that is drawn;
and this fact, together with the boldness and fidelity of the drawing,
gives the story its power and impressiveness.

"Hervey White is the most forceful writer who has appeared
in America for a long generation."--_Chicago Evening Post_.

"We cannot remember another book in which lives, thoughts,
emotions, souls, and principles of action have been analyzed
with such convincing power. Mr. Hervey White has great
literary skill. He has here made his mark, and he has come to
stay.... He is the American George Gissing, and as such some
day he will have to be taken into account."--_Boston Herald_.

"It should insure Mr. White a permanent place in the critical
regard of his fellow-countrymen.... Few characters as strong
as that of Elizabeth Hinckley have ever been drawn by an
American author, and she will remain in the mind of the most
assiduous novel reader, secure of a place far above that held
by most of the puny creations of the day."--_Chicago Tribune_.

"It is wrought of enduring qualities. Few novels are so
sustained on an elevated plane of interest."--_Philadelphia
Item_.

"It is a novel that takes hold of one, and is not the sort
of book that, once begun, can be laid down without being
finished."--_Indianapolis News_.

Two Notable Novels by Emma Rayner.
VISITING THE SIN
A Tale of Mountain Life In Kentucky and Tennessee.

12mo, cloth, with cover designed by T. W. Ball. 448 pages. $1.50

The struggle between the heroine's love and her determination to visit
the sin upon the son of the supposed murderer of her father forms the
basis of the story. All of the characters are vividly drawn, and the
action of the story is wonderfully dramatic and lifelike. The period
is about 1875.

"A powerful, well-sustained story, the interest in which does
not flag from the first chapter to the last."--_Philadelphia
North American._

"Unusually powerful. The dramatic plot is intricate, but not
obscure."--_The Congregationalist._

"A graphic and readable piece of fiction, which will
stand with the best of its time concerning humble American
characters."--_Providence Journal._

"Far ahead of most of these latter-day Southern
novels."--_Southern Star._

"The people in the story are persistently real."--_Christian
Advocate._