A BRILLIANT SATIRE ON MILITARISM
CAPTAIN JINKS, HERO
By Ernest Crosby
A satirical novel based on the military history of the United States since the outbreak of the Spanish War. It is a smiting denunciation of militarism and the military spirit, and a biting burlesque on cheap hero worship. The parallel between savagery and soldiery is unerringly drawn. It is full of wit and sarcasm.
The Philadelphia Item, March 8: “It is the best bit of satire that has seen the light for years. It is more than clever: it is brilliant. Its sarcasm is like pointed steel, while its humor is of the most rollicking order. In fact, it is hilarious with fun, while its pungency in satire is remarkable for keenness, and for the incisive way in which every point is driven home.”
Worcester Spy, Worcester, Mass., March 9: “Beard’s illustrations are equally clever and original, the best that he has ever made. As a collection of cartoons alone the book should make a hit.”
Twenty-five Clever Drawings by Dan Beard. 12mo, Cloth. Ornamental
Cover. Price. $1.50, post-paid.
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers,
New York & London
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: “It is a simple, gentle, quietly-humorous narrative, with several love affairs in it.”
UNDER MY
OWN ROOF
By Adelaide L. Rouse
Author of “The Deane Girls,” “Westover House,” etc.
A story of a “nesting impulse” and what came of it. A newspaper woman determines to build a home for herself in a Jersey suburb. The story of its planning is delightfully told, simply and with a literary-humorous flavor that will appeal to lovers of books and of the fireside.
Before the house-building details are allowed to tire the reader, a love story is begun, and catches the interest. It concerns the home-builder, an old flame, and an old friend, the third of whom has become a next-door neighbor. With this romance are entwined a number of heart affairs as well as warm friendships.
The style is bright, and the humor genial and pervasive. The “literary worker” and the “suburbanite” particularly will enjoy the book. Women of culture everywhere should appreciate its delicate style.
Illustrations by Harrie A. Stoner. 12mo, Cloth.
Price, $1.20, net; postage, 13 cents.
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers,
New York & London
THE HOUR-GLASS STORIES
A Series of Entertaining Novelettes
Illustrated and Issued in Dainty
Dress.
Small 12mo, ornamental covers. Illustrated. Price, 40 cents per volume. Postage, 5 cents.
I.
THE COURTSHIP of
SWEET ANNE PAGE
By Ellen V. Talbot
A brisk, dainty little love story incidental to “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” full of fun and frolic and telling of the courtship of Sweet Anne Page by the three lovers: Abraham Slender, the tallow-faced gawk, chosen by her father; Dr. Caius, the garlic-scented favorite of her mother; and the “gallant Fenton,” the choice of her own wilful self.
II.
THE SANDALS
By Rev. Z. Grenell
A beautiful little idyl of sacred story about the sandals of Christ. It tells of their wanderings and who were their wearers, from the time that they fell to the lot of a Roman soldier when Christ’s garments were parted among his crucifiers to the day when they came back to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. The book exhibits both strength and beauty of literary style.
III.
THE TRANSFIGURATION of
MISS PHILURA
By Florence Morse Kingsley
Author of “Titus,” “Prisoners of the Sea,” etc.
An entertaining story woven around the “New Thought,” which is finding expression in Christian Science, Divine Healing, etc., in the course of which Miss Philura makes drafts upon the All-Encircling Good for a husband and various other things, and the All-Encircling Good does not disappoint her.
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers,
New York & London
Transcriber’s Note:
Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters’ errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author’s words and intent.