* * * * *Captain LoveTHE HISTORY OF A MOST ROMANTIC EVENT IN THE LIFE OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN DURING THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY GEORGE THE FIRST. CONTAINING INCIDENTS OF COURTSHIP AND DANGER AS RELATED IN THE CHRONICLES OF THE PERIOD AND NOW SET DOWN IN PRINTBY THEODORE ROBERTS, author of "The Red Feathers," "Brothers of Peril," etc. Cloth decorative, illustrated by Frank T. Merrill . . . $1.50A stirring romance with its scene laid in the troublous times in England when so many broken gentlemen foregathered with the "Knights of the Road;" when a man might lose part of his purse to his opponent at "White's" over the dice, and the next day be relieved of the rest of his money on some lonely heath at the point of a pistol in the hand of the self-same gambler.But, if the setting be similar to other novels of the period, the story is not. Mr. Roberts's work is always original, his style is always graceful, his imagination fine, his situations refreshingly novel. In his new book he has excelled himself. It is undoubtedly the best thing he has done.* * * * *Bahama BillBY T. JENKINS HAINS, author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," etc. Cloth decorative, with frontispiece in colors by H. R. Reuterdahl . . . $1.50The scene of Captain Hains's new sea story is laid in the region of the Florida Keys. His hero, the giant mate of the wrecking sloop,Sea-Horse, while not one to stir the emotions of gentle feminine readers, will arouse interest and admiration in men who appreciate bravery and daring.His adventures while plying his desperate trade are full of the danger that holds one at a sharp tension, and the reader forgets to be on the side of law and order in his eagerness to see the "wrecker" safely through his exciting escapades.Captain Hains's descriptions of life at sea are vivid, absorbingly frank and remarkably true. "Bahama Bill" ranks high as a stirring, realistic, unsoftened and undiluted tale of the sea, chock full of engrossing interest.* * * * *Matthew PorterBY GAMALIEL BRADFORD, JR., author of "The Private Tutor," etc. With a frontispiece in colors by Griswold Tyng . . . $1.50When a young man has birth and character and strong ambition it is safe to predict for him a brilliant career; and, when The Girl comes into his life, a romance out of the ordinary. Such a man is Matthew Porter, and the author has drawn him with fine power.Mr. Bradford has given us a charming romance with an unusual motive. Effective glimpses of the social life of Boston form a contrast to the more serious purpose of the story; but, in "Matthew Porter," it is the conflict of personalities, the development of character, the human element which grips the attention and compels admiration.* * * * *Anne of Green GablesBY L. M. MONTGOMERY. Cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50Every one, young or old, who reads the story of "Anne of Green Gables," will fall in love with her, and tell their friends of her irresistible charm. In her creation of the young heroine of this delightful tale Miss Montgomery will receive praise for her fine sympathy with and delicate appreciation of sensitive and imaginative girlhood.The story would take rank for the character of Anne alone; but in the delineation of the characters of the old farmer, and his crabbed, dried-up spinster sister who adopt her, the author has shown an insight and descriptive power which add much to the fascination of the book.* * * * *Spinster FarmBY HELEN M. WINSLOW, author of "Literary Boston." Illustrated from original photographs . . . $1.50Whatever Miss Winslow writes is good, for she is in accord with the life worth living. The Spinster, her niece "Peggy," the Professor, and young Robert Graves,—not forgetting Hiram, the hired man,—are the characters to whom we are introduced on "Spinster Farm." Most of the incidents and all of the characters are real, as well as the farm and farmhouse, unchanged since Colonial days.Light-hearted character sketches, and equally refreshing and unexpected happenings are woven together with a thread of happy romance of which Peggy of course is the vivacious heroine. Alluring descriptions of nature and country life are given with fascinating bits of biography of the farm animals and household pets.* * * * *Selections fromL. C. Page and Company'sList of FictionWORKS OF ROBERT NEILSON STEPHENSEach one vol., library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50The Flight of GeorgianaA ROMANCE OF THE DAYS OF THE YOUNG PRETENDER. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards."A love-story in the highest degree, a dashing story, and a remarkably well finished piece of work."—Chicago Record-Herald.The Bright Face of DangerBeing an account of some adventures of Henri de Launay, son of the Sieur de la Tournoire. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards."Mr. Stephens has fairly outdone himself. We thank him heartily. The story is nothing if not spirited and entertaining, rational and convincing."—Boston Transcript.The Mystery of Murray Davenport(40th thousand.)"This is easily the best thing that Mr. Stephens has yet done. Those familiar with his other novels can best judge the measure of this praise, which is generous."—Buffalo News.Captain RavenshawOR, THE MAID OF CHEAPSIDE. (52d thousand.) A romance of Elizabethan London. Illustrations by Howard Pyle and other artists.Not since the absorbing adventures of D'Artagnan have we had anything so good in the blended vein of romance and comedy.The Continental DragoonA ROMANCE OF PHILIPSE MANOR HOUSE IN 1778. (53d thousand.) Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.A stirring romance of the Revolution, with its scene laid on neutral territory.Philip Winwood(70th thousand.) A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence, embracing events that occurred between and during the years 1763 and 1785 in New York and London. Illustrated by E. W. D. Hamilton.An Enemy to the King(70th thousand.) From the "Recently Discovered Memoirs of the Sieur de la Tournoire." Illustrated by H. De M. Young.An historical romance of the sixteenth century, describing the adventures of a young French nobleman at the court of Henry III., and on the field with Henry IV.The Road to ParisA STORY OF ADVENTURE. (35th thousand.) Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.An historical romance of the eighteenth century, being an account of the life of an American gentleman adventurer of Jacobite ancestry.A Gentleman PlayerHIS ADVENTURES ON A SECRET MISSION FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH. (48th thousand.) Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.The story of a young gentleman who joins Shakespeare's company of players, and becomes a friend and protégé of the great poet.Clementina's HighwaymanCloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50Mr. Stephens has put into his new book, "Clementina's Highway man," the finest qualities of plot, construction, and literary finish.The story is laid in the mid-Georgian period. It is a dashing, sparkling, vivacious comedy, with a heroine as lovely and changeable as an April day, and a hero all ardor and daring.The exquisite quality of Mr. Stephens's literary style clothes the story in a rich but delicate word-fabric; and never before have his setting and atmosphere been so perfect.* * * * *WORKS OFCHARLES G. D. ROBERTSHaunters of the SilencesCloth, one volume, with many drawings by Charles Livingston Bull, four of which are in full color . . . $2.00The stories in Mr. Roberts's new collection are the strongest and best he has ever written.He has largely taken for his subjects those animals rarely met with in books, whose lives are spent "In the Silences," where they are the supreme rulers. Mr. Roberts has written of them sympathetically, as always, but with fine regard for the scientific truth."As a writer about animals, Mr. Roberts occupies an enviable place. He is the most literary, as well as the most imaginative and vivid of all the nature writers."—Brooklyn Eagle."His animal stories are marvels of sympathetic science and literary exactness."—New York World.Red FoxTHE STORY OF HIS ADVENTUROUS CAREER IN THE RINGWAAK WILDS, AND OF HIS FINAL TRIUMPH OVER THE ENEMIES OF HIS KIND. With fifty illustrations, including frontispiece in color and cover design by Charles Livingston Bull.Square quarto, cloth decorative . . . $2.00"Infinitely more wholesome reading than the average tale of sport, since it gives a glimpse of the hunt from the point of view of the hunted."—Boston Transcript."True in substance but fascinating as fiction. It will interest old and young, city-bound and free-footed, those who know animals and those who do not."—Chicago Record-Herald."A brilliant chapter in natural history."—Philadelphia North American.The Kindred of the WildA BOOK OF ANIMAL LIFE. With fifty-one full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull. Square quarto, decorative cover . . . $2.00"Is in many ways the most brilliant collection of animal stories that has appeared; well named and well done."—John Burroughs.The Watchers of the TrailsA companion volume to "The Kindred of the Wild." With forty-eight full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull.Square quarto, decorative cover . . . $2.00"These stories are exquisite in their refinement, and yet robust in their appreciation of some of the rougher phases of woodcraft. Among the many writers about animals, Mr. Roberts occupies an enviable place.—The Outlook."This is a book full of delight. An additional charm lies in Mr. Bull's faithful and graphic illustrations, which in fashion all their own tell the story of the wild life, illuminating and supplementing the pen pictures of the author."—Literary Digest.The Heart That KnowsLibrary 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"A novel of singularly effective strength, luminous in literary color, rich in its passionate, yet tender drama."—New York Globe.Earth's EnigmasA new edition of Mr. Roberts's first volume of fiction, published 1892, and out of print for several years, with the addition of three new stories, and ten illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull.Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"It will rank high among collections of short stories. In 'Earth's Enigmas' is a wider range of subject than in the 'Kindred of the Wild.'"—Review from advance sheets of the illustrated edition by Tiffany Blake in the Chicago Evening Post.Barbara LaddWith four illustrations by Frank Verbeck.Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"From the opening chapter to the final page Mr. Roberts lures us on by his rapt devotion to the changing aspects of Nature and by his keen and sympathetic analysis of human character."—Boston Transcript.Cameron of LochielTranslated from the French of Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, with frontispiece in color by H. C. Edwards.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50"Professor Roberts deserves the thanks of his reader for giving a wider audience an opportunity to enjoy this striking bit of French Canadian literature."—Brooklyn Eagle."It is not often in these days of sensational and philosophical novels that one picks up a book that so touches the heart."—Boston Transcript.The Prisoner of MademoiselleWith frontispiece by Frank T. Merrill.Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top . . . $1.50A tale of Acadia,—a land which is the author's heart's delight,—of a valiant young lieutenant and a winsome maiden, who first captures and then captivates."This is the kind of a story that makes one grow younger, more innocent, more light-hearted. Its literary quality is impeccable. It is not every day that such a heroine blossoms into even temporary existence, and the very name of the story bears a breath of charm."—Chicago Record-Herald.The Heart of the Ancient WoodWith six illustrations by James L. Weston.Library 12mo, decorative cover . . . $1.50"One of the most fascinating novels of recent days."—Boston Journal."A classic twentieth-century romance."—New York Commercial Advertiser.The Forge in the ForestBeing the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart, and how he crossed the Black Abbé, and of his adventures in a strange fellowship. Illustrated by Henry Sandham, R.C.A.Library 12mo, cloth, gilt top . . . $1.50A story of pure love and heroic adventure.By the Marshes of MinasLibrary 12mo, cloth, gilt top, illustrated . . . $1.50Most of these romances are in the author's lighter and more playful vein; each is a unit of absorbing interest and exquisite workmanship.A Sister to EvangelineBeing the Story of Yvonne de Lamourie, and how she went into exile with the villagers of Grand Pré.Library 12mo, cloth, gilt top, illustrated . . . $1.50Swift action, fresh atmosphere, wholesome purity, deep passion, and searching analysis characterize this strong novel.* * * * *WORKS OFLILIAN BELLCarolina LeeWith a frontispiece in color from an oil painting by Dora Wheeler Keith. Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"A Christian Science novel, full of action, alive with incident and brisk with pithy dialogue and humor."—Boston Transcript."A charming portrayal of the attractive life of the South, refreshing as a breeze that blows through a pine forest."—Albany Times-Union.Hope LoringIllustrated by Frank T. Merrill.Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"Tall, slender, and athletic, fragile-looking, yet with nerves and sinews of steel under the velvet flesh, frank as a boy and tender and beautiful as a woman, free and independent, yet not bold—such is 'Hope Loring,' by long odds the subtlest study that has yet been made of the American girl."—Dorothy Dix, in the New York American.Abroad with the JimmiesWith a portrait, in duogravure, of the author.Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"Full of ozone, of snap, of ginger, of swing and momentum."—Chicago Evening Post.At Home with the JardinesA companion volume to "Abroad with the Jimmies"Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"Bits of gay humor, sunny, whimsical philosophy and keen indubitable insight into the less evident aspects and workings of pure human nature, with a slender thread of a cleverly extraneous love story, keep the interest of the reader fresh."—Chicago Record-Herald.The Interference of PatriciaWith a frontispiece from drawing by Frank T. Merrill.Small 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"There is life and action and brilliancy and dash and cleverness and a keen appreciation of business ways in this story."—Grand Rapids Herald."A story full of keen and flashing satire."—Chicago Record-Herald.A Book of GirlsWith a frontispiece.Small 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.25"The stories are all eventful and have effective humor."—New York Sun."Lilian Bell surely understands girls, for she depicts all the variations of girl nature so charmingly."—Chicago Journal.The above two volumes boxed in special holiday dress, per set, $2.50* * * * *WORKS OFNATHAN GALLIZIERThe Sorceress of RomeWith four drawings in color by "The Kinneys."Cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50The love-story of Otto III., the boy emperor, and Stephania, wife of the Senator Crescentius of Rome, has already been made the basis of various German poems and plays.Mr. Gallizier has used it for the main theme of "The Sorceress of Rome," the second book of his trilogy of romances on the mediaeval life of Italy. In detail and finish the book is a brilliant piece of work, describing clearly an exciting and strenuous period.Castel del MonteWith six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50A powerful romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy and the overthrow of Manfred by Charles of Anjou, the champion of Pope Clement IV."There is color; there is sumptuous word painting in these pages; the action is terrific at times; vividness and life are in every part; and brilliant descriptions entertain the reader and give a singular fascination to the tale."—Chicago Record-Herald.* * * * *WORKS OFMORLEY ROBERTSRachel MarrLibrary 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50"A novel of tremendous force, with a style that is sure, luxuriant, compelling, full of color and vital force."—Elia W. Peattie in Chicago Tribune."In atmosphere, if nothing else, the story is absolutely perfect."—Boston Transcript.Lady PenelopeWith nine illustrations by Arthur W. Brown.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50"A fresh and original bit of comedy as amusing as it is audacious."—Boston Transcript.The IdlersWith frontispiece in color by John C. Frohn.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50"It is absorbing as the devil. Mr. Roberts gives us the antithesis of 'Rachel Marr' in an equally masterful and convincing work."—The New York Sun."It is a work of great ethical force."—Professor Charles G. D. Roberts.The Promotion of the AdmiralLibrary 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50"If any one writes better sea stories than Mr. Roberts, we don't know who it is; and if there is a better sea story of its kind than this it would be a joy to have the pleasure of reading it."