This is a vivid and powerful romance of the thirteenth century in the times of the great Ghibelline wars, and deals with the fortunes of Francesco Villani, a monk, who has been coerced by his dying father to bind himself to the Church through a mistaken sense of duty, but who loves Ilaria, one of the famous beauties of the Court at Avellino. The excitement, splendor and stir of those days of activity in Rome are told with a vividness and daring, which give a singular fascination to the story. _The Press has commented as follows on the author's previous books_: "The author displays many of the talents that made Scott famous."--_The Index._ "The book is breathless reading, as much for the adventures, the pageants, the midnight excursions of the minor characters, as for the love story of the prince and Donna Lucrezia."--_Boston Transcript._ "Mr. Gallizier daringly and vividly paints in glowing word and phrases, in sparkling dialogue and colorful narrative, the splendor, glamor and stir in those days of excitement, intrigue, tragedy, suspicion and intellectual activity in Rome."--_Philadelphia Press._ "A splendid bit of old Roman mosaic, or a gorgeous piece of tapestry. Otto is a striking and pathetic figure. Description of the city, the gorgeous ceremonials of the court and the revels are a series of wonderful pictures."--_Cincinnati Enquirer._ "The martial spirit of these stirring times, weird beliefs in magic and religion are most admirably presented by the author, who knows his subject thoroughly. It belongs to the class of Bulwer-Lytton's romances; carefully studied, well wrought, and full of exciting incident."--_Cleveland Enquirer._ "Romance at its best."--_Boston Herald._ * * * * * THE WHAT-SHALL-I-DO GIRL Or, The Career of Joy Kent _By Isabel Woodman Waitt_ _12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated by Jessie Gillespie. Net $1.25; postpaid $1.40_