Book 5 — A TALE OF THE TOWN: OR, PHILIP HENSON, M. D.

BY GEORGE HASTINGS.

PAPER, 25 CENTS.

PRESS CRITICISMS:

"We do not purpose to rob the story of the zest which remains for the reading by telling here all the ingenious but reasonable complications which beset this man, how love withers under the unseen blight, how rest forsakes him, how success becomes a satire, and how the impervious will sinks into impotency when beset by intangible and inscrutable forces. It is enough to point out that in this book the author has planted his characters upon an elemental truth, and something of the efficacy of that truth gives a strange fascination and power to the story."—New York World.

"It is a cleverly wrought and highly interesting novel, constructed upon somewhat unconventional lines. There is just enough medical science and metaphysics in it to give it spice; there are two murders, a trial and conviction of an innocent man on circumstantial evidence, a series of confidential domestic scenes, and a dash of hypnotism—surely enough to capture the fancy of the inveterate or occasional novel reader. . . . It is a curious but entrancing novel, and once caught in its seductive meshes the reader will find it hard to escape. Incidentally some of Inspector Byrnes' peculiar detective methods are severely satirized."—The Brooklyn Standard-Union.

"It is clever in its way, but trash."—The Buffalo Courier.

"It places the author in the foremost rank of American writers of fiction. . . . It will live—a surpassingly clever delineation of a strange phase of human character."—The London Times.

"Philip Henson, M. D., by George Hastings, is indifferent and mediocre."—The New York Daily Continent.

"Philip Henson, M. D., is more than clever—it is masterly. In exciting and absorbing interest this book excels the novels of Gaboriau and De Boisgobey, and the sketches and characters are capitally drawn. For example, Inspector Byrnes and his methods have never before been so accurately described."—The Spirit of the Times.

"A story quite out of the ordinary."—The Kansas City Journal.

"Very dramatically told, and a well-conceived and thrilling narrative."—America.

"The plot of Philip Henson, M. D., is remarkably strong and tragic. Mr. Hastings is a graphic writer."—The Sacramento Record-Union.

AMERICAN SERIES.

TITLES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED

TWENTY-FIVE CENT SERIES.

Abbey Murder, The. Jos. Hatton.

Alas! Rhoda Broughton.

Allan Quatermain. H. Rider Haggard.

Allan's Wife. H. Rider Haggard.

All Sorts and Conditions of Men. Walter Besant and James Rice.

American Girl in London, An. Sara Jeannette Duncan.

American Notes. Rudyard Kipling.

Amethyst. Christabel R. Coleridge.

April's Lady. The Duchess.

Aristocrat in America, An.

Armorel of Lyonesse. Walter Besant.

Artificial Fate, An. Clarence Boutelle.

Artist and Model. Rene de Pont Jest.

As In a Looking-glass. F. C. Phillips.

Auld Licht Idylls. J. M. Barrie.

Averil. Rosa Nouchette Carey.

Awakening of Mary Fenwick, The. Beatrice Whitby.

Bachelor's Blunder, A. W. E. Norris.

Baffled Conspirators, The. W. E. Norris.

Bag of Diamonds, The. G. Manville Fenn.

Bank Tragedy, The. Mary R. P. Hatch.

Baptized with a Curse. Edith Stewart Drewry.

Beaton's Bargain. Mrs. Alexander.

Beatrice. H. Rider Haggard.

Be Quick and Be Dead. Ophelia Hives.

Birch Dene. William Westall.

Black Tulip, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Blind Fate. Mrs. Alexander.

Blind Love. Wilkie Collins.

Born Coquette, A. The Duchess.

Bound by a Spell. Hugh Conway.

By Order of the Czar. Jos. Hatton.

By Woman's Wit. Mrs. Alexander.

Camille. Alexandre Dumas.

Cardinal Sin, A. Hugh Conway.

Cast Up by the Sea. Sir Samuel W. Baker.

Cleopatra. H. Rider Haggard.

Colonel Quaritch, V. C. H. Rider Haggard.

Confessions of a Woman, The. Mabel Collins.

Count of Monte-Cristo, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Courting of Dinah Shadd, The. Rudyard Kipling.

Cradled in a Storm. Theodore A. Sharp.

Crooked Path, A. Mrs. Alexander.

Daughter of Heth, A. William Black.

Daughter's Sacrifice, A. F. C. Phillips.

