The Son of a Tory
Reading edition
A ROMANCE OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY BY
CLINTON SCOLLARD
Frontispiece. 12mo. 307 pp. Cloth. Ornamental. $1.50
The Son of a Tory is one Wilton Aubrey by name, who narrates his exciting experiences during the summer of 1777....
The first glimpse given of this Wilton Aubrey, also gives the news of the planned invasion by Barry St. Leger and his army from the north, with the hope by all his followers that every Whig should be forced to become a loyal subject to the king.... At heart Aubrey was a true Whig but a promise to his mother and his father’s impaired health made it stern duty, not to oppose his father, and to join a small Tory company, which made a daring escape from their home, the Flatts, to Oswego to join St. Leger. From this point one is introduced to countless important personages and in a skillful way the characteristics of each is portrayed. The hero’s flight to the Whigs is most entertaining reading, and then we meet with Aubrey many more men, who have made glorious history for Americans. Is it all war? By no means; Margaret is a girl we love with Wilton Aubrey, and revel in the descriptions of his perilous trips to see his beloved, for who can help liking bravery in love as well as in war. In the closing pages episode follows episode in rapid succession, and the reader is carried to the end all too soon.... It is a book, which if all the qualities that make a good book are taken into consideration, ought to prove more of a success than some recent novels which have gained a world-wide reputation.—Clinton Advertiser.
“His Indians are the real thing and his hero is true blue.”—N. Y. Journal.
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A Beautiful Alien
A NOVEL BY
JULIA MAGRUDER
Frontispiece. 12mo. Cloth, ornamental. $1.25.
This delightful novel is gradually winning its way into popular favor as the most interesting and attractive piece of work Miss Magruder has ever done. It certainly merits all its success and commendation for never has she drawn a more lovable heroine or a more manly hero, and with characters like these no story could be otherwise than thoroughly charming. It is the story of a young and beautiful “Alien” cruelly mislead by an unworthy father and a scoundrel of an American, who finally succeeds in securing the love and happiness for which she so ardently longs and so well deserves. The plot is well thought out, the interest is wonderfully well sustained, and the charm of the story is irresistible.
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There are several laughs on every page.—N. Y. Times Saturday Review.