“The story is full of life, love, and exquisite, not to say dramatic, incidents.”--_Boston Times._ “There is love enough to warm and color the adventure, but not to cloy the taste; there is dramatic contrast of character and situation, swiftness of movement, and an easy, confident flow of style that combine to make a delightful tale--one that the reader will lay down with a regret that there is not more of it.”--_Chicago Chronicle._ “The story is a strong, well-studied reproduction of the times of Cardinal Richelieu. * * * It is a stirring romance, overflowing with life and action.”--_The Indianapolis News._ OTHER BOOKS BY MISS TAYLOR ON THE RED STAIRCASE, 12mo, $1.25. “A most vivid and absorbing tale of love and adventure.”--_The Churchman_, New York. AN IMPERIAL LOVER, 12mo, $1.25. “Skillfully constructed, well written, and thoroughly interesting.”--_Spectator_, London. A YANKEE VOLUNTEER, 12mo, $1.25. “A story fraught with such exquisite beauty as is seldom associated with history.”--_Boston Times._ THE HOUSE OF THE WIZARD, 12mo, $1.25. “A strong, well-studied, and striking reproduction of the social and political conditions of the age of King Henry VIII. * * * Overflowing with life and action.”--_Chicago Chronicle._ For sale by all booksellers, or mailed on receipt of price by the publishers, A. C. McCLURG & CO., CHICAGO. The DREAD AND FEAR OF KINGS By J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS _12mo . . $1.25_ Readers will find in this historical romance a work of thrilling interest. The period is the beginning of the Christian era, and the scenes are laid in Rome, the island of Capri and other parts of Italy. The Emperor, Tiberius, had retired to Capri, and from his mysterious seclusion sent forth decrees which kept the Imperial City in a continual state of terror. A single word uttered in disrespect of the Emperor or his favorite, Sejanus, might mean death and confiscation of property. No man in Rome felt the least security that his life might not in a moment be sworn away by some slave or base informer. It is this reign of terror in Rome that forms the background to the striking picture of ancient life that Mr. Ellis has produced. The story is one of love and adventure, in which types of the diverse nationalities that then thronged the Imperial City are revealed in characters--some of them historical personages--of marked individuality. The interest of the love story, the stirring incidents and the spirited dialogue, enchain the attention of the reader. _For sale by booksellers generally, or mailed on receipt of price, by the publishers,_ A. C. McCLURG & CO., Publishers CHICAGO THE STORY OF TONTY. _AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE._ By Mrs. MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD. 12mo, 224 pages. Price, $1.25.