Dawn. H. Rider Haggard.

Dean and His Daughter, The. F. C. Phillips.

Dean's Daughter, The. Sophie F. Veitch.

Deemster, The. Hall Caine.

Demoniac, The. Walter Besant.

Derrick Vaughn, Novelist. Edna Lyall.

Diana Barrington. Mrs. John Croker.

Diary of a Pilgrimage. Jerome K. Jerome.

Dmitri. F. W. Bain, M.A.

Dodo and I. Capt. A. Haggard.

Donald Ross of Heimra. William Black.

Donovan. Edna Lyall.

Dora Thorne. Charlotte M. Braeme.

Doris's Fortune. F. Warden.

Dr. Cupid. Rhoda Broughton.

Dr. Glennie's Daughter. B. L. Farjeon.

Duchess, The. The Duchess.

Duchess of Powysland, The. Grant Allen.

Duke's Secret, The. Charlotte M. Braeme.

East Lynne. Mrs. Henry Wood.

Edmond Dantes. Alexandre Dumas.

Eric Brighteyes. H. Rider Haggard.

Evil Genius, The. Wilkie Collins.

Fair Women. Mrs. Forrester.

Fallen Idol, A. F. Anstey.

Fatal Dower, A.

Felon's Bequest, The. F. Du Boisgobey.

Fiery Ordeal, A. Bertha M. Clay.

First Violin, The. Jessie Fothergill.

Frontiersmen, The. Gustave Aimard.

Frozen Hearts. G. Webb Appleton.

Frozen Pirate, The. W. Clark Russell.

Giraldi. Ross G. Dering.

Golden Hope, The. W. Clark Russell.

Grave Between Them, The. Clarence Boutelle.

Great Mill St. Mystery, The. Adeline Sargent.

Guilderoy. Ouida.

Handy Andy. Samuel Lover.

Hardy Norseman, A. Edna Lyall.

Haunted Chamber, The. The Duchess.

Heriot's Choice. Rosa N. Carey.

Her Last Throw. The Duchess.

Herr Paulus. Walter Besant.

He Went for a Soldier. John Strange Winter.

Hidden Away. Etta W. Pierce.

Hon. Mrs. Vereker, The. The Duchess.

House Party, A. Ouida.

Hunchback of Notre Dame, The. Victor Hugo.

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, The. Jerome K. Jerome.

I Have Lived and Loved. Mrs. Forrester.

In the Golden Days. Edna Lyall.

In the Heart of the Storm. Maxwell Gray.

Irma. Lawrence Gordon.

Jack and Three Jills, A. F. C. Phillips.

Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte.

Jess. H. Rider Haggard.

Julius Courtney. J. McLaren Cobban.

Keeper of the Keys, The. F. W. Robinson.

Kidnapped. R. L. Stevenson.

"King" Arthur. Mrs. Mulock.

King Solomon's Mines. H. Rider Haggard.

Kit and Kitty. R. D. Blackmore.

Kith and Kin. Jessie Fothergill.

Knight-Errant. Edna Lyall.

Lady Audley's Secret. Miss M. E. Braddon.

Lady Beauty. Alan Muir.

Lady Walworth's Diamonds. The Duchess.

Lamplighter, The. Maria S. Cummings.

Last Love, A. Georges Ohnet.

Life Interest, A. Mrs. Alexander.

Life's Mistake, A. Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron.

Life's Remorse, A. The Duchess.

Light that Failed, The. Rudyard Kipling.

Little Irish Girl, A. The Duchess.

Little Mrs. Murray. F. C. Phillips.

Little Primrose. Wenona Gilman.

Little Rebel, A. The Duchess.

Living or Dead. Hugh Conway.

L'Ombra. From the French of Gennevraye.

Lord Lisle's Daughter. Charlotte M. Braeme.

Lost Wife, A. Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron.

Louise de la Valliere. Alexandre Dumas.

Lover or Friend. Rosa N. Carey.

Lucky Young Woman, A. F. C. Phillips.

Madame Midas. Fergus W. Hume.

Maid, Wife, or Widow? Mrs. Alexander.

Maiwa's Revenge. H. Rider Haggard.

Man-Hunter, The. Dick Donovan.

Man in the Iron Mask, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Man Outside, The. Clarence Boutelle.

March in the Ranks, A. Jessie Fothergill.

Margaret Byng. F. C. Phillips.

