Barbara Ladd Part 34

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A FEW OF

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Great Books at Little Prices

WHEN A MAN MARRIES. By Mary Roberts Rinehart. Ill.u.s.trated by Harrison Fisher and Mayo Bunker.

A young artist, whose wife had recently divorced him, finds that a visit is due from his Aunt Selina, an elderly lady having ideas about things quite apart from the Bohemian set in which her nephew is a s.h.i.+ning light. The way in which matters are temporarily adjusted forms the motif of the story.

A farcical extravaganza, dramatized under the t.i.tle of "Seven Days."

THE FAs.h.i.+ONABLE ADVENTURES OF JOSHUA CRAIG. By David Graham Phillips.

Ill.u.s.trated.

A young westerner, uncouth and unconventional, appears in political and social life in Was.h.i.+ngton. He attains power in politics, and a young woman of the exclusive set becomes his wife, undertaking his education in social amenities.

"DOC." GORDON. By Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman. Ill.u.s.trated by Frank T.

Merrill.

Against the familiar background of American town life, the author portrays a group of people strangely involved in a mystery. "Doc."

Gordon, the one physician of the place, Dr. Elliot, his a.s.sistant, a beautiful woman and her altogether charming daughter are all involved in the plot. A novel of great interest.

HOLY ORDERS. By Marie Corelli.

A dramatic story, in which is pictured a clergyman in touch with society people, stage favorites, simple village folk, powerful financiers and others, each presenting vital problems to this man "in holy orders"--problems that we are now struggling with in America.

KATRINE. By Elinor Macartney Lane. With frontispiece.

Katrine, the heroine of this story, is a lovely Irish girl, of lowly birth, but gifted with a beautiful voice.

The narrative is based on the facts of an actual singer's career, and the viewpoint throughout is a most exalted one.

THE FORTUNES OF FIFI. By Molly Elliot Seawell. Ill.u.s.trated by T. de Thulstrup.

A story of life in France at the time of the first Napoleon. Fifi, a glad, mad little actress of eighteen, is the star performer in a third rate Parisian theatre. A story as dainty as a Watteau painting.

SHE THAT HESITATES. By Harris d.i.c.kson. Ill.u.s.trated by C. W. Relyea.

The scene of this das.h.i.+ng romance s.h.i.+fts from Dresden to St. Petersburg in the reign of Peter the Great, and then to New Orleans.

The hero is a French Soldier of Fortune, and the princess, who hesitates--but you must read the story to know how she that hesitates may be lost and yet saved.

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THE PRIDE OF JENNICO. Being a Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico.

"What separates it from most books of its cla.s.s is its distinction of manner, its unusual grace of diction, its delicacy of touch, and the fervent charm of its love pa.s.sages. It is a very attractive piece of romantic fiction relying for its effect upon character rather than incident, and upon vivid dramatic presentation."--_The Dial_. "A stirring, brilliant and das.h.i.+ng story."--_The Outlook_.

THE SECRET ORCHARD. Ill.u.s.trated by Charles D. Williams.

The "Secret Orchard" is set in the midst of the ultra modern society.

The scene is in Paris, but most of the characters are English speaking.

The story was dramatized in London, and in it the Kendalls scored a great theatrical success.

"Artfully contrived and full of romantic charm * * * it possesses ingenuity of incident, a figurative designation of the unhallowed scenes in which unlicensed love accomplishes and wrecks faith and happiness."--_Athenaeum_.

YOUNG APRIL. With ill.u.s.trations by A. B. Wenzell.

"It is everything that a good romance should be, and it carries about it an air of distinction both rare and delightful."--_Chicago Tribune_.

"With regret one turns to the last page of this delightful novel, so delicate in its romance, so brilliant in its episodes, so sparkling in its art, and so exquisite in its diction."--_Worcester Spy_.

FLOWER O' THE ORANGE. With frontispiece.

We have learned to expect from these fertile authors novels graceful in form, brisk in movement, and romantic in conception. This carries the reader back to the days of the bewigged and beruffled gallants of the seventeenth century and tells him of feats of arms and adventures in love as thrilling and picturesque, yet delicate, as the utmost seeker of romance may ask.

MY MERRY ROCKHURST. Ill.u.s.trated by Arthur E. Becher.