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POLLYANNA

By Eleanor H. Porter

Author of "Miss Billy," "Miss Billy's Decision," etc.

12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, net $1.25; postpaid $1.40

"Enter Pollyanna! She is the daintiest, dearest, most irresistible maid you have met in all your journeyings through Bookland. And you forget she is a story girl, for Pollyanna is so real that after your first introduction you will feel the inner circle of your friends has admitted a new member. A brave, winsome, modern American girl, Pollyanna walks into print to take her place in the hearts of all members of the family."

Of "Miss Billy" the critics have written as follows:

"To say of any story that it makes the reader's heart feel warm and happy is to pay it praise of sorts, undoubtedly. Well, that's the very praise one gives 'Miss Billy.'"—Edwin L. Shuman in the Chicago Record-Herald.

"The story is delightful and as for Billy herself—she's all right!" —Philadelphia Press.

"There is a fine humor in the book, some good revelation of character and plenty of romance of the most unusual order."—The Philadelphia Inquirer.

"There is something altogether fascinating about 'Miss Billy,' some inexplicable feminine characteristic that seems to demand the individual attention of the reader from the moment we open the book until we reluctantly turn the last page."—Boston Transcript.

"The book is a wholesome story, as fresh in tone as it is graceful in expression, and one may predict for it a wide audience."—Philadelphia Public Ledger.

"Miss Billy is so carefree, so original and charming, that she lives in the reader's memory long after the book has been laid aside." —Boston Globe.

"You cannot help but love dear 'Billy;' she is winsome and attractive and you will be only too glad to introduce her to your friends." —Brooklyn Eagle.

THE CAREER OF DR. WEAVER

By Mrs. Henry W. Backus

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A big and purposeful story interwoven about the responsibilities and problems in the medical profession of the present day. Dr. Weaver, a noted specialist, and head of a private hospital, had allowed himself to drift away from the standards of his youth in his desire for wealth and social and scientific prestige. When an exposé of the methods employed by him in furthering his schemes for the glorifying of the name of "Weaver" in the medical world is threatened, it is frustrated through the efforts of the famous doctor's younger brother, Dr. Jim. The story is powerful and compelling, even if it uncovers the problems and temptations of a physician's career. Perhaps the most important character, not even excepting Dr. Weaver and Dr. Jim, is "The Girl," who plays such an important part in the lives of both men.

"The story becomes one of those absorbing tales of to-day which the reader literally devours in an evening, unwilling to leave the book until the last page is reached, and constantly alert, through the skill of the author, in following the characters through the twisted ways of their career."—Boston Journal.

"The story is well-written, unique, quite out of the usual order, and is most captivating."—Christian Intelligencer.

THE HILL OF VENUS

By Nathan Gallizier

Author of "Castel del Monte," "The Sorceress of Rome," "The Court of Lucifer," etc.

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This is a vivid and powerful romance of the thirteenth century in the times of the great Ghibelline wars, and deals with the fortunes of Francesco Villani, a monk, who has been coerced by his dying father to bind himself to the Church through a mistaken sense of duty, but who loves Ilaria, one of the famous beauties of the Court at Avellino. The excitement, splendor and stir of those days of activity in Rome are told with a vividness and daring, which give a singular fascination to the story.

The Press has commented as follows on the author's previous books:

"The author displays many of the talents that made Scott famous."—The Index.

"The book is breathless reading, as much for the adventures, the pageants, the midnight excursions of the minor characters, as for the love story of the prince and Donna Lucrezia."—Boston Transcript.

"Mr. Gallizier daringly and vividly paints in glowing word and phrases, in sparkling dialogue and colorful narrative, the splendor, glamor and stir in those days of excitement, intrigue, tragedy, suspicion and intellectual activity in Rome."—Philadelphia Press.

"A splendid bit of old Roman mosaic, or a gorgeous piece of tapestry. Otto is a striking and pathetic figure. Description of the city, the gorgeous ceremonials of the court and the revels are a series of wonderful pictures."—Cincinnati Enquirer.

"The martial spirit of these stirring times, weird beliefs in magic and religion are most admirably presented by the author, who knows his subject thoroughly. It belongs to the class of Bulwer-Lytton's romances; carefully studied, well wrought, and full of exciting incident." —Cleveland Enquirer.

