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 PUBLISHERS ADVERTISEMENT.

From the Boston Daily Advertiser.

THE "NO NAME SERIES."

", in his 'Indicator', has a pleasant chapter on the difficulty he encountered in seeking a suitable and fresh title for a collection of his miscellaneous writings. Messrs. Roberts Brothers have just overcome a similar difficulty in the simplest manner. In selecting "" they have selected the very best title possible for a series of Original American Novels and Tales, to be published Anonymously. These novels are to be written by eminent authors, and in each case the authorship of the work is to remain an inviolable secret. describes the Series perfectly. No name will help the novel, or the story, to success. Its success will depend solely on the writer's ability to catch and retain the reader's interest. Several of the most distinguished writers of American fiction have agreed to contribute to the Series, the initial volume of which is noiu in press. Its appearance will certainly be awaited with curiosity."

The plan thus happily foreshadowed will be immediately inaugurated by the publication of from the pen of a well-known and successful writer of fiction.

It is intended to include in the Series a volume of anonymous poems from famous hands, to be written especially for it.

The "No Name Series" will be issued at convenient inter vals, in handsome library form, 16mo, cloth, price $1.00 each.

ROBERTS BROTHERS,