ir has written a satire of the first order--one
worthy to be compared with Swift's biting tirades against the follies
and abuses of mankind.

The scheme of the book is as delightful as it is original--Prince Hagen,
son of that Hagen who killed Siegfried, grandson of Alberich, King of
the Nibelungs, comes to this earth from Nibelheim, for a completion of
his education, and it is the effect of our modern morality on a
brilliant and unscrupulous mind which forms the basis of Mr. Sinclair's
story. Prince Hagen's first exploits are at school; then in the thick of
New York's corrupt politics as a boss. Later, after he has inherited the
untold wealth of the Nibelungs, he tastes the society life of the
metropolis.

As a story simply, the book is thoroughly entertaining, with a climax of
surprising power; but, as a satire, it will live.

Earth's Enigmas.

By CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS, author of "The Kindred of the Wild," "The
Heart of the Ancient Wood," etc.

"It will rank high among collections of short stories.... His prose art,
too, has reached a high degree of perfection.... In 'Earth's Enigmas' is
a wider range of subject than in the 'Kindred of the Wild.'"--_Review
from advance sheets of the illustrated edition by Tiffany Blake in the
Chicago Evening Post._

"Throughout the volume runs that subtle questioning of the cruel,
predatory side of nature which suggests the general title of the book.
In certain cases it is the picture of savage nature ravening for
food--for death to preserve life; in others it is the secret symbolism
of woods and waters prophesying of evils and misadventures to come. All
this does not mean, however, that Mr. Roberts is either pessimistic or
morbid--it is nature in his books after all, wholesome in her cruel
moods as in her tender."--_The New York Independent._

The Silent Maid.

By FREDERIC W. PANGBORN.

A dainty and delicate legend of the brave days of old, of sprites and
pixies, of trolls and gnomes, of ruthless barons and noble knights. "The
Silent Maid" herself, with her strange bewitchment and wondrous song, is
equalled only by Undine in charm and mystery. The tale is told in that
quaint diction which chronicles "The Forest Lovers," and in which Mr.
Pangborn, although a new and hitherto undiscovered writer, is no less an
artist than Mr. Hewlett.

The Golden Kingdom.

By ANDREW BALFOUR, author of "Vengeance is Mine," "To Arms!" etc.

This is a story of adventure on land a