The scene of the story is Newfoundland. The story deals with the love of Black Dennis Nolan, a young giant and self-appointed skipper of the little fishing hamlet of Chance Along, for Flora Lockhart, a beautiful professional singer, who is rescued by Dennis from a wreck on the treacherous coast of Newfoundland, when on her way from England to the United States. The story is a strong one all through, with a mystery that grips, plenty of excitement and action, and the author presents life in the open in all its strength and vigor. Mr. Roberts is one of the younger writers whom the critics have been watching with interest. In "The Harbor Master" he has surely arrived.
Of Mr. Roberts' previous books the critics have written as follows:
"The action is always swift and romantic and the love is of the kind that thrills the reader. The characters are admirably drawn and the reader follows with deep interest the adventures of the two young people." —Baltimore Sun.
"Mr. Roberts' pen has lost none of its cunning, while his style is easier and breezier than ever."—Buffalo Express.
"It is a romance of clean, warm-hearted devotion to friends and duty. The characters are admirable each in his own or her own way, and the author has made each fit the case in excellent fashion." —Salt Lake City Tribune.
"In this book Mr. Roberts has well maintained his reputation for the vivid coloring of his descriptive pictures, which are full of stirring action, and in which love and fighting hold chief place." —Boston Times.
"Its ease of style, its rapidity, its interest from page to page, are admirable; and it shows that inimitable power—the story-teller's gift of verisimilitude. Its sureness and clearness are excellent, and its portraiture clear and pleasing."—The Reader.
THE BLOSSOM SHOP
A Story of the South
By Isla May Mullins
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