order." A* 
W. Senior. 

Castle Dangerous. 

Deals with struggle for crown by Edward 
I and Robert Bruce. 

Count Robert of Paris. 

Story of the first crusade. 
Death of the Laird's Jock. 
Fair maid of Perth. 

Stormy picture of Scotland in reign of 
Robert III. 

Fortunes of Nigel. 

Life in London in reign of James I. 
Guy Mannering. 

Interest centers in gypsy Meg Merrilies* 
Heart of Midlothian. 

Edinburgh in reign of George II. 
Highland widow. 
Ivanhoe [time of Richard I]. 

"His most popular book." Baker. 
Kenihvorth [time of Elizabeth]. 

Tragic story of Amy Robsart. 
Legend of Montrose. 

"Brief romance, dealing with operations 
of royalists under Montrose in Highlands 
in 1645-46." Baker. 

Monastery [scene, Melrose]. 

Romance of Scottish border in time of 
Mary. 

My Aunt Margaret's mirror. 
Old Mortality [period, 1679]. 

Deals with Scottish convenanters. 
Peveril of the peak. 

Relates of bogus plot of papists in reign 
of Charles II. 

Pirate [iyth century]. 

Romance of Orkney and Shetland Islands. 
Quentin Durward. 

France in -time of Louis XL 
Redgauntlet [Scotland in 1763]. 

Involves an unsuccessful Jacobite plot. 
Rob Roy [Old Pretender's rebellion]. 

"Diana Vernon is one of the most capti 
vating of all Scott's heroines." Baker. 

St. Ronan's well. 

Scene, Scottish watering place. 
Surgeon's daughter. 

"A lover induces a girl to come to India 
to marry him, and sells her to Tippoo Sul- 
taun in exchange for being made governor 
of a city." Baker. 

Talisman [scene, Palestine in 1191]. 

"Vigorous romance of third crusade." 
Baker. 

Tapestried chamber. 
Two drovers. 
Waver ley. 

Rising of clans for Prince Charlie in 1745. 
Woodstock. 

Gives the adventures of Charles II when a, 
fugitive after the defeat at "Worcester. 

Scottish chiefs. Porter, J. 
Sea turn, and other matters. Aldrich, T: B. 
Seaboard parish. MacDonald, G: 
Seats of the mighty. Parker, G. 
Seawell, Molly Elliot. 
Fortunes of FifL 

"Napoleon and a Parisian actress." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Francezka. 

"Semi-historical, introducing Maurice, 
Saxe, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Voltaire." 
Baker. 



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History of Lady Betty Stair. 

''French e'migre's at Holy-rood in 1798." 

Pittsburgh 

House of Egremont. 

"A young Jacobite dispossessed and exiled 
under William and Mary." Pittsburg. 

Secret of Toni. 

"A dirty, lazy little boy whose only friends 
are a nice clean little boy and a tin sol 
dier." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Sprightly romance of Marsac. 

Victory. 

"Virginia family whose sons fight on op 
posite sides in the civil war." A. JL. A. 

Bkl. 

Virginia cavalier. 

"Washington's boyhood, with sketches of 
old Virginia life." Unitarian Review. 

Second generation. Phillips, D: G. 
Second Mrs. Jim. Conrad, S. 
Second string. Hawkins, A. H. 
Second violin. Richmond, G. L. 
Second wife. John E. 
Second wooing of Salina Sue. Stuart, R. 
Secret of Toni. Seawell, M. E. 
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas (Mrs. Basil de 

Selincourt). 
Paths of judgment. 

"Two sharply contrasted types of man 
are drawn." Pittsburg. 

Seeing France with Uncle John. French, A. 
Seiners. Connolly, J. B. 
Sense and sensibility. Austen, J. 
Sentimental Tommy. Barrie, J. M: 

Septimius Felton. Hawthorne, N. 
Septimus. Locke, W: J: 
Serao, Matilde. 
Land of Cockayne. 

"Lottery system of [Naples." Pittsburg. 

Seraphita. Balzac, H. de. 
Set in authority. Cotes, S. J. 
Shadow of the rope. Hornung, E. W: 
.Shadow of the sword. Buchanan, R. W: 
Shafer, Sara Andrew. 
Day before yesterday. 

"Group of children ... a generation ago. 
Main appeal to adults." N. Y. State Lib. 

Shakespeare's Christmas. Quiller-Couch, A. 

T: 

Shandon bells. Black, W. 
Shaw, George Bernard. 
Cashel Byron's profession. 
Unsocial socialist. 
She. Haggard, R. 
Shears of destiny. Scott, L. 
Sheehan, Patrick Augustine. 

Blindness of Dr. Grey; or, The final 
law. 

A tale of an Irish priest and Ms reluc 
tant yielding- of medieval standards. 

Lisheen [story of an Irish landlord's ex 
perience]. 

Luke Delmege. 

4 'The story of a young Irish peasant 
priest.'* Pittsburg. 

My new curate. 

"Life in a sequestered seaside village." 
Baker. 

Sheldon, Mary Boardman. 
Coffee and a love affair. 

An American girl's experience on a plan 
tation of Central America. 



Shelley, Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft (God- 

\vin). 
Frankenstein. 

"A monster created on pseudo-scientific 
principles, and- endowed with life." Baker. 

Shepherd of the hills. Wright, H. B. 

Sherlock Holmes. Doyle, C. 

Sherwood, Margaret Pollock (Elizabeth 

Hastings, pseud.). 
Coming of the tide. 

"Involves a study in heredity." Dial. 

Shining Ferry. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Ship of stars. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Ships that pass in the night. Harraden, B. 
Shirley. Bronte, C. 
Shogun's daughter. Bennet, R. A. 
Short cruises. Jacobs, W: W. 
Short line war. Merwin, S:, and Webster, 
H: K. 

Short rails. Warman, C. 
Short sixes. Bunner, H: C. 
Short story. Matthews, B., ed. 
Shorthouse, Joseph Henry. 
John Inglesant. 

"Differences of religious opinion in the 
Roman Catholic church." Pittsburg. 

Sir Percival. 

"Shows how . . . chivalry . . . may be 
embodied in modern lives." Pittsburg. 
Shoulders of Atlas. Freeman, M. E. 
Shuttle. Burnett, F. H. 
Siamese cat. Rideout, H: M. 
Sidgwick, Cecile (Ullman) (Mrs. Alfred 

Sidgwick). 
Kinsman. 

"An amusing and well-sustained bit of 
comedy/' Nation. 

Sidney. Deland, M. W. 
Sienkiewicz, Henryk. 
Deluge [sequel to With fire and sword}. 
"Story of Polish struggle against Sweden 
in the 17th century." Pittsburg. 

On the field of glory. 

"A true and vivid picture of Polish life 
and character/' A. L. A. Bkl. 

Pan Michael [sequel to The deluge]. 

"A romance of the struggle with the 
Tartars and Turks." Phila. 

Quo vadis. 

"Broad picture of Roman life in all its 
light and shade/' Baker. 

With fire and sword. 

"Historical novel dealing with the period 
of Russian wars against Poland." Pitts 
burg. 

Sign of the four. Doyle, C. 
Silas Marner. Eliot, G: 
Silas Strong. Bacheller, I. A. 
Silence, and other stories. Freeman, M. E, 
Silence of Dean Maitland. Gray, M. 
Silent places. White, S, E: 
Silver butterfly. Woodrow, N. M. W. 
Silver maple. Keith, M. 
Simeon Tetlow's shadow. Lee, J. B. 
Simon the jester. Locke, W: J: 
Simple annals. Blundell, M. E. 
Sinclair, B. M. See Bower, B. M. 
Sinclair, May. 
Divine fire. 

"A full-length study of the poetic tem 
perament/ ' Pittsburg. 



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Sinclair, Upton Beall, jr. 
Jungle. 

