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RICHARD BURTON'S
MASTERS OF THE ENGLISH NOVEL
A study of principles and personalities by the Professor of English Literature, University of Minnesota, author of "Literary Likings," "Forces in Fiction," "Rahab" (a Poetic Drama), etc. 12mo, 331 pp. and index. $1.25 net.
"Noteworthy American volume of literary criticism ... a well-balanced, discerning and unhackneyed study ... delightfully readable.... In his judgment of individual books and authors Mr. Burton is refreshingly sane and trustworthy ... an inspiring survey of the whole trend of fiction from Richardson to Howells, with a valuable intermediary chapter on Stendhal and the French realists, all presented in a style of genuine charm and rare flexibility ... may be warranted to interest and inspire any serious lover of fiction."—Chicago Record-Herald.
"Rare sympathy and scholarly understanding ... book that should be read and re-read by every lover of the English novel."—Boston Transcript.
RICHARD BURTON'S
RAHAB, A DRAMA OF THE FALL OF JERICHO
119 pp., 12mo. $1.25 net; by mail, $1.33. With cast of characters for the first performance and pictures of the scenes.
"A poetic drama of high quality. Plenty of dramatic action."—New York Times Review.
WILLIAM MORTON PAYNE'S
THE GREATER ENGLISH POETS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY