"Far and away the most satisfactory story we have had from this Dutch writer. In fact, we have not read any story by any one in some time that makes a stronger impression.... A tale of real merit and strong interest."--_New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser._ "The book is a great picture of life, done in the very spirit that shaped the whole Dutch school of art."--_Washington Evening Star._ "Mr. Maartens' description of events is fascinating and interesting, and goes to make up one of the best novels of recent issue."--_Detroit News._ "A powerful story. One of the finest bits of fiction of recent issue."--_Buffalo Courier._ "The reality of the book fairly grips the reader. The power of the story is no less marked than its fidelity to fact, and it is a triumph of artistic characterization."--_The Dial._ THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM J. LOCKE "LIFE IS A GLORIOUS THING."--_W. J. Locke_ "If you wish to be lifted out of the petty cares of to-day, read one of Locke's novels. You may select any from the following titles and be certain of meeting some new and delightful friends. His characters are worth knowing."--_Baltimore Sun._ The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne At the Gate of Samaria A Study in Shadows Simon the Jester Where Love Is Derelicts The Demagogue and Lady Phayre The Beloved Vagabond The White Dove The Usurper Septimus Idols The Glory of Clementina _12mo. Cloth. $1.50 each_ Thirteen volumes bound in green cloth. Uniform edition in box. _$19.00 per set. Half Morocco $50.00 net. Express prepaid._ Simon the Jester (Profusely illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg) "It has all the charm and surprise of his famous 'Simple Septimus.' It is a novel full of wit and action and life. The characters are all out-of-the-ordinary and splendidly depicted; and the end is an artistic triumph--a fitting climax for a story that's full of charm and surprise."--_American Magazine._ The Beloved Vagabond "'The Beloved Vagabond' is a gently-written, fascinating tale. Make his acquaintance some dreary, rain-soaked evening and find the vagabond nerve-thrilling in your own heart."--_Chicago Record-Herald._ Septimus (Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg) "Septimus is the joy of the year."--_American Magazine._ The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne "One of those rare and much-to-be-desired stories which keep one divided between an interested impatience to get on and an irresistible temptation to linger for full enjoyment by the way."--_Life._ Where Love Is "One of those unusual novels of which the end is as good as the beginning."--_New York Globe._ WILLIAM J. LOCKE The Usurper