spirit.

Count Zarka.

By SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, author of "The Red Chancellor."

"The Red Chancellor" was considered by critics, as well as by the
reading public, one of the most dramatic novels of last year. In his new
book, Sir William Magnay has continued in the field in which he has been
so successful. "Count Zarka" is a strong, quick-moving romance of
adventure and political intrigue, the scene being laid in a fictitious
kingdom of central Europe, under which thin disguise may be recognized
one of the Balkan states. The story in its action and complications
reminds one strongly of "The Prisoner of Zenda," while the man[oe]uvring
of Russia for the control in the East strongly suggests the contemporary
history of European politics. The character of the mysterious Count
Zarka, hero and villain, is strongly developed, and one new in fiction.

The Golden Dwarf.

By R. NORMAN SILVER, author of "A Daughter of Mystery," etc.

Mr. Silver needs no introduction to the American public. His "A Daughter
of Mystery" was one of the most realistic stories of modern London life
that has recently appeared. "The Golden Dwarf" is such another story,
intense and almost sensational. Mr. Silver reveals the mysterious and
gruesome beneath the commonplace in an absorbing manner. The "Golden
Dwarf" himself, his strange German physician, and the secret of the
Wyresdale Tower are characters and happenings which will hold the reader
from cover to cover.

Alain Tanger's Wife.

By J. H. YOXALL, author of "The Rommany Stone," etc.

A spirited story of political intrigue in France. The various
dissensions of the parties claiming political supremacy, and "the wheels
within wheels" that move them to their schemes are caustically and
trenchantly revealed. A well known figure in the military history of
France plays a prominent part in the plot--but the central figure is
that of the American heroine--loyal, intense, piquant, and compelling.

The Diary of a Year.

PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A WOMAN OF THE WORLD. Edited by Mrs. CHARLES H.
E. BROOKFIELD.

The writer of this absorbing study of emotions and events is gifted with
charming imagination and an elegant style. The book abounds in brilliant
wit, amiable philosophy, and interesting characterizations. The "woman
of the world" reveals herself as a fascinating, if somewhat reckless,
creature, who justly holds the sympathies of the reader.

The Red Triangle. Being some furt