“The tale is well worth reading. It opens in a most interesting manner, with some desperate sword play against a historical cut-throat—Cartouche—and half a dozen of his rogues, in a street of Paris at the time of the regency, when the Duc de Richelieu was at the height of his career as a heart-breaker and the especial lover of Louise de Valois.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
“It deserves a place among the best of the recent historic novels, and will live no doubt long after the present vogue has become a thing of the past. It is a pleasure to read a romance of the past that is not filled with blood-curdling deeds after the style of the ‘shilling shocker,’ for Mr. Stevenson has written a story that appeals to the best side of one’s nature. He has characterized noble men and gentle women, who played fair always and were always true to themselves and the best of human impulses. The ‘Old Regime,’ as he pictures it, was a charming era when men bartered life freely, but held honor and plighted word dearer than existence. Altogether the story is good as to tone, artistic development of the plot, and finished style.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA.
“EASILY THE BOOK OF THE DAY”
San Francisco Argonaut
Routledge Rides Alone
By WILL LEVINGTON COMFORT
COLORED FRONTISPIECE BY MARTIN JUSTICE
12MO. CLOTH, WITH INLAY IN COLORS, $1.50