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Books by Margaret Deland.
THE OLD GARDEN, AND OTHER VERSES. Enlarged Edition. 16mo, gilt top, $1.25.
THE OLD GARDEN, AND OTHER VERSES. Holiday Edition. Illustrated in color by Walter Crane. Crown 8vo, $4.00.
JOHN WARD, PREACHER. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25; paper, 50 cents.
SIDNEY. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25; paper, 50 cts.
THE STORY OF A CHILD. 16mo, $1.00.
MR. TOMMY DOVE, AND OTHER STORIES. 16mo, $1.00.
PHILIP AND HIS WIFE. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.
THE WISDOM OF FOOLS. Stories. 16mo, $1.25.
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THE WISDOM OF FOOLS
BY
MARGARET DELAND

BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY MDCCCXCVII
COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY MARGARET DELAND ALL RIGHTS RESERVED