Part 29
"Is in many ways the most brilliant collection of animal stories that has appeared; well named and well done."--John Burroughs.
*The Watchers of the Trails*
A companion volume to "The Kindred of the Wild." With forty-eight full-page plates and many decorations from drawings by Charles Livingston Bull.
Square quarto, decorative cover . . . $2.00
"These stories are exquisite in their refinement, and yet robust in their appreciation of some of the rougher phases of woodcraft. Among the many writers about animals, Mr. Roberts occupies an enviable place.--_The Outlook_.
"This is a book full of delight. An additional charm lies in Mr. Bull's faithful and graphic illustrations, which in fashion all their own tell the story of the wild life, illuminating and supplementing the pen pictures of the author."--_Literary Digest_.
*The Heart That Knows*
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"A novel of singularly effective strength, luminous in literary color, rich in its passionate, yet tender drama."--_New York Globe_.
*Earth's Enigmas*
A new edition of Mr. Roberts's first volume of fiction, published 1892, and out of print for several years, with the addition of three new stories, and ten illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"It will rank high among collections of short stories. In 'Earth's Enigmas' is a wider range of subject than in the 'Kindred of the Wild.'"--_Review from advance sheets of the illustrated edition by Tiffany Blake in the Chicago Evening Post_.
*Barbara Ladd*
With four illustrations by Frank Verbeck.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"From the opening chapter to the final page Mr. Roberts lures us on by his rapt devotion to the changing aspects of Nature and by his keen and sympathetic analysis of human character."--_Boston Transcript_.
*Cameron of Lochiel*
Translated from the French of Philippe Aubert de Gaspe, with frontispiece in color by H. C. Edwards.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"Professor Roberts deserves the thanks of his reader for giving a wider audience an opportunity to enjoy this striking bit of French Canadian literature."--_Brooklyn Eagle_.
"It is not often in these days of sensational and philosophical novels that one picks up a book that so touches the heart."--_Boston Transcript_.
*The Prisoner of Mademoiselle*
With frontispiece by Frank T. Merrill.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top . . . $1.50
A tale of Acadia,--a land which is the author's heart's delight,--of a valiant young lieutenant and a winsome maiden, who first captures and then captivates.
"This is the kind of a story that makes one grow younger, more innocent, more light-hearted. Its literary quality is impeccable. It is not every day that such a heroine blossoms into even temporary existence, and the very name of the story bears a breath of charm."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.
*The Heart of the Ancient Wood*
With six illustrations by James L. Weston.
Library 12mo, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"One of the most fascinating novels of recent days."--_Boston Journal_.
"A classic twentieth-century romance."--_New York Commercial Advertiser_.
*The Forge in the Forest*
Being the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart, and how he crossed the Black Abbe, and of his adventures in a strange fellowship. Illustrated by Henry Sandham, R.C.A.
Library 12mo, cloth, gilt top . . . $1.50
A story of pure love and heroic adventure.
*By the Marshes of Minas*
Library 12mo, cloth, gilt top, illustrated . . . $1.50
Most of these romances are in the author's lighter and more playful vein; each is a unit of absorbing interest and exquisite workmanship.
*A Sister to Evangeline*
Being the Story of Yvonne de Lamourie, and how she went into exile with the villagers of Grand Pre.
Library 12mo, cloth, gilt top, illustrated . . . $1.50
Swift action, fresh atmosphere, wholesome purity, deep passion, and searching analysis characterize this strong novel.
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*WORKS OF LILIAN BELL*
*Carolina Lee*
With a frontispiece in color from an oil painting by Dora Wheeler Keith. Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"A Christian Science novel, full of action, alive with incident and brisk with pithy dialogue and humor."--_Boston Transcript_.
"A charming portrayal of the attractive life of the South, refreshing as a breeze that blows through a pine forest."--_Albany Times-Union_.
*Hope Loring*
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"Tall, slender, and athletic, fragile-looking, yet with nerves and sinews of steel under the velvet flesh, frank as a boy and tender and beautiful as a woman, free and independent, yet not bold--such is 'Hope Loring,' by long odds the subtlest study that has yet been made of the American girl."--_Dorothy Dix, in the New York American_.
*Abroad with the Jimmies*
With a portrait, in duogravure, of the author.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"Full of ozone, of snap, of ginger, of swing and momentum."--_Chicago Evening Post_.
