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THREE SPLENDID BOOKS.

CLOUD PICTURES. By F. H. Underwood. i6mo. Cloth.

$2.00. Comprising:

X. Thb Exile op Von Adblstbin's Soul.

3. topankalon.

3. Hkrr Rbgknbogen's Concert.

4. A Great Organ Prelude.

Four stories drawn entirely from the author's fancy, diflferent in character, though partaking of the same peculiar style, make up the *' Cloud Pictures."

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 * The r<:miining stories are specially adapted to the taste of musical en-

THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER. By Sophie May. x6mo.

Cloth. $1 50. AH the tenderness, earnestness, and jollity which characterize

her writings for young folks, arid which causes them to

be as eagerly sought by parents as children, abound in

this story for older readers.

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