Mark of Cain, The. Andrew Lang.

Marooned. W. Clark Russell.

Marriage at Sea, A. W. Clark Russell.

Marvel. The Duchess.

Mary Jane's Memoirs. George R. Sims.

Mary St. John. Rosa N. Carey.

Master of Ballantrae, The. R. L. Stevenson.

Master Rockafellar's Voyage. W. Clark Russell.

Matter of Skill, A. Beatrice Whitby.

Mayor of Casterbridge, The. Thos. Hardy.

Mere Child, A. L. B. Walford.

Merle's Crusade. Rosa N. Carey.

Merry Men, and Other Tales and Fables, The. R. L. Stevenson.

Miracle Gold. Richard Dowling.

Misadventures of John Nicholson. R. L. Stevenson.

Miss Bretherton. Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

Mistress Beatrice Cope. M. E. Le Clerc.

Modern Circe, A. The Duchess.

Mohawks. Miss M. E. Braddon.

Molly Bawn. The Duchess.

Molly's Story. Frank Merryfield.

Moment After, The. Robert Buchanan.

Mona's Choice. Mrs. Alexander.

Mr. Meeson's Will. H. Rider Haggard.

Mrs. Fenton. W. E. Norris.

My Danish Sweetheart. W. Clark Russell.

My Friend Jim. W. E. Norris.

My Guardian. Ada Cambridge.

My Lady Nicotine. J. M. Barrie.

Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The. Fergus W. Hume.

Mystery of St. James's Park, The. J. B. Barton.

My Wonderful Wife. Marie Corelli.

Nameless Man, The. F. Du Boisgobey.

Nellie's Memories. Rosa N. Carey.

New Arabian Nights. R. L. Stevenson.

Nine of Hearts, The. B. L. Farjeon.

Noble Woman, A. Henry Gréville.

Not Guilty. Etta W. Pierce.

Not Like Other Girls. Rosa N. Carey.

Nun's Curse, The. Mrs. J. H. Riddell.

Old Curiosity Shop, The. Charles Dickens.

Once Again. Mrs. Forrester.

One Life, One Love. Miss M. E. Braddon.

Only a Mill Girl. Eric St. C. Ross.

Only the Governess. Rosa N. Carey.

On the Stage—and Off. Jerome K. Jerome.

Other Man's Wife, The. John Strange Winter.

Our Bessie. Rosa N. Carey.

Outsider, The. Hawley Smart.

Parisian Detective, The. F. Du Boisgobey.

Part of the Property. Beatrice Whitby.

Passion's Slave. Richard Ashe King.

Paul Nugent, Materialist. Helen F. Hetherington (Gullifer) and Rev. H. Darwin Burton.

Pennycomequicks, The. S. Baring Gould.

Phantom Future, The. H. S. Merriman.

Phantom Rickshaw, The. Rudyard Kipling.

Picture of Dorian Gray, The. Oscar Wilde.

Plain Tales from the Hills. Rudyard Kipling.

Plunger, The. Hawley Smart.

Pretty Miss Bellew. Theo. Gift.

Prince Otto. R. L. Stevenson.

Prince Lucifer. Etta W. Pierce.

Queenie's Whim. Rosa N. Carey.

Queen Tempest. Jane G. Austin.

Roland Oliver. Justin McCarthy.

Romance of a Poor Young Man, The. Octave Feuillet.

Riversons, The. S. J. Bumstead.

Ruffino. Ouida.

Saddle and Saber. Hawley Smart.

Sabina Zembra. William Black.

Scarlet Letter, The. Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Scheherazade. F. Warden.

Search for Basil Lyndhurst, The. Rosa N. Carey.

Secret of Her Life, The. Edward Jenkins.

Shadow of a Sin, The. Charlotte M. Braeme.

She. H. Rider Haggard.

She Trusted Him. Charles Garvice.

Silence of Dean Maitland, The. Maxwell Gray.

Social Departure, A. Sara Jeannette Duncan.

Social Vicissitudes. F. C. Phillips.

Soldiers Three. Rudyard Kipling.

Son of Porthos, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Spurious. J. Barney Low.

Stage-Land. Jerome K. Jerome.

Stephen Ellicott's Daughter. Mrs. J. H. Needell.

St. Katherine's by the Tower. Walter Besant.

Story of an African farm, The. Olive Schreiner.

