What do you know of the Sargasso Sea--that wonderful floating island of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, directly in the path of every steamer sailing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe? This story tells how three shipwrecked passengers, two men and a charming young woman, got drawn into the Sargasso Sea, where they found an entire fleet of vessels, that had been similarly caught by the revolving current, and had been there, some of them, since the days of the Spaniards. It is all so vivid that one can see the gaunt wrecks, the flapping sails, the marvellous lost galleons of Spain. The experiences of these three, until they are rescued, make a story whose interest never flags even for an instant. “Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.” --_Philadelphia Press._ “An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.”--_Cleveland Plain Dealer._ “Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.”--_Nashville American._ “A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.”--_San Francisco Bulletin._ FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE BY FRANK McKERNAN. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00 net. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA _A NEW SPARKLING ROMANCE_ The Woman in Question By JOHN REED SCOTT _Author of “The Colonel of the Red Huzzars,” “The Princess Dehra,” and “Beatrix of Clare”_ THREE FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY CLARENCE F. UNDERWOOD _12mo. Decorated cloth, $1.50_ “_The Woman in Question_” is a romance, but not of Valeria nor mediæval England. Mr. Scott has remained home in America, and the scenes are laid in the Eastern United States. The story is distinctly modern in tone and theme, and centers in and around Fairlawn Hall, an old mansion with a marvellous garden, lying on the outskirts of Egerton, where the new master has come with a party of friends--to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him. Mr. Scott shows steady improvement in each succeeding novel, and he has planned this latest story well, filling it with many surprises and dramatic moments. “The story has dash and verve.”--_New York Times Saturday Review of Books._ “There are few heroines in latter-day American fiction comparable with charming Mildred Gascoyne.”--_Philadelphia North American._ “The dialogue is bright and sparkling, the characters interesting, and the plot sufficiently exciting. The woman in question, young, beautiful, and spirited, is involved in mystery, the unfolding of which introduces some thrilling episodes.”--_Boston Evening Transcript._ J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO. PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA FOOTNOTES: [A] _The Partridge_:--The book was no doubt “The History of Tom Jones,” by Fielding, which had been translated into French some years before.--Translator’s note.