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--a 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 untamed interest. We
recommend it for its descriptive power."--_Boston Evening
Transcript._
"Here is one of the strongest 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._
"Three such magnificent figures (Routledge, Noreen, and Rawder)
have seldom before appeared together in fiction. For knowledge,
energy, artistic conception, and literary skill, it is easily
the book of the day--A GREAT NOVEL, full of a sublime
conception, one of the few novels that are as ladders from
heaven to earth."--_San Francisco Argonaut._
"EASILY THE BOOK OF THE DAY"--_San Francisco Argonaut._