—New York Sun."There is a hearty laugh in every one of these stories."—The Reader.The Flying CloudCloth decorative, with a colored frontispiece . . . $1.50* * * * *WORKS OFALICE MacGOWAN AND GRACE MacGOWAN COOKEReturnA STORY OF THE SEA ISLANDS IN 1739. With six illustrations by C. D. Williams.Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50"So rich in color is this story, so crowded with figures, it seems like a bit of old Italian wall painting, a piece of modern tapestry, rather than a modern fabric woven deftly from the threads of fact and fancy gathered up in this new and essentially practical country, and therein lies its distinctive value and excellence."—N. Y. Sun.The GrappleWith frontispiece in color by Arthur W. Brown.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50"The movement of the tale is swift and dramatic. The story is so original, so strong, and so finely told that it deserves a large and thoughtful public. It is a book to read with both enjoyment and enlightenment."—N. Y. Times Saturday Review of Books.The Last WordIllustrated with seven portraits of the heroine.Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50"When one receives full measure to overflowing of delight in a tender, charming, and wholly fascinating new piece of fiction, the enthusiasm is apt to come uppermost."—Louisville Post.HuldahWith illustrations by Fanny Y. Cory.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50Here we have the great-hearted, capable woman of the Texas plains dispensing food and genial philosophy to rough-and-ready cowboys. Her sympathy takes the form of happy laughter, and her delightfully funny phrases amuse the fancy and stick in one's memory.* * * * *Richard Elliott, FinancierBy GEORGE CARLING.Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50"Clever in plot and effective in style. The author has seized on some of the most sensational features of modern finance and uses them pretty much as Alexandre Dumas did."—N. Y. Post.* * * * *WORKS OFG. SIDNEY PATERNOSTERThe Motor PirateLibrary 12mo, cloth decorative, with frontispiece . . . $1.50"Its originality, exciting adventures, into which is woven a charming love theme, and its undercurrent of fun furnish a dashing detective story which a motor-mad world will thoroughly enjoy reading."—Boston Herald.The Cruise of the Motor-Boat ConquerorBeing the Further Adventures of the Motor Pirate.Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by Frank T. Merrill . . . $1.50"As a land pirate Mannering was a marvel of resource, but as a sea-going buccaneer he is almost a miracle of devilish ingenuity. His exploits are wonderful and plausible, for he avails himself of every modern device and applies recent inventions to the accomplishment of all his pet schemes."—Chicago Evening Post.The Lady of the Blue MotorCloth decorative, with a colored frontispiece by John C. Frohn . . . $1.50The Lady of the Blue Motor is an audacious heroine who drove her mysterious car at breakneck speed. Her plea for assistance in an adventure promising more than a spice of danger could not of course be disregarded by any gallant fellow motorist. Across France they tore and across the English Channel. There, the escapade past, he lost her. Mr. Paternoster, however, allows the reader to follow their separate adventures until the Lady of the Blue Motor is found again and properly vindicated of all save womanly courage and affection. A unique romance, one continuous exciting series of adventure.* * * * *The Treasure Trail. By FRANK L. POLLOCK.Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by Louis D. Cowing . . . $1.25A clever story, which describes a series of highly exciting adventures of a bold lot of rascals."—Boston Transcript.* * * * *WORKS OFT. JENKINS HAINSThe Black BarqueWith five illustrations by W. Herbert Dunton.Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50According to a high naval authority, whose name must be withheld, this is one of the best sea stories ever offered to the public. "The Black Barque" is a story of slavery and piracy upon the high seas about 1815, and is written with a thorough knowledge of deep-water sailing.The WindjammersLibrary 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50"A collection of short sea stories unmatched for interest."—New York Sun.The Voyage of the ArrowWith six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50"A capital story, full of sensation and excitement, and a rollicking sea story of the good old-fashioned sort. The reader who begins this exciting voyage will sail on at the rate of twelve knots an hour until it is finished."—Boston Transcript.* * * * *WORKS OFREGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMANMiss Frances Baird, DetectiveA PASSAGE FROM HER MEMOIRS.Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by W. F. Kirkpatrick . . . $1.25"Miss Baird ravels and unravels circumstantial evidence in her search for the murderer in a most bewildering and thoroughly feminine fashion.... The story is brimful of excitement, and no little ingenuity is displayed in its construction."—Boston Herald.Jarvis of HarvardIllustrated by Robert Edwards.Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50A strong and well written novel, dealing with the life of a young man in a modern college. Studies, athletics, social life, and the outside influences surrounding the youth of a college town are clearly depicted."Mr. Kauffman's treatment of his subject is dignified, restrained, sincere, and in admirable good taste throughout."—New York Mail and Express.
