"Mr. Hornung is a natural humorist, and has the art of telling a story."—Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
"It is pleasant to turn to a real story by a real story-writer. Such is 'My Lord Duke.' . . . Its story is its own, both in plot and in characterization. It is a capital little novel."—The Nation.
Young Blood
12mo, $1.25
"Whether Lowndes be entirely realized or not does not much matter; the conception of him is already a distinction. He is an adventurer of genius, but not built on the usual lines. . . . And his vitality is inexhaustible. We leave him, not without a stain upon his character, but with considerable regret in our minds."—The Bookman.
IN THE IVORY SERIES
The Boss of Taroomba
16mo, 75 cents
"There are passages in E. W. Hornung's latest story, 'The Boss of Taroomba,' which remind us by their vividness and fantastic quality of Stevenson in some of his South Sea Island tales. . . . The hero is an uncommon creation even for fiction."—Chicago Times-Herald.