Cloth, 12mo. $1.50 net.
The name of H. G. Wells upon a title page is an assurance of merit. It is a guarantee that on the pages which follow will be found an absorbing story told with master skill. In the present book Mr. Wells surpasses even his previous efforts. He is writing of modern society life, particularly of one very charming young woman, Lady Harman, who finds herself so bound in by conventions, so hampered by restrictions, largely those of a well intentioned but short sighted husband, that she is ultimately moved to revolt. The real meaning of this revolt, its effect upon her life and those of her associates are narrated by one who goes beneath the surface in his analysis of human motives. In the group of characters, writers, suffragists, labor organizers, social workers and society lights surrounding Lady Harman, and in the dramatic incidents which compose the years of her existence which are described by Mr. Wells, there is a novel which is significant in its interpretation of the trend of affairs today, and fascinatingly interesting as fiction. It is Mr. Wells at his best.
Saturday’s Child
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
Author of “Mother,” “The Treasure,” etc.
With Frontispiece in Colors by F. Graham Cootes
Decorated cloth, 12mo, $1.50 net
“A more ambitious piece of work than any Mrs. Norris has before attempted. It has the same qualities of sincerity and humor which have helped to make her former stories popular.... Mrs. Norris’s admirers will find this new book greatly to their liking.”—New York Times.
“This story will have a long and healthful period of popularity. Like ‘Mother,’ this new book has a heart in it. Like ‘The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne,’ it has knowledge of life and an informed conception of living.”—New York World.
“‘Saturday’s Child’ is a study of young energy—its struggles, its groping for use, for a place, and an achievement in the world of men and women—and a study, moreover, of marked ability and sympathy.... The effect is absolutely tonic.... It is a book to commend to all women.”—Louisville Post.
The Game of Life and Death Stories of the Sea
By LINCOLN COLCORD
Author of “The Drifting Diamond,” etc.
With Frontispiece