A STORY OF THE MORGAN RAID, DURING THE WAR of the REBELLION

THE

LEGIONARIES

By HENRY SCOTT CLARK

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal says:

"The backbone of the story is Morgan's great raid — one of the most romantic and reckless pieces of adventure ever attempted in the history of the world. Mr. Clark's description of the Ride of the Three Tho sand is a piece of literature that deserves to live; and is as fine in its way as the chariot race from Ben Hur.'"'

says:

The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune "The Legionaries' is pervaded with what seems to be the true spirit of artistic impartiality. The author is simply a narrator. He stands aside, regarding with equal eye all the issues involved and the scales dip not in his hands. To sum up, the first romance of the new day on the Ohio is an eminently readable one-a good yarn well spun."

The Rochester Herald says:

"The appearance of a new novel in the West marks an epoch in fiction relating to the war between the sections for the preservation of the Union. The Legionaries' is a remarkable book, and we can scarcely credit the assurance that it is the work of a new writer."

12mo, illustrated

Price, $1.50

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THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN

CRUCIFIXION

THE

PENITENTES

By LOUIS HOW

The Chicago Record says:

"To describe the customs of this band of intensely religious people, to retain all the color and picturesqueness of the original scene without excess, was the difficult task which Mr. How has done well."

The Brooklyn Eagle says:

"The author has been fortunate enough to unearth a colossal American tragedy."

The Chicago Tribune says:

"The Penitentes' abounds in dramatic possibilities. It is full of action, warm color and variety. The denouement at the little church of San Rafael, when the soldiers surprise the Penitentes at mass in the early dawn of their fete day, will appeal strongly to the dramatizer."

The Interior says:

"Mr. How has done a truly remarkable piece of work * * * any hand, however practiced, might well be proud of the marvelously good descriptions, the dramatic, highly unusual story, the able characterizations."

12mo, Cloth, Ornamental

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THE SUBTLE SPIRIT OF THE SEA

SWEEPERS

OF THE SEA

The Story of a Strange Navy

By CLAUDE H. WETMORE

From the St. Louis Mirror:

"The recital of the deeds of the 'Sweepers of the Sea' is a breathless one. The romance is heightened by the realism of the technique of naval warfare, by the sureness and voluminosity of nautical knowledge."

From the Buffalo Review:

"It rivals Stevenson in its ingenuity of plot and dramatic interest."

From the Albany Journal:

"There rings the exultant note of tossing billows and a crashing ship."

From the Minneapolis Times:

"Mr. Wetmore has the genius of Jules Verne and can make the improbable seem the actual. In fact, 'Sweepers of the Sea' comes into the class of important fiction, and as such will be received and read by a discriminating public.'

Illustrated

Price, $1.50

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A STORY TOLD BY A REAL STORY

TELLER

A SON OF

AUSTERITY

By GEORGE KNIGHT

Mr. Knight has created a real atmosphere for his men and women to breathe, and his men and women take deep breaths. They are alive, they are human, they are real.

He has a delightful story to tell and knows how to tell it. It is a story of human life, of possible people in possible situations, living out their little span of life in that state in which it has pleased God to call them.

The reader realizes at once that Mr. Knight is a man who served his seven years of apprenticeship before opening a shop on his own account.

The deftness and charm of his literary style, combined with the absorbing interest of the story, can not but prove a delight to every reader.

With a frontispiece by Harrison Fisher

12mo, Cloth. Price, $1.50

The Liverpool Mercury says:

"This is a book far removed from the ordinary mass of featureless fiction. There is no gainsaying the strength of characterization and the command of English language."

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VIGOROUS, ELEMENTAL, DRAMATIC

A HEART

OF FLAME

The story of a Master Passion

BY CHARLES FLEMING EMBREE

The men and women in this story are children of the soil. Their strength is in their nearness to nature. Their minds are vigorous, their bodies powerful, their passions elemental, their courage sublime. They are loyal in friendship, persistent in enmity, determined in purpose.

The story is a story of great wrongs and of supreme love. It is done in black and white, with few strokes, but they are masterly. The shadows at the back are sombre but the value of contrast is appreciated for the vivid high light in the foreground.

It is a work of art-powerful, convincing and abiding. Powerful, because true to life; convincing, for it has the saving touch of humor; and abiding because love, like "A Heart of Flame," prevails in the end.

With illustrations by Dan Smith

12mo. cloth. Price, $1.50.

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