"Mr. Townsend has given us a novel that is a strong and vigorous picture of contemporary New York. He tells his story with the gayety and charm and light-hearted high spirits of one to whom the passing show of life is still full of interest, and he succeeds in interesting the reader. There is not a dull line in the book."--_New York Journal_. "The love story is well told, but the chief interest of the novel lies in its contrasted pictures of New York life--from Fifth Avenue to Hell's Kitchen."--_Cleveland Plain-Dealer_. "Mr. Townsend has made a very striking and daring use of his experience as a newspaper man.... He has gone about his business with vigor and decision.... There is hardly a chapter which does not stand out through sheer force of the author's fund of anecdote and observation and humor."--_New York Commercial Advertiser_. "It is an eminent success.... We recall very few novels of the past year that we have read with such sustained interest."--_The Churchman_, New York. _Comments from various reviewers_: "The book has countless good things." "'Days Like These' is full of life and New York." "A kaleidoscopic yet homogeneous picture of modern New York life." "His pictures are vivid and true." "Mr. Townsend writes incisively, vigorously." _Post 8vo._ _Cloth, Ornamented, $1.50_ WESTERFELT By WILL N. HARBEN _This is the sixth of the twelve One-a-Month American Novels to be published during 1901._ "A good, ingenious story, which grows more and more interesting as the author proceeds."--Richard Henry Stoddard. "It is a highly dramatic presentation of the warring forces of human passions, conscience, and distorted religious beliefs. The story from first page to last is vibrant with sustained power."--_The Outlook_, N.Y. "I have only words of praise to write of 'Westerfelt.' It is an uncommonly good story, wherein is presented a very interesting picture of American life as known in the author's native state."--_Boston Times_. "Mr. Harben has lived among North Georgia people; he has learned their ways and their life; and, learning this, he has woven these people and their life into a story full of charm and truth. It has the best claim on the attention of the public--it is thoroughly readable."--_Atlanta Journal_. _Comments from various reviewers_: "A love story, pure and simple." "Unusual and unhackneyed." "Full of dramatic elements." "One of the best novels." "Strong throughout." _Post 8vo._ _Cloth, Ornamented, $1.50_ HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Maintained original spelling and punctuation of the dialect. Maintained original hyphenation. Obvious printer errors have been corrected. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Debatable Land, by Arthur Colton