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MEDITATIONS ON VOTES FOR WOMEN

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IMPRESSIONS AND COMMENTS

ByHAVELOCK ELLIS. Observations on life, books, art, etc., by a scientist with a sense of humor. $1.60 net.

ON THE COSMIC RELATIONS

ByHENRY HOLT. This study covers with extraordinary completeness, enlightenment, and authority the whole ground of psychic phenomena, so-called, as a basis for the belief in the immortality of the soul. 2 vols. $5.00 net.

THE COLLEGE COURSE AND THE PREPARATION FOR LIFE

ByALBERT PARKER FITCH. Eight sympathetic and straightforward talks on students’ problems. The author is president of Andover Theological Seminary. $1.25 net.

THE LIFE OF A LITTLE COLLEGE

ByARCHIBALD MacMECHAN. A rich and human impression of life in a provincial college, of the temperament of the college girl, and likewise some stimulating essays on a variety of topics, as the sea stories of Herman Melville, the Vanity of Travel, etc. $1.35 net.

TALKS TO FRESHMAN GIRLS

ByHELEN DAWES BROWN. Straight-to-the-point talks full of sensible advice given in a sympathetic way that strongly appeals to girls. 75 cents net.

BYWAYS IN BOOKLAND

ByWALTER A. MURSELL. In this book Stevenson, Dickens, Borrow and many others are dealt with in a sympathetic way. $1.25 net.

THE READING PUBLIC

ByMacGREGOR JENKINS. The author writes in a whimsical fashion of the public in its pursuit of literature in the home, at the club, and on the suburban train and trolley. 75 cents net.

THE JOYFUL HEART

ByROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER. Written with the dash, humor and originality which made his “Musical Amateur” so successful. $1.25 net.

CIVILIZATION AND HEALTH

ByWOODS HUTCHINSON. A breezy, authoritative discussion of some of the most important topics pertaining to the health of men and women living under the conditions of modern life. $1.50 net.

THE ABOLITION OF POVERTY

ByJACOB H. HOLLANDER. This authoritative and brilliant little book analyzes acutely the various causes of poverty and suggests a programme, not so much for its cure as for its prevention. 75 cents net.

BIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

ByGEORGE HOWARD PARKER. Mr. Parker writes from the point of view that “in our endeavor to better the conditions of man no facts are more worthy of consideration than these included in his natural history.” $1.10 net.

A CENTURY’S CHANGE IN RELIGION

ByGEORGE HARRIS. A comparison of religious beliefs and practices of today with those of the first half of the nineteenth century. $1.25 net.

IS CONSCIENCE AN EMOTION?

ByHASTINGS RASHDALL. In three able and scholarly lectures, this work discusses the question, “Why do we approve some kinds of conduct and condemn others?” $1.00 net.

THE LAW AND USAGE OF WAR

BySIR THOMAS BARCLAY. A practical handbook dealing with all the important topics which the present war suggests. The book should be in every library and newspaper office, and in the hands of every thorough going student of the war. $1.50 net.

For full description of the above and other books send for our FREE Holiday BulletinAddress Houghton Mifflin Co., 4 Park St., Boston

For full description of the above and other books send for our FREE Holiday Bulletin

Address Houghton Mifflin Co., 4 Park St., Boston


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