Comrades: A Story of Social Adventure in CaliforniaDixon, Thomas, Jr.
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Comrades: A Story of Social Adventure in California
Dixon, Thomas, Jr.
California -- Fiction; Socialism -- Fiction
A novel of romance and adventure, of love and valor, of mystery and
hidden treasure. The hero is required to spend a whole year in the
isolated house, which according to his grandfather's will shall then
become his. If the terms of the will be violated the house goes to a
young woman whom the will, furthermore, forbids him to marry. Nobody
can guess the secret, and the whole plot moves along with an exciting
zip.
=THE PORT OF MISSING MEN. With illustrations by Clarence F.
Underwood.=
There is romance of love, mystery, plot, and fighting, and a
breathless dash and go about the telling which makes one quite forget
about the improbabilities of the story; and it all ends in the
old-fashioned healthy American way. Shirley is a sweet, courageous
heroine whose shining eyes lure from page to page.
=ROSALIND AT REDGATE. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.=
The author of "The House of a Thousand Candles" has here given us a
buoyant romance brimming with lively humor and optimism; with mystery
that breeds adventure and ends in love and happiness. A most
entertaining and delightful book.
=THE MAIN CHANCE. With illustrations by Harrison Fisher.=
A "traction deal" in a Western city is the pivot about which the action
of this clever story revolves. But it is in the character-drawing of
the principals that the author's strength lies. Exciting incidents
develop their inherent strength and weaknesses, and if virtue wins in
the end, it is quite in keeping with its carefully-planned antecedents.
The N.Y. _Sun_ says: "We commend it for its workmanship--for its
smoothness, its sensible fancies, and for its general charm."
=ZELDA DAMERON. With portraits of the characters by John Cecil
Clay.=
"A picture of the new West, at once startlingly and attractively true.
* * * The heroine is a strange, sweet mixture of pride, wilfulness and
lovable courage. The characters are superbly drawn; the atmosphere is
convincing. There is about it a sweetness, a wholesomeness and a
sturdiness that commends it to earnest, kindly and wholesome
people."--_Boston Transcript._
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York
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