Here is a tale indeed--big and forceful, palpitating with interest,
and written with the sureness of touch and the breadth of a man who
is master of his art. Mr. Comfort has drawn upon two practically new
story-places in the world of fiction to furnish the scenes for his
narrative--India and Manchuria at the time of the Russo-Japanese War.
While the novel is distinguished by its clear and vigorous war scenes,
the fine and sweet romance of the love of the hero, Routledge--a brave,
strange, and talented American--for the “most beautiful woman in
London” rivals these in interest.
The story opens in London, sweeps up and down Asia, and reaches its
most rousing pitch on the ghastly field of Liaoyang, in Manchuria.
The one-hundred-mile race from the field to a free cable outside the
war zone, between Routledge and an English war correspondent, is as
exciting and enthralling as anything that has appeared in fiction in
recent years.
“A big, vital, forceful story that towers giant-high--a romance to
lure the hours away in tense interest--book with a message for all
mankind.”
--_Detroit Free Press._
“Three such magnificent figures as Routledge, Noreen and Rawder
never before have appeared together in fiction. Take it all in all,
‘Routledge Rides Alone’ is a great novel, full of sublime conception,
one of the few novels that are as ladders from heaven to earth.”
--_San Francisco Argonaut._
“The story unfolds a vast and vivid panorama of life. The first
chapters remind one strongly of the descriptive Kipling we once knew.
We commend the book for its sustained interest. We recommend it for
its descriptive power.”
--_Boston Evening Transcript._
“Here is one of the strangest novels of the year; a happy blending of
romance and realism, vivid, imaginative, dramatic, and, above all, a
well told story with a purpose. It is a red-blooded story of war and
love, with a touch of the mysticism of India, some world politics,
love of country, and hate of oppression--a tale of clean and expert
workmanship, powerful and personal.”
--_Pittsburg Dispatch._
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA
_A NOVEL OF COMPELLING INTEREST_