A LIST of IMPORTANT FICTION THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
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LOVE, POLITICS AND PELF
THE GRAFTERS
By FRANCIS LYNDE Author of The Master of Appleby
One of the best examples of a new and distinctly American class of fiction—the kind which finds romance and even sensational excitement in business, politics, finance and law. The Outlook
Its sweeping sentences fire the blood like new wine. Boston Post
Telephone, telegraph, locomotive, skirl, click, thunder through the pages in a way unprecedented in fiction. It is an amazingly modern book. New York Times
Virile, with the rugged strength of the West, The Grafters is like the current of a deep river, vigorous and forceful. Louisville Courier-Journal
Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller
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AN ANGEL OF THE TEXAS PLAINS
HULDAH
Proprietor of the Wagon-Tire House and Genial Philosopher of the Cattle Country
By ALICE MacGOWAN and GRACE MacGOWAN COOKE
A book that will brighten your hope, broaden your charity, and keep you mellow with its humor. Minneapolis Journal
It is cram full of human nature. There is nobody like Aunt Huldah in any other book, and it is a good thing that she got into this one. Washington Times
The book with its western breezes, homely philosophy, queer characters and big hearts, is almost as exhilarating as the heroine must have been herself. Baltimore Herald
Aunt Huldah is the kind of a woman loved by the whole world, and the novel is the most attractive since the days of David Harum. Indianapolis Star
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THE LIFE AND LOVES OF LORD BYRON
THE CASTAWAY
“Three great men ruined in one year—a king, a cad and a castaway.”—Byron.
By HALLIE ERMINIE RIVES Author of Hearts Courageous
Lord Byron’s personal beauty, his brilliancy, his genius, his possession of a title, his love affairs, his death in a noble cause, all make him the most magnetic figure in English literature. In Miss Rives’s novel the incidents of his career stand out in absorbing power and enthralling force.
The most profoundly sympathetic, vivid and true portrait of Byron ever drawn.
Calvin Dill Wilson, author of Byron—Man and Poet
Dramatic scenes, thrilling incidents, strenuous events follow one another; pathos, revenge and passion; a strong love; and through all these, under all these, is the poet, the man, George Gordon. Grand Rapids Herald
With eight illustrations in color by Howard Chandler Christy
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For the man who can rejoice at a book that is not trivial, For the man who feels the power of Egypt’s marvelous past; For the man who is stirred at heart by the great scenes of the Bible; For the man who likes a story and knows when it is good.
THE YOKE
A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
A theme that captures the imagination: Israel’s deliverance from Egypt.
Characters famous for all time: Moses, the Pharaoh, Prince Rameses.
Scenes of natural and supernatural power; the finding of the signet, the turning of the Nile into blood, the passage of the Red Sea.
A background of brilliant color: the rich and varied life of Thebes and Memphis.
A plot of intricate interest: a love story of enduring beauty. Such is “The Yoke.”
Ornamental cloth binding. 626 pages
Price $1.50
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A ROMANCE OF THE DOLLAR MARK
THE COST
By DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS Author of Golden Fleece
A masterly novel, interesting to the point of fascination, analytic to the point of keenness, thoroughly well written with complete understanding, and entirely committed to advocacy of the best things in life. Wallace Rice in Chicago Examiner
Rapid and vivid, sure and keen, light and graceful. New York Times
It is a story full of virile impulse. It treats of men of hardy endeavor, battling for leadership in the world of commerce and politics. If you want a novel that is intensely modern and intensely full of speed and spirit, you have it in The Cost. Bailey Millard in San Francisco Examiner.
With sixteen illustrations by Harrison Fisher
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A BOOK TO MAKE THE SPHINX LAUGH
IN THE BISHOP’S CARRIAGE
By MIRIAM MICHELSON
From the moment when, in another girl’s chinchilla coat, Nance Olden jumps into the unknown carriage, and, snuggling up to the solemn owner, calls him “Daddy,” till she makes her final bow, a happy wife and a triumphant actress, she holds your fancy captive and your heart in thrall.
If jaded novel readers want a new sensation, they will get it here. Chicago Tribune
For genuine, unaffected enjoyment, read the adventures of this dashing desperado in petticoats. Philadelphia Item
It is beguiling, bewitching, bristling with originality; light enough for the laziest invalid to rest his brain over, profound enough to serve as a sermon to the humanitarian. San Francisco Bulletin
Illustrated by Harrison Fisher
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THE MOST INTERESTING MAGAZINE PUBLISHED
THE READER MAGAZINE
THE READER MAGAZINE covers the whole field. It presents politics, great business and social enterprises, and current events of national importance, with candor and appreciation. It gives fiction that is varied and original and verse that is worth reading, and it is besides a guide to the best literature of the day. It is not a periodical of protest or smartness, but a magazine that stands for energy, honesty and accomplishment. THE READER radiates the spirit of confident Americanism.
An illustrated monthly magazine worth reading and worth keeping
Price, $3.00 per year
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