New York! The Vertical City! Fannie Hurst has daringly inquired into the lives of people who live dangerously in this greatest of all monolithic cities, and pictured them for us in six whirlwind sketches. You will never again think of this author’s shorter work as merely short stories, for they are more than that—they are vivid impressions of life. CONFLICT BY CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND Mystery, love, and strong personalities are brought together in this latest Kelland story. It tells how a girl made weak and effete by the society of the city regained her womanhood when she was thrown among those who still believe in the power of their fists—how a rich, hypocritical, old lumberman and guardian of his wealthy society-loving niece tried to save her soul by breaking her spirit. THE PATHLESS TRAIL BY ARTHUR O. FRIEL Arthur O. Friel comes forward with a story of the wildest kind of adventure in the only place in America where there are still cannibals. It is the strange story of a man who thought he had killed another and to escape punishment by death fled to Peru. Adventures more exciting than Tarzan’s in a land more weird and wonderful. HARPER & BROTHERS FRANKLIN SQUARE NEW YORK _Humor and Drama_ _By Distinguished Authors_ THE MAN FROM HOME BY BOOTH TARKINGTON AND HARRY LEON WILSON The scene takes place in Italy, and the American humor shows up brilliantly against the foreign background. _Illustrated._ MONNA VANNA BY MAURICE MAETERLINCK One of the Belgian poet’s most powerful dramas. The scenes are laid at Pisa, Italy, at the end of the fifteenth century. _Portrait._ L’AIGLON BY EDMOND ROSTAND This, the only English edition published of the story of the great Napoleon’s unfortunate son, was translated by Louis N. Parker. It is illustrated with pictures of Miss Maude Adams in the character of the Duke of Reichstadt. _Illustrated._ PARTING FRIENDS BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS A farcical scene on an outgoing steamer, when two sweethearts can find neither time nor place for tender farewells. Readers who like brilliant conversation, unrestrained fun, and amusing character portrayal will find in these farces a rich treat. _Illustrated._ THE MOUSE-TRAP BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS This volume contains in compact form four of Howells’s most popular farces, which have been both read and acted with complete enjoyment and success. The farces in this volume are: The Garroters, Five-o’Clock Tea, The Mouse-Trap, A Likely Story. _Illustrated._ HARPER & BROTHERS FRANKLIN SQUARE NEW YORK Transcriber’s Notes pg 16 Changed: the maples and wild rhodendendrons to: the maples and wild rhododendrons pg 41 Changed: he had taken a whole tumberful to: he had taken a whole tumblerful pg 96 Changed: bury you in the Potter’s Feld to: bury you in the Potter’s Field