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by Lucy Hamilton Hooper

 

(illegible text) ADVERTISEMENT.

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From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
THE "NO NAME SERIES."

"Leigh Hunt, in his 'Indicator,' has a pleasant chapter on the difficulty he encountered in seeking a suitable and fresh title for a collection of his miscellaneous writings. Messrs. Roberts Brothers have just overcome a similar difficulty in the simplest manner. In selecting 'No Name' they have selected the very best title possible for a series of Original Novels and Tales, to be published Anonymously. These novels are to be written by eminent authors, and in each case the authorship of the work is to remain an inviolable secret. 'No Name' describes the Series perfectly. No name will help the novel, or the story, to success. Its success will depend solely on the writer's ability to catch and retain the reader's interest. Several of the most distinguished writers of fiction have agreed to contribute to the Series, the initial volume of which is now in press. Its appearance will certainly be awaited with curiosity."

The plan thus happily foreshadowed will be immediately inaugurated by the publication of "Mercy Philbrick's Choice," from the pen of a well-known and successful writer of fiction.

It is intended to include in the Series a volume of anonymous poems from famous hands, to be written especially for it.

The "No Name Series" will be issued at convenient intervals, in handsome library form, 16mo, cloth, price $1.00 each.

ROBERTS BROTHERS, Publishers.

Boston, Midsummer, 1876.

"NO NAME SERIES."

The First Series, completed,

COMPRISES TWELVE NOVELS, VIZ.,

MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE.	HETTY'S STRANGE HISTORY.
IS THAT ALL?	WILL DENBIGH, Nobleman.
KISMET.	THE WOLF AT THE DOOR.
THE GREAT MATCH.	MARMORNE.
A MODERN MEPHISTOPHELES.	MIRAGE.
AFTERGLOW.	GEMINI.

AND TWO POETICAL VOLUMES:

DEIRDRÈ. A Novel in Verse.

A MASQUE OF POETS. 'Original Poems, by Fifty Poets, written specially for this book; including "Guy Vernon," an entire Novelette in verse.

Fourteen volumes in all, uniformly bound in black cloth, red and gilt lettered. Price, $1.00 each.

NO NAME [SECOND] SERIES.

The new series will retain all the peculiar features which made the first so popular, differing from it only in the style of binding. Now ready. Price, $1.00 each.

SIGNOR MONALDINI'S NIECE.
THE COLONEL'S OPERA CLOAK.
HIS MAJESTY, MYSELF.
MRS. BEAUCHAMP BROWN.
SALVAGE.DON JOHN.
THE TSAR'S WINDOW.MANUELA PARÉDES.

Our publications are to be had of all booksellers. When not to be found, send directly to

ROBERTS BROTHERS, Publishers,

Boston.

 

THE "NO NAME" (SECOND) SERIES.

SALVAGE.

"On the whole, the 'No Name' books are the most remarkable series of novels ever published in this country. All of them are up to the average standard of good stories, while some are far above. It seems hardly fair to keep the public in ignorance of the authors forever. Some of them have been guessed; but, really, after one of the 'No Names' has come out and had its success, why should not an admiring public know who wrote it? 'Salvage' is one of the best of the series. The character of Adela in its development from child to woman is a very pure and beautiful one. The scene of the meeting of the little boy, Lance, with his unknown papa, is drawn with a masterly touch."—Cincinnati Commercial.

"We confess to being very much interested in this new volume of 'The No Name Series.' We like it. The plot is new, and refreshingly so. The characters are limned with a free pen; the situations are decidedly original; and, save that unfortunate-fortunate shipwreck, and its expected outcome, are not unnatural or improbable. It is written with ease, grace, and snap. The 'No Name Series' improves; give us more of it. When shall we know the name of the author? We speak our thanks now."—Press, Providence.

"This story fully keeps up the reputation of the series to which it belongs. Its plot is very simple and its moral excellent. It is aimed against the false divorce system which separates husband and wife so easily, and the misconceptions of marriage which have affected so many minds."—Christian Intelligencer.

"It is wonderfully well written, and we predict for it a popularity even greater than that which attended 'Mercy Philbrick' or 'Kismet.' The plot is altogether original, the style brilliant, and the interest of the story intense. 'It reads like a bit of real life."

"These chapters" (describing the storm, shipwreck, and rescue), "which comprise the major portion of the work, are written with rare power, and possess an absorbing interest. It is a sufficient compliment to the author of 'Salvage' to say that the book is enough to make one almost vow never to go to sea. For spirited and vivid portrayal of the horrors of shipwreck, it is in prose what Byron's description in 'Don Juan' is in poetry," says the Dial.

"There has been pretty nearly as much guessing over the authorship of the different volumes of the 'No Name' series as there was over the identity of the author of 'Waverley.' To repeat the story of the success of these novels would be supererogatory. The latest addition to the series is entitled 'Salvage.' Who is the author?"—Express, New York.

In one volume. 16mo. Green cloth. Price $1.00.In one volume. 16mo. Green cloth. Price $1.00.

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Our publications are to be had of all booksellers. When not to be found, send directly to the publishers,

ROBERTS BROTHERS,
BOSTON.

Messrs. Roberts Brothers (illegible text)

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THE "NO NAME" (SECOND) SERIES.

 

DON JOHN.

"Of the many pleasant volumes which this successful series has included, none is more attractive than Don John. The plot is ingenious, something too much so; for the hurry of desire to disentangle its thread leads the reader to miss the charm of the genuine modern idyl to which this harassing mystery seems alien. … As a last word to the reader—read Don John as rapidly as you will for sake of finding out the book's secret; but be sure to read it again, for its sweetness must be drawn out slowly as a bee takes honey from the little slim goblets of the pink clover."—Portland Press.

"Don John has the first and chiefest requisite of a novel,—it is extremely interesting from first to last. Nobody could mistake the plot, or no plot—the remarkable children. . . clever beyond the actualities of real life, unique as never were any American nursery plants, whatever English ones may be, lustrous with the author's peculiar humor, abounding in scintillations of aphoristic wit, with that sad and only half-satisfying ending which Miss Ingelow is in the habit of giving to her stories. It is largely a vivid picture of boy-and-girl life, and as such is specially delightful."—Home Journal.

"The delineation of character and the portrayal of the delightful relations existing between parents and children in the cultured circles of English middle-class society, is most skilfully done, and it is safe to say that, though quite different from the preceding novels of the 'No Name' series, none exceed it in point of interest and charm of style."—N. Y. Graphic.

"Don John, the latest of Messrs. Roberts Brothers' ' No Name' novels, is a clever, entertaining, and in some repects an original book. . . . The story is always interesting; sometimes it is fascinatingly so. . . . It is a novel in all respects above the average. Not only will it fix and hold the reader in virtue of the ingenuity of its plot and the spirit with which it is told, but there is very good character work in it. . . . The scene is England, and the story presents a very charming study of English home life. The style in which the story is written is very pleasing. While there are fine, delicate touches of pathos, the general tone is bright and cheery, and at times the text becomes brilliant, especially in the sayings of Charlotte. Above and beyond its power to amuse, the novel teaches a lesson, well to learn. It is a valuable addition to the popular series."—Boston Post.

"The persons are well conceived and sustained, and in their various ways are highly interesting. The plot is odd and effective. The book has a noble moral tone, and there is much capital fun in it."—Congregationalist.

In one volume, 16mo. Green cloth. Price, $1.00.

Our publications are to be had of all booksellers. When not to be found, send directly to the publishers,

ROBERTS BROTHERS,
Boston.