The memoirs of the worthy Graf von Lichtenstein zum Regenstein place on the lips of Martin Luther various utterances for which this book is the only proof that he actually made them _at the time alleged_. It is inherently probable, however, that the memory of the narrator has not failed him, for there is often abundant witness that Luther expressed very similar sentiments at some other time and place, but under like conditions. The modern reader of this book will of course make due allowance for the lack of historical perspective and for the possible personal prejudice of a writer who was an actual participant in the noteworthy scenes which he depicts. Certainly could one question the high-born narrator he would disclaim intention of casting fresh fuel upon theological conflagrations now so happily begun to smoulder, and he would profess that he had only desired to make real to us the wonderful personality of the friar of Wittenberg. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. W. S. D. The following pages contain advertisements of a few of the Macmillan novels. WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS’S HISTORICAL NOVELS A Victor of Salamis A TALE OF THE DAYS OF XERXES, LEONIDAS, AND THEMISTOCLES _Cloth, 12mo, $1.50_ “A really moving narrative, with figures of flesh and blood in it, and a broad vitality that touches the reader’s imagination. The thing is astonishingly human ... and as unaffectedly dramatic as though he had drawn his material from the modern world.”--_The New York Tribune._ “The novel reproduces Greek life, and the events of the Persian invasion brilliantly and with correctness.... Mr. Davis has even surpassed his previous efforts in highly imaginative work.”--_Boston Budget._ A Friend of Cæsar A TALE OF THE FALL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC _Cloth, 12mo, $1.50_ “As a story ... there can be no question of its success.... While the beautiful love of Cornelia and Drusus lies at the sound sweet heart of the story, to say so is to give a most meagre idea of the large sustained interest of the whole.... There are many incidents so vivid, so brilliant that they fix themselves in the memory.”--_The Bookman._ “God Wills It” A TALE OF THE FIRST CRUSADE _With Illustrations by Louis Betts. Cloth, 12mo, $1.50_