The atmosphere of Egypt glows and pulsates through the story, giving to
the author an opportunity of showing that, not only figuratively but
literally, these two lovers, Ingram and Hesper, stood on the Fringe of
the Desert. It was her power of calling up vivid pictures of Egypt and
the Desert that caused critics to compare a former story of Miss
Macnamara’s with the work of those magicians of the East, Robert Hichens
and Pierre Loti. This new book promises to emphasize her strength in
that particular.
The Knave of Diamonds
_By_ Ethel M. Dell
_Frontispiece in Color and Decorated Wrapper.
$1.35 net. By mail, $1.50_
The Great New Story by the Author of
“The Way of an Eagle”
With masterly skill Miss Dell has depicted the domination of love and
its effacing strength when called upon to blot out from the memory an
offense which only love could forgive. The struggle of the hero, a
savage at heart, to emancipate himself from the sinister tendencies of
his nature and to rise to the standard which the woman he loves is
entitled to claim, is told in a story full of romance and adventure.
“One of the most satisfactory love stories we have read in a long while.
Everybody will like it, from the dyspeptic and elderly reader to the
young person who swallows ’em whole. The characters are alive and
interesting.... The author seems to be a natural story-teller. Her book
will undoubtedly have a great success.”
_N. Y. Globe._
Little Thank You
_By_ Mrs. T. P. O’Connor
Author of “My Beloved South”
_With Frontispiece. $1.25 net. By mail, $1.35_
_From the author of “THE ROSARY,” Florence L. Barclay:_
“_Little Thank You will remain in the memory as one of the most human
and lovable of story-book characters._”
“It is a gem: full of fascinating charm, which seems to me unique. There
have been charming love stories and charming child stories, but in your
book we have the two combined into a perfect whole. Do accept my warmest
congratulations and good wishes for its success.”
“Nothing could be more daintily written and presented than this
fascinating story.... A little gem.”
_Philadelphia Ledger._
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York London
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