"One of the most interesting books that we have ever read.” sistible charm in this tale." Amabel; A FAMILY HISTORY. FROM THE PEN OF AN AMERICAN LADY. "There is an irre Published in one elegant 12mo. vol., 470 pp. Price, cloth, $1. 25; paper, $1. Copies mailed free of postage upon receipt of the price. Of all the recent issues from the press, "AMABEL" presents superior claims upon the attention of the reading public. All who read it, admit its High Literary Excellence, its Singular Power, its Manifold Beauties, its Poetic Genius. Without a single exception, the voice of the press, from one end of the Union to the other, has been raised in its favor. We cannot begin to quote from all the favorable critical notices it has received, but we subjoin a few brief extracts, which, we assure the public, express no more than what is conceded by every notice of the book yet given. "The originality of this story, both in design and treatment, is very striking. It is a fascinating story, written with a dramatic power very rarely exhibited in the productions of a female writer. We venture to predict that many a reader will rise earlier in the morning, and sit up later at night, to prolong the day on which he enjoys its deeply interesting pages."-Commercial Advertiser. "Amabel is far above the range of common fiction, in style, sentiment, and scene. It is written with rare vigor, strength, and clearness of purpose. The style is admirable."-Home Journal. "There is much praise in this powerful written novel. The characters are well drawn, especially of the tender, impulsive, ingenuous heroine."— Hartford Courant. “Every sentence is stamped with the seal of artistic beauty, and great and good thoughts, richer than sibylline utterings, are scattered like pearls apons pages."-Newark Daily Mercury. “The wok abounds in brilliant passages, and in scenes of enthralling interest."-Boston Chronicle. BUNCE & BROTHER, PUBLISHERS, 126 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. "The best new novel before the public."-New York Express. Blanche Dearwood: A NEW ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LIFE. One Vol. 12mo., Cloth, $1; Paper, 75 Cents. “Blanche DearWOOD is a work of genuine Vigor, full of Passion, of Life and Character, and especially a reflection of these, as developed in our midst. It possesses a distinction from our other local novels-that of a sustained and dignified toge, which if it does not aim at a uniform ideality, reaches an elegance and beauty in its materials and finish quite equal to the best English novels. From the first page to the end, the interest is graduated with accelerating intensity, and as a delicious Love Story, or as a well-knit Intrigue, skillfully managed with an intensity of interest, happy conclusion, pleasant description and incident, we are prepared to accord it our vote and sanction, as the best new novel before the public."-New York Express. "The best American novel of the season as far as we have yet seen. The story is full of interest, and the characters are marked with individuality."-New York Daily Times. "It has the gentleness and delicacy of perception peculiar to the female mind, and yet the masculine strength of expression, and vigor of imagination peculiar to men."-Sunday Courier. "There are few modern tales the perusal of which has given us more pleasure."-New York Herald. BUNCE & BROTHER, PUBLISHERS, 126 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. A Basket of Chips. BY JOHN BROUGHAM. ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY MC LENAN. One 12mo. volume, 408 pages. Price $1 25. A collection of Mr. Brougham's brilliant and characteristic productions. It is admitted to be one of the most delightful books of the year. It is marked by Mr. Brougham's boundless humor, happy fancy, and the peculiar freshness of his style. Love and Loyalty-an Episode in English The Eagle and her Talons.-An Eastern History. Pauline. O'Dearmid's Ride. The Coming of Kossuth. The Faries' Warning. The Killing of the Shark. Apologue. Peace and War. Summer Friends. Love's Mission. Evenings at our Club. Romance and Reality. Every-day Drama.-The Pigeon and the Jasper Leech.-The Man who never had Kitt Cobb, the Cabman.-A Story of Lon- Nightmares:-I. The Lamp Fiend. don Life. The Phantom Light.-A Tale of Boston. Revolt of the Harem-Simplified. Fatality.-A Condensed Novel. II. Political Ambition. THE BUNSBY PAPERS.-The Opinions and BUNCE & BROTHER, PUBLISHERS. 126 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. CREATED BY AN INSPIRATION OF GENIUS.-N. Y. Mirror. The Old Bomestead. BY MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS, The Father's Return. AUTHOR OF "FASHION AND FAMINE." In one volume, 12mo. Price $1 25. CONTENTS. The Mayor and the Policeman. The Midnight Consultation. The Birth-Day Festival. Poverty, Sickness, and Death. The Fever Ward and its Patients. The Student Physician and the Child The Midnight Revel-Mary and her A Spring Morning and a Pauper Burial. The Two Old Men. The Walk and the Will. Wild Woods and Mountain Passes. A Pleasant Conversation. Aunt Hannah and Uncle Nathan. The Evening Visit. Autumn in the Mountains. Our Sister Anna. Sunset in an Italian Cathedral. The Two Infants. Dark Storms and Dark Memories. The Farnham's Return from Abroad. The Household Sacrifice. A Dance after Husking. The Mother, the Son and the Orphan. The Double Birth-Day. [Extract from a lengthy review in the Evening Mirror.] Little Mary Fuller has all the individuality of Dickens' Little Nell, while her strangely spiritual and beneficent nature is ripened and developed into that perfection of feminine loveliness that compels a sort of spontaneous worship from all true hearts. The reader little knows when this poor, forsaken, half-frozen, half-starved orphan is introduced to him in the commencement of the story, how he will grow in love with her as the tragedy progresses; how absolutely and how vividly her sorrows will become his own, and how her ever-expanding goodness of heart and purity of life will win him into sympathy with everything good and beautiful. Dear little Mary Fuller-the delicate offspring of a woman's heart and a poet's brain, her sufferings will moisten inany eyes; while her patience and her faith, her truthfulness and her tenderness will be a lesson of consolation not easily forgotten. BUNCE & BROTHER, PUBLISHERS. 126 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. Mammou; OR, THE HARDSHIPS OF AN HEIRESS. BY MRS. GORE. 99.66 Author of "Abednego," "Banker's Wife," "Heir of Selwood," &c., &o In one vol. 12mo., 374 pages. "Mammon' is written with Mrs. Gore's usual vivacity. The novel is exhilarating in tone, and exhibits the follies and weaknesses of life in a spirit of playful sarcasm. The scenes of many-colored life carry forward the story with animation, and broad dioramic sketches of society give reality to the whole composition."-The Press. "Mrs. Gore style is always animated, light, and playful. It is sustained by originality of thought, and sparkles with satirical allusions. Her new romance exhibits English manners at the present day. It is thorough musing, and is written with force and point.”—Sunday Times. "Mrs. Gore is certainly foremost among the female novelists of the day for wit, for acuteness of observation, for originality of remark, and generally for her graphic powers. These qualities ornament Mammon' in profusion."-Observer. "We must say that we prefer Mammon' to either of the other novels which Mrs. Gore has given to the world."-Athenæum. "The most lovely and entertaining novel Mrs. Gore has yet written."Literary Gazette. "In the novel of 'Mammon,' the style of Mrs. Gore is as buoyant, rapid, and pointed as usual."—Spectator. "A really good novel, that will attract every educated and observant reader."-Messenger. BUNCE & BROTHER, PUBLISHERS, 126 NASSAU STREET NEW YORK. |