_THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY._ Being the Memoirs of Captain ROBERT MORAY,
sometime an Officer in the Virginia Regiment, and afterward of Amherst's
Regiment. 12mo. Cloth, illustrated, $1.50.
For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing
period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtain
rises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, a
prisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of La
Pompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure and
the stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory over
Montcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec has
never been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plot
and incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realization
of dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance.
The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they present
the famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at the
time of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec.
_THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD._ A Novel. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.
"Mr. Parker here adds to a reputation already wide, and anew
demonstrates his power of pictorial portrayal and of strong dramatic
situation and climax."--_Philadelphia Bulletin._
"The tale holds the reader's interest from first to last, for it is full
of fire and spirit, abounding in incident, and marked by good character
drawing."--_Pittsburg Times._
_THE TRESPASSER._ 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.
"Interest, pith, force and charm--Mr. Parker's new story possesses all
these qualities.... Almost bare of synthetical decoration, his
paragraphs are stirring because they are real. We read at times--as we
have read the great masters of romance--breathlessly."--_The Critic._
"Gilbert Parker writes a strong novel, but thus far this is his
masterpiece.... It is one of the great novels of the year."--_Boston
Advertiser._
_THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE._ 16mo. Flexible cloth, 75 cents.
"A book which no one will be satisfied to put down until the end has
been matter of certainty and assurance."--_The Nation._
"A story of remarkable interest, originality, and ingenuity of
construction."--_Boston Home Journal._
"The perusal of this romance will repay those who care for new and
original types of character, and who are susceptible to the fascination
of a fresh and vigorous style."--_London Daily News._
"=A better book than 'The Prisoner of Zenda.'="--_London Queen._
_THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO._ By ANTHONY HOPE, author of "The
God in the Car," "The Prisoner of Zenda," etc. With photogravure
Frontispiece by S. W. Van Schaick. Third edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
"No adventures were ever better worth recounting than are those of
Antonio of Monte Velluto, a very Bayard among outlaws.... To all those
whose pulses still stir at the recital of deeds of high courage, we may
recommend this book.... The chronicle conveys the emotion of heroic
adventure, and is picturesquely written."--_London Daily News._
"It has literary merits all its own, of a deliberate and rather deep
order.... In point of execution 'The Chronicles of Count Antonio' is the
best work that Mr. Hope has yet done. The design is clearer, the
workmanship more elaborate, the style more colored.... The incidents are
most ingenious, they are told quietly, but with great cunning, and the
Quixotic sentiment which pervades it all is exceedingly
pleasant."--_Westminster Gazette._
"A romance worthy of all the expectations raised by the brilliancy of
his former books, and likely to be read with a keen enjoyment and a
healthy exaltation of the spirits by every one who takes it up."--_The
Scotsman._
"A gallant tale, written with unfailing freshness and spirit."--_London
Daily Telegraph._
"One of the most fascinating romances written in English within many
days. The quaint simplicity of its style is delightful, and the
adventures recorded in these 'Chronicles of Count Antonio' are as
stirring and ingenious as any conceived even by Weyman at his
best."--_New York World._
"Romance of the real flavor, wholly and entirely romance, and narrated
in true romantic style. The characters, drawn with such masterly
handling, are not merely pictures and portraits, but statues that are
alive and step boldly forward from the canvas."--_Boston Courier._
"Told in a wonderfully simple and direct style, and with the magic
touch of a man who has the genius of narrative, making the varied
incidents flow naturally and rapidly in a stream of sparkling
discourse."--_Detroit Tribune._
"Easily ranks with, if not above, 'A Prisoner of Zenda.' ... Wonderfully
strong, graphic, and compels the interest of the most _blase_ novel
reader."--_Boston Advertiser._
"No adventures were ever better worth telling than those of Count
Antonio.... The author knows full well how to make every pulse thrill,
and how to hold his readers under the spell of his magic."--_Boston
Herald._
"A book to make women weep proud tears, and the blood of men to tingle
with knightly fervor.... In 'Count Antonio' we think Mr. Hope surpasses
himself, as he has already surpassed all the other story-tellers of the
period."--_New York Spirit of the Times._
_THE ONE WHO LOOKED ON._ By F. F. MONTRESOR, author of "Into the
Highways and Hedges." 16mo. Cloth, special binding, $1.25.
"The story runs on as smoothly as a brook through lowlands; it excites
your interest at the beginning and keeps it to the end."--_New York
Herald._
"An exquisite story.... No person sensitive to the influence of what
makes for the true, the lovely, and the strong in human friendship and
the real in life's work can read this book without being benefited by
it."--_Buffalo Commercial._
"The book has universal interest and very unusual merit.... Aside from
its subtle poetic charm, the book is a noble example of the power of
keen observation."--_Boston Herald._
_CORRUPTION._ By PERCY WHITE, author of "Mr. Bailey-Martin," etc. 12mo.
Cloth, $1.25.
"There is intrigue enough in it for those who love a story of the
ordinary kind, and the political part is perhaps more attractive in its
sparkle and variety of incident than the real thing itself."--_London
Daily News._
"A drama of biting intensity, a tragedy of inflexible purpose and
relentless result."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
_A HARD WOMAN._ A Story in Scenes. By VIOLET HUNT. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.
"An extremely clever work. Miss Hunt probably writes dialogue better
than any of our young novelists.... Not only are her conversations
wonderfully vivacious and sustained, but she contrives to assign to each
of her characters a distinct mode of speech, so that the reader easily
identifies them, and can follow the conversations without the slightest
difficulty."--_London Athenaeum._
"One of the best writers of dialogue of our immediate day. The
conversations in this book will enhance her already secure
reputation."--_London Daily Chronicle._
"A creation that does Miss Hunt infinite credit, and places her in the
front rank of the younger novelists.... Brilliantly drawn, quivering
with life, adroit, quiet-witted, unfalteringly insolent, and withal
strangely magnetic."--_London Standard._
_AN IMAGINATIVE MAN._ By ROBERT S. HICHENS, author of "The Green
Carnation." 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.
"One of the brightest books of the year."--_Boston Budget._
"Altogether delightful, fascinating, unusual."--_Cleveland Amusement
Gazette._
"A study in character.... Just as entertaining as though it were the
conventional story of love and marriage. The clever hand of the author
of 'The Green Carnation' is easily detected in the caustic wit and
pointed epigram."--_Jeannette L. Gilder, in the New York World._
_A STREET IN SUBURBIA._ By EDWIN PUGH. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.
"Simplicity of style, strength, and delicacy of character study will
mark this book as one of the most significant of the year."--_New York
Press._
"Thoroughly entertaining, and more--it shows traces of a creative genius
something akin to Dickens."--_Boston Traveller._
"In many respects the best of all the books of lighter literature
brought out this season."--_Providence News._
"Highly pleasing and gracefully recorded reminiscences of early suburban
life and youthful experience told in a congenial spirit and in very
charming prose."--_Boston Courier._
_MAJESTY._ A Novel. By LOUIS COUPERUS. Translated by A. TEIXEIRA DE
MATTOS and ERNEST DOWSON. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.
"There have been many workers among novelists in the field of royal
portraiture, but it may be safely stated that few of those who have
essayed this dubious path have achieved more striking results than M.
Couperus. 'Majesty' is an extraordinarily vivid romance of autocratic
imperialism."--_London Academy._
"No novelist whom we can call to mind has ever given the world such a
masterpiece of royal portraiture as Louis Couperus's striking romance
entitled 'Majesty.'"--_Philadelphia Record._
"There is not an uninteresting page in the book, and it ought to be read
by all who desire to keep in line with the best that is published in
modern fiction."--_Buffalo Commercial._
_THE NEW MOON._ By C. E. RAIMOND, author of "George Mandeville's
Husband," etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.
"A delicate pathos makes itself felt as the narrative progresses, whose
cadences fall on the spirit's consciousness with a sweet and soothing
influence not to be measured in words."--_Boston Courier._
"One of the most impressive of recent works of fiction, both for its
matter and especially for its presentation."--_Milwaukee Journal._
"An intensely interesting story. A curious interweaving of old
superstitions which govern a nervous woman's selfish life, and the
brisk, modern ways of a wholesome English girl."--_Philadelphia Ledger._
_THE WISH._ A Novel. By HERMANN SUDERMANN. With a Biographical
Introduction by ELIZABETH LEE. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00.
"Contains some superb specimens of original thought."--_New York World._
"The style is direct and incisive, and holds the unflagging attention of
the reader."--_Boston Journal._
"A powerful story, very simple, very direct."--_Chicago Evening Post._
_SLEEPING FIRES._ By GEORGE GISSING, author of "In the Year of Jubilee,"
"Eve's Ransom," etc. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
In this striking story the author has treated an original motive with
rare self-command and skill. His book is most interesting as a story,
and remarkable as a literary performance.
_STONEPASTURES._ By ELEANOR STUART. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
"This is a strong bit of good literary workmanship.... The book has the
value of being a real sketch of our own mining regions, and of showing
how, even in the apparently dull round of work, there is still material
for a good bit of literature."--_Philadelphia Ledger._
_COURTSHIP BY COMMAND._ By M. M. BLAKE. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
"A bright, moving study of an unusually interesting period in the life
of Napoleon,... deliciously told; the characters are clearly, strongly,
and very delicately modeled, and the touches of color most artistically
done. 'Courtship by Command' is the most satisfactory Napoleon
_bonne-bouche_ we have had."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._
_THE WATTER'S MOU'._ By BRAM STOKER. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
"Here is a tale to stir the most sluggish nature.... It is like standing
on the deck of a wave tossed ship; you feel the soul of the storm go
into your blood."--_N. Y. Home Journal._
"The characters are strongly drawn, the descriptions are intensely
dramatic, and the situations are portrayed with rare vividness of
language. It is a thrilling story, told with great power."--_Boston
Advertiser._
_MASTER AND MAN._ By Count LEO TOLSTOY. With an Introduction by W. D.
HOWELLS. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
"Crowded with these characteristic touches which mark his literary
work."--_Public Opinion._
"Reveals a wonderful knowledge of the workings of the human mind, and it
tells a tale that not only stirs the emotions, but gives us a better
insight into our own hearts."--_San Francisco Argonaut._
_THE ZEIT-GEIST._ By L. DOUGALL, author of "The Mermaid," "Beggars All,"
etc. 16mo. Cloth, 75 cents.
"One of the best of the short stories of the day."--_Boston Journal._
"One of the most remarkable novels of the year."--_New York Commercial
Advertiser._
"Powerful in conception, treatment, and influence."--_Boston Globe._