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IMPORTANT NEW PUBLICATIONSA biography of the inventor of the telegraphSamuel F. B. MorseBy Edward L. MorseThe first authoritative biography, based on his letters and journals, of a man who was not only a great inventor, but a notable painter as well, and the intimate of many famous persons. His son has done his work with skill and intelligence, and the result is a notable addition to American biography. 2 vols. Fully illustrated. $7.50net.A Far JourneyBy ABRAHAM MITRIE RIHBANY. “Mr. Rihbany’s book will stand with those of Jacob Riis and Mary Antin, an eloquent tribute to the efficacy of the American melting pot.”—Chicago Tribune.Illustrated. $1.75net.Pan-GermanismBy ROLAND G. USHER. This remarkable book is a forecast of the present war and an explanation of the forces that made it inevitable. It is intended for popular reading and is absolutely impartial. $1.75net.Rutherford B. HayesBy CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS. A full and intimate biography of the nineteenth president of the United States, showing him as an unexpectedly interesting and important figure in our history. 2 vols. Illustrated. $7.50net.Meditations on Votes for WomenBy SAMUEL M. CROTHERS. A quiet consideration of the subject, showing that the granting of the suffrage to women at the present time is a conservative measure. $1.25net.The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth CenturyBy WILLIAM E. MEAD. A quaint, amusing and instructive account of the modes and conditions of travel in eighteenth-century Europe. Illustrated. $4.00net.On the Cosmic RelationsBy HENRY 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. $5.00net.War’s AftermathBy DAVID STARR JORDAN and HARVEY ERNEST JORDAN. An authoritative study of the effect of the American Civil War on the quality of manhood in the South. The startling results revealed by this investigation are prophetic of what we may expect on an even larger scale from the present conflict. 75 centsnet.Thirty YearsBy SIR THOMAS BARCLAY. The inside story of how the Entente Cordiale, the bond that has helped bring England into the struggle, was made, told by the man chiefly responsible for its existence. $3.50net.Civilization and HealthBy WOODS 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. $1.50net.The Home Book of Great PaintingsBy ESTELLE M. HURLL. Informal talks on the greatest pictures of Michelangelo, Titian, Raphael, Correggio, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Murillo. With 105 handsomely reproduced full-page illustrations. $3.50net.A Century’s Change in ReligionBy GEORGE HARRIS. A comparison of religious beliefs and practices of today with those of the first half of the nineteenth century. $1.25net.The Lure of the CameraBy CHARLES S. OLCOTT. All who have felt the lure of the camera will enjoy this account of the rambles and adventures of an amateur photographer both in the Old World and in the New. With 48 full-page illustrations. $3.00net.The postage on each of the above is extra4 Park St.,Boston16 E. 40th St.,New YorkHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

IMPORTANT NEW PUBLICATIONS

A biography of the inventor of the telegraph

Samuel F. B. Morse

By Edward L. Morse

The first authoritative biography, based on his letters and journals, of a man who was not only a great inventor, but a notable painter as well, and the intimate of many famous persons. His son has done his work with skill and intelligence, and the result is a notable addition to American biography. 2 vols. Fully illustrated. $7.50net.

A Far Journey

By ABRAHAM MITRIE RIHBANY. “Mr. Rihbany’s book will stand with those of Jacob Riis and Mary Antin, an eloquent tribute to the efficacy of the American melting pot.”—Chicago Tribune.Illustrated. $1.75net.

Pan-Germanism

By ROLAND G. USHER. This remarkable book is a forecast of the present war and an explanation of the forces that made it inevitable. It is intended for popular reading and is absolutely impartial. $1.75net.

Rutherford B. Hayes

By CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS. A full and intimate biography of the nineteenth president of the United States, showing him as an unexpectedly interesting and important figure in our history. 2 vols. Illustrated. $7.50net.

Meditations on Votes for Women

By SAMUEL M. CROTHERS. A quiet consideration of the subject, showing that the granting of the suffrage to women at the present time is a conservative measure. $1.25net.

The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century

By WILLIAM E. MEAD. A quaint, amusing and instructive account of the modes and conditions of travel in eighteenth-century Europe. Illustrated. $4.00net.

On the Cosmic Relations

By HENRY 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. $5.00net.

War’s Aftermath

By DAVID STARR JORDAN and HARVEY ERNEST JORDAN. An authoritative study of the effect of the American Civil War on the quality of manhood in the South. The startling results revealed by this investigation are prophetic of what we may expect on an even larger scale from the present conflict. 75 centsnet.

Thirty Years

By SIR THOMAS BARCLAY. The inside story of how the Entente Cordiale, the bond that has helped bring England into the struggle, was made, told by the man chiefly responsible for its existence. $3.50net.

Civilization and Health

By WOODS 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. $1.50net.

The Home Book of Great Paintings

By ESTELLE M. HURLL. Informal talks on the greatest pictures of Michelangelo, Titian, Raphael, Correggio, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Murillo. With 105 handsomely reproduced full-page illustrations. $3.50net.

A Century’s Change in Religion

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

The Lure of the Camera

By CHARLES S. OLCOTT. All who have felt the lure of the camera will enjoy this account of the rambles and adventures of an amateur photographer both in the Old World and in the New. With 48 full-page illustrations. $3.00net.

The postage on each of the above is extra

4 Park St.,Boston

16 E. 40th St.,New York

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY


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