*At Home with the Jardines*
A companion volume to "Abroad with the Jimmies"
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"Bits of gay humor, sunny, whimsical philosophy and keen indubitable insight into the less evident aspects and workings of pure human nature, with a slender thread of a cleverly extraneous love story, keep the interest of the reader fresh."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.
*The Interference of Patricia*
With a frontispiece from drawing by Frank T. Merrill.
Small 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"There is life and action and brilliancy and dash and cleverness and a keen appreciation of business ways in this story."--_Grand Rapids Herald_.
"A story full of keen and flashing satire."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.
*A Book of Girls*
With a frontispiece.
Small 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.25
"The stories are all eventful and have effective humor."--_New York Sun_.
"Lilian Bell surely understands girls, for she depicts all the variations of girl nature so charmingly."--_Chicago Journal_.
_The above two volumes boxed in special holiday dress, per set, $2.50_
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*WORKS OF NATHAN GALLIZIER*
*The Sorceress of Rome*
With four drawings in color by "The Kinneys."
Cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50
The love-story of Otto III., the boy emperor, and Stephania, wife of the Senator Crescentius of Rome, has already been made the basis of various German poems and plays.
Mr. Gallizier has used it for the main theme of "The Sorceress of Rome," the second book of his trilogy of romances on the mediaeval life of Italy. In detail and finish the book is a brilliant piece of work, describing clearly an exciting and strenuous period.
*Castel del Monte*
With six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
A powerful romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy and the overthrow of Manfred by Charles of Anjou, the champion of Pope Clement IV.
"There is color; there is sumptuous word painting in these pages; the action is terrific at times; vividness and life are in every part; and brilliant descriptions entertain the reader and give a singular fascination to the tale."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.
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*WORKS OF MORLEY ROBERTS*
*Rachel Marr*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"A novel of tremendous force, with a style that is sure, luxuriant, compelling, full of color and vital force."--_Elia W. Peattie in Chicago Tribune_.
"In atmosphere, if nothing else, the story is absolutely perfect."--_Boston Transcript_.
*Lady Penelope*
With nine illustrations by Arthur W. Brown.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"A fresh and original bit of comedy as amusing as it is audacious."--_Boston Transcript_.
*The Idlers*
With frontispiece in color by John C. Frohn.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"It is absorbing as the devil. Mr. Roberts gives us the antithesis of 'Rachel Marr' in an equally masterful and convincing work."--_The New York Sun_.
"It is a work of great ethical force."--_Professor Charles G. D. Roberts_.
*The Promotion of the Admiral*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50
"If any one writes better sea stories than Mr. Roberts, we don't know who it is; and if there is a better sea story of its kind than this it would be a joy to have the pleasure of reading it."--_New York Sun_.
"There is a hearty laugh in every one of these stories."--_The Reader_.
*The Flying Cloud*
Cloth decorative, with a colored frontispiece . . . $1.50
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*WORKS OF ALICE MacGOWAN AND GRACE MacGOWAN COOKE*
*Return*
A STORY OF THE SEA ISLANDS IN 1739. With six illustrations by C. D. Williams.
Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50
"So rich in color is this story, so crowded with figures, it seems like a bit of old Italian wall painting, a piece of modern tapestry, rather than a modern fabric woven deftly from the threads of fact and fancy gathered up in this new and essentially practical country, and therein lies its distinctive value and excellence."--_N. Y. Sun_.
*The Grapple*
With frontispiece in color by Arthur W. Brown.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"The movement of the tale is swift and dramatic. The story is so original, so strong, and so finely told that it deserves a large and thoughtful public. It is a book to read with both enjoyment and enlightenment."--_N. Y. Times Saturday Review of Books_.
*The Last Word*
Illustrated with seven portraits of the heroine.
Library 12mo, cloth, decorative cover . . . $1.50
"When one receives full measure to overflowing of delight in a tender, charming, and wholly fascinating new piece of fiction, the enthusiasm is apt to come uppermost."--_Louisville Post_.
*Huldah*
With illustrations by Fanny Y. Cory.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
Here we have the great-hearted, capable woman of the Texas plains dispensing food and genial philosophy to rough-and-ready cowboys. Her sympathy takes the form of happy laughter, and her delightfully funny phrases amuse the fancy and stick in one's memory.
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*Richard Elliott, Financier*
By GEORGE CARLING.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated . . . $1.50
"Clever in plot and effective in style. The author has seized on some of the most sensational features of modern finance and uses them pretty much as Alexandre Dumas did."--_N. Y. Post_.
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*WORKS OF G. SIDNEY PATERNOSTER*
*The Motor Pirate*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with frontispiece . . . $1.50
"Its originality, exciting adventures, into which is woven a charming love theme, and its undercurrent of fun furnish a dashing detective story which a motor-mad world will thoroughly enjoy reading."--_Boston Herald_.
*The Cruise of the Motor-Boat Conqueror*
Being the Further Adventures of the Motor Pirate.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by Frank T. Merrill . . . $1.50
"As a land pirate Mannering was a marvel of resource, but as a sea-going buccaneer he is almost a miracle of devilish ingenuity. His exploits are wonderful and plausible, for he avails himself of every modern device and applies recent inventions to the accomplishment of all his pet schemes."--_Chicago Evening Post_.
*The Lady of the Blue Motor*
Cloth decorative, with a colored frontispiece by John C. Frohn . . . $1.50
The Lady of the Blue Motor is an audacious heroine who drove her mysterious car at breakneck speed. Her plea for assistance in an adventure promising more than a spice of danger could not of course be disregarded by any gallant fellow motorist. Across France they tore and across the English Channel. There, the escapade past, he lost her. Mr. Paternoster, however, allows the reader to follow their separate adventures until the Lady of the Blue Motor is found again and properly vindicated of all save womanly courage and affection. A unique romance, one continuous exciting series of adventure.
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*The Treasure Trail. By FRANK L. POLLOCK.*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by Louis D. Cowing . . . $1.25
A clever story, which describes a series of highly exciting adventures of a bold lot of rascals."--_Boston Transcript_.
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*WORKS OF T. JENKINS HAINS*
*The Black Barque*
With five illustrations by W. Herbert Dunton.
Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50
According to a high naval authority, whose name must be withheld, this is one of the best sea stories ever offered to the public. "The Black Barque" is a story of slavery and piracy upon the high seas about 1815, and is written with a thorough knowledge of deep-water sailing.
*The Windjammers*
Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50
"A collection of short sea stories unmatched for interest."--_New York Sun_.
*The Voyage of the Arrow*
With six illustrations by H. C. Edwards.
Library 12mo, cloth . . . $1.50
"A capital story, full of sensation and excitement, and a rollicking sea story of the good old-fashioned sort. The reader who begins this exciting voyage will sail on at the rate of twelve knots an hour until it is finished."--_Boston Transcript_.
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*WORKS OF REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMAN*
*Miss Frances Baird, Detective*
A PASSAGE FROM HER MEMOIRS.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with a frontispiece by W. F. Kirkpatrick . . . $1.25
"Miss Baird ravels and unravels circumstantial evidence in her search for the murderer in a most bewildering and thoroughly feminine fashion.... The story is brimful of excitement, and no little ingenuity is displayed in its construction."--_Boston Herald_.
*Jarvis of Harvard*
Illustrated by Robert Edwards.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
A strong and well written novel, dealing with the life of a young man in a modern college. Studies, athletics, social life, and the outside influences surrounding the youth of a college town are clearly depicted.
"Mr. Kauffman's treatment of his subject is dignified, restrained, sincere, and in admirable good taste throughout."--_New York Mail and Express_.
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*WORKS OF ARTHUR MORRISON*
*The Green Diamond*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with six illustrations . . . $1.50
"A detective story of unusual ingenuity and intrigue."--_Brooklyn Eagle_.
*The Red Triangle*
Being some further chronicles of Martin Hewitt, investigator.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
"Better than Sherlock Holmes."--_New York Tribune_.
"The reader who has a grain of fancy or imagination may be defied to lay this book down, once he has begun it, until the last word has been reached."--_Philadelphia North American_.
*The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt*
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, with six illustrations by W. Kirkpatrick . . . $1.50
"Will appeal strongly to every lover of the best detective fiction."--_N. Y. Sun_.
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*WORKS OF STEPHEN CONRAD*
*The Second Mrs. Jim*
With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.
Large l6mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.00
"Here is a character as original and witty as 'Mr. Dooley' or 'the self-made merchant.' The realm of humorous fiction is now invaded by the stepmother. It is an exceptionally clever piece of work."--_Boston Transcript_.
*Mrs. Jim and Mrs. Jimmie*
With a frontispiece in colors by Arthur W. Brown.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative . . . $1.50
This book is in a sense a sequel to "The Second Mrs. Jim," since it gives further glimpses of that delightful stepmother and her philosophy.
"Plenty of fun and humor in this book. Plenty of simple pathos and quietly keen depiction of human nature afford contrast, and every chapter is worth reading."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.