By John GalsworthyThe Dark Flower$1.35 net; postage extra.This splendid story of love which has drawn more attention than anything else Mr. Galsworthy ever wrote, is now in its fourth large edition.The editor of the newLittle Reviewsays of it: “Everything John Galsworthy has done has had its special function in making ‘The Dark Flower’ possible. The sociology of ‘Fraternity,’ the passionate pleading of ‘Justice’ and ‘Strife,’ the incomparable emotional experiments of ‘A Commentary,’ the intellectuality of ‘The Patrician’—all these have contributed to the noble simplicity of ‘The Dark Flower.’”John Galsworthy’s PlaysThe Fugitive60 cents net; postage extra.“Mr. Galsworthy deals with the problem of woman’s economic independence, her opportunity and preparation for self-support outside the refuge of marriage....“‘The Fugitive’ is an admirable piece of dramatic writing. The undeviating exposition of the situation in the first act is certainly the best thing Mr. Galsworthy has yet done in the dramatic field.”—New York Tribune.The PigeonA Fantasy in Three Acts60 cents net.The Eldest SonA Domestic Drama in Three Acts.60 cents net.JusticeA Tragedy in Four Acts.60 cents net.The Little DreamAn Allegory in Six Scenes50 cents net.Three of these plays—“Justice,” “The Little Dream,” and “The Eldest Son”—have been published in the more convenient form of one volume, entitled “Plays by John Galsworthy, Second Series.”$1.50 net.My First Years as a Frenchwoman 1876-1879By Mary King Waddington, author of “Letters of a Diplomat’s Wife,” “Italian Letters of a Diplomat’s Wife,” etc.$2.50 net; postage extra.The years this volume embraces were three of the most critical in the life of the French Republic. Their principal events and conspicuous characters are vividly described by an expert writer who was within the inmost circles of society and diplomacy—she was the daughter of President King of Columbia, and had just married M. William Waddington, one of the leading French diplomats and statesmen of the time.Notes of a Son and BrotherBy Henry James.Illustrated. With drawings byWilliam James.$2.50 net; postage extra.Harvard, as it was in the days when, first William, and then Henry, James were undergraduates, is pictured and commented upon by these two famous brothers—by William James through a series of letters written at the time. The book carries forward the early lives of William and Henry, which was begun in “A Small Boy and Others,” published a year ago. Among the distinguished men pictured in its pages are John LaFarge, Hunt, Professor Norton, Professor Childs, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was a close friend of Henry James, Senior.North Africa and the DesertBy George E. Woodberry.$2.00 net; postage extra.This is one of that very small group of books in which a man of genuine poetic vision has permanently registered the color and spirit of a region and a race. It is as full of atmosphere and sympathetic interpretation as any that have been written. Chapters like that on “Figuig,” “Tougourt,” “Tripoli,” and “On the Mat”—a thoughtful study of Islam—have a rare value and beauty.By HUDSON STUCK, D.D. Archdeacon of the Yukon.The Ascent of Denali (Mt. McKinley)With illustrations and maps$1.75 net; postage extra.The fact that this narrative describes the only successful attempt to climb this continent’s highest mountain peak, and that the writer led the successful expedition, is enough to give it an intense interest. But when the writer happens to be as sensitive as an artist to all the sights and sounds and incidents of his great adventure, and to be so skilful a writer to convey everything to the reader, the value and interest of the book are irresistible.Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog SledWith 48 illustrations, 4 in color.$3.50 net; postage extra.If you would see the vast snow-fields, frozen rivers, and rugged, barren mountains of the Yukon country but cannot visit them you will do the next best thing by reading this often beautiful account of a missionary’s ten thousand miles of travel in following his hard and dangerous work. It is the story of a brave life amid harsh, grand, and sometimes awful surroundings.Charles Scribner’s SonsFifth Avenue, New York
By John Galsworthy
The Dark Flower
$1.35 net; postage extra.
This splendid story of love which has drawn more attention than anything else Mr. Galsworthy ever wrote, is now in its fourth large edition.
The editor of the newLittle Reviewsays of it: “Everything John Galsworthy has done has had its special function in making ‘The Dark Flower’ possible. The sociology of ‘Fraternity,’ the passionate pleading of ‘Justice’ and ‘Strife,’ the incomparable emotional experiments of ‘A Commentary,’ the intellectuality of ‘The Patrician’—all these have contributed to the noble simplicity of ‘The Dark Flower.’”
John Galsworthy’s Plays
The Fugitive
60 cents net; postage extra.
“Mr. Galsworthy deals with the problem of woman’s economic independence, her opportunity and preparation for self-support outside the refuge of marriage....
“‘The Fugitive’ is an admirable piece of dramatic writing. The undeviating exposition of the situation in the first act is certainly the best thing Mr. Galsworthy has yet done in the dramatic field.”
—New York Tribune.
The Pigeon
A Fantasy in Three Acts
60 cents net.
The Eldest Son
A Domestic Drama in Three Acts.
60 cents net.
Justice
A Tragedy in Four Acts.
60 cents net.
The Little Dream
An Allegory in Six Scenes
50 cents net.
Three of these plays—“Justice,” “The Little Dream,” and “The Eldest Son”—have been published in the more convenient form of one volume, entitled “Plays by John Galsworthy, Second Series.”
$1.50 net.
My First Years as a Frenchwoman 1876-1879
By Mary King Waddington, author of “Letters of a Diplomat’s Wife,” “Italian Letters of a Diplomat’s Wife,” etc.
$2.50 net; postage extra.
The years this volume embraces were three of the most critical in the life of the French Republic. Their principal events and conspicuous characters are vividly described by an expert writer who was within the inmost circles of society and diplomacy—she was the daughter of President King of Columbia, and had just married M. William Waddington, one of the leading French diplomats and statesmen of the time.
Notes of a Son and Brother
By Henry James.
Illustrated. With drawings byWilliam James.$2.50 net; postage extra.
Harvard, as it was in the days when, first William, and then Henry, James were undergraduates, is pictured and commented upon by these two famous brothers—by William James through a series of letters written at the time. The book carries forward the early lives of William and Henry, which was begun in “A Small Boy and Others,” published a year ago. Among the distinguished men pictured in its pages are John LaFarge, Hunt, Professor Norton, Professor Childs, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was a close friend of Henry James, Senior.
North Africa and the Desert
By George E. Woodberry.$2.00 net; postage extra.
This is one of that very small group of books in which a man of genuine poetic vision has permanently registered the color and spirit of a region and a race. It is as full of atmosphere and sympathetic interpretation as any that have been written. Chapters like that on “Figuig,” “Tougourt,” “Tripoli,” and “On the Mat”—a thoughtful study of Islam—have a rare value and beauty.
By HUDSON STUCK, D.D. Archdeacon of the Yukon.
The Ascent of Denali (Mt. McKinley)
With illustrations and maps$1.75 net; postage extra.
The fact that this narrative describes the only successful attempt to climb this continent’s highest mountain peak, and that the writer led the successful expedition, is enough to give it an intense interest. But when the writer happens to be as sensitive as an artist to all the sights and sounds and incidents of his great adventure, and to be so skilful a writer to convey everything to the reader, the value and interest of the book are irresistible.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled
With 48 illustrations, 4 in color.$3.50 net; postage extra.
If you would see the vast snow-fields, frozen rivers, and rugged, barren mountains of the Yukon country but cannot visit them you will do the next best thing by reading this often beautiful account of a missionary’s ten thousand miles of travel in following his hard and dangerous work. It is the story of a brave life amid harsh, grand, and sometimes awful surroundings.
Charles Scribner’s SonsFifth Avenue, New York