Appleton’s Newest PublicationsWashington, The Man of ActionText by Frederick Trevor HillPictures in Color by JOB (J. O. de Breville)A splendid holiday biography of George Washington, by the well known American historian, superbly illustrated by the famous French artist, Comte J. Onfroy de Breville, known to art lovers the world over as JOB. There are forty-eight full page pictures (including several double-page pictures), each covering the entire page, printed in the French style without margins, and reproduced in five colors. Altogether the volume is the most attractive and probably the most interesting and authoritative pictorial life of Washington which has been made.Handsomely bound in green and gold. Quarto. Boxed, $5.00 net.Love and the Soul-MakerBy Mary Austin, author of “The Arrow Maker”In this new book the author makes one of the strongest pleas for the home that has ever been voiced. Mrs. Austin discusses frankly the problems of sex differences that are being encountered everywhere today in our social life, and proves that the balance of the social relations can be accomplished only by the same frank handling of the so-called problem of the double standard of morality. Every serious minded man and woman should read it.Cloth, $1.50 net.Hail and Farewell—“Ave,” “Salve” and “Vale”By George MooreIn these three volumes the author brings us into very close touch with very many men and women who have helped to make the history of art and literature during the last decade. “It is a wonderful tour de force in literary art, with scarcely a parallel since Rousseau’s Confessions.”—North American, Philadelphia.Cloth, gilt top, $1.75 each vol.Insurgent MexicoBy John ReedThis is the true story of the Mexico of today; showing the peon in war and in peace; intimately portraying the character of this little understood people and their leaders; describing many of the scenes along the march of Villa’s victorious army, and offering to the reader the only up-to-date and accurate account of the Mexican situation available.$1.50 net.Americans and the BritonsBy Frederic C. De SumichrastA timely book discussing the differences between American and British social order; The American Woman; Education; Foreign Relations; Journalism in America and Britain; Militarism; Patriotism; Naturalization, and many other important subjects of interest to all English speaking people. The author is a strong believer in Democracy, though he sees many faults in it. These he discusses frankly, with a hopeful outlook for the future.Cloth, $1.75 net.Notable New NovelsAnne FevershamBy J. C. Snaith. A splendid picture of the Elizabethan period. By the author of “Araminta.”$1.35 net.AchievementBy E. Temple Thurston. The third volume in the trilogy of Mr. Thurston’s character study of Richard Furlong: Artist.$1.35 net.SelinaBy George Madden Martin. A delightful story of a bright little girl and her first venture in the business world. By the author of “Emmy Lou.”Illustrated, $1.30 net.Kent Knowles: QuahaugBy Joseph C. Lincoln. The quaintest and most romantic of all Mr. Lincoln’s novels. The love story of a very quiet young man.Illustrated, $1.35 net.Sinister StreetBy Compton MackenzieAn Oxford graduate’s experiences in London’s moral by-paths.$1.35 net.To-Day’s DaughterBy Josephine Daskam BaconThe story of a modern young woman who discovers a romance while in search of a career.Illustrated, $1.35 net.The Torch BearerBy Reina Melcher MarquisThe story of a woman’s wonderful sacrifice and what came out of it.$1.30 net.MariaBy the Baroness Von HuttenThe romance of a beautiful opera singer and a Balkan king.$1.35 net.D. APPLETON & COMPANY :: PUBLISHERS :: NEW YORK
Appleton’s Newest Publications
Washington, The Man of ActionText by Frederick Trevor HillPictures in Color by JOB (J. O. de Breville)A splendid holiday biography of George Washington, by the well known American historian, superbly illustrated by the famous French artist, Comte J. Onfroy de Breville, known to art lovers the world over as JOB. There are forty-eight full page pictures (including several double-page pictures), each covering the entire page, printed in the French style without margins, and reproduced in five colors. Altogether the volume is the most attractive and probably the most interesting and authoritative pictorial life of Washington which has been made.Handsomely bound in green and gold. Quarto. Boxed, $5.00 net.
Washington, The Man of Action
Text by Frederick Trevor Hill
Pictures in Color by JOB (J. O. de Breville)
A splendid holiday biography of George Washington, by the well known American historian, superbly illustrated by the famous French artist, Comte J. Onfroy de Breville, known to art lovers the world over as JOB. There are forty-eight full page pictures (including several double-page pictures), each covering the entire page, printed in the French style without margins, and reproduced in five colors. Altogether the volume is the most attractive and probably the most interesting and authoritative pictorial life of Washington which has been made.
Handsomely bound in green and gold. Quarto. Boxed, $5.00 net.
Love and the Soul-Maker
By Mary Austin, author of “The Arrow Maker”
In this new book the author makes one of the strongest pleas for the home that has ever been voiced. Mrs. Austin discusses frankly the problems of sex differences that are being encountered everywhere today in our social life, and proves that the balance of the social relations can be accomplished only by the same frank handling of the so-called problem of the double standard of morality. Every serious minded man and woman should read it.Cloth, $1.50 net.
Hail and Farewell—
“Ave,” “Salve” and “Vale”
By George Moore
In these three volumes the author brings us into very close touch with very many men and women who have helped to make the history of art and literature during the last decade. “It is a wonderful tour de force in literary art, with scarcely a parallel since Rousseau’s Confessions.”—North American, Philadelphia.Cloth, gilt top, $1.75 each vol.
Insurgent Mexico
By John Reed
This is the true story of the Mexico of today; showing the peon in war and in peace; intimately portraying the character of this little understood people and their leaders; describing many of the scenes along the march of Villa’s victorious army, and offering to the reader the only up-to-date and accurate account of the Mexican situation available.$1.50 net.
Americans and the Britons
By Frederic C. De Sumichrast
A timely book discussing the differences between American and British social order; The American Woman; Education; Foreign Relations; Journalism in America and Britain; Militarism; Patriotism; Naturalization, and many other important subjects of interest to all English speaking people. The author is a strong believer in Democracy, though he sees many faults in it. These he discusses frankly, with a hopeful outlook for the future.Cloth, $1.75 net.
Notable New Novels
Anne Feversham
By J. C. Snaith. A splendid picture of the Elizabethan period. By the author of “Araminta.”
$1.35 net.
Achievement
By E. Temple Thurston. The third volume in the trilogy of Mr. Thurston’s character study of Richard Furlong: Artist.
$1.35 net.
Selina
By George Madden Martin. A delightful story of a bright little girl and her first venture in the business world. By the author of “Emmy Lou.”
Illustrated, $1.30 net.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
By Joseph C. Lincoln. The quaintest and most romantic of all Mr. Lincoln’s novels. The love story of a very quiet young man.
Illustrated, $1.35 net.
Sinister Street
By Compton Mackenzie
An Oxford graduate’s experiences in London’s moral by-paths.
$1.35 net.
To-Day’s Daughter
By Josephine Daskam Bacon
The story of a modern young woman who discovers a romance while in search of a career.
Illustrated, $1.35 net.
The Torch Bearer
By Reina Melcher Marquis
The story of a woman’s wonderful sacrifice and what came out of it.
$1.30 net.
Maria
By the Baroness Von Hutten
The romance of a beautiful opera singer and a Balkan king.
$1.35 net.
D. APPLETON & COMPANY :: PUBLISHERS :: NEW YORK