THE ASSOCIATE HERMITS. A Novel. Illustrated by A. B. Frost. Post 8vo,
Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.
If there is a more droll or more delightful writer now living than
Mr. Frank R. Stockton we should be slow to make his acquaintance,
on the ground that the limit of safety might be passed.... Mr.
Stockton's humor asserts itself admirably, and the story is
altogether enjoyable.--_Independent._
The interest never flags, and there is nothing intermittent about
the sparkling humor.--_Philadelphia Press._
THE GREAT STONE OF SARDIS. A Novel. Illustrated by PETER NEWELL. Post
8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.
The scene of Mr. Stockton's novel is laid in the twentieth century,
which is imagined as the culmination of our era of science and
invention. The main episodes are a journey to the centre of the
earth by means of a pit bored by an automatic cartridge, and a
journey to the North Pole beneath the ice of the Polar Seas.
These adventures Mr. Stockton describes with such simplicity
and conviction that the reader is apt to take the story in all
seriousness until he suddenly runs into some gigantic pleasantry of
the kind that was unknown before Mr. Stockton began writing, and
realizes that the novel is a grave and elaborate bit of fooling,
based upon the scientific fads of the day. The book is richly
illustrated by Peter Newell, the one artist of modern times who
is suited to interpret Mr. Stockton's characters and situations.
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
_Either of the above works will be sent by mail, postage prepaid,
to any part of the United States, Canada, or Mexico, on receipt of
the price._
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Transcribers Notes:
The following printing mistakes have been corrected:
Page 116 - question mark removed, comma substituted
Page 121 - period replaced by comma
Pages 154, 180 - spurious double quote removed
Also illustrations have been moved to adjust within paragraph breaks.