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Captain Love
THE HISTORY OF A MOST ROMANTIC EVENT IN THE LIFE OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN DURING THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY GEORGE THE FIRST. CONTAINING INCIDENTS OF COURTSHIP AND DANGER AS RELATED IN THE CHRONICLES OF THE PERIOD AND NOW SET DOWN IN PRINT
BY THEODORE ROBERTS, author of "The Red Feathers," "Brothers of Peril," etc. Cloth decorative, illustrated by Frank T. Merrill . . . $1.50
A stirring romance with its scene laid in the troublous times in England when so many broken gentlemen foregathered with the "Knights of the Road;" when a man might lose part of his purse to his opponent at "White's" over the dice, and the next day be relieved of the rest of his money on some lonely heath at the point of a pistol in the hand of the self-same gambler.
But, if the setting be similar to other novels of the period, the story is not. Mr. Roberts's work is always original, his style is always graceful, his imagination fine, his situations refreshingly novel. In his new book he has excelled himself. It is undoubtedly the best thing he has done.
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Bahama Bill
BY T. JENKINS HAINS, author of "The Black Barque," "The Voyage of the Arrow," etc. Cloth decorative, with frontispiece in colors by H. R. Reuterdahl . . . $1.50
The scene of Captain Hains's new sea story is laid in the region of the Florida Keys. His hero, the giant mate of the wrecking sloop,Sea-Horse, while not one to stir the emotions of gentle feminine readers, will arouse interest and admiration in men who appreciate bravery and daring.
His adventures while plying his desperate trade are full of the danger that holds one at a sharp tension, and the reader forgets to be on the side of law and order in his eagerness to see the "wrecker" safely through his exciting escapades.
Captain Hains's descriptions of life at sea are vivid, absorbingly frank and remarkably true. "Bahama Bill" ranks high as a stirring, realistic, unsoftened and undiluted tale of the sea, chock full of engrossing interest.
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Matthew Porter
BY GAMALIEL BRADFORD, JR., author of "The Private Tutor," etc. With a frontispiece in colors by Griswold Tyng . . . $1.50
When a young man has birth and character and strong ambition it is safe to predict for him a brilliant career; and, when The Girl comes into his life, a romance out of the ordinary. Such a man is Matthew Porter, and the author has drawn him with fine power.
Mr. Bradford has given us a charming romance with an unusual motive. Effective glimpses of the social life of Boston form a contrast to the more serious purpose of the story; but, in "Matthew Porter," it is the conflict of personalities, the development of character, the human element which grips the attention and compels admiration.
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Anne of Green Gables
BY L. M. MONTGOMERY. Cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50
Every one, young or old, who reads the story of "Anne of Green Gables," will fall in love with her, and tell their friends of her irresistible charm. In her creation of the young heroine of this delightful tale Miss Montgomery will receive praise for her fine sympathy with and delicate appreciation of sensitive and imaginative girlhood.
The story would take rank for the character of Anne alone; but in the delineation of the characters of the old farmer, and his crabbed, dried-up spinster sister who adopt her, the author has shown an insight and descriptive power which add much to the fascination of the book.
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Spinster Farm
BY HELEN M. WINSLOW, author of "Literary Boston." Illustrated from original photographs . . . $1.50
Whatever Miss Winslow writes is good, for she is in accord with the life worth living. The Spinster, her niece "Peggy," the Professor, and young Robert Graves,—not forgetting Hiram, the hired man,—are the characters to whom we are introduced on "Spinster Farm." Most of the incidents and all of the characters are real, as well as the farm and farmhouse, unchanged since Colonial days.
Light-hearted character sketches, and equally refreshing and unexpected happenings are woven together with a thread of happy romance of which Peggy of course is the vivacious heroine. Alluring descriptions of nature and country life are given with fascinating bits of biography of the farm animals and household pets.
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Selections fromL. C. Page and Company'sList of Fiction
WORKS OF ROBERT NEILSON STEPHENS
Each one vol., library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
The Flight of Georgiana
A ROMANCE OF THE DAYS OF THE YOUNG PRETENDER. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
"A love-story in the highest degree, a dashing story, and a remarkably well finished piece of work."—Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bright Face of Danger
Being an account of some adventures of Henri de Launay, son of the Sieur de la Tournoire. Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
"Mr. Stephens has fairly outdone himself. We thank him heartily. The story is nothing if not spirited and entertaining, rational and convincing."—Boston Transcript.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport
(40th thousand.)
"This is easily the best thing that Mr. Stephens has yet done. Those familiar with his other novels can best judge the measure of this praise, which is generous."—Buffalo News.
Captain Ravenshaw
OR, THE MAID OF CHEAPSIDE. (52d thousand.) A romance of Elizabethan London. Illustrations by Howard Pyle and other artists.
Not since the absorbing adventures of D'Artagnan have we had anything so good in the blended vein of romance and comedy.
The Continental Dragoon
A ROMANCE OF PHILIPSE MANOR HOUSE IN 1778. (53d thousand.) Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
A stirring romance of the Revolution, with its scene laid on neutral territory.
Philip Winwood
(70th thousand.) A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence, embracing events that occurred between and during the years 1763 and 1785 in New York and London. Illustrated by E. W. D. Hamilton.
An Enemy to the King
(70th thousand.) From the "Recently Discovered Memoirs of the Sieur de la Tournoire." Illustrated by H. De M. Young.
An historical romance of the sixteenth century, describing the adventures of a young French nobleman at the court of Henry III., and on the field with Henry IV.
The Road to Paris
A STORY OF ADVENTURE. (35th thousand.) Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
An historical romance of the eighteenth century, being an account of the life of an American gentleman adventurer of Jacobite ancestry.
A Gentleman Player
HIS ADVENTURES ON A SECRET MISSION FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH. (48th thousand.) Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
The story of a young gentleman who joins Shakespeare's company of players, and becomes a friend and protégé of the great poet.
Clementina's Highwayman
Cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50
Mr. Stephens has put into his new book, "Clementina's Highway man," the finest qualities of plot, construction, and literary finish.
The story is laid in the mid-Georgian period. It is a dashing, sparkling, vivacious comedy, with a heroine as lovely and changeable as an April day, and a hero all ardor and daring.
The exquisite quality of Mr. Stephens's literary style clothes the story in a rich but delicate word-fabric; and never before have his setting and atmosphere been so perfect.
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WORKS OFCHARLES G. D. ROBERTS
Haunters of the Silences
Cloth, one volume, with many drawings by Charles Livingston Bull, four of which are in full color . . . $2.00
The stories in Mr. Roberts's new collection are the strongest and best he has ever written.
He has largely taken for his subjects those animals rarely met with in books, whose lives are spent "In the Silences," where they are the supreme rulers. Mr. Roberts has written of them sympathetically, as always, but with fine regard for the scientific truth.
"As a writer about animals, Mr. Roberts occupies an enviable place. He is the most literary, as well as the most imaginative and vivid of all the nature writers."—Brooklyn Eagle.
"His animal stories are marvels of sympathetic science and literary exactness."—New York World.
Red Fox
THE STORY OF HIS ADVENTUROUS CAREER IN THE RINGWAAK WILDS, AND OF HIS FINAL TRIUMPH OVER THE ENEMIES OF HIS KIND. With fifty illustrations, including frontispiece in color and cover design by Charles Livingston Bull.
Square quarto, cloth decorative . . . $2.00
"Infinitely more wholesome reading than the average tale of sport, since it gives a glimpse of the hunt from the point of view of the hunted."—Boston Transcript.
"True in substance but fascinating as fiction. It will interest old and young, city-bound and free-footed, those who know animals and those who do not."—Chicago Record-Herald.
"A brilliant chapter in natural history."—Philadelphia North American.
The Kindred of the Wild
A BOOK OF ANIMAL LIFE. With fifty-one full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull. Square quarto, decorative cover . . . $2.00
"Is in many ways the most brilliant collection of animal stories that has appeared; well named and well done."—John Burroughs.
The Watchers of the Trails
A companion volume to "The Kindred of the Wild." With forty-eight full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull.
Square quarto, decorative cover . . . $2.00
"These stories are exquisite in their refinement, and yet robust in their appreciation of some of the rougher phases of woodcraft. Among the many writers about animals, Mr. Roberts occupies an enviable place.—The Outlook.
"This is a book full of delight. An additional charm lies in Mr. Bull's faithful and graphic illustrations, which in fashion all their own tell the story of the wild life, illuminating and supplementing the pen pictures of the author."—Literary Digest.
The Heart That Knows
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"A novel of singularly effective strength, luminous in literary color, rich in its passionate, yet tender drama."—New York Globe.
Earth's Enigmas
A new edition of Mr. Roberts's first volume of fiction, published 1892, and out of print for several years, with the addition of three new stories, and ten illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"It will rank high among collections of short stories. In 'Earth's Enigmas' is a wider range of subject than in the 'Kindred of the Wild.'"—Review from advance sheets of the illustrated edition by Tiffany Blake in the Chicago Evening Post.
Barbara Ladd
With four illustrations by Frank Verbeck.
