The strange effects which the possession of a gem of marvelous beauty and great value has upon several sharply differentiated characters is the thread with which this dramatic tale of events is woven. The combination of the mystical, the imaginative and the realistic makes very unusual reading. The diamond has the power of making its owner love it not for what it means in money, but for itself; it also has in it a lurking devil which portends evil happenings. The series of incidents which these qualities in the gem bring about, taken with the love story, which runs through it all, comprise a novel which holds the reader's attention from the very first adventure to the final outcome. * * * * * A New Novel By James Lane Allen THE HEROINE IN BRONZE Decorated cloth, 12mo, $1.35 net In "The Heroine in Bronze" Mr. Allen has written with exquisite felicity of thought and expression a novel that is unique and powerful. The story of a young man,--a writer,--the women he loves, and the great novel he writes, is the design threading a background which reveals Mr. Allen's profound understanding of life and his high spirituality. "The Heroine in Bronze" is the most vital contribution to American literature in recent years. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A BEAUTIFUL EDITION OF A BEAUTIFUL STORY The Christmas Edition of Kathleen Norris's MOTHER Decorated cloth, 12mo, illustrations, $1.25; by mail, $1.36 "A little book that can be finished in an hour, but the sweet thoughts will remain in the mind long after the book has been set aside.... Before I had covered ten pages I realized that I had something worth its weight in gold. What theme could be more interesting to the ordinary reader than 'Mother,' especially when it is a panegyric on maternal devotion? The author was fortunate in her selection and still happier in her treatment of it, for if there is anything that appeals, it is a true loyal discussion of mother and mother-love. In modern fiction we have too little of the chastening and purifying presence of real motherhood. Few books have the power of recalling worthy thoughts with the force and with the good effect possessed by this little book."--_Catholic Columbian_. * * * * * A NEW EDITION OF A MASTERPIECE The Christmas Edition of Jack London's THE CALL OF THE WILD Decorated cloth, 12mo, profusely illustrated in color, $1.50 net; by mail, $1.63