"Chicago In its worst industrial phases." 
Bk. EL Digest. 

Manassas. 

"Traces causes of civil war as far back 
as Mexican war." N. Y. State Lib. 
Singular life. Ward, E. S. 
Sir Charles Danyers. See Cholmondeley, 

M. Danvers jewels. 
Sir Christopher. Goodwin, M. W. 
Sir George Tressady. Ward, M. A. 
Sir Gibbie. MacDpnald, G: 
Sir John Constantine. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Sir Mortimer. Johnston, M. 
Sir Nigel. Doyle, C. 
Sir Percival. Shorthouse, J. H: 
Sister to Evangeline. Roberts, C: G: D. 
Six trees. Freeman, M. E. 
Sixth sense, Briscoe, M. S. 
Sketches by Boz. Dickens, C: 
Sky-man. Webster, H: K. 
Sky pilot. Connor, R. 
Slosson, Mrs. Annie (Trumbull). 
Aunt Abby's neighbors. 

"Monologues of an old woman." N. T. 
State Lib. 

Dumb foxglove, and other stories. 
Small house at Allington. Trollop e, A. 
Smith, Mrs. Alice Prescott. 
Montlivet. 

"Unique among stories of warfare with 
Indians." N. Y. Times. 
Smith, Arthur Cosslett. 

Monk and the dancer, and other stories. 
"Expression of a well comprehended 
art." Nation. 

Turquoise cup, and The desert. 

"Two stories . . . excellent in workman 
ship/' Ath. 

Smith, Francis Hopkinson. 
At close range. 

"Mr. Smith discovers a grain of gold *at 
the bottom of every heart crucible choked 
with cinders.' " N. Y. Times. 

Caleb West, master diver. 

"Building of a lighthouse on the Connec 
ticut coast." -N. Y. State Lib. 

Colonel Carter of Cartersville. 

"An unreconstructed Virginia gentle 
man. * ' Nation. 

Colonel Carter's Christmas. 

"It will please the colonel's old friends 
and make him new ones." Dial. 

Fortunes of Oliver Horn. 

"Southern society at outbreak of civil 
war." N. Y. State Lib. 

Forty minutes late, and other stories. 
Other fellow. 

"Include tramps, convicts, orphans, trav 
eling Americans, etc." N. Y. State Lib. 

Peter: a novel of which he is not the 
hero. 

He sets forth an ideal "in which man 
hood counts for more than money and 
breeding for more than worldly success." 
(Outlook.) 

Romance of an old-fashioned gentleman. 
"Charming story of ... well defined 
characters." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Tides of Barnegat. 

"Strange commingling of Irresponsibility 
and duty." Bk. R. Digest. 

Tom Grogan. 

"Woman contractor . . . some sharp 
criticisms of labor unions." Pittsburg. 



Under dog. 

"Mainly tales of men whom the world has 
used roughly." N. Y. State Lib. 

Veiled lady, and other men and women. 
"Bits of thrilling action as well as at 
tractive sketches of character." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Wood fire in No. 3. 

"Pull of Bohemian cheer and good fel 
lowship." N. Y. State Lib. 

Smith college stories. Bacon, J. D. 
Smoke. Turgenieff, I. S. 
Smoke-eaters. O'Higgins, H. J. 
Smollett, Tobias George. 
Adventures of Humphrey Clinker. 

"Most laughable story that has ever been 
written." "W. M. Thackeray." 

Peregrine Pickle. 
Snaith, John Collis. 
Broke of Covenden. 

An English country gentleman, poor and 
proud. 

Snow image. Hawthorne, N. 
Snow man. Sand, G: 
Snow on the headlight Warman, C. 
Snowbound at Eagle's. Harte, B. 
Soldier stories. Kipling, R. 
Soldiers of fortune. Davis, R: H. 
Solitary summer. Arnim, M. A. 
Somebody's neighbors. Cooke, R. T. 
Somehow good. De Morgan, W: F. 
Somerville, Edith Anna CEnone, and Mar 
tin, Violet (Martin Ross, pseud.). 
All 011 the Irish shore, 

"Amusng and faithful sketches of Ire 
land as she is." Nation. 

Son of a Tory. Scollard, C. 
Son of Royal Langbrith. Howells, W: D. 
Son of the wolf. London, J.' 
Sonny. Stuart, R. 
Sonny's father. Stuart, R. 
Sons of the morning. Phillpotts, E. 
Sophia. Weyman, S. J: 
Sophy of Kravonia. Hawkins, A. H. 
Soul of the street. Duncan, N. 
Southern soldier stories. Eggleston, G: C. 
Souvestre, Enaile. 
Attic philosopher in Paris. 

"Parisian philosopher, who . . . finds his 

happiness in doing little acts of kindness." 

Baker. 

Sowers. Merriman, H: S. 
Sowing seeds in Danny. McClung, N. L. M. 
Spanish jade. Hewlett, M. H: 
Spearman, Frank Hamilton. 
Daughter of a magnate. 

"Daring feats of engineering on a Kocky 
mountain railroad." N. Y. State Lib. 

Held for orders. 

"Vigorous, full of adventure and heroism 
in emergency." N. Y. State Lib. 

Nerve of Foley. 

"Ten . . . stories of dangers and hero 
isms of railway life." N. Y. State Lib. 

Whispering Smith. 

"Building and managing of an early rail 
road." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Spell. Orcutt, W: D. 
Spenders. Wilson, H. L. 
Sphinx's children. Cooke, R. T. 
Spinner in the sun. Reed, M. 
Spirit Lake. Heming, A, H: H. 
Splendid spur. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 



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Spofford, Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth (Pres- 

cott). 
Old Washington. 

"Five stories . . . representing . . . the 
period following the civil war." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Spoils of Poynton. James, H: 
Spread eagle. Morris, G. 
Sprightly romance of Marsac. Seawell, 

Springhaven. Blackmore, R: D. 

Spy. Cooper, J. F. 

Square pegs. Whitney, A. D. 

Squatter's dream. Browne, T: A. 

Squire Phin. Day, H. F. 

Squirrel inn. Stockton, F. R: 

Stael-Holstein, Anne Louise Germaine 

(Necker), baronne de. 
Corinne; or, Italy. 

"Idealized autobiography and picturesque 
tour." Baker. 

Standish of Standish. Austin, J. 
Star dreamer. Castle, A. and E. 
Starvecrow farm. Weyman, S. J: 
Steadfast. Cooke, R. T. 
Steel, Mrs. Flora Annie (Webster). 
Hosts of the Lord. 

"Dealing seriously with great problem of 
'the mutual assimilation of East and 
West." Baker. 

On the face of the waters. 

"Indian mutiny; minutely accurate.'" 
Baker. 

Potters thumb. 

"Anglo-Indian society and native life.*' 
Baker. 

Stephens, Robert Neilson. 

Philip Winwood [an American revolu 
tionary captain]. 
Stepniak, pseud. See Dragomanoff, M. 

Sterne, Laurence. 

Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, 
gentleman. 

"A vehicle for his sentimental . . . moral 
izing on ... human life and character." 
Baker. 

Stevenson, Mrs. Fanny. See Stevenson, R. 

L:, jt auth. 

Stevenson, Robert Louis (Balfour). 
Black arrow. 

"Stirring adventure ... in the time of 
Henry VI." A. L. A. Bkl. 

David Balfour [sequel to Kidnappeuj. 

"Carries hero of Kidnapped over into Hol 
land and France." Pittsburg. 

Kidnapped. 

"Scotland shortly after rising in support 
of Prince Charlie in 1745," Leypoldt & lies. 

Master of Ballantrae. 

"Tragic annals of a noble Scottish fam 
ily." Baker. 

Merry men, and other tales and fables. 
New Arabian nights. 

