A story of the open air, of deep forests, of rock-strewn pastures and mountain tops, and though the human element is not absent, of the fairy folk of old Ireland with the God Pan and the great Angus Og, this is what the author of "The Charwoman's Daughter," who is, perhaps, better known for his verse, "The Hill of Vision" and "Insurrections," tells. While the book should, perhaps, be regarded more as a fantasy with a beautiful moral than an ordinary novel, the discriminating reader will, nevertheless, find interwoven with it many a wise, witty, and penetrating reflection on human life and destiny. _Press Opinions_ The Times.--"It is crammed full of life and beauty ... this delicious, fantastical, amorphous, inspired medley of topsy-turvydom." The Athenæum.--"In 'The Crock of Gold' Mr. Stephens gives the measure of a larger and more individual talent than could have been absolutely foretold.... There has been nothing hitherto quite like it, but it is safe to prophesy that by and by there will be plenty of imitators to take it for their pattern.... Mr. Stephens has produced a remarkably fine and attractive work of art." The Globe.--"We have read nothing quite like 'The Crock of Gold.' It has a charm and humor peculiar to itself, and places its author high in the ranks of imaginative poetic writers." The Nation.--"The final state (in the case of the reviewer) was one of complete surrender to the author--'go on, go on, fiddle on your theme what harmonics you will; this is delightful.'... Mr. Stephens's novel, 'The Charwoman's Daughter,' was a remarkable book, and, in this one, he shows he can succeed as well in quite other directions." THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York