"I mean," he adds, "that the story should fit into an intimate acquaintance with the mise-en-scène, not that the mise-en-scène should be hunted up to fit the story."
No one who reads this exciting story, "The Hispaniola Plate," and who is held captive by its vivid scenes, its deep, rich coloring, its overmastering air of reality, but will wish long life to this strong and original talent, which already has behind it such remarkable achievement. May we have many such books from his pen!
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Nicholas Crafer's Strange Will
CHAPTER II.
An Old Bit of History
CHAPTER III.
The Vanished Mr. Wargrave
CHAPTER IV.
Cazalet's Bank
CHAPTER V.
Captain William Phips
CHAPTER VI.
The Beginning of a Mutiny
CHAPTER VII.
The Ending of It