"Modern Haroun-al-Rashid in London." 
Baker. 

Prince Otto [psychologic drama]. 
St. lyes; being the adventures of a French 
prisoner in England. 

Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 
"Physician who succeeds ... in sepa 
rating the good and evil parts of his na 
ture." Phil a. 

Treasure island. 



Weir of Hermiston. 

"Vital motive is antipathy between father 
and son/' Baker. 
and Osbourne, Lloyd. 
Ebb tide. 
Wrecker. 
and Stevenson, Mrs. Fanny (Van de 

Grift). 
Dynamiter. 

Stewart, Charles David. 
Fugitive blacksmith. 

"Diverting tale of Finerty, the Irish boss 
of a railroad sandhouse." Pittsburg. 

Partners of providence. 

"There is not a false note, a sentence out 
of key, or ... one second of doubtful 
taste." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Stickeen. Muir, J: 
Stickit minister. Crockett, S: R. 
Stillwater tragedy. Aldrich, T: B. 
Stimson, Frederic Jesup (J. S. of Dale, 

pseud.). 
King Noanett. 

"Romance of pioneer life and adventure." 
Critic. 

Mrs. Knollys, and other stories. 
Stockton, Francis Richard. 
Adventures of Captain Horn. 

"Quest for a treasure of the Incas." 
Baker. 

'Afield and afloat. 

"Eleven characteristic stories of love or 
fantastic adventure." N. Y. State Lib. 

Casting away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs. 
Aleshine. 

"Comedy of incongruous . . . adventures 
of two . . . New England women." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Chosen few [short stories]. 

Dusantes [sequel to Casting away of Mrs. 
Leeks and Mrs. Aleshine]. 

House of Martha. 

Lady, or the tiger? and other stories. 

Late Mrs. Null. 

Mrs. Cliff's yacht. 

"Treasure which fell to the Peruvian gov 
ernment and to Mrs. Cliff. "A. L. A. 

Pomona's travels. 
Rudder Grange. 

"Family that kept house in a canal -boat." 
Pittsburg. 

Squirrel inn. 

Story-teller's pack. 

Watchmaker's wife, and other stories. 
Stolen story. Williams, J. L. 
Stolen treasure. Pyle, H. 
Stooping lady. Hewlett, M. H: 
Stories of a western town. French, A. 
Story of a country town. Howe, E. W. 
Story of a play. Howells, W: D. 
Story of a short life. Ewing, J, H. 
Story of Ab. Waterloo, S. 
Story of an African farm. Schreiner, O. 
Story of Avis." Ward, E. S. 
Story of Bawn. Hinkson K. 
Story of Christine Rochefort. Prince, H. C. 
Story of Francis Cludde.- Weyman, S. J: 
Story of Kennett. Taylor. B. 
Story of Margaret Kent. Kirk, E. W. 
Story of old Fort Loudon. Craddock, C: E. 
Story of Patsy. Wiggin, K. D. 
Story of the glittering plain. Morris, W: 
Story of the other wise man. Van Dyke, H: 



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Story of Tonty. Catherwood, M. H. 
Story-teller's pack. Stockton, F. R: 
Stowe, Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth (Beecher). 

Minister's wooing. 

My wife and L 

Oldtown folks. 

"Portrays a Massachusetts town a cen 
tury or more ago." N. Y. State -Lib. 

Uncle Tom's cabin. 

"Plantation life before the civil war." 
A. L. A, 

We and our neighbors [sequel to My wife 

and I]. 

Stradella. Crawford, F. M. 
Strange adventures of a phaeton. Black, W: 
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

Stevenson, R. L; 

Strange manuscript found in a copper cyl 
inder. De Mille, J: 

Strange story. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Strathmore. De la Ramee, L. 
Strawberry handkerchief. Barr, A. E. 
Streeter, John Williams. 

Doctor Tom, the coroner of Brett. 
Strictly business. Henry, O. 
Strong hearts. Cable, G: W. 
Stuart, Mrs. Ruth (McEnery). 
Aunt Amity's silver wedding, and other 
stones. 

George Washington Jones. 

"Homeless little colored boy who offered 
himself as a Christmas present." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Holly and pizen, and other stories. 
In Simpkinsville; character tales. 

Moriah's mourning. 

"Thirteen short stories mainly of the 
southern negro." N. Y. State .Lib. 

Napoleon Jackson, the gentleman of the 
plush rocker. 

"A colored heroine maintains her right 
to support her husband in luxury/' N. Y. 
State Lib. 

River's children; an idyl of the Mississip 
pi. 

Second wooing of Salina Sue, and other 
stories. 

"Plantation tales, in which pathos and 
natural beauty underlie the comedy." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Sonny. 

1 'Humorous monologues of a ... farmer 
on ... his only sou." Pittsburg. 

Sonny's father. 

"In which the father, now become grand 
father, a kindly observer of life and a 
genial philosopher, in his desultory talks 
with the family doctor, carries along the 
story of Sonny." Subtitle. 

Study in scarlet. Doyle, C. 

Stuntz, Stephen Conrad. See Conrad, S., 

pseud. 
Subjection of Isabel Carnaby. Fowler, 

E. T. 

Suburban whirl. Cutting, M. S. 
Successors of Mary the First. Ward, E. S, 
Sudermann, Hermann. 
Dame Care. 

Regina; or, The sins of the fathers. 

"Tragedy of hate and love; a Prussian 
village in 1814-1815." Baker. 



Sue, (Marie Joseph) Eugene. 
Mysteries of Paris. 
Wandering Jew. 

"Powerful in its command of terror." 
Baker. 

Surgeon's daughter. Scott, W. 
Surry of Eagle's Nest. Cooke, J: E. 
Susan Clegg and her neighbor's affairs. 

French, A. 
Suttner, Bertha Felice Sophie (Kinsky) 

freifrau von. 
"Ground arms." 

"A crusade against war." Pittsburg. 

Sweet clover. Burnham, C. L. 
Swift, Jonathan. 

Gulliver's travels into several remote re 
gions of the world. 

Sword in the mountains. MacGowan, A. 
Sword maker. Barr, R. 
Sword of Dundee. Peck, T. 
Sword of the old frontier. Parrish, R. 



Taber, Harry Persons. See Wells, Caro 
lyn, jt. auth. 

Tale of two cities. Dickens, C: 

Tales. Poe, E. A. 

Tales for Christmas. Coppee, F. 

Tales of New England. Jewett, S. O. 

Tales of the cloister. Jordan, E. G. 

Tales of the home folks in peace and war.. 
Harris, J. C. 

Tales of the Maine coast. Brooks, N. 

Tales of two countries. Kielland, A. L. 

Tales, sketches and other papers. Haw 
thorne, N. 

Talisman. Scott, W. 

Taming of Red Butte Western. Lynde, F. 

Tapestried chamber. Scott, W. 

Taquisara. Crawford, F. M. 

Tarkington, (Newton) Booth. 

Beasley's Christmas party. 

"Delightfully human little story." A. I*. 
A. Bkl. 

Cherry. 

"Conceited young prig tells how he wooed, 
the heroine." -N. Y. State Lib. 

Conquest of Canaan. 

"How a young lawyer won the respect 
and admiration of an Indiana town." N. Y. 
State Lib. 
Gentleman from Indiana. 

"Contest between "White Caps and a young?, 
newspaper man." A. L. A. 

Guest of Quesnay. 

An accident causes young 1 man to forget. 
past life and win again the love of his wife. 

His own people [an episode in Europe]. 

In the arena. 

"Interesting and well- written short sto 
ries." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Monsieur Beaucaire. 

"Drama of intrigue, laid in Bath during: 
the Beau Nash regime." Baker. 

Two Vanrevels. 

"Love story of Mexican war period." -N,. 
Y. State Lib. 

Tarry thou till I come. Croly, G: 

Tartarin of Tarascon. Daudet, A. 

Tartarin on the Alps. Daudet, A. 

Taskmasters. Turner, G: K. 



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Tautphceus, Jemima Montgomery, baronin 

von. 

Initials [a story of modern life in Bava 
ria]. 

"Young Englishman and his love for a 
beautiful German girl." Baker. 

Quits. 

"Life in southern Germany. A traveling 
Englishman is the hero." Pittsburgh 

Taylor, (James) Bayard. 

Hannah Thurston [a story of American 
life]. 

Story of Kennett. 

*'A township of Pennsylvania, during the 
latter part of the 18th century." Pittsburg. 

Taylor, C. Bryson. 

Nicanor, teller of tales. 

*'A pure romance, in well -sustained style." 
Outlook. 

Tekia. Barr, R. 

Ten thousand a 3*ear. Warren, S: 

Ten to seventeen. Bacon, J. D. 

Tenant of Wildfell Hall Bronte, A. 

Tenants. Watts, M. S. 

Terfaune, Mrs. Alary Virginia (Hawes). 

See Harland, M., pseud. 
Terror. Gras, F. 

Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Hardy, T: 
Test. Wright, M. 

Testing of Diana Mallory. Ward, M. A. 
Teuffel, Baroness von. See Howard, B. W. 
Thackeray, A. t. See Ritchie, A. I. T. 
Thackeray, William Makepeace. 
Adventures of Philip. 

"Discursive, containing: several fine 
scenes." Baker. 

Christmas books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. 

"Farces and extravagances." Baker. 

History of Henry Esmond. 

"Cavalier and Jacobite in time of Queen 
Anne." N. Y. State Lib. 

History of Pendennis. 

"Humorous exposure of many shams and 
vanities." Baker. 

Memoirs of Barrv Lyndon, esq., written 
by himself. 

The Newcomes. 

"Col. Xewcome is one of the most beauti 
ful and pathetic creations in English litera 
ture." Baker. 

Vanity fair. 

"Epoch-making work in the history of 
English realism." Baker. 

Virginians [follows Henry Esmond]. , 
Thaddeus of Warsaw. Porter, J. 
Thanet, Octave, pseud. See French, A. 
That fortune. Warner, C: D. 
'That lass o* Lowrie's. Burnett, F. H. 
Their husbands* wives. Howells, W: D., 

and Alden, H: M., eds. 
Their pilgrimage. Warner, C: D. . 
Their silver wedding journey. Howells, 

W: D. 

Their wedding journey. Howells, W: D. 
Thelma. Corelli, M. 

They .that walk in darkness, Zangwill, I. 
I3th district. Whitlock, B. 
Thirty strange stories. Wells, H. G: 
$30,000 bequest. Clemens, S: L. 
"This, my son." Bazin, R. 
Thomas Wingfold, curate. MacDonald, G: 



Thompson, Charles Miner. 

Army mule. 

"Laughable little tale of a farmer's mul 
ish obstinacy and his subjugation at the 
hands of the equally firm but tactful vil 
lage dressmaker." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Thompson, (James) Maurice. 
Alice of old Vincennes. 

"Love and adventure in Indiana in 1779." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Those delightful Americans. Cotes, S. J. 
Those extraordinary twins. See Clemens, 

S: L. Pudd'nhead Wilson. 
Thrall of Leif the Lucky. Liljencrantz, 

O. A. 

Three brothers. Phillpotts, E. 
Three feathers. Black, W: 
Three musketeers. Dumas, A. 
Through old rose glasses. Earle, M. T. 
Through one administration. Burnett, F. H. 
Through the eye of the needle. Howells, 

W: D. 

Through the turf smoke. MacMantts, S. 
Thraston, Lucy M each am. 
Called to the field. 

"Virginia home life during the civil war.'* 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Thurston, Ernest Temple. 
Mirage. 

A romance of a French viscomte who suf 
fers poverty and self -exile in London. 

Thurston, Katherine Cecil (Mrs. Ernest 

Temple Thurston). 
Masquerader. 

"A weak man and a strong man exchange 

identi ties." Pittsburg. 

Tides of Barnegat. Smith, F. H. 
Tillie: a Mennonite maid. Martin, H. R. 
Timothy's quest. Wiggin, K. D. 
Titcomb, Timothy, pseud. See Holland, 

J. G. 

Tiverton tales. Brown, A. 
To have and to hold. Johnston, M. 
Toilers of the sea. Hugo, V: M. 
Told by Uncle Remus. Harris, J. C. 
Told in the hills. Ryan, M. E. 
Tolstoi, Lyof Nikolaievitch, graf. 
Anna Karenina. 

"Domestic and social life of the Russian 
people." Baker. 

Count Tolstoi's gospel stories. 
Master and man. 
Resurrection; a novel. 
War and peace. 

"Russian affairs . . . during the war with 
Napoleon." Baker. 

Tom Brown at Oxford. Hughes, T: 
Tom Brown's school days. Hughes, T: 
Tom Burke of "Ours." Lever, C: J. 
Tom Grogan. Smith, F. H. 
Tom Jones. Fielding, H: 
Tom Sawyer. Clemens, S: L. 
Tommjr and Grizel % Barrie, J. M: 
Tompkins, Juliet Wilbor. 
Dr. Ellen. 

""Will be read with genuine enjoyment." 
P. T. Cooper. 

Mothers and fathers. 

'"Eighteen excellent short stories, full 
of character study.*' A. li. A. Bkl. 

Open house. 

The romance of a doctor and a girl whom 
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Tory lover. Jewett, S. O. 

Touchstone. Wharton, E. N. 

Tour of the world in eighty days. Verne, J. 

Tourgee, Albion Winegar. 

Fool's errand, by one of the fools. 

"Federal officer who went south after the 
war. . . . The 'carpet-bagger' period." 
Leypoldt & lies. 

Tower. Wright, M. 

Tower of London. Ainsworth, W: H. 

Tracy, Louis. 

Wings of the morning. 

"Well-told story of a ship-wreck." Pitts* 
burg. 

Tracy, Virginia. 

Merely players:' stories of stage life. 
Traffics and discoveries. Kipling, R. 
Trail of the lonesome pine. Fox, J:, Jr. 
Train, Arthur Cheney. 
Butler's story. 

A butler relates the troubles of a wealthy 
New York family. 

Transfiguration of Miss Philura. Kings- 
ley, F. 

Treasure island. Stevenson, R. L: 
Treasure of heaven. Corelli, M. 
Treasure of Peyre Gaillard. Bennett, J: 
Trial. Yonge, C. M. 
Trilby. Du Maurier, G: 
Trimmed lamp. Henry, O. 
Tristram of Blent. Hawkins, A. H. 
Tristram Shandy. Sterne, L. 
Trollope, Anthony. 

Barchester Towers. 

Can you forgive her? 

*'A study of half -realized motives and 
minor causes of conduct." Baker. 

Doctor Thorne. 

Eustace diamonds. 

"Lying of Lady Eustace darkens the mys 
tery of the diamonds." Baker. 

Framley parsonage. 

Last chronicle of Barset. 

"'Dominant situation one of intense an 
guish." Baker. 

Orley farm. 

"A lengthly chronicle of family life." 
Baker. 

Phineas Finn, the Irish member. 

"Politics occupy considerable space." 
Baker. 

Phineas Redux [sequel to Phineas Finn]. 
"Gladstone and Disraeli appear under 
thin disguises." Pittsburg. 

Prime minister. 
Small house at Allington. 
Warden. 

Truants. Mason, A. E: W. 
True Tilda. Quiller-Couch, A. T: 
Truth. Zola, E. 
Truthful Jane. Kingsley, F. 
Turgenieff, Ivan Sergeievich. 
Fathers and children. 