Story of an Error, The.

Story of Philip Methuen, The. Mrs. J. H. Needell.

Story of the Gadsbys, The. Rudyard Kipling.

Strange Adventures of Lucy Smith, The. F. C. Phillips.

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. R. L. Stevenson.

Sylvia Arden. Oswald Crawford.

Syrlin. Ouida.

Tale of Three Lions, A. H. Rider Haggard.

Tangles Unraveled. Evelyn Kimball Johnson.

Texar's Revenge. Jules Verne.

This Wicked World. Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron.

Three Guardsmen, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Three Men in a Boat. Jerome K. Jerome.

Three Miss Kings, The. Ada Cambridge.

Troublesome Girl, A. The Duchess.

Twenty Years After. Alexandre Dumas.

Twin Hussars, The. F. W. Rollins.

Two Masters. B. M. Croker.

Uncle Max. Rosa N. Carey.

Under-Currents. The Duchess.

Under Two Flags. Ouida.

Vendetta. Marie Corelli.

Vicomte de Bragelonne, The. Alexandre Dumas.

Weaker than a Woman. Charlotte M. Braeme.

Wedding Ring, The. Robert Buchanan.

Wee Wifie. Rosa N. Carey.

We Two. Edna Lyall.

What Gold Can Not Buy. Mrs. Alexander.

When a Man's Single. J. M. Barrie.

White Company, The. A. Conan Doyle.

Wicked Girl, A. Mary Cecil Hay.

Widow Bedott Papers. F. M. Whitcher.

Wife In Name Only. Charlotte M. Braeme.

Will. Georges Ohnet.

Window in Thrums, A. J. M. Barrie.

Witch's Head, The. H. Rider Haggard.

Woman's Face, A. F. Warden.

Woman's Heart, A. Mrs. Alexander.

Woman's War, A. Charlotte M. Braeme.

Won by Waiting. Edna Lyall.

Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phœnician, The. Edwin Lester Arnold.

Wooed and Married. Rosa N. Carey.

Wooing O't, The. Mrs. Alexander.

World's Desire, The. H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang.

World, the Flesh, and the Devil, The. Mrs. M. E. Braddon.

Wormwood. Marie Corelli.

Young Mr. Ainslie's Courtship. F. C. Phillips.

FIFTY CENT ISSUES.

Ardath. Marie Corelli.

Disputed Inheritance, A. Timayenis.

Englishman in Paris, An.

Robert Elsmere. Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

Romance of Two Worlds, A. Marie Corelli.

Spurgeon's Gold. Rev. E. H. Swem.

Thelma. Marie Corelli.

Latest Issues American Series. 25-Cent Edition.

Andrée de Taverney. Alexander Dumas.

Discarded Daughter, The. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth.

Countess de Charny, The. Alexander Dumas.

Retribution. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth.

Six Years Later. Alexander Dumas.

Queen's Necklace, The. Alexander Dumas.

Fatal Marriage, The. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth.

Memoirs of a Physician. Alexander Dumas.

Joseph Balsamo. Alexander Dumas.

Self-Raised. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth.

Ishmael. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth.

Russian Gypsy, The. Alexander Dumas.

Old Mam'selle's Secret, The. E. Marlitt.

ALEXANDER DUMAS' WORKS CONTAINED IN "AMERICAN SERIES:"

Camille.

Edmond Dantes.

Count of Monte-Cristo.

The Three Guardsmen.

Twenty Years After.

Vicomte de Bragelonne.

Louise de la Valliere.

The Man in the Iron Mask.

The Son of Porthos.

The Black Tulip.

The Russian Gypsy.

Joseph Balsamo.

Memoirs of a Physician.

The Queen's Necklace.

Six Years Later.

Countess de Charny.

Andrée de Taverney.

The Chevalier de Maison Rouge.

MAXWELL GRAY'S WORKS CONTAINED IN "AMERICAN SERIES."

No. 239 —In the Heart of the Storm.

No. 261 —Silence of Dean Maitland, The.

MARIE CORELLI'S WORKS CONTAINED IN "AMERICAN SERIES."

No. 6 —Ardath—50c number.

No. 73 —Romance of Two Worlds, A—50c number.

No. 4 —Thelma—50c number.

No. 244 —Hired Baby, The.

No. 169 —My Wonderful Wife.

No. 99 —Vendetta.

No. 224 —Wormwood.