Here is a tale indeed--big and forceful, palpitating with interest, and written with the sureness of touch and the breadth of a man who is master of his art. Mr. Comfort has drawn upon two practically new story-places in the world of fiction to furnish the scenes for his narrative--India and Manchuria at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. While the novel is distinguished by its clear and vigorous war scenes, the fine and sweet romance of the love of the hero, Routledge--a brave, strange, and talented American--for the “most beautiful woman in London” rivals these in interest. The story opens in London, sweeps up and down Asia, and reaches its most rousing pitch on the ghastly field of Liaoyang, in Manchuria. The one-hundred-mile race from the field to a free cable outside the war zone, between Routledge and an English war correspondent, is as exciting and enthralling as anything that has appeared in fiction in recent years. “A big, vital, forceful story that towers giant-high--a romance to lure the hours away in tense interest--book with a message for all mankind.” --_Detroit Free Press._ “Three such magnificent figures as Routledge, Noreen and Rawder never before have appeared together in fiction. Take it all in all, ‘Routledge Rides Alone’ is a great novel, full of sublime conception, one of the few novels that are as ladders from heaven to earth.” --_San Francisco Argonaut._ “The story unfolds a vast and vivid panorama of life. The first chapters remind one strongly of the descriptive Kipling we once knew. We commend the book for its sustained interest. We recommend it for its descriptive power.” --_Boston Evening Transcript._ “Here is one of the strangest novels of the year; a happy blending of romance and realism, vivid, imaginative, dramatic, and, above all, a well told story with a purpose. It is a red-blooded story of war and love, with a touch of the mysticism of India, some world politics, love of country, and hate of oppression--a tale of clean and expert workmanship, powerful and personal.” --_Pittsburg Dispatch._ J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA _A NOVEL OF COMPELLING INTEREST_ The Heart of Desire By ELIZABETH DEJEANS _Author of “The Winning Chance.”_ WITH COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE KINNEYS 12MO. CLOTH, $1.50 A remarkable novel, full of vital force, which gives us a glimpse into the innermost sanctuary of a woman’s soul--a revelation of the truth that to a woman there may be a greater thing than the love of a man--the story pictured against a wonderful Southern California background. “One of the big headliners in bookland.”--_Detroit News._