THE LIFE SENTENCE, by Victoria Cross
A beautifully written story, full of life, nature, passion, and pathos. A splendid vitality glows throughout this novel, whose characters are depicted with graphic intensity. "The Life Sentence" proclaims anew the author's power of insight into human nature.
THE LURE OF THE FLAME, by Mark Danger
"The book carries a lesson for women that all should learn.
"It is the experience of one who abandoned the path of virtue. The downward path, at first attractive, was swift and fatal. The author has handled a difficult subject with great force and boldness and has eliminated much that is defiling without losing its effectiveness."—Boston Globe.
THE FRUIT OF FOLLY, by Violet Craig
Throbbing with human emotion, this book is the record of one woman's mistake. The principal scenes are laid in present day New York, and no more powerful commentary on life in our big centers has been written in a long time.
A WORLD OF WOMEN, by J. D. Beresford
Romantic and dramatic are the situations in this novel. The book is like a dream-garden peopled with women of moving humanity who find themselves in a situation never before conceived. As a result, their impulses and emotions find vent in entirely original ways.
THE WHIP, by Richard Parker
Novelised from Cecil Raleigh's great Drury Lane melodrama of the same name.BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH PICTURES PROM THE PLAY
This big love story of English sporting society is crammed full of dramatic incidents. "The Whip" strikes an answering chord of sympathy and interest in every reader. England and America have voted it the big hit of the decade.
ROMANCE, by Acton Davies
The World's Greatest Love StoryBased on Edward Sheldon's Play - Fully Illustrated
Filled to overflowing with the emotional glamor of love, "Romance" is the romance of a famous grand opera singer and a young clergyman. Despite their different callings they are drawn together by a profound and sincere love. In the hour of trial the woman rises to sublime heights of self-denial.
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THE DANGEROUS AGE, by Karin Michaelis
Here is a woman's soul laid bare with absolute frankness. Europe went mad about the book, which has been translated into twelve languages. It betrays the freemasonry of womanhood.
MY ACTOR HUSBAND, Anonymous
The reader will be startled by the amazing truths set forth and the completeness of their revelations. Life behind the scenes is stripped bare of all its glamor. Young women whom the stage attracts should read this story. There is a ringing damnation in it.
MRS. DRUMMOND'S VOCATION, by Mark Ryce
Lily Drummond is an unmoral (not immoral) heroine. She was not a bad girl at heart; but when chance opened up for her the view of a life she had never known or dreamed of, her absence of moral responsibility did the rest.
DOWNWARD: "A Slice of Life," by Maud Churton Braby
Author of "Modern Marriange and How to Bear It."
"'Downward' belongs to that great modern school of fiction built upon woman's downfall. * * * I cordially commend this bit of fiction to the thousands of young women who are yearning to see what they call life."—James L. Ford in the N. Y. Herald.
TWO APACHES OF PARIS, by Alice and Claude Askew
Authors of "The Shulamite," "The Rod of Justice," etc.
All primal struggles originate with the daughters of Eve.
This story of Paris and London tells of the wild, fierce life of the flesh, of a woman with the beauty of consummate vice to whom a man gave himself, body and soul.
THE VISITS OF ELIZABETH, by Elinor Glyn
One of Mrs. Glyn's biggest successes. Elizabeth is a charming young woman who is always saying and doing droll and daring things, both shocking and amusing.
BEYOND THE ROCKS, by Elinor Glyn
"One of Mrs. Glyn's highly sensational and somewhat erotic novels."—Boston Transcript.
The scenes are laid in Paris and London; and a country-house party also figures, affording the author some daring situations, which she has handled deftly.
THE REFLECTIONS OF AMBROSINE, by Elinor Glyn
The story of the awakening of a young girl, whose maidenly emotions are set forth as Elinor Glyn alone knows how.
"Gratitude and power and self-control! * * * in nature I find there is a stronger force than all these things, and that is the touch of the one we love."—Ambrosine.
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THE VICISSITUDES OF EVANGELINE, by Elinor Glyn
"One of Mrs. Glyn's most pungent tales of feminine idiosyncracy and caprice."—Boston Transcript.
Evangeline is a delightful heroine with glorious red hair and amazing eyes that looked a thousand unsaid challenges.
DAYBREAK: a Prologue to "Three Weeks"
"Daybreak" is a prologue to "Three Weeks" and forms the first of the series, although published last. It is a highly interesting account of a love episode that took place during the youth of the famous Queen of "Three Weeks."
