Nancy The JoyousBy Edith StowFor a Lift on the Road to HappinessreadNancy the JoyousA Novel of pure Delight“Here, at the bend of the road I stop to wave, and to play you a gay little snatch of tune on my pipes, like any other true gypsy.”—Nancy.Nancy the Joyous is a simple little story—simple and clean and true—like a ray of sunshine in a bleak corner; like a wind-and-rain-and-sun-bathed flower on a steep mountainside. It is a story of sentiment, but without weak sentimentality, without tears, a kind of “salt-of-the-earth” optimism.¶ Brisk with the air of the Tennessee mountains, where Nancy finds the “true values of life,” and warm with the joy of living and loving and laughing, here is a “character” story—a “heart interest” story—a “local color” story of a picturesque locality—and yet a straightforward, unpretentious romance whose charm is based on more than mere uniqueness of characters or setting. Nancy is buoyant with life itself. Nancy is a real girl, a likable girl, and the love she inspires in her fellow creatures of the story is a real affection that shines outside the pages of the book and seizes hold of the heart of the reader.A delightful book to read. An ideal book to give to a friend.The make-up of the book is in keeping with the story. A frontispiece in cheerful colors of Nancy herself; each chapter has a specially drawn initial; each cheery letter has a full-width pictorial heading. Bound in extra cloth; decorated cover, with ornaments in gold. Pictorial jacket in full color and gold. 12mo. $1.00 net.PublishersReilly & BrittonChicago
Nancy The JoyousBy Edith Stow
For a Lift on the Road to HappinessreadNancy the JoyousA Novel of pure Delight
“Here, at the bend of the road I stop to wave, and to play you a gay little snatch of tune on my pipes, like any other true gypsy.”—Nancy.
Nancy the Joyous is a simple little story—simple and clean and true—like a ray of sunshine in a bleak corner; like a wind-and-rain-and-sun-bathed flower on a steep mountainside. It is a story of sentiment, but without weak sentimentality, without tears, a kind of “salt-of-the-earth” optimism.
¶ Brisk with the air of the Tennessee mountains, where Nancy finds the “true values of life,” and warm with the joy of living and loving and laughing, here is a “character” story—a “heart interest” story—a “local color” story of a picturesque locality—and yet a straightforward, unpretentious romance whose charm is based on more than mere uniqueness of characters or setting. Nancy is buoyant with life itself. Nancy is a real girl, a likable girl, and the love she inspires in her fellow creatures of the story is a real affection that shines outside the pages of the book and seizes hold of the heart of the reader.
A delightful book to read. An ideal book to give to a friend.
The make-up of the book is in keeping with the story. A frontispiece in cheerful colors of Nancy herself; each chapter has a specially drawn initial; each cheery letter has a full-width pictorial heading. Bound in extra cloth; decorated cover, with ornaments in gold. Pictorial jacket in full color and gold. 12mo. $1.00 net.
PublishersReilly & BrittonChicago