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"From the opening chapter to the final page Mr. Roberts lures us on by his rapt devotion to the changing aspects of Nature and by his keen and sympathetic analysis of human character."—Boston Transcript.
Cameron of Lochiel
Translated from the French of Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, with frontispiece in color by H. C. Edwards.
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"Professor Roberts deserves the thanks of his reader for giving a wider audience an opportunity to enjoy this striking bit of French Canadian literature."—Brooklyn Eagle.
"It is not often in these days of sensational and philosophical novels that one picks up a book that so touches the heart."—Boston Transcript.
The Prisoner of Mademoiselle
With frontispiece by Frank T. Merrill.
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A tale of Acadia,—a land which is the author's heart's delight,—of a valiant young lieutenant and a winsome maiden, who first captures and then captivates.
"This is the kind of a story that makes one grow younger, more innocent, more light-hearted. Its literary quality is impeccable. It is not every day that such a heroine blossoms into even temporary existence, and the very name of the story bears a breath of charm."—Chicago Record-Herald.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood
With six illustrations by James L. Weston.
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"One of the most fascinating novels of recent days."—Boston Journal.
"A classic twentieth-century romance."—New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Forge in the Forest
Being the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart, and how he crossed the Black Abbé, and of his adventures in a strange fellowship. Illustrated by Henry Sandham, R.C.A.
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A story of pure love and heroic adventure.
By the Marshes of Minas
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Most of these romances are in the author's lighter and more playful vein; each is a unit of absorbing interest and exquisite workmanship.
A Sister to Evangeline
Being the Story of Yvonne de Lamourie, and how she went into exile with the villagers of Grand Pré.
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Swift action, fresh atmosphere, wholesome purity, deep passion, and searching analysis characterize this strong novel.
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WORKS OFLILIAN BELL
Carolina Lee
With a frontispiece in color from an oil painting by Dora Wheeler Keith. Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"A Christian Science novel, full of action, alive with incident and brisk with pithy dialogue and humor."—Boston Transcript.
"A charming portrayal of the attractive life of the South, refreshing as a breeze that blows through a pine forest."—Albany Times-Union.
Hope Loring
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
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"Tall, slender, and athletic, fragile-looking, yet with nerves and sinews of steel under the velvet flesh, frank as a boy and tender and beautiful as a woman, free and independent, yet not bold—such is 'Hope Loring,' by long odds the subtlest study that has yet been made of the American girl."—Dorothy Dix, in the New York American.
Abroad with the Jimmies
With a portrait, in duogravure, of the author.
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"Full of ozone, of snap, of ginger, of swing and momentum."—Chicago Evening Post.
At Home with the Jardines
A companion volume to "Abroad with the Jimmies"
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"Bits of gay humor, sunny, whimsical philosophy and keen indubitable insight into the less evident aspects and workings of pure human nature, with a slender thread of a cleverly extraneous love story, keep the interest of the reader fresh."—Chicago Record-Herald.
The Interference of Patricia
With a frontispiece from drawing by Frank T. Merrill.
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"There is life and action and brilliancy and dash and cleverness and a keen appreciation of business ways in this story."—Grand Rapids Herald.
"A story full of keen and flashing satire."—Chicago Record-Herald.
A Book of Girls
With a frontispiece.
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"The stories are all eventful and have effective humor."—New York Sun.
"Lilian Bell surely understands girls, for she depicts all the variations of girl nature so charmingly."—Chicago Journal.
The above two volumes boxed in special holiday dress, per set, $2.50
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WORKS OFNATHAN GALLIZIER
The Sorceress of Rome
With four drawings in color by "The Kinneys."
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The love-story of Otto III., the boy emperor, and Stephania, wife of the Senator Crescentius of Rome, has already been made the basis of various German poems and plays.
Mr. Gallizier has used it for the main theme of "The Sorceress of Rome," the second book of his trilogy of romances on the mediaeval life of Italy. In detail and finish the book is a brilliant piece of work, describing clearly an exciting and strenuous period.
Castel del Monte
With six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.
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A powerful romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy and the overthrow of Manfred by Charles of Anjou, the champion of Pope Clement IV.
"There is color; there is sumptuous word painting in these pages; the action is terrific at times; vividness and life are in every part; and brilliant descriptions entertain the reader and give a singular fascination to the tale."—Chicago Record-Herald.
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WORKS OFMORLEY ROBERTS
Rachel Marr
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"A novel of tremendous force, with a style that is sure, luxuriant, compelling, full of color and vital force."—Elia W. Peattie in Chicago Tribune.
"In atmosphere, if nothing else, the story is absolutely perfect."—Boston Transcript.
Lady Penelope
With nine illustrations by Arthur W. Brown.
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"A fresh and original bit of comedy as amusing as it is audacious."—Boston Transcript.
The Idlers
With frontispiece in color by John C. Frohn.
