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By far the best work of this clever writer.—Chicago News.
A MAKER OF HISTORY
Illustrated byFred Pegram.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
Thoroughly readable and exciting from end to end. Carries the reader along breathlessly.—New York Sun.
Mr. Oppenheim has surpassed himself in "A Maker of History." It is an enthralling tale, with a surprisingly well-sustained mystery and a series of plots, counterplots, and well managed climaxes.—Brooklyn Times.
A story of absorbing interest turning on a complicated plot worked out with dexterous craftsmanship. He has ingeniously utilized the incident of the Russian attack on the North Sea fishing fleet to weave together a capital yarn of European secret service.—Literary Digest.
THE MASTER MUMMER
Illustrated byF. H. Townsend.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
Will be found of absorbing interest to those who love a story of action and romance.—Academy, London.
This brilliant, imaginative story, with its buoyant humor, clear-cut characterization, prodigality of invention, tenderness and pathos, is on many accounts one of the most distinguished works of fiction of the year.—Philadelphia North American.
The girl is a fascinating creation, the hero is vigorously manly, and all the characters move through the pages with a strong and hearty sweep.—Pittsburgh Times.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY,Publishers, BOSTON
A PRINCE OF SINNERS
Illustrated byOscar Wilson.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
Thoroughly matured, brilliantly constructed, and convincingly told.—London Times.
It is rare that so much knowledge of the world, taken as a whole, is set between two covers of a novel.—Chicago Daily News.
It is an excellent piece of work, polished in style, brisk but balanced in incident, real but romantic in character.—Brooklyn Eagle.
A well-compacted and exceedingly interesting story of English political and social life, making no demands upon one's credulity, but satisfying the requirements in the way of a thoroughly good novel. The characters are all drawn with real fidelity to life.—Harry Thurston Peck, Editor ofThe Bookman.
ANNA THE ADVENTURESS
Illustrated byF. H. Townsend.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
A story of London life that is at once unusual, original, consistent, and delightful.—Buffalo Express.
An exciting book and a well-written one.... Our author has given us pictures of Paris and London life which are full of interest.—Baltimore Sun.
The consequences of a bold deception Mr. Oppenheim has unfolded to us with remarkable ingenuity. The story sparkles with brilliant conversation and strong situations.—St. Louis Republic.
An entrancing story which has seldom been surpassed as a study of feminine character and sentiment.—Outlook, London.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY,Publishers, BOSTON
MYSTERIOUS MR. SABIN
Illustrated byJ. Ambrose Walton.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
Emphatically a good story—strong, bold, original, and admirably told.—Literature, London.
Intensely readable for the dramatic force with which the story is told, the absolute originality of the underlying creative thought, and the strength of all the men and women who fill the pages.—Pittsburgh Times.
THE YELLOW CRAYON
Containing the Further Adventures of "Mysterious Mr. Sabin"
Illustrated byOscar Wilson.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
The efforts of Mr. Sabin, one of Mr. Oppenheim's most fascinating characters, to free his wife from an entanglement with the Order of the Yellow Crayon, give the author one of his most complicated and absorbing plots. A number of the characters of "Mysterious Mr. Sabin" figure in this delightful work.
THE TRAITORS
Illustrated byOscar WilsonandF. H. Townsend12mo.Cloth.$1.50
A brilliant and engrossing story of love and adventure and Russian political intrigue. A revolution, the recall of an exiled king, the defence of his dominion against Turkish aggression, furnish a series of exciting pictures and dramatic situations.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY,Publishers, BOSTON
THE BETRAYAL
Illustrated byJohn Cameron.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
In none of Mr. Oppenheim's fascinating and absorbing books has he better illustrated his remarkable faculty for holding the reader's interest to the end than in "The Betrayal." The efforts of the French Secret Service to obtain important papers relating to the Coast Defence of England are themotifof its remarkable plot.
A MILLIONAIRE OFYESTERDAY
Illustrated byJ. W. G. Kennedy.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
Mr. Oppenheim has never written a better story than "A Millionaire of Yesterday." He grips the reader's attention at the start by his vivid picture of the two men in the West African bush making a grim fight for life and fortune, and he holds it to the finish. The volume is thrilling throughout, while the style is excellent.
