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Translations of two powerful German novels by authors New to American readers.
the last Von Reckenburg.
By Louise Von Francois.
Translated from the third German edition.
370 pages. Cr. 8vo.
Cloth. gilt. $1.50.
Mm. Erckmann-Chatrian have depicted the feverish excitement of France during the height of Napoleon's meteor-like blaze: this equally powerful romance shows the reaction in Germany immediately after his downfall, when the pulse of Europe was striving to regain its normal beat.
the Monk's Wedding.
A novel.
By C. F. Meyer.
Cr. 8vo.
unique binding, gilt top. $1.25. Paper, 50 cents.
This is an Italian story, written by a German, and translated by an American, and purports to be narrated by the poet Dante at the hospitable hearth of his patron, Can Grande.
Those who have any acquaintance with the unscrupulous machinations of the Italian, and particularly the Italian ecclesiastic, will have little difficulty in conjuring up what a grim, lurid tale of secret crime and suffering a “Monk's Wedding” is sure to be. It is of sustained and absorbing interest, full of delicate touches and flashes of passion, a tragedy which cannot fail to leave an impression of power upon the mind.
Zorah: A love story of modern Egypt.
By Elizabeth Balch.
Cr. 8vo.
Cloth elegant, $1.25. Paper, 50 cents.
It is an excellent study of the political and social atmosphere surrounding official life in Cairo and Alexandria at the present day, with its underlying stratum of Oriental romanticism, and the constantly varying stream of Western influences which are slowly but surely shaping the destinies of the country.
“ Depicted with artistic power, and, as a love story, it is of absorbing interest.
Told with all the rich coloring of the East.” --Boston Home Journal.
“ Cleverly conceived and written.” --Boston Globe.
“Well worth reading.” --Julian Hawthorne.
“ Shows a very keen observation and a marked descriptive faculty.” --Churchman.
“Its very incongruities make it readable.” --Philadelphia Times.
the Terrace of Mon Desir.
A Novel of Russian Life.
By Sophie Radford de Meissner. 12mo.
Cloth limp, elegant $1.25. Third edition.
Paper, 50 cents.
This novel is written by the American wife of a Russion diplomat, who, by virtue of her position, is well qualified to describe the scenes and characters which she has chosen to present; she writes with the clear, unbiassed view of her native country, and shows, perhaps for the first time, an unpredjudiced picture of Russian society.
Cleopatra's daughter.
A romance of a Branch of Roses.
By William Armstrong, author of “Theckla.” 16mo.
$1.00.
Boston. De Wolfe, Fiske &c Co. 361 and 365 Washington Street. 1888.
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