"Romance at its best."—Boston Herald.

THE WHAT-SHALL-I-DO GIRL

Or, The Career of Joy Kent

By Isabel Woodman Waitt

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When Joy Kent finds herself alone in the world, thrown on her own resources, after the death of her father, she looks about her, as do so many young girls, fresh from the public schools, wondering how she can support herself and earn a place in the great business world about her. Still wondering, she sends a letter to a number of girls she had known in school days, asking that each one tell her just how she had equipped herself for a salary-earning career, and once equipped, how she had found it possible to start on that career. In reply come letters from the milliner, the stenographer, the librarian, the salesgirl, the newspaper woman, the teacher, the nurse, and from girls who had adopted all sorts of vocations as a means of livelihood. Real friendly girl letters they are, too, not of the type that preach, but of the kind which give sound and helpful advice in a bright and interesting manner. Of course there is a splendid young man who also gives advice. Any "What-shall-I-do" young girl can read of the careers suggested for Joy Kent with profit and pleasure, and, perhaps, with surprise!

THE HARBOR MASTER

By Theodore Goodridge Roberts

Author of "Comrades of the Trails," "Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery," etc.

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The scene of the story is Newfoundland. The story deals with the love of Black Dennis Nolan, a young giant and self-appointed skipper of the little fishing hamlet of Chance Along, for Flora Lockhart, a beautiful professional singer, who is rescued by Dennis from a wreck on the treacherous coast of Newfoundland, when on her way from England to the United States. The story is a strong one all through, with a mystery that grips, plenty of excitement and action, and the author presents life in the open in all its strength and vigor. Mr. Roberts is one of the younger writers whom the critics have been watching with interest. In "The Harbor Master" he has surely arrived.

Of Mr. Roberts' previous books the critics have written as follows:

"The action is always swift and romantic and the love is of the kind that thrills the reader. The characters are admirably drawn and the reader follows with deep interest the adventures of the two young people." —Baltimore Sun.

"Mr. Roberts' pen has lost none of its cunning, while his style is easier and breezier than ever."—Buffalo Express.

"It is a romance of clean, warm-hearted devotion to friends and duty. The characters are admirable each in his own or her own way, and the author has made each fit the case in excellent fashion." —Salt Lake City Tribune.

"In this book Mr. Roberts has well maintained his reputation for the vivid coloring of his descriptive pictures, which are full of stirring action, and in which love and fighting hold chief place." —Boston Times.

"Its ease of style, its rapidity, its interest from page to page, are admirable; and it shows that inimitable power—the story-teller's gift of verisimilitude. Its sureness and clearness are excellent, and its portraiture clear and pleasing."—The Reader.

THE BLOSSOM SHOP

A Story of the South

By Isla May Mullins

Cloth decorative, illustrated by John Goss. Net $1.00; postpaid $1.15

One of those exquisitely simple and appealing stories of mother love and sacrifice for a little blind daughter, written in a delightful vein, combining humor and pathos. The reader will love little blind Eugene (the child had received the name of her dead father) and will rejoice with the brave young mother, the heroine of the story, when the child's sight is restored. There is a time for rejoicing, too, when a lost will is found, bringing wealth and release from all worries, and the young mother is free to accept the love and protection that in her sorrow she denied herself.

Southern types are amusingly contrasted with those of the North; and the simple language and fine sentiment of the story will charm readers of all ages.

JOHN O' PARTLETTS'

By Jean Edgerton

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The reading public is no longer content with the old hackneyed love story, the impossible mystery story or the superficial tale of adventure. It is necessary that a novel to be successful shall appeal to the best in us—shall grip our hearts and fill our thoughts. Few first books by a new writer can supply such an exacting demand, but "John O' Partletts'" is among these few. Its simple, straightforward plot; its able and convincing portrayal of character—real character; the author's mastery of her art—these are the elements which make the book worthy of wide appreciation. No one character dominates the story, neither "Witch" Beevish, the eccentric old woman at war with the village, nor Jim, the little orphan, nor Henry Carruthers, the minister, nor even Kitty Merryweather, the shrewd-tongued gossip. But if there is a hero it is John O' Partletts', "Witch" Beevish's great dog, the friend and protector of Little Jim.

This is a story to compare with "Rab and His Friends" and with "A Dog of Flanders"—a story that is bound to make its way.