by Myrtle Reed
The Master's Violin
By MYRTLE REED
A Love Story with a musical atmosphere. A picturesque, old Germanvirtuoso is the reverent possessor of a genuine Cremona. He consents totake as his pupil a handsome youth who proves to have an aptitude fortechnique, but not the soul of the artist. The youth has led the happy,careless life of a modern, well-to-do young American, and he cannot,with his meagre past, express the love, the longing, the passion andthe tragedies of life and its happy phases as can the master who haslived life in all its fulness. But a girl comes into his existence,a beautiful bit of human driftwood that his aunt had taken into herheart and home; and through his passionate love for her, he learns thelessons that life has to give--and his soul awakens.
Founded on a fact well known among artists, but not often recognized ordiscussed.
If you have not read "LAVENDER AND OLD LACE" by the same author, youhave a double pleasure in store--for these two books show Myrtle Reedin her most delightful, fascinating vein--indeed they may be consideredas masterpieces of compelling interest.
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KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN'S STORIES OF PURE DELIGHT
Full of originality and humor, kindliness and cheer.
_THE OLD PEABODY PEW._ Large Octavo. Decorative text pages, printed intwo colors. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens.
One of the prettiest romances that has ever come from this author's penis made to bloom on Christmas Eve in the sweet freshness of an old NewEngland meeting house.
_PENELOPE'S PROGRESS._ Attractive cover design in colors.
Scotland is the background for the merry doings of three very cleverand original American girls. Their adventures in adjusting themselvesto the Scot and his land are full of humor.
_PENELOPE'S IRISH EXPERIENCES._ Uniform in style _with "Penelope'sProgress."_
The trio of clever girls who rambled over Scotland cross the borderto the Emerald Isle, and again they sharpen their wits against newconditions, and revel in the land of laughter and wit.
_REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM._
One of the most beautiful studies of childhood--Rebecca's artistic,unusual and quaintly charming qualities stand out midst a circle ofaustere New Englanders. The stage version is making a phenomenaldramatic record.
_NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA._ With illustrations by F. C. Yohn.
Some more quaintly amusing chronicles that carry Rebecca throughvarious stages to her eighteenth birthday.
_ROSE O' THE RIVER._ With illustrations by George Wright
The simple story of Rose, a country girl and Stephen a sturdy youngfarmer. The girl's fancy for a city man interrupts their love andmerges the story into an emotional strain where the reader follows theevents with rapt attention.
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After reading THE ROSARY you will surely want to read the delightfulcompanion story.
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THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE
By Florence L. Barclay
In this delightful love story, a worthy successor of THE ROSARY, inwhich Mrs. Garth Dalmain again appears, we follow the fortunes ofthe young and lovely Lady Ingleby, recently widowed by the death ofa husband who was never capable of really understanding her. Whilerusticating _incog._ in the country, she meets her heart's delightunder the simple and classic name of "Jim"--in reality an Earl--andthese two proceed to fall deeply and rapturously in love with eachother. When he learns her identity, a situation of singular power andfascination is developed, which Mrs. Barclay handles in a masterlymanner. A most absorbing and unusual story.
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FLORENCE L. BARCLAY'S NOVELS
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_THE WHITE LADIES OF WORCESTER_
A novel of the 12th Century. The heroine, believing she had lost herlover, enters a convent. He returns, and interesting developmentsfollow.
_THE UPAS TREE_
A love story of rare charm. It deals with a successful author and hiswife.
_THROUGH THE POSTERN GATE_
The story of a seven day courtship, in which the discrepancy in agesvanished into insignificance before the convincing demonstration ofabiding love.
_THE ROSARY_
The story of a young artist who is reputed to love beauty above allelse in the world, but who, when blinded through an accident, gainslife's greatest happiness. A rare story of the great passion of tworeal people superbly capable of love, its sacrifices and its exceedingreward.
_THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE_
The lovely young Lady Ingleby, recently widowed by the death of ahusband who never understood her, meets a fine, clean young chap whois ignorant of her title and they fall deeply in love with each other.When he learns her real identity a situation of singular power isdeveloped.
_THE BROKEN HALO_
The story of a young man whose religious belief was shattered inchildhood and restored to him by the little white lady, many yearsolder than himself, to whom he is passionately devoted.
_THE FOLLOWING OF THE STAR_
The story of a young missionary, who, about to start for Africa,marries wealthy Diana Rivers, in order to help her fulfill theconditions of her uncle's will, and how they finally come to love eachother and are reunited after experiences that soften and purify.
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Transcriber's Notes
Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.
Hyphen added: up[-]stairs (pp. 23, 107), tear[-]stained (p. 53),
Hyphen removed: door[-]way (p. 191), spell[-]bound (p. 194).
P. 100: a little cry excaped her -> a little cry escaped her.
P. 132: good-night -> good night.
P. 191: more than ususal unkindness -> more than usual unkindness.
P. 342: accept the enlosed check -> accept the enclosed check.
Ad following p. 343: delightful humor and spontaniety -> delightfulhumor and spontaneity.
