"Here we have, in modern form, the same old hairbreadth escapes, the same extraordinary adventures following one another at breathless speed, and the same splendid disregard for mere probability that marked the efforts of these wizards of an earlier day."—New York Sun.

DR. NIKOLA.

"Crowded to the covers with the mysterious, the startling, and the supernatural."—New York Mail and Express.

"A novel containing a more ingenious, exciting, and absorbing romance has not appeared upon our book table this season."—Boston Courier.

A BID FOR FORTUNE.

"Mr. Boothby never allows the interest of their doings to drop from first page to last; and he tells his tale in a pleasant, brisk fashion that carries the reader along, and is as convincing a vehicle as could be chosen for the relation of strange adventures such as befell the hero and his friends."—London Times.

THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER.

"Abounds in dramatic situations, and is bright in dialogue, graphic in description, and subtle in character analysis."—Boston Advertiser.