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"It is absorbing as the devil. Mr. Roberts gives us the antithesis of 'Rachel Marr' in an equally masterful and convincing work."—The New York Sun.
"It is a work of great ethical force."—Professor Charles G. D. Roberts.
The Promotion of the Admiral
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"If any one writes better sea stories than Mr. Roberts, we don't know who it is; and if there is a better sea story of its kind than this it would be a joy to have the pleasure of reading it."—New York Sun.
"There is a hearty laugh in every one of these stories."—The Reader.
The Flying Cloud
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WORKS OFALICE MacGOWAN AND GRACE MacGOWAN COOKE
Return
A STORY OF THE SEA ISLANDS IN 1739. With six illustrations by C. D. Williams.
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"So rich in color is this story, so crowded with figures, it seems like a bit of old Italian wall painting, a piece of modern tapestry, rather than a modern fabric woven deftly from the threads of fact and fancy gathered up in this new and essentially practical country, and therein lies its distinctive value and excellence."—N. Y. Sun.
The Grapple
With frontispiece in color by Arthur W. Brown.
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"The movement of the tale is swift and dramatic. The story is so original, so strong, and so finely told that it deserves a large and thoughtful public. It is a book to read with both enjoyment and enlightenment."—N. Y. Times Saturday Review of Books.
The Last Word
Illustrated with seven portraits of the heroine.
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"When one receives full measure to overflowing of delight in a tender, charming, and wholly fascinating new piece of fiction, the enthusiasm is apt to come uppermost."—Louisville Post.
Huldah
With illustrations by Fanny Y. Cory.
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Here we have the great-hearted, capable woman of the Texas plains dispensing food and genial philosophy to rough-and-ready cowboys. Her sympathy takes the form of happy laughter, and her delightfully funny phrases amuse the fancy and stick in one's memory.
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Richard Elliott, Financier
By GEORGE CARLING.
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"Clever in plot and effective in style. The author has seized on some of the most sensational features of modern finance and uses them pretty much as Alexandre Dumas did."—N. Y. Post.
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WORKS OFG. SIDNEY PATERNOSTER
The Motor Pirate
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"Its originality, exciting adventures, into which is woven a charming love theme, and its undercurrent of fun furnish a dashing detective story which a motor-mad world will thoroughly enjoy reading."—Boston Herald.
The Cruise of the Motor-Boat Conqueror
Being the Further Adventures of the Motor Pirate.
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"As a land pirate Mannering was a marvel of resource, but as a sea-going buccaneer he is almost a miracle of devilish ingenuity. His exploits are wonderful and plausible, for he avails himself of every modern device and applies recent inventions to the accomplishment of all his pet schemes."—Chicago Evening Post.
The Lady of the Blue Motor
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The Lady of the Blue Motor is an audacious heroine who drove her mysterious car at breakneck speed. Her plea for assistance in an adventure promising more than a spice of danger could not of course be disregarded by any gallant fellow motorist. Across France they tore and across the English Channel. There, the escapade past, he lost her. Mr. Paternoster, however, allows the reader to follow their separate adventures until the Lady of the Blue Motor is found again and properly vindicated of all save womanly courage and affection. A unique romance, one continuous exciting series of adventure.
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The Treasure Trail. By FRANK L. POLLOCK.
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A clever story, which describes a series of highly exciting adventures of a bold lot of rascals."—Boston Transcript.
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WORKS OFT. JENKINS HAINS
The Black Barque
With five illustrations by W. Herbert Dunton.
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According to a high naval authority, whose name must be withheld, this is one of the best sea stories ever offered to the public. "The Black Barque" is a story of slavery and piracy upon the high seas about 1815, and is written with a thorough knowledge of deep-water sailing.
The Windjammers
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"A collection of short sea stories unmatched for interest."—New York Sun.
The Voyage of the Arrow
With six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.
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"A capital story, full of sensation and excitement, and a rollicking sea story of the good old-fashioned sort. The reader who begins this exciting voyage will sail on at the rate of twelve knots an hour until it is finished."—Boston Transcript.
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WORKS OFREGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMAN
Miss Frances Baird, Detective
A PASSAGE FROM HER MEMOIRS.
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"Miss Baird ravels and unravels circumstantial evidence in her search for the murderer in a most bewildering and thoroughly feminine fashion.... The story is brimful of excitement, and no little ingenuity is displayed in its construction."—Boston Herald.
Jarvis of Harvard
Illustrated by Robert Edwards.
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A strong and well written novel, dealing with the life of a young man in a modern college. Studies, athletics, social life, and the outside influences surrounding the youth of a college town are clearly depicted.
"Mr. Kauffman's treatment of his subject is dignified, restrained, sincere, and in admirable good taste throughout."—New York Mail and Express.