BY JOHN MASEFIELD
Cloth, 12mo, $1.35
Captain Margaret, owner of the "Broken Heart," mild dreamer and hardy adventurer in one, is a type of character one does not often meet in fiction, and his troubled pursuit of the vision he is always seeing, in Mr. Masefield's telling, is a story such as we seldom hear. It is a strange crew that goes scurrying out of Salcombe Pool on a darkening flood-tide in the "Broken Heart," bound for the treasure-land of Darien. There is Captain Cammock, strong and fine, Stukeley the beast, Perrin the feeble, Olivia beautiful and blind, and Captain Margaret wisely good and uncomplaining—not a one of them but shines out from the story with unforgettable vividness. From England to Virginia and the Spanish Main with men at arms between decks goes the "Broken Heart" following her master's dream, and her thrilling voyage with its storms and battles is strongly and stirringly told. When John Masefield writes of the sea, the sea lives.
"A romantic novel, a capital tale of adventure, a yarn of the sea with plenty of color and mystery, a story that has all the conventional characters of romance—a beautiful heroine, a brave hero, a villain, picturesque seamen and odd characters in good measure."—Review of Reviews.
"Captain Margaret is a novel which gives not only a splendid picture of the buccaneering times of the late seventeenth century, but one which for beauty of language, skill in character drawing, straightforward march of story and virility in tone, deserves a wide audience."—The Bookman.
"The author shows his intense love and understanding of the sea and of the ships that sail upon her, keen power of characterization and the ability to spin a thoroughly interesting story."—Providence Journal.
Good Friday and Other Poems.
BY JOHN MASEFIELD
Cloth, $1.25, leather, $1.50.
The title piece in this new volume is a dramatic poem of sixty pages, the action of which takes place in the time of Christ. The characters introduced include Pontius Pilate, Joseph of Ramah and Herod. The play, for it is really such, is written in rhyme and is one of Mr. Masefield's most interesting and important contributions to literature. In addition to this there are in the book many sonnets and shorter poems embodying the very finest work Mr. Masefield has yet done.