GOOD FICTION WORTH READING.
A series of romances containing several of the old favorites in the fieldof historical fiction, replete with powerful romances of love anddiplomacy that excel in thrilling and absorbing interest.
GUY FAWKES. A Romance of the Gunpowder Treason. By Wm. Harrison Ainsworth.Cloth, 12mo. with four illustrations by George Cruikshank. Price, $1.00.
The "Gunpowder Plot" was a modest attempt to blow up Parliament, the Kingand his Counsellors. James of Scotland, then King of England, wasweak-minded and extravagant. He hit upon the efficient scheme of extortingmoney from the people by imposing taxes on the Catholics. In their naturalresentment to this extortion, a handful of bold spirits concluded tooverthrow the government. Finally the plotters were arrested, and the Kingput to torture Guy Fawkes and the other prisoners with royal vigor. A veryintense love story runs through the entire romance.
THE SPIRIT OF THE BORDER. A Romance of the Early Settlers in the OhioValley. By Zane Grey. Cloth. 12mo. with four illustrations by J. WatsonDavis. Price, $1.00.
A book rather out of the ordinary is this "Spirit of the Border." The mainthread of the story has to do with the work of the Moravian missionariesin the Ohio Valley. Incidentally the reader is given details of thefrontier life of those hardy pioneers who broke the wilderness for theplanting of this great nation. Chief among these, as a matter of course,is Lewis Wetzel, one of the most peculiar, and at the same time the mostadmirable of all the brave men who spent their lives battling with thesavage foe, that others might dwell in comparative security.
Details of the establishment and destruction of the Moravian "Village ofPeace" are given at some length, and with minute description. The effortsto Christianize the Indians are described as they never have been before,and the author has depicted the characters of the leaders of the severalIndian tribes with great care, which of itself will be of interest to thestudent.
By no means least among the charms of the story are the vividword-pictures of the thrilling adventures, and the intense paintings ofthe beauties of nature, as seen in the almost unbroken forests.
It is the spirit of the frontier which is described, and one can by it,perhaps, the better understand why men, and women, too, willingly bravedevery privation and danger that the westward progress of the star ofempire might be the more certain and rapid. A love story, simple andtender, runs through the book.
RICHELIEU. A tale of France in the reign of King Louis XIII. By G. P. R.James. Cloth, 12mo. with four illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Price,$1.00.
In 1829 Mr. James published his first romance, "Richelieu," and wasrecognized at once as one of the masters of the craft.
In this book he laid the story during those later days of the greatcardinal's life, when his power was beginning to wane, but while it wasyet sufficiently strong to permit now and then of volcanic outbursts whichoverwhelmed foes and carried friends to the topmost wave of prosperity.One of the most striking portions of the story is that of Cinq Mar'sconspiracy; the method of conducting criminal cases, and the politicaltrickery resorted to by royal favorites, affording a better insight intothe statecraft of that day than can be had even by an exhaustive study ofhistory. It is a powerful romance of love and diplomacy, and in point ofthrilling and absorbing interest has never been excelled.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by thepublishers
A. L. BURT COMPANY, 52-58 Duane St., New York.
GOOD FICTION WORTH READING.
A series of romances containing several of the old favorites in the fieldof historical fiction, replete with powerful romances of love anddiplomacy that excel in thrilling and absorbing interest.
A COLONIAL FREE-LANCE. A story of American Colonial Times. By Chauncey C.Hotchkiss. Cloth, 12mo. with four illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Price,$1.00.
A book that appeals to Americans as a vivid picture of Revolutionaryscenes. The story is a strong one, a thrilling one. It causes the trueAmerican to flush with excitement, to devour chapter after chapter, untilthe eyes smart, and it fairly smokes with patriotism. The love story is asingularly charming idyl.
THE TOWER OF LONDON. A Historical Romance of the Times of Lady Jane Greyand Mary Tudor. By Wm. Harrison Ainsworth. Cloth, 12mo. with fourillustrations by George Cruikshank. Price, $1.00.
This romance of the "Tower of London" depicts the Tower as palace, prisonand fortress, with many historical associations. The era is the middle ofthe sixteenth century.
The story is divided into two parts, one dealing with Lady Jane Grey, andthe other with Mary Tudor as Queen, introducing other notable charactersof the era. Throughout the story holds the interest of the reader in themidst of intrigue and conspiracy, extending considerably over a half acentury.
IN DEFIANCE OF THE KING. A Romance of the American Revolution. By ChaunceyC. Hotchkiss. Cloth, 12mo. with four illustrations by J. Watson Davis.Price, $1.00.
Mr. Hotchkiss has etched in burning words a story of Yankee bravery, andtrue love that thrills from beginning to end, with the spirit of theRevolution. The heart beats quickly, and we feel ourselves taking a partin the exciting scenes described. His whole story is so absorbing that youwill sit up far into the night to finish it. As a love romance it ischarming.
GARTHOWEN. A story of a Welsh Homestead. By Allen Raine. Cloth, 12mo. withfour illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Price, $1.00.
"This is a little idyl of humble life and enduring love, laid bare beforeus, very real and pure, which in its telling shows us some strong pointsof Welsh character--the pride, the hasty temper, the quick dying out ofwrath.... We call this a well-written story, interesting alike through itsromance and its glimpses into another life than ours. A delightful andclever picture of Welsh village life. The result is excellent."--DetroitFree Press.
MIFANWY. The story of a Welsh Singer. By Allan Raine. Cloth, 12mo. withfour illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Price, $1.00.
"This is a love story, simple, tender and pretty as one would care toread. The action throughout is brisk and pleasing; the characters, it isapparent at once, are as true to life as though the author had known themall personally. Simple in all its situations, the story is worked up inthat touching and quaint strain which never grows wearisome, no matter howoften the lights and shadows of love are introduced. It rings true, anddoes not tax the imagination."--Boston Herald.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by thepublishers
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