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That Affair Next Door. By Anna Katharine Green. (g. P.

Putnam's Sons.)—This story seems to prove that the hand of the eminent American artist in fiction who wrote " The Leaven- worth Case " has, instead of losing its cunning, gained......

Nell And The Actor. By Lilian Sweet. (skeffingtori And...

The plot of this story, which has the merit of being short, is rather too familiar. There are two brothers of the name of Coplestone. The one, Graham, is good, and an actor. The......

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Border Essays.* Lovers Of Scotch And English Poetry Alike...

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