Chapter 28

NEW AND SUCCESSFUL BOOKS.

SIR HENRY MORGAN—BUCCANEER

ByCyrus Townsend Brady. Author of “For Love of Country,” “For the Freedom of the Sea,” “The Southerners,” etc., etc. Morgan was the most remarkable of all buccaneers. The author shows his ferocity and cruelty, and depicts him without lightening the dark shadows of his character. Yet at the same time he brings out the man’s dauntless courage, his military ability, his absolute disregard of odds, his wonderful capacity as a sailor, his fertility and resourcefulness, which awaken our admiration in spite of ourselves. He is shown,a real pirate, just as he was—great and brave, small and mean, skillful and cruel, and the great lesson of the story is one of just retribution, in the awful punishment that is finally visited upon him, by those whom he so fearfully and terribly wronged. Profusely illustrated from drawings byJ. N. MarchandandWill Crawford. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

BECAUSE OF POWER

ByElla Stryker Mapes. It is a novel attractively presenting the counterpoise of character and fate. Broad in conception and true in tone, the story is handled with distinct style. The spark of life glows on every page, the atmosphere is vital—electrified by the quickening currents of humanity.

Hamilton W. Mabie says of it: “There is a great deal of vitality in it, an amount of passion that gives it color, movement and go, quite unusual in stories from the pen of American women.” 12mo. Cloth bound. Illustrated byLatimer J. Wilson, $1.50.

THE ROOM WITH THE LITTLE DOOR

ByRoland B. Molineux. First edition, 25,000 copies. A story that will be read with the deepest interest. Original, absorbing, and abounding in heart interest. Of good education and artistic temperament, no condemned man in America was ever better able to portray the remarkable delineations at Sing Sing, where, as he wrote, death itself was the shadow of his pencil, reminding us of “The Count of Monte Cristo” and of “The Man in the Iron Mask.” Size 5 × 7 inches, beautifully bound in cloth, $1.25.

THE VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE

ByRoland Burnham Molineux. Author of “The Room with the Little Door.” An historical romance dealing in a new and absorbing manner with the famous love affairs of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. The story opens in Naples, and gives a graphic picture of court life in the gayest of monarchies, in the days immediately following the Battle of the Nile. This story carries the reader to Sicily, to London, where glimpses are had of the beau monde and the old time tavern life, and later to the extended country homes of the England of that time. 12mo., cloth bound. Illustrated, $1.50.

JOHN HENRY. (125th Thousand)

ByHugh McHugh. “‘John Henry’ has just ‘butted’ its way in between the literary bars and capered over the book counters to the tune of 12,000 copies before its publishers could recover their breath.

“Every page is as catchy as a bar from a popular song.

“The slang is as correct, original and smart as the newest handshake from London.

“In the lottery of humorous books ‘John Henry’ seems to approximate the capital prize.”—N. Y. Journal.

“All who have laughed over ‘Billy Baxter’ will heartily enjoy this book.”—The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer.Cloth bound, 75 cents.

DOWN THE LINE WITH JOHN HENRY. (80th Thousand)

By the author of “John Henry,” etc. This is the second of the “John Henry” books and quickly followed its predecessor along the high road of success. The story of “At the Races” has already grown to be a Classic in Slang. It is brimful of human nature, and is amusing in the highest degree. Illustrated, attractively bound, 75 cents.

IT’S UP TO YOU. (50th Thousand)

By the author of “John Henry,” “Down the Line,” etc. A bright, new story byHugh McHugh, detailing the adventures of his widely known hero, who, after a spirited courtship, is married and tries to settle down. His efforts along these lines are detailed with much humor. This will be one continuous story. Illustrated, attractively bound, 75 cents.

BACK TO THE WOODS. (40th Thousand)

By the author of “John Henry,” “Down the Line,” “It’s Up to You,” etc. This new “John Henry” book is really the best of the four. It is a complete story in seven chapters, further portraying the fortunes and misfortunes of John Henry, Clara Jane, Uncle Peter, Bunch, Aunt Martha and Tacks. Illustrations byGordon Grant. Cloth bound, 75 cents.

OUT FOR THE COIN. (First Edition Sept., 1903)

By the author of “John Henry,” “Down the Line with John Henry,” “It’s Up to You,” “Back to the Woods,” which combined, have reached a sale of over 240,000 copies. “Out for the Coin” is another “Crackerjack Volume of Comedy” in which John Henry and his delightful friends find a new field for their stirring and amusing adventures. Illustrated from drawings byGordon Grant. Cloth, gilt top, 75 cents.

A COIN OF EDWARD VII.

