“Three of the greatest merits that any book can have cannot be denied to this story: it is a book of good faith; it is a book of vital actuality, and it is a book for men.”—New York Herald
“The pictures of life and labor are admirably well done, and if the book does preach socialism, it preaches it logically and convincingly.”—James L. Ford in New York Herald
“To read this story that quivers with the pathos and passion of life is to get a keener and kindlier vision of our mortal existence.”—Buffalo Commercial
“Those who are interested in stories with a sociological trend will be charmed with this history, minute and graphic, of a ploughboy.”—Buffalo Express
“A record of a young man’s life—one of the most popular themes of today. The story has pathos, sincerity of intention, and all the multiplied details of realism that make happy the heart of the reader on Socialistic problems.”—Baltimore Evening News
JOHN LANE CO., NEW YORK
AWAKENING
BY
Maud Diver
Author of “Candles in the Wind,” “Captain Desmond, V.C.” and “The Great Amulet”