"Bringrs the old and the new generations 
of Russian life into strong contrast." Ba 
ker. 

On the eve. 
Smoke. 

"Social life among Russians living at Ba 
den." Baker. 

Virgin soil. 

"Subterranean world of political agita 
tion . . . threatening the peace of Russia." 
Baker. 



Turn of the balance. Whitlock, B. 
Turn of the road. Frothingham, E. B. 
Turner, George Kibbe. 
Taskmasters [story of a mill town's poli 
tics]. 

Turquoise cup. Smith, ,A. C. 
Tuttictt, Mary Gleed. See Gray, Maxwell, 
pseud. 

Twain, Mark, pseud. See Clemens, S: L. 
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea. 
Verne, J. 

Twenty years after. Dumas, A. 

Twice-told tales. Hawthorne, N. 

Two bites at a cherry. Aldrich, T: B. 

Two college girls. Brown, H. D. 

Two drovers. Scott, W. 

Two in Italy. Elliott, M. H. 

Two-legs. Ewald, C. 

Two Vanrevels. Tarkington, B. 

Two years ago. Kingsley, C: 

Tynan, Katharine. See Hinkson, K. 

Typee. Melville, H. 

Typhoon. Conrad, J. 

Tyrant. De La Pasture, E. 



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Uarda: a romance of Egypt Ebers, G: M 

Uncle Jack's executors. Noble, A L 

Uncle Max. Carey, R. N. 

Uncle Remus, pseud. See Harris, J. C. 

Uncle Tom's- cabin. Stowe, H. E. 

Uncle William. Lee, J. B. 

Uncommercial traveler. Dickens C- 

Under dog. Smith, F. H. 

Under the crust. Page, T: N. 

Under the greenwood tree. Hardy, T: 

under the red robe. Weyman, S. J: 

Under the redwoods. Harte, B. 

Under the Southern cross. Robins, E. 

Under the sunset. Howells, W- D and 
Alden, H: M., eds. 

Under two flags. De la Ramee, L. 

undercurrent. Grant, R 

Undine. La Motte Fouque, F. H. K., bar 
on de. 

Unforeseen. Cutting, M. S. 
Ungava Bob. Wallace, D. 
Unknown quantity. Hall, G. 
Unleavened bread. Grant, R. 
Unlucky family. De La Pasture, E. 
Unsocial socialist. Shaw, G: B. 
Up grade. Goodwin, W. 
Up to Calvin's. Richards, L. E 



Valley of decision. Wharton, E. N. 
Van Bibber. Davis, R: H. 
Vance, Louis Joseph. 
Black bag. 

"A sensational narrative of crime at 
tempted and frustrated."- Outlook. 
Vance, Wilson J. 
Big John Baldwin. 

"The hero is a sort of John Ridd of the 
Fen country/ 1 Dial. 



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Van Dyke, Henry. 
Blue flower. 

Ruling passion [tales of nature and hu 
man nature]. 

"Eight stories of ruling passions shown 
in the lives of simple people." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Story of the other wise man. 
Vanity fair. Thackeray, W: M. 
Varmint. Johnson, O. 
Vassar stories. Gallagher, G. M. 
Vassar studies. Schwartz, J. A. 
Veiled lady. Smith, F. H. 
Venetian June. Fuller, A. 
Vera the medium. Davis, R: H. 
Verga, Giovanni. 

House by the medlar-tree. 
Verne, Jules. 

Around the world in eighty days. 

Prom the earth to the moon and around 
the moon. 

"Adventurous party have a monster gun 
cast and are shot to the moon," Baker. 

Hector Servadac. 

"Earth's collision with a comet." Phila. 

Michael Strogoff. 

"Hero encounters every conceivable kind 
of peril." Baker. 

Mysterious island. 

"Adventure, with perils by sea, pirates, 
and wild beasts." Baker. 

Tour of the world in eighty days. 

"English gentleman undertakes . . . this 
project for a wager." Baker. 

Twenty thousand leagues under- the sea. 
"Captain Nemo and his ingenious electric 
submarine boat." A. L. A. 
Veronica Playfair. Goodwin, M. W. 
Very small person. Donnell, A. H. 
Vesty of the Basins. Greene, S. P. 
Via crucis. Crawford, F. M. 
Viaud, Louis Marie Julien. See Loti, 

Pierre, pseud. 

Vicar of Wakefield. Goldsmith, O. 
Vice versa. Anstey, F., pseud. 
Vicomte de Bragelonne. Dumas, A. 
Victor of Salamis. Davis, W: S. 
Victory. Seawell, M. E. 
Viele, Herman Knickerbocker 

Heartbreak Hill [a New England story]. 
"Sentiment and humor are nicely bal 
anced in its pages, and the transcript of 
New England life and character is both 
truthful and charming." Dial. 

Inn of the Silver -Moon. 
Last of the Knickerbockers. 

"Romance of social situations in New 
York." N. Y. State Lib. 

Myra of the pines. 

"Charm springs from the freshness and 

liveliness of its characters and situations." 

Pittsburg. 

Vignettes of Manhattan. Matthews, B., ed. 
Villa Claudia. Mitchell, J: A. 
Villa on the Rhine. Auerbach, B. 
Village on the cliff. Ritchie, A. L 
Villette. Bronte, C 
Vine of Sibmah. Macphail, A. 
Virgin soiL TurgeniefE, I. S. 
Virginia cavalier. Seawell, M. E. 
Virginian. Wister, O. 
Virginians. Thackeray, W: M. 
Vittoria. Meredith, G: 
Vivian Grey. Beaconsfield, B: D. 



Voice in the rice. Morris, G. 
Voice of the city. Henry, O. 
Voice of the people. Glasgow, E. A. G. 

Vorse, Mrs. Mary H. Heaton. 
Breaking in of a yachtsman's wife. 

"Human nature under the influence of 
the boating passion is a study which Mrs. 
Vorse has prosecuted thoroughly, humor 
ously, altogether delightfully." Nation. 
Voynich, Mrs. Ethel Lillian (Boole). 
Gadfly. 

"Italy during the conspiracies against the 
Austrians in 1S3G-1840." Pittsburgh 
Vrouw Grobelaar and her leading cases. 

Gibbon, P. 
Vultures. Merriman, H: S. 

W 

Waddel, Mrs. Mary Louise (Forsslund). 

See Forsslund, L. 
Wall street stories. Lefevre, E. 
Wallace, Dillon. 

Ungava Bob, a winter's tale. 

"Adventures of a plucky 16-year old boy 
while fur hunting in Labrador." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Wallace, Lew (Lewis), general. 
Ben-Hur. 

"Romance of Oriental life in the first 
century. ' ' Baker. 

Fair god. 

"Mexican life at time of conquest." Ba 
ker. 

Prince of India. 

"A florid picture of the Byzantine em 
pire in the 15th century." -Leypoldt & lies. 

Walled in. Ward, E. S. 
Waller, Mary Ella. 
Flamsted quarries. 

"A story of American so-cial and indus 
trial conditions today." Bk. R. Digest. 
Sanna [story of Nantucket]. 
Wood-carver of 'Lympus. 

"Ambitious farmer crippled in early 
manhood . . . becomes a wood- carver of re 
nown." N. Y. State Lib. 

Year out of life. 

An American girl's romance with a Ger 
man author. 

Waltz, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cherry). 
Pa Gladden. 

"Country life in middle west." N. T. 
State Lib. 

Wandering Jew. Sue, E. 
War and peace. Tolstoi, L. N. 
War in the air. Wells, H. G: 
War of the worlds. Wells, H. G: 
Ward, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart (Phelps). 

Empty house, and other stories. 

Fourteen to one. 

"Short stories of homely life." -Pittsburg-. 

Gates ajar. 

"Imaginative glimpses into the celestial 
paradise." Baker. 

Oath of allegiance, and other stories. 
Singular life. 

