carcely be said that the story is
skilfully and picturesquely written, portraying
sharply individual characters in well-defined
surroundings."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._

"'Katharine Lauderdale' is a tale of New York, and
is up to the highest level of his work. In some
respects it will probably be regarded as his best.
None of his works, with the exception of 'Mr.
Isaacs,' shows so clearly his skill as a literary
artist."--_San Francisco Evening Bulletin._

PIETRO GHISLERI.

"The imaginative richness, the marvellous
ingenuity of plot, the power and subtlety of the
portrayal of character, the charm of the romantic
environment,--the entire atmosphere, indeed,--rank
this novel at once among the great
creations."--_The Boston Budget._

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MACMILLAN & CO.,
66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.

WITH THE IMMORTALS.

"Altogether an admirable piece of art worked in
the spirit of a thorough artist. Every reader of
cultivated tastes will find it a book prolific in
entertainment of the most refined description, and
to all such we commend it heartily."--_Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette._

"The strange central idea of the story could have
occurred only to a writer whose mind was very
sensitive to the current modern thought and
progress, while its execution, the setting it
forth in proper literary clothing, could be
successfully attempted only by one whose active
literary ability should be fully equalled by his
power of assimilative knowledge both literary and
scientific, and no less by his courage and
capacity for hard work. The book will be found to
have a fascination entirely new for the habitual
reader of novels. Indeed, Mr. Crawford has
succeeded in taking his readers quite above the
ordinary plane of novel interest."--_Boston
Advertiser._

MARZIO'S CRUCIFIX.

"We take the liberty of saying that this work
belongs to the highest department of
character-painting in words."--_Churchman._

"We have repeatedly had occasion to say that Mr.
Crawford po