_Cloth, 12mo., $1.00_
Mr. Ervine presents in this book a remarkable collection of intimate
human studies. These short sketches, seventeen in number, are rare bits
of realism, truthful pictures of the life of the common people.
"If evidence were needed, these short stories are sufficient to prove
that the best in fiction may sometimes be put into the briefest
form."--_Boston Transcript._
"The author is an artist in life and an economist in expression."--_New
York Globe._
"This little book of 'Studies' presents a very considerable variety both
of treatment and of theme.... Contains in miniature the substance of
many large and imposing books; it is at once artistic, thoughtful, and
significant."--_New York Times._
"Practically all the sketches are written in a humorous vein, but the
opening one, 'Eight O'Clock,' is a little tragedy in dialogue that is
very touching. The book should afford a great deal of amusement for the
discriminating reader who knows good work when he perceives
it."--_Springfield Republican._
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