e, is
dramatic, vivid, and thrilling.
=A Prince of Sinners.= By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM, author of "A Millionaire
of Yesterday," "The Traitors," etc. Illustrated. 12mo. $1.50.
An engrossing story of English social life told by a skilled hand.
Lord Arranmore, returning to England after an absence of twenty
misspent years, finds his manly son, Kingston Brooks, unforgiving,
and determined to work out his own career. The difficulties with
which Brooks meets in carrying out his purpose, the attempts of
Lord Arranmore to assist him, together with the divided love
interest, make up an ingenious present-day romance, which possesses
an extraordinary fascination.
=A Rose of Normandy.= By WILLIAM R. A. WILSON. Illustrated by Ch.
Grunwald. 12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50.
A most entertaining historical romance of France and Canada in the
reign of Louis XIV. Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, and his
faithful lieutenant, Henri de Tonti, are leading characters, the
latter being the hero of the book. The explorations of La Salle,
his hardships and adventures, the love of Tonti for Renee, the
"Rose of Normandy," their escapes from the Indians, and other
adventures, make up a story which the author has told with great
spirit.
=The Spoils of Empire.= A Romance of the Old World and the New. By FRANCIS
NEWTON THORPE, author of "The Constitutional History of the United
States," etc. Illustrated by Frank B. Masters. 12mo. Decorated cloth,
$1.50.
The Spanish Inquisition and the wondrous splendor and power of
Mexico in the time of Montezuma furnish the rich historical
background of this brilliant and absorbing romance. The conquest of
Mexico by the adventurous Spaniards is vividly described; and the
passion of Juan Estoval, a follower of Cortez, for the beautiful
Aztec princess, Dorothea, the daughter of Montezuma, furnishes a
tender and charming love story.
=Sarah Tuldon.= A Woman Who Had Her Way. By ORME AGNUS, author of "Love in
Our Village," "Jan Oxber," etc. Illustrated. 12mo. Decorated cloth,
$1.50.
A remarkable study of an English peasant girl of strong character
who was developed by the circumstances of her life into a fine,
noble-hearted, and generous woman. Sarah Tuldon is a very unusual,
original, and racy type of character, and outside of Thomas Hardy's
books there is no s
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