ByFergus Hume. TheNashville Americansays: “It has an attraction that borders on fascination. This story is in Fergus Hume’s best style, and is particularly noted for the ingenuity of its construction and skill of working out details.” 12mo, cloth bound, $1.25.

A SPECKLED BIRD. (Fourth Edition)

ByAugusta Evans Wilson. 125th thousand. “It is a piece of work far better than many of the ‘best selling novels’ of recent seasons. Mrs. Wilson proves that she is a vigorous and able veteran of letters, and it will be welcomed by all the quondam admirers of ‘St. Elmo.’ They are legion.”—Eleanor M. Hoyt, inThe Book Buyer.

“Far above the average work of fiction.”—Louisville Courier Journal.

“How absolutely sweet and clean and wholesome is the atmosphere of the story: It could not be anything else and come from her pen.”—Brooklyn Eagle.12mo, cloth bound, $1.50.

THE CROMPTONS. (Fourth Edition)

ByMary J. Holmes. “Whoever open the pages of ‘The Cromptons’ will find in it the elements which have made popular this author’s thirty odd stories and carried her name, a household word, to millions of readers.”—Nashville American.

“Her novels circulate by the hundreds of thousands, and her name is conjured with where the literary aristocrats are never heard of.”—Rochester Herald.Handsomely bound in cloth, $1.00.

THE KISS OF GLORY. (Third Edition)

ByGrace Duffie Boylan. A narrative of the life of Joseph, the son of Jacob. His captivity, release and love life.

“One of the greatest stories in all literature, wholly human in the elemental passions exhibited. It is a powerful portrayal. Mrs. Boylan has been fortunate in imagining a passion in entire keeping with the oriental surroundings which give the book as a whole its fine exotic flavor.”—Chicago American.

Illustrations, cover design and poster byJ. C. Leyendecker. Handsomely bound in cloth, 12mo, $1.50.

THE DAY OF PROSPERITY, a Vision of the Century to Come.

ByPaul Devinne. A vivid, startling and original picture of a reconstructed world, a novel with an ingenious plot, and a sparkling and fantastic story of life in the year 2000. A solution of to-day’s most mooted problems; differing from Bellamy and kindred thinkers, though following somewhat similar lines. A very engrossing novel, with humanly sympathetic characters. Cloth bound, $1.50.

NORMAN HOLT, a Story of the Army of the Cumberland.

ByGeneral (Capt.) Charles King. “No more charming historic war story has ever been written. It is Captain King’s best, and bearing, as it does, on the great battle of Mission Ridge, although the story is woven in fiction, it adds an invaluable record of that gigantic contest between the two great armies.

“The characters are real, their emotions natural, and the romance that is interwoven is delightful. It is wholesome and one of General King’s best, if not his best, book.”—N. Y. Journal.

“From the first chapter to the last page the interest of the reader never flags. General King has written no more brilliant or stirring novel than ‘Norman Holt.’”—N. Y. Press.Illustrated, cloth bound, $1.25.

THE IRON BRIGADE, a Story of the Army of the Potomac. (Fourth Edition)

ByGeneral Charles King. Illustrations byR. F. Zogbaum. In choosing the subject of this story General King has taken one of the most gallant and heroic organizations of the Civil War, and woven around it many intensely interesting historic scenes. Sketches of Lincoln, Stanton, Grant, Meade and other prominent characters of the time lend much to the holding power of the story. Illustrated. Cloth bound, $1.50.

DENSLOW’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. (30th Thousand)

The old classic story, illustrated byW. W. Denslow. Here is the best Christmas story ever told. The man is yet to be born who can write anything to supersede what has made St. Nicholas and his tiny reindeer living and breathing realities to millions of children throughout the world.

Embellished, as it is, with the whimsical humor of Mr. Denslow’s inimitable drawings, produced in colors by the most beautiful printing, it will eclipse all other juvenile picture books of the year. A large quarto, handsomely bound in cloth or illuminated board cover, $1.50.

DENSLOW’S ONE RING CIRCUS, and Other Stories,containing:

DENSLOW’S ONE RING CIRCUS, and Other Stories,

containing:

One Ring Circus,5 Little Pigs,A B C Book,Zoo,Tom Thumb,Jack and the Bean-stalk.

One Ring Circus,

5 Little Pigs,

A B C Book,

Zoo,

Tom Thumb,

Jack and the Bean-stalk.

The six bound in cloth, decorative cover, $1.25.

