NOVELS BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS.
SPECIAL MESSENGER. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
A romantic love story of a woman spy in the Civil War.
THE FIRING LINE. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
"The tale is rich in vivid descriptions, pleasing incidents, effective situations, human interest and luxurious scenic effects. It is a story to be remembered."—Grand Rapids Herald.
THE YOUNGER SET. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
"The Younger Set" is a novel of the swirl of wealthy New York society. The hero, forced out of the army by domestic troubles, returns to New York homeless and idle. He finds a beautiful girl who promises ideal happiness. But new complications intervene and are described with what the New York Sun calls Mr. Chambers' "amazing knack of narrative."
THE FIGHTING CHANCE. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
One of the most brilliant pictures of wealthy American society ever painted; one of the most interesting and appealing stories ever written; one of the most widely read of all American novels.
SOME LADIES IN HASTE. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
Mr. Chambers has written most delightfully, and in his charming satire depicts the plight of five society girls and five clubmen.
IOLE. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25.
"Think of eight pretty girls in pink silk pajamas and sunbonnets, brought up in innocence in a scientific Eden, with a 'House Beautiful' in the back-ground, and a poetical father in the foreground. Think again of those rose-petalled creations turned loose upon New York society and then enjoy the fun of it all in 'Iole.'"—Boston Herald.
THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
The captivating account of the strangely absorbing adventures of a "matrimonial sleuth," "a deputy of Cupid."
"Compared with him Sherlock Holmes is clumsy and without human emotions."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
THE TREE OF HEAVEN. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
If you looked squarely into a mirror and saw your PROFILE instead of your full face, if you suddenly found yourself 25 miles away from yourself, you would be in one of the tantalizing situations that give fascination to this charming book.
THE RECKONING. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50.
A story of northern New York during the last fierce fights between Tories and Revolutionaries and the Iroquois Indians, by which tribe the hero had been adopted.
"It would be but an unresponsive American that would not thrill to such relations."—New York Times.
BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
The New Boy at Hilltop
Illustrated in Colors, Ornamental Cloth Cover with Inlay in Colors, 12mo, $1.50.
The story of a boy's experiences at boarding school. The first chapter describes his arrival and reception by the others. The remaining chapters tell of his life on the football field, on the crew, his various scrapes and fights, school customs and school entertainments. His experiences are varied and cover nearly all the incidents of boarding school life.
Winning His "Y"
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Decorated Cloth Cover, $1.50.
The scene of this story is Yardley Hall, the school made famous in "Double Play" and "Forward Pass!"; and we meet again the manly, self-reliant Dan Vinton, his young friend Gerald Pennimore, and many others of the "old boys" whose athletic achievements and other doings have been so entertainingly chronicled by Mr. Barbour. The new story is thus slightly connected with its predecessors, but will be fully as interesting to a boy who has not read them as if it were not.
Double Play
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
Further experiences of Dan Vinton—hero of "Forward Pass!"—at Yardley Hall. He becomes in a way the mentor of the millionaire's son, Gerald Pennimore, who enters the school. There is the description of an exciting baseball game, and the stratagem by which the wily coach, Payson, puts some ginger into an overtrained squad and develops from it a winning team will appeal to every boy.
Forward Pass!
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
In his new story, Mr. Barbour returns to the field of his earlier and more successful stories, such as "The Half-Back," "Captain of the Crew," etc. The main interest in "Forward Pass!" centers about the "new" football; the story is, nevertheless, one of preparatory-school life and adventures in general. The book contains several illustrations and a number of diagrams of the "new" football plays. Mr. Barbour considers this his best story.
BY WALTER CAMP
Jack Hall at Yale
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
This is a story following, but not distinctly a sequel to, Mr. Camp's successful juvenile, "The Substitute." It is a story dealing principally with football in college, but including rowing and other sports. Mr. Camp's idea in this book is to give a little more of a picture of college life and the relations, friendships, enmities, etc., of the students rather than to tell nothing but a football story. In other words, the book is more of an attempt at the "Tom Brown at Rugby" idea than a purely athletic story, although the basis of the story, as in "The Substitute," is still athletics.
The Substitute
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
It describes vividly the efforts of the coaches in "whipping" the football team of a great university into shape for the season's struggles. The whole story is completely realistic—the talks of the coaches to the team; the discussion of points and tactics in the game; the details of individual positions; the daily work on the field.
Who can tell of Yale traditions, Yale ideals, and the militant Yale spirit—which the famous author has marshaled on a hundred football fields—as well as Walter Camp?
"Those interested in the great college game of football will find a most fascinating tale in 'The Substitute,' of which Walter Camp, the well-known coach and authority on the game, is the author."—Brooklyn Eagle.