This is a tale of peasant life in Ireland which has few rivals in Irish
literature. It is done with the dignity and restraint of a Greek
tragedy.
JEMMY ABERCRAW. Bernard Capes.
In this brilliant romance the chief figure is a highwayman who conducts
his profession in a spirit of light-hearted chivalry. The last of the
Jacobite plots in England is introduced into the narrative.
RULES OF THE GAME. Stewart Edward White.
Mr. S. E. White is one of the best of those younger American novelists
who deal with man in his conflicts with nature. This is a story of the
Californian Sierras and the great duel between the financial trusts and
the Government for the preservation of the forests. Like all Mr. White's
books it is full of swift incident and the magic of the wilds.
WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC. Sir Gilbert Parker.
In this charming story Sir Gilbert Parker tells of the fortunes of a
young adventurer in Canada in the early nineteenth century who claimed
to be the son of the great Napoleon. The mystery of his life and his
tragic death make up one of the most original and moving of recent
romances. The author does for Quebec what in other works he has done for
the Western and Northern wilds--he interprets to the world its essential
romance.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. Booth Tarkington.
In this book the author of "Monsieur Beaucaire" tells a story of his own
country. "The Gentleman from Indiana" is a tale of a young university
graduate who becomes a newspaper owner and editor in a Western town, and
wages war against "graft" and corruption. His crusade brings him into
relations with the girl who had captured his heart at college, and their
love story is subtly interwoven with his political campaign. It is one
of the best of modern American novels, and readers will delight not only
in the stirring drama of the plot, but in the fresh and sympathetic
pictures given of the young townships of the West.
THE INVIOLABLE SANCTUARY. George A. Birmingham.
Mr. Birmingham's novel takes us to the west of Ireland. The heroine is a
young lady of fifteen, who, with the help of a boy cousin, discovers a
mystery in the bay, and lands the whole parish in a bog of intrigue. It
is in every way as amusing and delightful as "Spanish Gold" and "The
Simpkins Plot."
* * * * *
THE NELSON LIBRARY.
_Uniform with this Volume and same Price._
CONDENSED LIST.
_Arranged alphabetically under Authors' Names._
BAILEY, H. C.
Springtime.
Beaujeu.
BECKE, LOUIS.
Edward Barry, South Sea Pearler.
BELLOC, HILAIRE.
Mr. Clutterbuck's Election.
The Girondin.
BENSON, E. F.
Daisy's Aunt.
The Luck of the Vails.
The Money Market.
The Osbornes.
The Princess Sophia.
BENTLEY, E. C.
Trent's Last Case.
BIRMINGHAM, GEORGE A.
The Simpkins Plot.
The Inviolable Sanctuary.
BLACK, WILLIAM.
White Heather.
BRADDON, Miss.
Lady Audley's Secret.
Vixen.
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