DENSLOW’S HUMPTY DUMPTY, and Other Stories, containing:

Humpty DumptyMary had a Little LambLittle Red Riding HoodOld Mother HubbardThe Three BearsHouse that Jack Built

Humpty Dumpty

Mary had a Little Lamb

Little Red Riding Hood

Old Mother Hubbard

The Three Bears

House that Jack Built

The six bound in cloth, decorative cover, $1.25.

MR. SHARPTOOTH, a Juvenile Story of A Bad Wolf and A Good Boy

ByJoe. Kerr. With 64 pages of beautiful, four-color pictures from drawings byRobert H. Porteous.

A most charming and attractive juvenile picture book. The story itself is unique in conception, the drawings are beautiful in design, and are both humorous and pathetic. First edition, 10,000 copies. Quarto, cloth cover, price, $1.25.

ECCENTRICITIES OF GENIUS, Memories of Famous Men and Women of the Platform and Stage

ByMajor J. B. Pond. These biographical sketches of notable Orators, Preachers, and Lecturers, descriptive of the personal traits of character of the many noted persons who have publicly appeared under the management of Major Pond, are thrillingly and forcibly told. A magnificent octavo volume containing early one hundred half-tone portrait illustrations. Cloth bound, $3.50.

UNDER A LUCKY STAR, a New Book on Astrology

ByCharlotte Abell Walker. Tells what occupation to adopt, and what line of life to follow, what associates and partners to choose, how to recognize the possibilities and limitations of our friends and ourselves, and of other important matters to human life, including suggestions on marriage, being mainly culled from the minds of ancient and modern philosophers. Illustrated, cloth bound, $1.50.

TRUE DETECTIVE STORIES

From the Pinkerton Archives. ByCleveland Moffett. The absorbing stories told here by Mr. Moffet are statements of actual facts repeated without exaggeration or false coloring. The author, by the help of the Pinkerton Agency, has given the inside history of famous cases which the general public only know of through newspaper accounts. Cloth bound, 75 cents.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ARTEMUS WARD

ByCharles Farrar Browne. With a biographical sketch of the author byMelville D. Landon. The present edition is of a work which has been for more than thirty years prominently before the public, and which may be justly said to have maintained a standard character. It is issued because of a demand for abetter editionthan has ever been published.

In order to supply this acknowledged want, the publishers have enlarged and perfected this edition by adding some matter not heretofore published in book form.

A large 12mo, printed from new electro plates, with 28 full-page illustrations, and photogravure portrait of the author, handsomely bound in cloth, gilt top, $2.00.

THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE

ByCutcliffe Hyne. The best sea story since the days ofMarryat. Captain Kettle is a devil-may-care sea dog, half pirate and half preacher. The author carries him through many hairbreadth escapes and makes him a character that will live long in the annals of fiction. The success of this book is marvelous. Over 80,000 copies have been sold. Illustrated. Cloth bound, $1.50.

A MASTER OF FORTUNE, Being Further Adventures of “Captain Kettle”

ByCutcliffe Hyne. “It has the dash and tinge of reality that makes you feel as if you were in the midst of it all.”—Detroit Free Press.

“The many readers who followed with bated breath the wild adventures of Captain Kettle in the book named for him, will welcome Cutcliffe Hyne’s new collection of tales dealing with that remarkable sea dog. The volume is well called ‘A Master of Fortune.’”—Philadelphia Press.

“Nobody who has followed the gallant sailor—diminutive, but oh, my!—in his previous adventures around the earth, is going to miss this red-not volume of marvelous exploits.”—N. Y. World.Illustrated. Cloth bound, $1.50.

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COOK BOOK

ByMrs. C. F. MoritzandAdele Kahn. A modern and complete household cook book such as this is, since cooking has come to be a science no less than an art, must find a welcome and become the most popular cook book of all the many now published.

“It can hardly be realized that there is anything worth eating that its receipt cannot be found in this volume. This volume has been carefully compiled and contains not only the receipts for an elaborate menu, but also the modest ones have been considered.”—Book and Newsdealer.Bound in oil cloth, for kitchen use, $1.50.

HIS FRIEND THE ENEMY

ByWm. Wallace Cook. Author of “Rogers of Butte,” “Little Miss Vassar,” etc.

TheDetroit Free Presssays: “It gives a graphic story built round one of the ‘county-seat wars’ that have been actual occurrences in the development of the West. The story is well furnished with incident, moves with a rush, and gives a vivid idea of some lively times out in the Territories.” Cloth bound. Illustrated, $1.50.

THE PAGAN’S CUP

ByFergus Hume, author of “The Mystery of a Hanson Cab,” etc. This is a thrilling detective story, in which the interest and mystery is well sustained. Cloth bound, $1.25.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTESTypos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.

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