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 MESSRS. ROBERTS BROTHERS PUBLICATIONS.

NO NAME (THIRD) SERIES.

A DAUGHTER OF THE PHILISTINES,

"There is nothing like a well-written novel to give the reader a true insight of human life in all its phases, its society, aims, and aspirations, and of the scenes and scenery in which it moves. The No Name novels do this. They are all blight and truthful, and of a refined order; they are so good it is singular that the publishers, Roberts Brothers, of Boston, are able to sell them at the cheap price of one dollar a volume. The binding is tasteful, and the books are convenient to handle, just the right size to tuck away in a satchel, for reading during a journey, or for the summer holidays. While one is entertained by these charming little stories, there is also a satisfactory feeling that time is not wasted in their perusal, but much profit gained. They keep one abreast with the times in many social directions, and, in a pleasurable way, they are adapted to give ladies a great deal of the general information of the day, in which many the sadly lacking. The No Name Series is better and better the older it grows. The Third Series includes some of the best. Barrington s Fate is followed by A Daughter of the Philistines, and it is good from beginning to end.…

The book is brimming with little bits of wisdom, and genuine worldly knowledge.… " A Daughter of the Philistines does not claim to be a society novel, but it gives more comprehensive information of New York society than the books that make that subject a specialty. It also depicts faithfully the scheming stock operations of Wall street; but the ugliest facts of society and of stock gambling are presented with a refined taste and a delicate humor that would please the most fastidious reader."—Hartford Times.

"We commend the story as a picture of the demoralizing effect of Wall Street speculation on domestic life, for its graphic portraiture of fashionable life on Murray Hill, and for the lesson it inculcates of the misfortune and disaster that follow in the train of those who give themselves up to the worship of Mammon."—Providence Journal.

"A Daughter of the Philistines is one of the latest of the No Name Series and it is the most interesting of the collection. Its literary superiority and originality strike one upon its first page, and they are continued. There is not a dull page in the book."—Home Journal.

"If we were to hazard a guess, it would be that this book is by the author of The House of a Merchant Prince, Mr. Bishop, of New York. Where, however, it seems, never to know who any of these No Name writers are, and so even guessing is unprofitable. The story is of New York life, and its incidents lie chiefly among the rich and fashionable. The Philistines in question are what are called the nouveaux riches. Their character, career, and end are sketched in a way to show where and how intense worldliness is apt to bring up. The Daughter, however, has elements of character of a better order, and falling in love with a superior man, is by him saved from the fate which at first threatens her. The whole is managed with the skill of a practised writer, with the insight of true genius, and with an aim which the judicious reader fully indorses."—Standard, Chicago.

One Volume. 16mo. Brown Cloth. Gilt and Black. Price, &1.00.

Our publications are to be had of all booksellers, or will be mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price, by the publishers,

ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON.