chools.... The view of Mohammedanism given by these poems
is very pleasant; the precepts for life here are sweet and noble;
the promises for heaven are definite; they appeal directly to the
love of what is known as pleasure in this life, and that must be
renounced in this life, but in the next it may be enjoyed to the
uttermost without evil consequences."--_Boston Daily Advertiser._

ART AND NATURE IN ITALY. By Eugene Benson. 16mo. Cloth. Price, $1.00

"Mr. Benson's long residence in that country has operated to imbue
his mind with the spirit of the region. He treats _con amore_ of
its art in its historical and in its modern aspects, and he
presents its scenes of nature in their most fascinating form. Mr.
Benson is not only one of the most appreciative of students and
observers, but he has a rare grace of manner as well. He writes
little of late, but his productions are always acceptable to
cultivated people."--_Saturday Evening Gazette._

"This book is a record of impressions and reflections on art and
nature in Italy. The great beauty and the historic associations of
the country are set forth in very pleasing language by one who
fully appreciates them. He particularly describes those portions of
that beautiful land in which its most distinguished artists have
lived, showing how its natural features, its enchanting scenery,
must have had a molding influence upon their tastes and their
works. His estimates of art and artists and his criticisms are, in
the main, just and satisfactory."--_Western Christian Advocate._

NORSE STORIES, RETOLD FROM THE EDDAS. By Hamilton W. Mabie. 16mo. Cloth.
Price, $1.00

"Is one of the most charming little books for children I have ever
seen. The myths are splendidly told, and every household in America
ought to have a copy of the book."--_Prof. R. B. Anderson._

"The old Norse stories bear being told again and again. Mr. Mabie
keeps their freshness, fascination and simplicity in his new
version of them, and one reads with unabated pleasure of Odin's
search for wisdom, of the wooing of Gerd, and of all the strange
adventures of Thor, of the beautiful Balder, of the wicked Loke,
and, best of all, of the new earth that was created after long
years of darkness, in which there was no sun, no moon, no stars, no
Asgard, no Hel, no Jotunheim; in which gods, giants, monsters and
men were all dead--the earth upon which the gods look lovingly,
upon which men are industrious and obedient,