"A series which has given us nothing but good"The Ivory SeriesEach volume bound in green and white with gilttop, 16mo, 75 centsCharles Scribner's Sons, PublishersJUST PUBLISHEDThe Boss of TaroombaByE. W. HornungA charming love-story of the Australian bush by the author of "Irralie's Bushranger" and the "Amateur Cracksman."PREVIOUS VOLUMESSweethearts and WivesStories of Life in the Navy. ByAnna A. Rogers.Various episodes, romantic, sentimental, humorous and even tragic, in the lives of the wives and sweethearts of naval officers, form the subjects of this group of stories, several of which have met with approval in the magazines.If I Were a ManThe Story of a New-Southerner. ByHarrison Robertson.This is the first novel from the pen of a writer already known to a considerable audience as the managing editor ofThe Louisville Courier-Journal, and as a story-teller of exceptional ability.Amos JuddByJ. A. Mitchell, Editor of "Life.""This is an excellent story, well told, and with a plot that deserved the care bestowed upon its elaboration."—The Critic.
"A series which has given us nothing but good"
The Ivory Series
Each volume bound in green and white with gilttop, 16mo, 75 cents
Charles Scribner's Sons, Publishers
JUST PUBLISHED
The Boss of Taroomba
ByE. W. Hornung
A charming love-story of the Australian bush by the author of "Irralie's Bushranger" and the "Amateur Cracksman."
PREVIOUS VOLUMES
Sweethearts and Wives
Stories of Life in the Navy. ByAnna A. Rogers.
Various episodes, romantic, sentimental, humorous and even tragic, in the lives of the wives and sweethearts of naval officers, form the subjects of this group of stories, several of which have met with approval in the magazines.
If I Were a Man
The Story of a New-Southerner. ByHarrison Robertson.
This is the first novel from the pen of a writer already known to a considerable audience as the managing editor ofThe Louisville Courier-Journal, and as a story-teller of exceptional ability.
Amos Judd
ByJ. A. Mitchell, Editor of "Life."
"This is an excellent story, well told, and with a plot that deserved the care bestowed upon its elaboration."—The Critic.
IVORY SERIESIa; a Love StoryBy "Q" (Arthur T. Quiller-Couch)."No story was ever more fearlessly and more thoughtfully aimed at the very heart of life."—The Bookman.The Suicide ClubByRobert Louis Stevenson."There is a great deal of grim humor in the 'Suicide Club,' and no lack of subtle irony, while as an example of plot weaving and invention it compares favorably with some of Stevenson's later work."—New YorkTimes.Irralie's BushrangerA Story of Australian Adventure. ByE. W. Hornung."The incidents, just improbable enough to be real, are original and cleverly combined, and there is no flagging in the press and stir of the story."—The Nation.A Master SpiritByHarriet Prescott Spofford."The theme is the old one of how it takes a great loss, a great grief, a great disappointment to make a really great singer; and this theme Mrs. Spofford has developed with a rare grace and charm."—BostonAdvertiser.Madame DelphineByGeorge W. Cable."There are few living American writers who can reproduce for us more perfectly than Mr. Cable does the speech, the manners, the whole social atmosphere of a remote time and a peculiar people."—New YorkTribune.
IVORY SERIES
Ia; a Love Story
By "Q" (Arthur T. Quiller-Couch).
"No story was ever more fearlessly and more thoughtfully aimed at the very heart of life."—The Bookman.
The Suicide Club
ByRobert Louis Stevenson.
"There is a great deal of grim humor in the 'Suicide Club,' and no lack of subtle irony, while as an example of plot weaving and invention it compares favorably with some of Stevenson's later work."—New YorkTimes.
Irralie's Bushranger
A Story of Australian Adventure. ByE. W. Hornung.
"The incidents, just improbable enough to be real, are original and cleverly combined, and there is no flagging in the press and stir of the story."—The Nation.
A Master Spirit
ByHarriet Prescott Spofford.
"The theme is the old one of how it takes a great loss, a great grief, a great disappointment to make a really great singer; and this theme Mrs. Spofford has developed with a rare grace and charm."—BostonAdvertiser.
Madame Delphine
ByGeorge W. Cable.