A story of the Balkans, this is one of the timely novels of the year.
ONE DAY: a Sequel to "Three Weeks"
"There is a note of sincerity in this book that is lacking in the first."—Boston Globe.
"One Day" is the sequel you have been waiting for since reading "Three Weeks," and is a story which points a moral, a clear, well-written exposition of the doctrine, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap."
HIGH NOON: a New Sequel to "Three Weeks"
A Modern Romeo and Juliet
A powerful, stirring love-story of twenty years after. Abounding in beautiful descriptions and delicate pathos, this charming love idyl will instantly appeal to the million and a quarter people who have read and enjoyed "Three Weeks."
THE DIARY OF MY HONEYMOON
A woman who sets out to unburden her soul upon intimate things is bound to touch upon happenings which are seldom the subject of writing at all; but whatever may be said of the views of the anonymous author, the "Diary" is a work of throbbing and intense humanity, the moral of which is sound throughout and plain to see.
THE INDISCRETION OF LADY USHER: a Sequel to "The Diary of My Honeymoon"
"Another purpose novel dealing with the question of marriage and dealing very plainly,—one of the most interesting among the many books on these lines which are at present attracting so much attention."—Cleveland Town Topics.
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THE SPIDER'S WEB, by Reginald Wright Kauffman
A splendid story, in every way equal to the "House of Bondage," written in the author's best manner.
LITTLE LOST SISTER, by Virginia Brooks
Gripping, vital, true, intense, it is a page from the life of a beautiful girl.
SPARROWS, by Horace W. C. Newte
The story of an unprotected girl, of which the reader will not skip a single page.
THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE, by Frank Richardson
The duel of sex is here, and it is described without bias, as fearlessly stated as it is exquisitely conceived.
SALLY BISHOP, by E. Temple Thurston
There have been few stories so sweet, so moving, so tender, so convincing as this life-record of a London girl.
THE PRICE, by Gertie de S. Wentworth-James
Dealing with woman's life under modern conditions, the author writes of the heights and the depths of existence.
DAUGHTERS OF THE RICH, by Edgar Saltus
A story of great strength and almost photographic intensity, wise, witty, yet touchingly pathetic.
HAGAR REVELLY, by Daniel Carson Goodman
A truthful presentation of the real reasons why some girls go wrong and others do not.
UNCLOTHED, by Daniel Carson Goodman
A novel for the woman of thirty, this book is an honest attempt to be honest.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGE, by Upton Sinclair
A novel which deals with a husband and a wife, which for efficiency and truth is unexcelled.
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SIX WOMEN, by Victoria Cross
A half-dozen of the most vivid love stories that ever lit up the dusk of a tired civilization.
LIFE'S SHOP WINDOW, by Victoria Cross
It tears the garments of conventionality from woman, presenting her as she must appear to the divine eye.
PAULA, by Victoria Cross
Here the author's fervid energy combines with a sense of humor to make a book both vital and attractive.
THE RELIGION OF EVELYN HASTINGS, by Victoria Cross
A study of passion, but it is passion that ennobles and brings happiness.
SIX CHAPTERS OF A MAN'S LIFE, by Victoria Cross
There is no mistaking the earnestness of the morality which it enforces.
A GIRL OF THE KLONDIKE, by Victoria Cross
Here the author presents a stirring story of love, intrigue and adventure, woven about a proud, independent, reckless heroine.
THE WOMAN WHO DIDN'T, by Victoria Cross
A striking, well-told story, fascinating in its hold on the reader.
ANNA LOMBARD, by Victoria Cross
A bold, brilliant, defiant presentation of the relations of men and women.
THE ETERNAL FIRES, by Victoria Cross
Given the soul of a maiden waiting for love, the plot as it unfolds shows how the heroine finds one worthy of her.
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Transcriber's NotesMinor changes have been made to correct typesetters' errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author's words and intent.The following spelling variants have been retained as printed:"Lyon" and "Lyons""nearby" and "near-by""treetops" and "tree-tops""sha'n't" and "shan't"On page333, an asterisk * appears; however, there is no corresponding note in this book.
Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters' errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author's words and intent.
The following spelling variants have been retained as printed:
On page333, an asterisk * appears; however, there is no corresponding note in this book.