power and subtlety of the portrayal of character, the charm of the
romantic environment,--the entire atmosphere, indeed,--rank this
novel at once among the great creations."--_The Boston Budget._

To Leeward

"The four characters with whose fortunes this novel dealt are,
perhaps, the most brilliantly executed portraits in the whole of
Mr. Crawford's long picture gallery, while for subtle insight into
the springs of human passion and for swift dramatic action none of
the novels surpasses this one."--_The News and Courier._

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Mr. F. MARION CRAWFORD'S NOVELS

Mr. Crawford has no equal as a writer of brilliant cosmopolitan
fiction, in which the characters really belong to the chosen scene
and the story interest is strong. His novels possess atmosphere in
a high degree.

Mr. Isaacs (India)

Its scenes are laid in Simla, chiefly. This is the work which first
placed its author among the most brilliant novelists of his day.

Greifenstein (The Black Forest)

"... Another notable contribution to the literature of the day. It
possesses originality in its conception and is a work of unusual
ability. Its interest is sustained to the close, and it is an
advance even on the previous work of this talented author. Like all
Mr. Crawford's work, this novel is crisp, clear, and vigorous, and
will be read with a great deal of interest."--_New York Evening
Telegram._

Zoroaster (Persia)

"It is a drama in the force of its situations and in the poetry and
dignity of its language; but its men and women are not men and
women of a play. By the naturalness of their conversation and
behavior they seem to live and lay hold of our human sympathy more
than the same characters on a stage could possibly do."--_The New
York Times._

The Witch of Prague (Bohemia)

_"A fantastic tale," illustrated by W. J. Hennessy._

"The artistic skill with which this extraordinary story is
constructed and carried out is admirable and delightful.... Mr.
Crawford has scored a decided triumph, for the interest of the tale
is sustained throughout.... A very remarkable, powerful, and