“If a more powerful story than this has been written in recent years we have not seen it. It must take first honors among the novels of the day.” --_Philadelphia Item._ “One of the most powerful books we have seen for a long time, and it marks the advent of a valuable writer.” --_New York Press._ $1.50 McClure, Phillips & Co. By S. R. Crockett Author of “The Banner of Blue,” “The Firebrand” FLOWER O’ THE CORN [Illustration] Mr. Crockett has made an interesting novel of romance and intrigue. He has chosen a little town in the south of France, high up in the mountains, as the scene for his drama. The plot deals with a group of Calvinists who have been driven from Belgium into southern France, where they are besieged in their mountain fastness by the French troops. A number of historical characters figure in the book, among them Madame de Maintenon. “Flower o’ the Corn” is probably one of Mr. Crockett’s most delightful women characters. The book is notable for its fine descriptions. Cloth, 12mo $1.50 McClure, Phillips & Co. By F. L. Nason Author of “To the End of the Trail” THE BLUE GOOSE [Illustration] The life of the miner, with its hours of wild living above ground, the dominating influence of the greed for gold, and the reckless gambling spirit that is its very basis offers grateful material to the teller of stories. Mr. Nason has taken full advantage of the opportunity and of his intimate knowledge. He has written a tale of cunning and villany thwarted by dogged honesty, in which a mine superintendent is in conflict with his thieving and vicious employees. The sweetness and charm of an unspoiled, winsome girl brighten the story. To her steadfast, romantic love for the superintendent is due his final triumph. Cloth, 12mo $1.50 McClure, Phillips & Co. By Arnold Bennett Author of “The Great Babylon Hotel” ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS [Illustration] Probably no story of the year is so simply and yet so artistically told as this one. It portrays the development of a sweet and natural girl’s character, amid a community of strict Wesleyan Methodists in a Staffordshire town. How her upright nature progresses with constant rebellions against the hypocrisy and cant of the religionists, by whom she is surrounded, is brought out by the author faithfully and with great delicacy of insight. Many will love Anna, and not a few will find something in her to suggest “Tess of the Durbervilles.” The plot is extremely simple, but the reader will find a surprise in the last chapters. The English letter from W. L. Alden, in the _New York Times Review_ says: “It will be promptly recognized by the critics whose opinion is worth something _as the most artistic story of the year_.” Cloth, 12mo $1.50 McClure, Phillips & Co. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: