wigs do perforce in these chronicles, you can almost feel the
presence of the savage buck who snaps it. Then there are situations of
force and effect everywhere through the pages, an intensity of action, a
certain naturalness of dialogue and 'human nature' in the incidents. But
over all is the glamor of the Chambers fancy, the gauzy woof of an
artist's imagination which glories in tints, in poesies, in the little
whims of the brush and pencil, so that you have just a pleasant reminder
of unreality and a glimpse of the author himself here and there to vary
the interest."--_St. Louis Republic_.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.

WORKS OF ROBERT W. CHAMBERS.

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IOLE.

Color inlay on the cover and many full-page illustrations, borders,
thumbnail sketches, etc., by J.C. Leyendecker, Arthur Becher, and Karl
Anderson. $1.25.

The story of eight pretty girls and their fat poetical father, an
apostle of art "dead stuck on Nature and simplicity."

"'Iole' is unquestionably a classic."--_San Francisco Bulletin_.

"Mr. Chambers is a benefactor to the human race."--_Seattle
Post-Intelligencer_.

"Quite the most amusing and delectable bit of nonsense that has come to
light for a long time."--_Life_.

"One of the most alluring books of the season."--_Louisville
Courier-Journal_.

"The joyous abounding charm of 'Iole' is indescribable. It is for you to
read. 'Iole' is guaranteed to drive away the blues."--_New York Press_.

"Mr. Chambers has never shown himself more brilliant and more
imaginative than in this little satirical idyllic comedy."--_Kansas City
Star_.

"A fresh proof of Mr. Chambers' amazing versatility."--_Everybody's
Magazine_.

"As delicious a satire as one could want to read."--_Pittsburg
Chronicle_.

"It is an achievement to write a genuinely funny book and another to
write a truly instructive book; but it is the greatest of achievements
to write a book that is both. This Mr. Chambers has done in
'Iole.'"--_Washington Star_.

"Amid the outpour of the insipid 'Iole' comes as June sunshine. The
author of 'Cardigan' shows a fine touch and rarer pigments as the number
of his canvases grows. 'Iole' is a literary achievement which must
always stand in the foremost of its class."--_Chicago Evening Post_.

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D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.

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By DAVID GRAHAM PHILLI