“Miss Reed is delightfully witty, delightfully humorous, delightfullycynical, delightfully sane, and above all, delightfullyspontaneous.”—Philadelphia Telegraph.At the Sign ofThe Jack O’ LanternByMYRTLE REEDAuthor of “Lavender and Old Lace,” “The Master’s Violin,” etc.Uniform with “Lavender and Old Lace”8o. Cloth, net, $1.50, Red Leather, net, $2.00Antique Calf, net, $2.50Lavender Silk, net, $3.50A genial story of the adventures of a New York newspaper man and his young wife, who, at the end of their honeymoon, go to an unexplored heirloom in the shape of a peculiar old house, where many strange and amusing things happen. There is a mystery in the house, as well as a significant portrait of an uncanny cat. A vein of delicate humor, and a homely philosophy runs through the story.A complete descriptive circular of Miss Reed’s books sent on application.New York—G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS—London
“Miss Reed is delightfully witty, delightfully humorous, delightfullycynical, delightfully sane, and above all, delightfullyspontaneous.”—Philadelphia Telegraph.
At the Sign ofThe Jack O’ Lantern
ByMYRTLE REED
Author of “Lavender and Old Lace,” “The Master’s Violin,” etc.
Uniform with “Lavender and Old Lace”8o. Cloth, net, $1.50, Red Leather, net, $2.00Antique Calf, net, $2.50Lavender Silk, net, $3.50
A genial story of the adventures of a New York newspaper man and his young wife, who, at the end of their honeymoon, go to an unexplored heirloom in the shape of a peculiar old house, where many strange and amusing things happen. There is a mystery in the house, as well as a significant portrait of an uncanny cat. A vein of delicate humor, and a homely philosophy runs through the story.A complete descriptive circular of Miss Reed’s books sent on application.
A genial story of the adventures of a New York newspaper man and his young wife, who, at the end of their honeymoon, go to an unexplored heirloom in the shape of a peculiar old house, where many strange and amusing things happen. There is a mystery in the house, as well as a significant portrait of an uncanny cat. A vein of delicate humor, and a homely philosophy runs through the story.
A complete descriptive circular of Miss Reed’s books sent on application.
New York—G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS—London