Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-15
THE CENTURY PUBLICATIONS.

Another bound volume Of the Century
including the numbers of the magazine
for the past six months, has made us APP
ptarance. y glance AZ the table OF con-
tents shows nov much that appears IN me
magazine Is Of more than passing inter-
est. The volume contains the conclusion
of Professor 5 canes Life Of Napoleon,
with AN of the dramatic interest that
crowded the Corsican career from Nag-
ram 10 ST. Helena There is also the last
half of Mrs. Ward : Sir George Tres
sadly generally conceded TO be her
strongest novel There are three novel
cites: The Harshaw Bride. by Mary
Halock Foote: AN Open-Eyed Conspir-
acy.' ly w. ID. HoWclls; and prisoners
of Conscience" by Amelia =. Barr.
group of papers by Mr.. James Bryce, I'M
ptessions az South africa Is me hosu
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mtut of great country. Kindred TO
these are the three papers made up from
the journals Ct the late y. =. GlaNe, ue-
precision of the Arab slave trade. Notable
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ol Neue zuc,a and Guin,., W. Nephew
King and Thomas Dalgleish; on il hung
Of u Car. by Miss Thornton: About
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A Famuy Record of Ney's Execution -;
Pharaoh of the Hard Heart by w. NJ.
Flinders Petrie; two articles on Rome by
Marion Crawford. with pictures by Cas-
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In Bohemia with Du Maur.cr,' by Felix
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Illustrated serial stories are THE sword
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and Carrots by James Ous; and SIN
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English Christmas. How a Street Car
Game FIN a Stocking" and "A Christmas
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AN about "A School for FiremCn. shoot
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"Launehine a Great Vessel The OWN y.n-
School Hundred Years Ago and Out
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