"There are few living American writers who can reproduce for us more perfectly than Mr. Cable does the speech, the manners, the whole social atmosphere of a remote time and a peculiar people."—New YorkTribune.
IVORY SERIESOne of the ViscontiByEva Wilder Brodhead."The author has succeeded uncommonly well in combining descriptions of actual scenes, as in a book of travel, with the action of a romantic tale."—BostonTranscript.A Book of MartyrsByCornelia Atwood Pratt."Miss Pratt shows a strength and insight into character that have enabled her, without resorting to the morbid or the ultra-sensational, to produce a volume of short stories of which each is a model of its kind."—New YorkSun.A Bride from the BushByE. W. Hornung."The story is prettily told, and is particularly bright in its glimpses of Bush life. Mr. Hornung has certainly earned the right to be called the Bret Harte of Australia."—BostonHerald.The Man Who WinsByRobert Herrick."It is written with admirable restraint, and without affectations of style, in the clearest English. It is a pleasure to welcome Mr. Herrick into the small company of serious literary workers."—Chap-Book.An InheritanceByHarriet Prescott Spofford."Mrs. Spofford has done nothing better than this daintily written story, if, indeed, anything quite so good."—PhiladelphiaPress.
IVORY SERIES
One of the Visconti
ByEva Wilder Brodhead.
"The author has succeeded uncommonly well in combining descriptions of actual scenes, as in a book of travel, with the action of a romantic tale."—BostonTranscript.
A Book of Martyrs
ByCornelia Atwood Pratt.
"Miss Pratt shows a strength and insight into character that have enabled her, without resorting to the morbid or the ultra-sensational, to produce a volume of short stories of which each is a model of its kind."—New YorkSun.
A Bride from the Bush
ByE. W. Hornung.
"The story is prettily told, and is particularly bright in its glimpses of Bush life. Mr. Hornung has certainly earned the right to be called the Bret Harte of Australia."—BostonHerald.
The Man Who Wins
ByRobert Herrick.
"It is written with admirable restraint, and without affectations of style, in the clearest English. It is a pleasure to welcome Mr. Herrick into the small company of serious literary workers."—Chap-Book.
An Inheritance
ByHarriet Prescott Spofford.
"Mrs. Spofford has done nothing better than this daintily written story, if, indeed, anything quite so good."—PhiladelphiaPress.
IVORY SERIESThe Old Gentleman of the Black StockByThomas Nelson Page."There could hardly be a more appropriate addition to the Scribners' dainty Ivory Series than the little volume before us, with its moral that, after all, love is best."—The Critic.Literary Love LettersAnd Other Stories. ByRobert Herrick."It shows literary elegance and skill, to say nothing of the daintiest of touches."—ChicagoTimes-Herald.A Romance in TransitByFrancis Lynde."I was surprised at the way he handled the engine, and it was all so natural, for I have been there. It is not only a good railroad story, but a delightful love story."—Cy Warman.In Old NarragansettRomances and Realities. ByAlice Morse Earle."Told with all the art of a practiced writer of fiction. Mrs. Earle has accurate and delightful knowledge of old-time ways in Narragansett."—The Outlook.Seven Months a PrisonerBy JudgeJ. V. Hadley."The book is a very interesting account of a very rare experience."—New YorkTimes.CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS153-157 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
IVORY SERIES
The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock
ByThomas Nelson Page.
"There could hardly be a more appropriate addition to the Scribners' dainty Ivory Series than the little volume before us, with its moral that, after all, love is best."—The Critic.
Literary Love Letters
And Other Stories. ByRobert Herrick.
"It shows literary elegance and skill, to say nothing of the daintiest of touches."—ChicagoTimes-Herald.
A Romance in Transit
ByFrancis Lynde.
"I was surprised at the way he handled the engine, and it was all so natural, for I have been there. It is not only a good railroad story, but a delightful love story."—Cy Warman.
In Old Narragansett
Romances and Realities. ByAlice Morse Earle.
"Told with all the art of a practiced writer of fiction. Mrs. Earle has accurate and delightful knowledge of old-time ways in Narragansett."—The Outlook.
Seven Months a Prisoner
By JudgeJ. V. Hadley.
"The book is a very interesting account of a very rare experience."—New YorkTimes.
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS153-157 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK