Selections from
L. C. Page and Company's List of Fiction.
An Enemy to the King. (Thirtieth Thousand.) From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of the Sieur de la Tournoire. By Robert Neilson Stephens.
Illustrated by H. De M. Young.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 460 pages | $1.50 |
"Brilliant as a play; it is equally brilliant as a romantic novel."—Philadelphia Press.
"Those who love chivalry, fighting, and intrigue will find it, and of good quality, in this book."—New York Critic.
The Continental Dragoon. (Eighteenth Thousand.) A Romance of Philipse Manor House, in 1778. By Robert Neilson Stephens.
Author of "An Enemy to the King."
Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.50 |
"It has the sterling qualities of strong dramatic writing, and ranks among the most spirited and ably written historical romances of the season. An impulsive appreciation of a soldier who is a soldier, a man who is a man, a hero who is a hero, is one of the most captivating of Mr. Stephens's charms of manner and style."—Boston Herald.
The Road to Paris. (Sixteenth Thousand.) By Robert Neilson Stephens.
Author of "An Enemy to the King," "The Continental Dragoon," etc.
Illustrated by H. C. Edwards.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 500 pages | $1.50 |
"Vivid and picturesque in style, well conceived and full of action, the novel is absorbing from cover to cover."—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"In the line of historical romance, few books of the season will equal Robert Neilson Stephens's 'The Road to Paris.'"—Cincinnati Times-Star.
A Gentleman Player. (Thirty-fifth Thousand.) His Adventures on a Secret Mission for Queen Elizabeth. By Robert Neilson Stephens.
Author of "An Enemy to the King," "The Continental Dragoon," "The Road to Paris," etc.
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 450 pages | $1.50 |
"A thrilling historical romance.... It is a well-told tale of mingled romance and history, and the reader throughout unconsciously joins in the flight and thrills with the excitement of the dangers and adventures that befall the fugitives."—Chicago Tribune.
"'A Gentleman Player' is well conceived and well told."—Boston Journal.
Rose à Charlitte. (Eighth Thousand.) An Acadien Romance. By Marshall Saunders.
Author of "Beautiful Joe," etc.
Illustrated by H. De M. Young.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 500 pages | $1.50 |
"A very fine novel we unhesitatingly pronounce it ... one of the books that stamp themselves at once upon the imagination and remain imbedded in the memory long after the covers are closed."—Literary World, Boston.
Deficient Saints. A Tale of Maine. By Marshall Saunders.
Author of "Rose à Charlitte," "Beautiful Joe," etc.
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 400 pages | $1.50 |
"The tale is altogether delightful; it is vitally charming and expresses a quiet power that sparkles with all sorts of versatile beauty."—Boston Ideas.
Her Sailor. A Novel. By Marshall Saunders.
Author of "Rose à Charlitte," "Beautiful Joe," etc.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, 325 pages | $1.25 |
A story of modern life of great charm and pathos, dealing with the love affairs of an American girl and a naval officer.
"A love story, refreshing and sweet."—Utica Herald.
"The wayward petulance of the maiden, who half-resents the matter-of-course wooing and wedding, her graceful coquetry, and final capitulation are prettily told, making a fine character sketch and an entertaining story."—Bookseller, Chicago.
Pretty Michal. A Romance of Hungary. By Maurus Jokai.
Author of "Black Diamonds," "The Green Book," "Midst the Wild Carpathians," etc.
Authorized translation by R. Nisbet Bain.
Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece of the great Magyar writer.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 325 pages | $1.50 |
"It is at once a spirited tale of 'border chivalry,' a charming love story full of genuine poetry, and a graphic picture of life in a country and at a period both equally new to English readers."—Literary World, London.
Midst the Wild Carpathians. By Maurus Jokai.
Author of "Black Diamonds," "The Lion of Janina," etc.
Authorized translation by R. Nisbet Bain.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.25 |
"The story is absorbingly interesting and displays all the virility of Jokai's powers, his genius of description, his keenness of characterization, his subtlety of humor, and his consummate art in the progression of the novel from one apparent climax to another."—Chicago Evening Post.
In Kings' Houses. A Romance of the Reign of Queen Anne. By Julia C. R. Dorr.
Author of "A Cathedral Pilgrimage," etc.
Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 400 pages | $1.50 |
"We close the book with a wish that the author may write more romances of the history of England which she knows so well."—Bookman, New York.
"A fine strong story which is a relief to come upon. Related with charming, simple art."—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Omar the Tentmaker. A Romance of Old Persia. By Nathan Haskell Dole.
Illustrated by F. T. Merrill.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 350 pages | $1.50 |
"The story itself is beautiful and it is beautifully written. It possesses the true spirit of romance, and is almost poetical in form. The author has undoubtedly been inspired by his admiration for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to write this story of which Omar is the hero."—Troy Times.
"Mr. Dole has built a delightful romance."—Chicago Chronicle.
"It is a strong and vividly written story, full of the life and spirit of romance."—New Orleans Picayune.
Manders. A Tale of Paris. By Elwyn Barron.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, 350 pages | $1.50 |
"Bright descriptions of student life in Paris, sympathetic views of human frailty, and a dash of dramatic force, combine to form an attractive story. The book contains some very strong scenes, plenty of life and color, and a pleasant tinge of humor.... It has grip, picturesqueness, and vivacity."—The Speaker, London.
"A study of deep human interest, in which pathos and humor both play their parts. The descriptions of life in the Quartier Latin are distinguished for their freshness and liveliness."—St. James Gazette, London.
"A romance sweet as violets."—Town Topics, New York.
In Old New York. A Romance. By Wilson Barrett, author of "The Sign of the Cross," etc., and Elwyn Barron, author of "Manders."
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, 350 pages | $1.50 |
"A novel of great interest and vigor."—Philadelphia Inquirer.
"'In Old New York' is worthy of its distinguished authors."—Chicago Times-Herald.
"Intensely interesting. It has an historical flavor that gives it a substantial value."—Boston Globe.
The Golden Dog. A Romance of Quebec. By William Kirby.
New authorized edition.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 620 pages | $1.25 |
"A powerful romance of love, intrigue, and adventure in the time of Louis XV. and Mme. de Pompadour, when the French colonies were making their great struggle to retain for an ungrateful court the fairest jewels in the colonial diadem of France."—New York Herald.
The Knight of King's Guard. A Romance of the Days of the Black Prince. By Ewan Martin.
Illustrated by Gilbert James.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.50 |
An exceedingly well written romance, dealing with the romantic period chronicled so admirably by Froissart. The scene is laid at a border castle between England and Scotland, the city of London, and on the French battle-fields of Cressy and Poitiers. Edward the Third, Queen Philippa, the Black Prince, Bertrand du Guesclin, are all historical characters, accurate reproductions of which give life and vitality to the romance. The character of the hero is especially well drawn.
The Making of a Saint. By W. Somerset Maugham.
Illustrated by Gilbert James.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 350 pages | $1.50 |
"An exceedingly strong story of original motive and design.... The scenes are imbued with a spirit of frankness ... and in addition there is a strong dramatic flavor."—Philadelphia Press.
"A sprightly tale abounding in adventures, and redolent of the spirit of mediæval Italy."—Brooklyn Times.
Friendship and Folly. A Novel. By Maria Louise Pool.
Author of "Dally," "A Redbridge Neighborhood," "In a Dike Shanty," etc.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.25 |
"The author handles her elements with skilful fingers—fingers that feel their way most truthfully among the actual emotions and occurrences of nineteenth century romance. Hers is a frank, sensitive touch, and the result is both complete and full of interest."—Boston Ideas.
"The story will rank with the best previous work of this author."—Indianapolis News.
The Rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore. A Farcical Novel. By Hal Godfrey.
Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.25 |
"A fanciful, laughable tale of two maiden sisters of uncertain age who are induced, by their natural longing for a return to youth and its blessings, to pay a large sum for a mystical water which possesses the value of setting backwards the hands of time. No more delightfully fresh and original book has appeared since 'Vice Versa' charmed an amused world. It is well written, drawn to the life, and full of the most enjoyable humor."—Boston Beacon.
The Paths of the Prudent. By J. S. Fletcher.
Author of "When Charles I. Was King," "Mistress Spitfire," etc.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.50 |
"The story has a curious fascination for the reader, and the theme and characters are handled with rare ability."—Scotsman.
"Dorinthia is charming. The story is told with great humor."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"An excellently well told story, and the reader's interest is perfectly sustained to the very end."—Punch.
Cross Trails. By Victor Waite.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 450 pages | $1.50 |
"A Spanish-American novel of unusual interest, a brilliant, dashing, and stirring story, teeming with humanity and life. Mr. Waite is to be congratulated upon the strength with which he has drawn his characters."—San Francisco Chronicle.
"Every page is enthralling."—Academy.
"Full of strength and reality."—Athenæum.
"The book is exceedingly powerful."—Glasgow Herald.
Bijli the Dancer. By James Blythe Patton.
Illustrated by Horace Van Rinth.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 350 pages | $1.50 |
"A novel of Modern India.... The fortunes of the heroine, an Indian nautch-girl, are told with a vigor, pathos, and a wealth of poetic sympathy that makes the book admirable from first to last."—Detroit Free Press.
"A remarkable book."—Bookman.
"Powerful and fascinating."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"A vivid picture of Indian life."—Academy, London.
Drives and Puts. A Book of Golf Stories. By Walter Camp and Lilian Brooks.
| Small 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, 250 pages | $1.25 |
"It will be heartily relished by all readers, whether golfers or not."—Boston Ideas.
"Decidedly the best golf stories I have read."—Milwaukee Journal.
"Thoroughly entertaining and interesting in every page, and is gotten out with care and judgment that indicate rare taste in bookmaking."—Chicago Saturday Evening Herald.
Via Lucis. By Kassandra Vivaria.
With portrait of the author.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 480 pages | $1.50 |
"'Via Lucis' is—we say it unhesitatingly—a striking and interesting production."—London Athenæum.
"Without doubt the most notable novel of the summer is this strong story of Italian life, so full of local color one can almost see the cool, shaded patios and the flame of the pomegranate blossom, and smell the perfume of the grapes growing on the hillsides. It is a story of deep and passionate heart interests, of fierce loves and fiercer hates, of undisciplined natures that work out their own bitter destiny of woe. There has hardly been a finer piece of portraiture than that of the child Arduina,—the child of a sickly and unloved mother and a cruel and vindictive father,—a morbid, queer, lonely little creature, who is left to grow up without love or training of any kind."—New Orleans Picayune.
"To Arms!" Being some Passages from the Early Life of Allan Oliphant, Chirurgeon, Written by Himself, and now set forth for the First Time. By Andrew Balfour.
Illustrated by F. W. Glover.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 575 pages | $1.50 |
"A tale of 'Bonnie Tweedside,' and St. Dynans and Auld Reekie,—a fair picture of the country under misrule and usurpation and all kinds of vicissitudes. Allan Oliphant is a great hero."—Chicago Times-Herald.
"A recital of thrilling interest, told with unflagging vigor."—Globe.
"An unusually excellent example of a semi-historic romance."—World.
The River of Pearls; or, The Red Spider. A Chinese Romance. By René de Pont-Jest.
With sixty illustrations from original drawings by Felix Régamey.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages | $1.50 |
Close acquaintance with the manners and customs of the Chinese has enabled the author to write a story which is instructive as well as interesting. The book, as a whole, shows the writer to be possessed of a strong descriptive faculty, as well as keen insight into the characters of the people of whom he is writing. The plot is cleverly conceived and well worked out, and the story abounds with incidents of the most exciting and sensational character. Enjoyment of its perusal is increased by the powerful illustrations of Felix Régamey.
The book may be read with profit by any one who wishes to realize the actual condition of native life in China.
Lally of the Brigade. A Romance of the Irish Brigade in France during the Time of Louis the Fourteenth. By L. McManus.
Author of "The Silk of the Kine," "The Red Star," etc.
Illustrated.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 250 pages | $1.25 |
The scene of this romance is partly at the siege of Crimona (held by the troops of Louis XIV.) by the Austrian forces under Prince Eugene. During the siege the famous Irish Brigade renders valiant service, and the hero—a dashing young Irishman—is in the thick of the fighting. He is also able to give efficient service in unravelling a political intrigue, in which the love affairs of the hero and the heroine are interwoven.
Frivolities. Especially Addressed to those who are Tired of being Serious. By Richard Marsh.
Author of "Tom Ossington's Ghost," etc.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 340 pages | $1.50 |
A dozen stories in an entirely new vein for Mr. Marsh. The humor is irresistible, and carries the reader on breathlessly from one laugh to another. The style, though appealing to a totally different side of complex human nature, is as strong and effective as the author's intense and dramatic work in "Tom Ossington's Ghost."
Sons Of Adversity. A Romance of Queen Elizabeth's Time. By L. Cope Cornford.
Author of "Captain Jacobus," etc.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 325 pages | $1.25 |
"A tale of adventure on land and sea at the time when Protestant England and Catholic Spain were struggling for naval supremacy. Spanish conspiracies against the peace of good Queen Bess, a vivid description of the raise of the Spanish siege of Leyden by the combined Dutch and English forces, sea fights, the recovery of stolen treasure, are all skilfully woven elements in a plot of unusual strength."—Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Count of Nideck. From the French of Erckmann-Chatrian, Translated and Adapted by Ralph Browning Fiske.
Illustrated by Victor A. Searles.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 375 pages | $1.25 |
"'The Count of Nideck,' adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chatrian by Ralph Browning Fiske, is a most interesting tale, simply told, and moving with direct force to the end in view."—Minneapolis Times.
"Rapid in movement, it abounds in dramatic incident, furnishes graphic descriptions of the locality, and is enlivened with a very pretty love story."—Troy Budget.
Muriella; or, Le Selve. By Ouida.
Illustrated by M. B. Prendergast.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 250 pages | $1.25 |
"Ouida's literary style is almost perfect in 'Muriella.'"—Chicago Times-Herald.
"'Muriella' is an admirable example of the author's best work."—Brooklyn Times.
"It dwells in the memory, and bears the dramatic force, tragic interest, and skilfulness of treatment that mark the work of Ouida when at her best."—Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment. By Oscar Fay Adams.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, 300 pages | $1.25 |
"A very captivating volume."—Evening Wisconsin.
"Brimming over with humor."—Chicago Chronicle.
"He who cares to pass a few hours in quiet enjoyment and subdued laughter will do well to become the possessor of this clever volume."—American, Philadelphia.
The Works of Gabriel d'Annunzio.
The Triumph of Death.
The Intruder.
The Maidens of the Rocks.
The Child of Pleasure.
| Each, 1 vol., library 12mo, cloth decorative | $1.50 |
"The writer of the greatest promise to-day in Italy, and perhaps one of the most unique figures in contemporary literature, is Gabriel d'Annunzio, the poet-novelist."—The Bookman.
"This book is realistic. Some say that it is brutally so. But the realism is that of Flaubert and not of Zola. There is no plain speaking for the sake of plain speaking. Every detail is justified in the fact that it illuminates either the motives or the actions of the man and woman who here stand revealed. It is deadly true. The author holds the mirror up to nature, and the reader, as he sees his own experiences duplicated in passage after passage, has something of the same sensation as all of us know on the first reading of George Meredith's 'Egoist.' Reading these pages is like being out in the country on a dark night in a storm. Suddenly a flash of lightning comes and every detail of your surroundings is revealed."—Review of the Triumph of Death, in the New York Evening Sun.
Ye Lyttle Salem Maide. A Story of Witchcraft. By Pauline Bradford Mackie.
With four full-page photogravures from drawings by E. W. D. Hamilton.
| Printed on deckle-edged paper, with gilt top, and bound in cloth decorative, 321 pages | $1.50 |
A tale of the days of the reign of superstition in New England, and of a brave "lyttle maide" of Salem Town, whose faith and hope and unyielding adherence to her word of honor form the basis of a most attractive story. Several historical characters are introduced, including the Rev. Cotton Mather and Governor and Lady Phipps, and a very convincing picture is drawn of Puritan life during the latter part of the seventeenth century. An especial interest is added to the book by the illustrations, reproduced by the photogravure process from originals by E. W. D. Hamilton.
Mademoiselle de Berny. A Story of Valley Forge. By Pauline Bradford Mackie.
With five full-page photogravures from drawings by Frank T. Merrill.
| Printed on deckle-edged paper, with gilt top, and bound in cloth decorative, 272 pages | $1.50 |
"The charm of 'Mademoiselle de Berny' lies in its singular sweetness."—Boston Herald.
"One of the very few choice American historical stories."—Boston Transcript.
"Real romance ... admirably written."—Washington Post.
"A stirring romance, full of life and action from start to finish."—Toledo Daily Blade.
"Of the many romances in which Washington is made to figure, this is one of the most fascinating, one of the best."—Boston Courier.
Captain Fracasse. Translated from the French of Gautier. By Ellen Murray Beam.
Illustrated by Victor A. Searles.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 575 pages | $1.25 |
"The story is one of the best in romantic fiction, for upon it Gautier lavished his rare knowledge of the twelfth century."—San Francisco Chronicle.
"One of those rare stories in which vitality is abundant."—New York Herald.
In Guiana Wilds. A Study of Two Women. By James Rodway.
Author of "In the Guiana Forest," etc.
| Library 12mo, cloth, decorative, illustrated, 250 pages | $1.25 |
"In Guiana Wilds" may be described as an ethnological romance. A typical young Scotchman becomes, by the force of circumstances, decivilized, and mates with a native woman.
It is a psychological study of great power and ability.
The Gray House of the Quarries. By Mary Harriott Norris.
With a frontispiece etching by Edmund H. Garrett.
| 8vo, cloth decorative, 500 pages | $1.50 |
"The peculiar genre, for which, in a literary sense, all must acknowledge obligation to the author of a new type, is the Dutch-American species. The church-goings, the courtings, the pleasures and sorrows of a primitive people, their lives and deaths, weddings, suicides, births, and burials, are Rembrandt and Rubens pictures on a fresh canvas."—Boston Transcript.
"The fine ideal of womanhood in a person never once physically described will gratify the highest tone of the period, and is an ennobling conception."—Time and the Hour, Boston.
Vivian of Virginia. Being the Memoirs of Our First Rebellion, by John Vivian, Esq., of Middle Plantation, Virginia. By Hulbert Fuller.
With ten full-page illustrations by Frank T. Merrill.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, deckle-edge paper, 375 pages | $1.50 |
"A stirring and accurate account of the famous Bacon rebellion."—Los Angeles Sunday Times.
"We shall have to search far to find a better colonial story than this."—Denver Republican.
"A well-conceived, well-plotted romance, full of life and adventure."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"A story abounding in exciting incidents and well-told conversations."—Boston Journal.
"Mr. Fuller will find a large circle of readers for his romance who will not be disappointed in their pleasant expectations."—Boston Transcript.
"Instead of using history as a background for the exploits of the hero, the author used the hero to bring out history and the interesting events of those early days in Virginia. The author has preserved the language and customs of the times admirably."—Philadelphia Telegram.
A Man=at=Arms. A Romance of Italy in the Days of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the Great Viper. By Clinton Scollard.
Author of "Skenandoa," etc.
With six full-page illustrations and title-page by E. W. D. Hamilton.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, deckle-edge paper, 360 pages | $1.50 |
"The style is admirable, simple, direct, fluent, and sometimes eloquent; and the story moves with rapidity from start to finish."—The Bookman.
"A good story."—N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
"It is a triumph in style."—Utica Herald.
Bobbie McDuff. By Clinton Ross, Author of "The Scarlet Coat," "Zuleika," etc.
Illustrated by B. West Clinedinst.
| Large 16mo, cloth decorative, 260 pages | $1.00 |
"'Bobbie McDuff,' by Clinton Ross, is a healthy romance, tersely and vigorously told."—Louisville Courier-Journal.
"It is full of mystery and as fascinating as a fairy tale."—San Francisco Chronicle.
"It is a well-written story, full of surprises and abounding in vivid interest."—The Congregationalist, Boston.
A Hypocritical Romance and Other Stories. By Caroline Ticknor.
Illustrated by J. W. Kennedy.
| Large 16mo, cloth decorative | $1.00 |
Miss Ticknor, well known as one of the most promising of the younger school of American writers, has never done better work than in the majority of these clever stories, written in a delightful comedy vein.
A Mad Madonna and Other Stories. By L. Clarkson Whitelock.
With eight half-tone illustrations.
| 1 vol., large 16mo, cloth decorative | $1.00 |
A half dozen remarkable psychological stories, delicate in color and conception. Each of the six has a touch of the supernatural, a quick suggestion, a vivid intensity, and a dreamy realism that is matchless in its forceful execution.
On the Point. A Summer Idyl. By Nathan Haskell Dole.
Author of "Not Angels Quite," with dainty half-tone illustrations as chapter headings.
| 1 vol., large 16mo, cloth decorative | $1.00 |
A bright and clever story of a summer on the coast of Maine, fresh, breezy, and readable from the first to the last page. The narrative describes the summer outing of a Mr. Merrithew and his family. The characters are all honest, pleasant people, whom we are glad to know. We part from them with the same regret with which we leave a congenial party of friends.
Cyrano de Bergerac. A Heroic Comedy from the French of Edward Rostand, as Accepted and Played by Richard Mansfield. Translated by Howard Thayer Kingsbury.
| 1 vol., cloth decorative, with a photogravure frontispiece | $1.00 |
| 1 vol., paper boards | .50 |
The immediate and prolonged success of "Cyrano de Bergerac," in Paris, has been paralleled by Mr. Mansfield's success with an English version, dating from its first night at the Garden Theatre, New York, October 3, 1898.
As a literary work, the original form of Rostand took high rank; and the preference of Mr. Mansfield for Mr. Kingsbury's new translation implies its superior merit.