“Mr. Graham has the spirit of the real adventurer. He prefers people to the Pullmans, steerage passage to first cabin. In his mingling with the poorer classes he comes in contact intimately with a life which most writers know only by hearsay, and interesting bits of this life and that which is picturesque and romantic and unlooked for he transcribes to paper with a freshness and vividness that mark him a good mixer with men, a keen observer and a skillful adept with the pen.”--_North American._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York _BY THE SAME AUTHOR_ With the Russian Pilgrims to Jerusalem _Decorated cloth, illustrated, 8vo, $2.75_ =The journey of the Russian peasants to Jerusalem has never been described before in any language, not even in Russian. Yet it is the most significant thing in the Russian life of to-day. In the story lies a great national epic.= “Mr. Stephen Graham writes with full sympathy for the point of view of the devout, simple-minded, credulous peasants whose companion he became in the trip by boat from Constantinople to Jaffa and thence on foot to the holy places.”--_The Nation._ “Apart from the value which must be attached to the authenticity of the glimpses of Russian life that Mr. Graham gives in his latest book, it also clearly ranks him as the best modern writer of the saga of vagabondage.”--_N. Y. Times._ “Mr. Graham has written an intensely interesting book, one that is a delightful mixture of description, impression, and delineation of a peculiar but colorful character.”--_Book News Monthly._ “A book of intensely human interest.”--_The Continent._ “The book is beautifully produced, illustrated with thirty-eight exceptionally fine snapshots, and is of commanding interest, whether read as a mere piece of adventure or as revelation of an almost unknown tract of religious belief.”--_Christian Advocate._ “The story is written with a graphic and eloquent pen.”--_The Congregationalist._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: The name “Korolenko” on page 88 has been changed to “Korolinko” to match the first occurrence on that page. All other names of persons and places have been retained as originally typeset. The Tsar’s Christmas announcement has been set as a blockquote, to the best of the Transcriber’s ability. The Transcriber was unable to find a verbatim record of the announcement. Minor changes have been made to clarify indistinct punctuation. Hyphenation has been left as originally typeset.