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By THOMAS HARDY

TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES. A Pure Woman, Faithfully Presented. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50. A more tragic or powerfully moving story than that of Tess lives not in fiction. . . . It is certainly a masterpiece. — N. Y. Tribune. One of the few great novels of the century. — N. Y. Mail and Express. A tragic masterpiece. This story brands itself upon the mind as with the touch of incandescent iron. — Academy, London.

LIFE'S LITTLE, IRONIES, A Set of Tales; with some Colloquial Sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25. Narrated with that subtle comprehension of character that is one of Mr. Hardy's most obvious qualities as a novelist. — Literary World, Boston.

A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 25; Post 8vo, Paper, 75 cents. Delightful reading and are in their author's best and finest vein. — Saturday Evening Gazette, Boston. Everything in this volume is fresh and characteristic. . . . Each shows in its narration the concealed art of the born story-teller. — Athenæum, London.

THE WOODLANDERS. 16mo, Cloth, 75 cents,

WESSEX TALES. 8vo, Paper, 30 cents.

FELLOW-TOWNSMEN. 32mo, Paper, 20 cents.

A LAODICEAN. Illustrated. 4to, Paper, 20 cents,

PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. The above works are for sale by all booksellers, or will be sent by the publishers by mail, postage prepaid, to any part of the United States, Canada, or Mexico, on receipt of the price.