"Story of mission and settlement work 
among the poor." Phila. 

Story of Avis. 

"Wife who renounces her career as a 
painter to devote herself to her husband." 
Phila. 

Successors of Mary the First. 

''Humorous tale of woes with incompe 
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Walled In. 

"A singularly strong man, is 'walled in' 
by a terrible automobile accident." Bk. B. 
Digest. 
Ward, Mary Augusta (Arnold) (Mrs. 

Humphry Ward). 
Eleanor. 
Fenwick's career. 

"Young painter of brilliant talents comes 
to London to make a career." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Helbeck of Bannisdale. 

"Struggle between religious principles and 
love in an agnostic and a Roman Catholic." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Lady Merton, colonist. 

"A novel that has grown out of Mrs. 
Ward's visit to the Canadian frontiers. 
. . . The literary merits and the fine aim of 
the book command admiration." Spec. 

Lady Rose's daughter. 

"Study of temperament, but in no sense 
a problem novel." H. W. Mabie. - 

Mar cell a. 

"Develops socialism versus vested rights 
and aristocratic privilege." Pittsburg. 

Marriage of William Ashe. 

"Ill-assorted union between a young . . . 
member of Parliament and an impulsive 
girl." N. Y. State Lib. 

Robert Elsmere. 

"Deals with the question of formal versus 
ethical religion." Pittsburg. 

Sir George Tressady. 

Testing of Diana Mallory. 

"Considered as a novel of society, 'Diana 
Mallory' is fascinating and authoritative, 
considered as the story of a young woman 
pathetically situated, it is moving and sat 
isfying." N. Y. Times. 

Ward of King Canute. Liljencrantz, O. A. 
Warden. Trollope, A. 
Wards of liberty. Kelly, M. 
Ware, William. 

Zenobia, queen of Palmyra. 

"Christianity and paganism confronting: 
each other. * ' Pi ttsburg. 

Warlock o' Glenwarlock. MacDonald, G: 
Warman, Cy. 

Express messenger and other tales of 

the rail. 
Last spike, and other railroad stories. 

"Clever sketches, dramatic and realistic.** 
A. D. A. Bkl. 

Short rails [railroad stories]. 

Snow on the headlight; a story of the 

great Burlington strike. 
Warner, Anne. See French, A. 
Warner, Charles Dudley. 
Being a boy. 
Golden house. 

"Continuing the fortunes of the charac 
ters in A little journey in the world." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Little journey in the world. 

"A picture of New York society." Baker. 

That fortune [sequel to The golden 
house]. 

"New York life, particularly in the finan 
cial world." Baker. 

Their pilgrimage. 

"Minute and sometimes satirical descrip 
tions of southern watering-places." Baker. 

Warner, Susan (Elizabeth Wetherell, 

pseud.). 
Queechy. 



Wide, wide world. 

"Past life and mariners in New England." 
Baker. 

Warren, Samuel. 
Ten thousand a year. 

"Satire on English legal forms and per 
sons in first half of 19th century." Baker. 
Washington square. James, H: 
Wason, Robert Alexander. 
Happy Hawkins. 

"A philosophical and loyal -hearted cow 
boy is the unique and humorous hero." 
Bk. R. Digest. 
Watanna, Onoto, pseud. 
Daughters of Nijo. 
Heart of Hyacinth. 
Japanese nightingale. 
Watchmaker's wife. Stockton, F. R: 
Water of the wondrous isles. Morris, W: 
Water- witch. Cooper, J. F. 
Waterloo, Stanley. 
Story of Ab. 

"Tells with scientific accuracy how the 
cave men lived, hunted and fought." Pitts- 
burg. 

Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott. 
Midsummer day's dream. 

"Amusing, clever, and gracefully writ 
ten." A, L. A. Bkl. 

Watson, John (Ian Maclaren, pseud.). 
Beside the bonnie brier bush. 

"Sketches and stories of a Scotch vil 
lage." 1 Baker. 

Days of auld lang syne. 

"Further studies of the Scotch neighbor 
hood described in 'Beside the bonnie brier 
bush.' " N. Y. State Lib. 
Watts, Mary Stanbery. 
Nathan Burke. 

"Supposedly the biography of 'General 
Nathan Burke, the hero of Chapultepec,' 
really a cheerful record in story form of 
the sayings and doings of a group of typical 
but very human people in a southern Ohio 
town of the 30's and 40's." A. L. A. Bkl. 

The tenants. 
Watts-Dunton, Theodore. See Dunton, T. 

Watts-. 

Waverley. Scott, W. 
Way of a man. Hough. E. 
Way of an Indian. Remington, F: 
Way of the gods. Long, J: L. 
Way of the sea. Duncan, N. 
Wayfarers. Cutting, M. S. 
We and our neighbors. Stowe, H. E. 
We two. Bayly, A. E. 
Weavers. Parker, G. 
Web. Hill, F: T. 
Webster, Henry Kitchell. 

King in khaki. 

The hero is a New York newspaper man 
managing a tropical plantation. 

Roger Drake, captain of industry. 

"Formation of great copper combine." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Sky-man. 

*'So thrilling a tale, Indeed, and so good 
for boys of all ages, has not recently come 
within our reach." W: M. Payne. 

Whispering man. 

Amateur detective solves mystery of a 
murder. 

See also Merwin, S:, jt. auth. 
Webster, Jean. 
Four-pools mystery. 

"A rattling- good detective story." A. L. 
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Jerry, junior. 

"American youtii . . . who . . dis 
guises himself as a mountain guide and 
donkey driver." A. L. A. BM. 

Much ado about Peter. 

"A good story to read aloud." A. I*. A. 
Bkl. 

When Patty went to college. 

"College pranks, told by a Vassar grad 
uate of 1900. "A. L. A, 
Weir of Hermiston. Stevenson, R. L: 
Well at the world's end. Morris, W: 
Well in the desert. Knapp, A. 
Wells, Carolyn. 

Emily Emmlns papers [about a visit to 

London]. 

and Taber, Harry Persons. 
Matrimonial bureau. 

"Clever, nonsensical, amusing." A. L. A. 
BkL 

Wells, David D wight 
Her ladyship's elephant. 

"Two . . . couples who accidentally change 
partners on their wedding journey/' Ath. 
Wells, Herbert George. 

Kipps: the story of a simple soul. 

"Merciless analysis of ... a young dra 
per's assistant." 2\ T . Y. State Lib. 

Thirty strange stories. 

War in the air. 

**A war carried on in airships and involv 
ing the whole world brings an end to civil 
ization and a return to primitive condi 
tions.'* A. L. A. Bkl. 

War of the worlds. 

"Invasion of the earth by the inhabitants 
of Mars." Pittsburg. 

When the sleeper wakes. 

"Pessimistic view of mankind in the com 
ing centuries." Baker. 
Wemyss, Mrs. Mary C. E. 

Professional aunt. 
Werner, Ernest, pseud. See Biirstenbind- 

er, E. 
Westcott, Edward Noyes. 

David Haruni [a character study], 

"Hero a goodhearted, shrewd banker, 
horse-trader and observer of men." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Westnap, Margaret. 
Coming of Billy. 

"About a child, but not a juvenile book." 
-A. L, \. Bkl. 

Westward ho! Kingsley, C: 
Wetherell, Elizabeth, pseud. See Warner, S. 
Weyman, Stanley John. 
Abbess of Vlaye. 

"A story of 1595 in the times of Henry of 
Navarre." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Castle inn. 

"Love and adventure In England in early 
days of George IIL"< N. T. State Lib. 

Chippinge borough. 

"Social upheaval attending- the passage 
of the reform bill in 1831." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Gentleman of France. 

"Stirring adventure and excellent his 
torical setting/' N. T. State Lib. 

House of the wolf. 

"France in the reign of Charles IX." 
Leypoldt & lies. 

Long night 

"Historical romance, scene laid in Gene 
va, early in the 17th century." Pittsburg. 
My Lady Rotha. 

"Germany overrun by mercenaries and 
thieves." Baker. 



Red cockade. 

"Adventures during the French revolu 
tion related by an aristocrat." Baker, 

Sophia. 

"Love in high life, England, 1742." N. T. 
State Lib. 

Starvecrow farm. 

"Perilous adventures befalling . . . Eng 
lish heroine in the early 19th century." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Story of Francis Cludde. 

"Romance in Dumas style, of time of 
Bloody Mary (1553-58)." -Baker. 
Under the red robe. 

^'Episode of Richelieu's time." -Nation. 
Wild geese. 

/'It is one of the best stories he has ever 
TYYT given us." W: M. Payne. 
Wharton, Mrs. Edith Newbold (Jones). 
Crucial instances. 

"Subtle and extremely clever stories." 
>*. Y. State Lib. 

Fruit of the tree. 

"Novel of extraordinary power and in 
tense interest." -A. L. A, Bkl. 

Greater inclination [stones of modern 
social life]. 

"Extremely clever in psychologic study 
and literary expression." N. T. State Lib. 
House of mirth. 

"Phase of society which ... is obtuse 
as to morals and defiant of restraint." A. 
L. A. BkL 

Madame de Treymes. 

"American and French view of family 
relations and marriage. "^A. L. A. Bkl. 

Sanctuary [psychological study of hered 
ity]. 

Touchstone [character study]. 

"Husband, to obtain money to justify Ms 
marriage has violated a sacred confidence " 

N. Y. State Lib. 

Valley of decision. 

"Study ot Italian society on the verge of 
revolution." Sat. R. 

What will he do with it? Lytton, E; G: 
E. L. B~. 

Wheel of life. Glasgow, E. A. G. 

When a man marries. Rinehart, M. R. 

When a man's single. Barrie, J. M: 

When all the woods are green. MitchelL 
S. W. 

When Charles the First was king. Fletch 
er, J. S. 

When knighthood was in flower. Major, C: 

When love speaks. Payne, W: 

When Patty went to college. Webster, J. 

When she came home from college. Kurd, 
M. K. 

When the sleeper wakes. Wells, H. G: 

When Valmond came to Pontiac. Parker, G. 

When wilderness was king. Parrish, R. 

Where the battle was fought. Craddock,. 
C: E. 

Whilomville stories. Crane, S. 

Whip hand. Merwin, S: 

Whirligigs. Henry, O. 

Whispering man. Webster, H: K. 

Whispering Smith. Spearman, F. H. 

Whitaker, Evelyn. 

Miss Toosey's mission. 

Whitby, Beatrice Jeanie (Mrs. Philip- 

Hicks). 
Awakening of Mary Fen wick. 



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White, Eliza Orne. f 
Browning courtship, and other stories. 
Lover of truth [New England village 

life]. 

Winterborough [a New Hampshire 
town]. 

"Conversations are very bright, replete 
with satire and cleverness.'* Aim. Am. Cat. 
1892. 
White, Stewart Edward. 

Arizona nights [life among cowboys]. 
Blazed trail [in Michigan logging camp 
region]. 

"A young lumberman's struggle with a 
powerful and unscrupulous firm." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Blazed trail stories and stories of the 

wild life. 

"Life of ranch and lumber camp in the 
great northwest." N. Y. State Lib. 

Claim jumpers [Black Hills mining 

camp]. 

Conjuror's house; a romance of the free 
forest. 

"Love story set against a dark back 
ground of Canadian wilderness/' N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Forest [impressions at all seasons]. 

"Has worked out a new treatment of 
nature/* Outlook. 

Riverman: narrative of the lumbering in 
dustry in Michigan in the early seven 
ties. ' 

Rules of the game. 

"Pre-eminently a presentation, sane and 
fair, of the conservation problem as it ap 
pears to both sides on the field." A. L. A. 
Bkl. 

Silent places. 

"Skill of white woodsmen matched against 
Indian instinct." Pittsburg. 
and Adams, Samuel Hopkins. 
Mystery. 

* 'Ingenious tale of pirates.'* A. L. A. Bkl. 
White, William Allen. 
Certain rich man. 

"It is American through and through in 
its spirit; its intimate knowledge of every 
day American life, its dialogue, its fun, and 
its pathos." Outlook. 

In our town. 

"People in a Kansas town as seen from 
the printer's office." A. L. A. Bkl. 
White aprons. Goodwin, M. W. 
White company. Doyle, C. 
White Fang. London, J. 
White mice. Davis, R: H. 
White roses. Brown, K. H. 
White sister. Crawford, F. M. 
White terror. Gras, F. 
White terror and the red. Cahan, A. 
Whiteing, Richard. 
No. 5 John st. 

"Cultured man's experimental residence 
in the London slums." N, Y. State Lib. 

Ring in the new. 

"Real life of a working girl of the 'other 
half in London." A. L. A. Bkl, 
Whither thou goest. Bell, J: J. 
Whitlock, Brand. 
Gold brick. 

"Stories of Illinois newspaper men and 
politicians." A. L. A. Bkl. 

I3th district [and its Congressional can 
didate]. 

"Denunciation of the political campaign 
in the United States.'* Pittsburg. 



Turn of the balance. 

"An arraignment of the law as it is ad 
ministered in our commonwealth to-day." 
Bk. R. Digest 

Whitney, Mrs. Adeline Button (Train). 
Ascutney streetX 
Biddy's episodes. 

"A young girl . . . finds an outlet for hear 
activities and sweetens in the process." 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Faith Gartney's girlhood. 
Real folks. 
Square pegs. 

"Young girl 'brought up in sections by 
two aunts.' " N. Y. State Lib. 

Whole family. Howells, W: D., and others. 

Wide, wide world. Warner, S. 

Widow Lerouge. Gaboriau, E. 

Wife of his youth. Chesnutt, C: W. 

Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith) (Mrs. G. 

C. Riggs). 

Cathedral courtship and Penelope's Eng 
lish experiences. 

"Narrative of travel in England." Pitts- 
burg. 

New chronicles of Rebecca. 

"Quaintly humorous stories of 'Rebecca.* " 
A. L. A. Bkl. 

Old Peabody pew. 

Penelope's Irish experiences [sequel to 
Penelope's progress]. 

"Travel in Ireland bound by thread of 
love story." N. Y. State Lib. 

Penelope's progress [sequel to Pene 
lope's English experiences]. 

"Edinburgh and its neighborhood as seen 
by the three heroines of Penelope's English 
experiences." N. Y. State Lib. 

Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm. 

"Story of New England girl life." Pitts- 
burg. 

Rose o' the river. 

"Pleasant little story of a lumberman's 
love." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Story of Patsy [a cripple]. 

"Picture of slum life." Baker. 

Timothy's quest. 
and others. 

Affair at the inn [love comedy]. 

"Written In first person, each author re 
sponsible for one character." N. Y. State 
Lib. 

Wild ass's skin. Balzac, H. de. 

Wild Eelin. Black, W: 

Wild geese. Weyman, S. J: 

Wild wheat. Blundell, M. E. 

Wiles of Sexton Maginnis. Egan, M. F. 

Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship and trav 
els. Goethe, J. W. von. 

Wilkins, Mary Eleanor. See Freeman, M. 
E. (W.) 

Williams, Francis Churchill. 
J. Devlin, boss. 

"When Garfield was nominated for presi 
dent." Bookm. 

Williams, Frederick Benton, pseud. See 

Hamblen, H. E. 
Williams, Jesse Lynch. 

Day-dreamer; being the full narrative of 
"The stolen story." 

"Interesting tale and good pictures of 
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Married life of the Frederic Carrolls. 
Entertaining- narrative of the experien 
ces of a young artist and his wife. 

My lost duchess [an idyl of New York]. 

Stolen story, and other newspaper stories. 
Williamson, Charles Norris, and William 
son, Mrs. Alice Muriel (Livingston). 

Car of destiny [motor romance in Spain]. 

'Chauffeur and the chaperon [motor-boat 
trip in Holland]. 

Lady Betty across the water. 

*'J3nglisn girl who explores American pos 
sibilities in New York and Newport life." 

A. JL. A. BkL 

Lightning conductor. 

"American girl's automobile trip through 
Europe." Pittsburgh 

Lord Loveland discovers America. 

"An Improbable tale but one that has 
rather more substance than the late sugary 
products of the joint Williamson pen." A. 
L. A. Bkl. 

Motor maid. 

The romance carries the reader through 

the south of France. 

My friend the chauffeur. 

"Similar to 'The lightning conductor' and 
"The princess passes.' " A. JL. A. JBkL. 

Princess passes. 

"The princess is a young American 
- heiress." A. JU A. Bkl. 

Princess Virginia. 

"An adventurous English princess travels 
under an assumed name." A. JL. A. Bkl. 

Wilson, Harry Leon. 

Spenders; a tale of the third generation. 
"Up-to-date American story, scene laid 
chiefly in New York." Pittsburg. 

Wind of destiny. Hardy, A. S. 

Window at the White Cat. Rinehart, M. 

R. 

Window in Thrums. Barrie, J. M: 
Windsor castle. Ainsworth, W: H. 
Wing-and-wing. Cooper, J. F. 
Wings of the morning. Tracy, L: 
Winning lady, and others. Freeman, M. E. 
Winslow, Helen Maria. 
Woman for mayor. 

Portrays a successful test of woman's 
suffrage. 

Winston of the prairies. Bindloss, H. 
Winterborough. White, E. O. 
Wlnthrop, Theodore. 
Cecil Dreeme. 

John Brent 

"Stirring novel, in "which a noble horse 
is hero-in chief." Pittsburg. 

Wise woman. Burnham, C. L. 
Wister, Owen. 
Jimmyjohn boss, and other stories. 

"Eight humorous, grim and pathetic sto 
ries of western frontier life." N. Y. State 
.Lib. 

Lady Baltimore. 

"Quaint story of social life in a quiet 
southern city ... in reality Charleston." 
A. K A. Bkl. 

Lin McLean. 

"Short stories forming a continuous nar 
rative, a cowboy being: the central figure.*' 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Mother [story of love and speculation]. 

Philosophy 4: a story of Harvard uni 
versity. 



Red men and white [short stories]. 

"Adventures on the Indian frontier." 
Baker. 

Virginian. 

"Capital study of the best type of west 
ern cowboy." N. Y. State Lib. 

Witch's gold. Garland, H. 

With edged tools. Merriman, H: S. 

With fire and sword. Sienkiewicz, H. 

With Juliet in England. Richmond, G. L. 

With my friends. Matthews, B., and oth 
ers. 

With the procession. Fuller, H: B. 

Woman errant. Wright, M. O. 

Woman for mayor. Winslow, H. M. 

Woman in the alcove. Green, A. K. 

Woman in white. Collins, W. 

Wood, John Seymour. 

Yale yarns, sketches of life at Yale uni 
versity. 

Wood-carver of 'Lympus. Waller, M. E. 

Wood fire in No. 3. Smith, F. H. 

Woodrow, Nancy Mann Waddel (Mrs. 

Wilson Wood row), 
Silver butterfly. 

New York society is background for this 
story of a mystery. 

Woods, Mrs. Margaret Louisa (Bradley). 
King's revoke. 

"Adventure with almost no bloodshed/ 1 * 
A. L. A. BkL 

Woodstock. Scott, W. 
Wooing o't Alexander, Mrs. 
Woolson, Constance Fenimore. 

Anne. 

"Scenes at Mackinae and about New 
York." N. Y. State Lib. 

East Angels. 

"Home life in Georgia before the war." 
Baker. 

For the major. 

Front yard, and other Italian stories. 
Jupiter lights. 

Wreck of the Grosvenor. Russell, W: C 
Wrecker. Stevenson, R. L:, and Osbourne, 

L. 
Wright, Harold Bell. 

Shepherd of the hills. 
Wright, Mrs. Mabel Osgood (Barbara, 

pseud.). 
At the sign of the Fox. 

"Satirical thrusts at the life of the rich 
and charming descriptions of nature." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Garden, you and I. 

"Mostly garden talk between Barbara 
and her friend." N. Y. State Lib. 

Open Window [New England short sto 
ries]. 

Poppea of the post-office. 

A lovable foundling is the heroine of this 
story of the early sixties. 

Princess Flower Hat: a comedy from the 
perplexity book of Barbara, the com 
muter's wife. 

Woman errant. 

"Pleas for simple, wholesome living:." N. 
Y. State Lib. 

Wright, Mrs. Mary (Tappan). 
Aliens [cotton belt story]. 

"Shows how little reconstruction has re 
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Test. 

"Attitude of parents . . . and others 
toward a child born out of wedlock. Well 
written, restrained, on high moral plane." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Tower [small college town story]. 

"Fortunes and love affairs of the different 
families of the faculty." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Wullie McWattie's master. Bell, J: J. 
Withering Heights. Bronte, E. * 
Wyatt, Edith Franklin. 
Every one his own way. 

"Instantaneous photographs of Chicago 
types." 1\ T . Y. State Lib. 

Wylie, Ida Alena Ross. 

Native born; or,, The rajah's people. 

"Story of garrison life in India and the 
conflicts between the English and the na 
tives." A. L, A. Bkl. 



Yale yarns. Wood, J: S. 
Year out of life. Waller, M. E. 
Yeast. Kingsley, C: 
Yeoman Fleetwood. Blundell, M. E. 
Yonge, Charlotte Mary. 
Caged lion. 

"Story of James I of Scotland." A. L. A, 
Chaplet of pearls. 

"Romance of French history, 1572. St. 
Bartholomew massacre." A. L. A. 

Daisy chain. 

Dove in the eagle's nest. 

"Robber barons of Germany in the 15th 
century/' Sargent. 

Heartease. 

Heir of Redclyffe. 

"Idealized picture of virtuous character." 
Baker. 

Pillars of the house. 
Trial. 



Young, Rose Emmet. 
Sally of Missouri. 

"Story of the soil, and its hold on its 
sons and daughters." N. T. State Lib. 
Youth. Conrad*'!. 
Youth of Washington. Mitchell, S. W. 



Zadoc Pine. Bunner, H: C. 
Zandrie. Richards, M. E. 
Zangwill, Israel. 

Children of the [London] Ghetto. 
Dreamers of the Ghetto. 

"Sympathetic and suggestive studies." - 
1ST. Y, State Lib. 

Ghetto comedies. 

"A wonderful piece of affectionate sat 
ire." A. L. A. Bkl. 

Mantle of Elijah. 

"English politics and society." N. Y. 
State Lib. 

Master [biography of a Nova Scotian- 

lad]. 
They that walk in darkness. 

"Eleven pathetic stories of Jewish life." 
N. Y. State Lib. 

Zanoni. Lytton, E: G: E. L. B-. 
Zenobia, queen, of Palmyra. Ware, W: 
Zola, Smile. 
Downfall. 

"Disastrous campaign that ended in Se 
dan." Baker. 

Lourdes. 

"Pilgrimage of the diseased to the mir 
acle shrine." Phila. 

Paris. 

"Charitable work in Paris." Phila. 
Truth (Verite) [based on the Dreyfus 
case]. 

"A deliberate arraignment of the Roman, 
Catholics- priesthood." A. T. Quiller-Couch. 





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