THE MANAND HIS KINGDOM
Illustrated byCh. Grunwald.12mo.Cloth.$1.50
This brilliant, nervous, and intensely dramatic tale of love, intrigue, and revolution in a South American State is so human and life-like that the reader is bewildered by the writer's evident daring, and his equal fidelity to things as they are.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY,Publishers, BOSTON
Transcriber's Note:Inconsistent hyphenation and capitalization have been retained as in the original text. Inconsistent usage of American versus British spelling has also been retained. In the original text, positive contractions (He'll, I'd, I'll, I'm, they've, etc.) were printed with half spaces before the apostrophe. These spaces have been removed in this edition.The following corrections were made:Missing close quotes added: p. 43: On the other hand, if there is——"; p. 43: But the lady who wrote that letter——"; p. 178: Can you speak freely to me for a time?"; p. 237: who was a cripple."; p. 312: don't understand what you mean."Missing open quotes added: p. 221: "The figures 4. 4. '93, I mean."; p. 222: "4. 4. '93 means the fourth of April 1893Extra open quotes removed: p. 262 (before Look) Look at that 'e,' too, in the word 'nine.'Single quote to double quote: p. 213: "If you knew all that I do you would not hesitate for a moment. If you care to write it down——"Typos: try to tray (p. 17: pseudo waiter with his tray); then to than (p. 17: Scarcely had he left the conservatory by a door leading to the corridor than Richford strolled in.); his to her (p. 37: To her great surprise); at to as (p. 53: as Beatrice finished her story); in to if (p. 55: as if hisvis a viswas); must to most (p. 61: most exquisitely furnished); inspentor to inspector (p. 91: The inspector smeared his hand further along the carpet.); quiet to quite (p. 121: quite another matter); does to dose (p. 124: a strong dose of sal-volatile); mappd to mapped (p. 129: mapped out a line for himself); somethink to something (p. 130: with something like a lovelight); had to has (p. 139: But it looks as if he has paid for his indiscretion.); colon to period (p. 147: so many threads in the plot.); undertand to understand (p. 147: I understand that you sent for me.); Satoris to Sartoris (p. 177: Not that he failed to trust Mary Sartoris.); wondred to wondered (p. 203: Whatever were they doing here, just now, Mary wondered?); Bumah to Burmah (p. 219: And that property is probably a ruby mine in Burmah.); extra 'be' removed (p. 234: Will you be so good as to come this way and shut the door?); extra comma removed (p. 301: after "Your brother treated Violet Decié"); post-morten to post-mortem (p. 309: Apost-mortemwould have prevented that part); Phillip to Philip (p. 132: He was passionately in love, Philip.)
Transcriber's Note:Inconsistent hyphenation and capitalization have been retained as in the original text. Inconsistent usage of American versus British spelling has also been retained. In the original text, positive contractions (He'll, I'd, I'll, I'm, they've, etc.) were printed with half spaces before the apostrophe. These spaces have been removed in this edition.
The following corrections were made:
Missing close quotes added: p. 43: On the other hand, if there is——"; p. 43: But the lady who wrote that letter——"; p. 178: Can you speak freely to me for a time?"; p. 237: who was a cripple."; p. 312: don't understand what you mean."
Missing open quotes added: p. 221: "The figures 4. 4. '93, I mean."; p. 222: "4. 4. '93 means the fourth of April 1893
Extra open quotes removed: p. 262 (before Look) Look at that 'e,' too, in the word 'nine.'
Single quote to double quote: p. 213: "If you knew all that I do you would not hesitate for a moment. If you care to write it down——"
Typos: try to tray (p. 17: pseudo waiter with his tray); then to than (p. 17: Scarcely had he left the conservatory by a door leading to the corridor than Richford strolled in.); his to her (p. 37: To her great surprise); at to as (p. 53: as Beatrice finished her story); in to if (p. 55: as if hisvis a viswas); must to most (p. 61: most exquisitely furnished); inspentor to inspector (p. 91: The inspector smeared his hand further along the carpet.); quiet to quite (p. 121: quite another matter); does to dose (p. 124: a strong dose of sal-volatile); mappd to mapped (p. 129: mapped out a line for himself); somethink to something (p. 130: with something like a lovelight); had to has (p. 139: But it looks as if he has paid for his indiscretion.); colon to period (p. 147: so many threads in the plot.); undertand to understand (p. 147: I understand that you sent for me.); Satoris to Sartoris (p. 177: Not that he failed to trust Mary Sartoris.); wondred to wondered (p. 203: Whatever were they doing here, just now, Mary wondered?); Bumah to Burmah (p. 219: And that property is probably a ruby mine in Burmah.); extra 'be' removed (p. 234: Will you be so good as to come this way and shut the door?); extra comma removed (p. 301: after "Your brother treated Violet Decié"); post-morten to post-mortem (p. 309: Apost-mortemwould have prevented that part); Phillip to Philip (p. 132: He was passionately in love, Philip.)