A story of the days of Cardinal Wolsey and the Court of Henry VIII. It
will appeal to all who like a good historical romance. The hero, a young
esquire, finds Wolsey, when he was but a poor parish priest, in the
village pillory and sets him free. When next they meet, Wolsey is the
powerful Cardinal, and the hero has been condemned to torture for trying
to save the Duke of Buckingham, whose daughter he worships. Wolsey helps
the hero and brings him to Court. There are plottings and jealousies and
narrow escapes, but in the end Love is triumphant.
Spade Work
By Mrs. HENRY DUDENEY
Author of "Candlelight," etc.
Another of the Author's stories of Sussex
Caroline Beech and her mother, with the airs of a duchess who has had to
do the work of a cook, and Enoch Wood, the musician who demands fame
above all things, and Juniper Sadgrove, with her glorious voice, are the
characters whose interplay form the plot of Mrs. Dudeney's latest novel.
She has set the scene in her loved Sussex, and her description of the
old-world village and its inhabitants is most delightful. Enoch's career
is the rock on which the ship of his love may be wrecked, but the
development of the story will hold the reader's attention to the last
page.
The Green Shoes of April
By RACHEL SWETE MACNAMARA
Author of "Morning Joy," "Lark's Gate," etc.
An Irish love story out of the common, and with many ups and downs, but
with a happy ending. It is, as one expects from Miss Macnamara,
unusually well written with excellent character drawing. Jasper Lysaght
made a mistaken marriage with an actress when he was very young. They
hold together but a little while, when he meets his true mate, but a
maliciously interfering grandmother and wounded pride separate them.
They come together again and marry, Jasper believing himself free, but
his first wife reappears. All, however, comes right in the end.
Shooting Stars
By SOPHIE KERR
An intensely dramatic novel of married life--the story of Harleth
Crossey ("as self-willed as a shooting star and about as uncomfortable
around the house"), and his wife Marcia--she made all the concessions,
all the adjustments and all the compromises until--something happened.
You might have called it a rebellion; it was a startling, if cruel
awakening as well.
The Master Mind
By FERGUS HUME
Author of "The Mystery of A Hansom Cab," "Heart of Ice." etc.
In the working out of the plot and the discovery of the master mind of a
gang of thieves the author keeps the reader's attention firmly fixed.
The book is written carefully; there are no great improbabilities; the
characters are human, not too good and not impossibly wicked; the
heroine is a charming natural girl, the hero a nice boy. There is a
mystery surrounding a murder and theft, and it might all have happened.
A good readable story.
A Whirlwind of Passion
By EDNA WORTHLEY UNDERWOOD
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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