Notes The The A Strange, Sad The White Pine: PUBLISHED IN MAY, 1896. By CHARLES C. ABBOTT. Author of "A Naturalist's Rambles About Home," "A Colonial Wooing," etc. 16m0, 231 pages, cloth binding, price $1.50. A series of most delightful essays or talks on nature. The title essay tells us of what goes on at night, of the sound with which the country air is so full, and of the birds and beasts that make the night their time of activity. Other essays tell of other aspects of nature -" "Out of the Beaten Path," "A Yule-tide Ramble," etc. One of the chapters is a spirited defense of Thoreau against some of his more famous critics. Dr. Abbott is a thorough naturalist whose ears are trained to catch every sound, and with eyes to see every sight, and he tells his story with a simplicity and charm of style that is most delightful. 12mo, By HENRY B. FULLER. Author of "With the Procession," "The Che- In this book Mr. Fuller enters a field which has not been occupied by any American writer. "The Puppet-Booth" contains twelve highly imaginative plays, each confined to a single act. They are powerful and striking, filled with humor and with much of the weirdness of Maeterlinck, and they are so interesting that the person who begins the book will not leave it until he has read the twelve plays. One is obviously a parody on Ibsen, and another a sly hit at Weyman and Anthony Hope. Those who liked Mr. Fuller's earlier work will enjoy especially this new volume. By the Author of "When all the Woods are Green," "Characteristics,” In War Time," "A Madeira Party," etc. 12m0, 353 pages, cloth binding, price $1.75. This is a complete collection of Dr. Mitchell's poems. It includes the dramatic poems "Philip Vernon," " Francis Drake," "The Cup of Youth," etc., as well as the miscellaneous and occasional verse. 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