E. Phillips Oppenheim's Novels
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THE BETRAYAL
Illustrated by JOHN CAMERON. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50
In none of Mr. Oppenheim's fascinating and absorbing books has he betterillustrated his remarkable faculty for holding the reader's interest tothe end than in "The Betrayal." The efforts of the French Secret Serviceto obtain important papers relating to the Coast Defence of England arethe _motif_ of its remarkable plot.
A MILLIONAIRE OF YESTERDAY
Illustrated by J. W. G. KENNEDY. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50
Mr. Oppenheim has never written a better story than "A Millionaire ofYesterday." He grips the reader's attention at the start by his vividpicture of the two men in the West African bush making a grim fight forlife and fortune, and he holds it to the finish. The volume is thrillingthroughout, while the style is excellent.
THE MAN AND HIS KINGDOM
Illustrated by CH. GRUNWALD. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50
This brilliant, nervous, and intensely dramatic tale of love, intrigue,and revolution in a South American State is so human and life-like thatthe reader is bewildered by the writer's evident daring, and his equalfidelity to things as they are.
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LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY, _Publishers_, BOSTON
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Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation and capitalization have been retained as in theoriginal text. Inconsistent usage of American versus British spellinghas also been retained. In the original text, positive contractions(He'll, I'd, I'll, I'm, they've, etc.) were printed with half spacesbefore the apostrophe. These spaces have been removed in this edition.
The following corrections were made:
Missing close quotes added: p. 43: On the other hand, if there is----";p. 43: But the lady who wrote that letter----"; p. 178: Can you speakfreely to me for a time?"; p. 237: who was a cripple."; p. 312: don'tunderstand what you mean."
Missing open quotes added: p. 221: "The figures 4. 4. '93, I mean."; p.222: "4. 4. '93 means the fourth of April 1893
Extra open quotes removed: p. 262 (before Look) Look at that 'e,' too,in the word 'nine.'
Single quote to double quote: p. 213: "If you knew all that I do youwould not hesitate for a moment. If you care to write it down----"
Typos: try to tray (p. 17: pseudo waiter with his tray); then to than(p. 17: Scarcely had he left the conservatory by a door leading to thecorridor than Richford strolled in.); his to her (p. 37: To her greatsurprise); at to as (p. 53: as Beatrice finished her story); in to if(p. 55: as if his _vis a vis_ was); must to most (p. 61: mostexquisitely furnished); inspentor to inspector (p. 91: The inspectorsmeared his hand further along the carpet.); quiet to quite (p. 121:quite another matter); does to dose (p. 124: a strong dose ofsal-volatile); mappd to mapped (p. 129: mapped out a line for himself);somethink to something (p. 130: with something like a lovelight); had tohas (p. 139: But it looks as if he has paid for his indiscretion.);colon to period (p. 147: so many threads in the plot.); undertand tounderstand (p. 147: I understand that you sent for me.); Satoris toSartoris (p. 177: Not that he failed to trust Mary Sartoris.); wondredto wondered (p. 203: Whatever were they doing here, just now, Marywondered?); Bumah to Burmah (p. 219: And that property is probably aruby mine in Burmah.); extra 'be' removed (p. 234: Will you be so goodas to come this way and shut the door?); extra comma removed (p. 301:after "Your brother treated Violet Decie"); post-morten to post-mortem(p. 309: A _post-mortem_ would have prevented that part); Phillip toPhilip (p. 132: He was passionately in love, Philip.)
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