“A TALE OF OLD EGYPT AND LITTLE OLD NEW YORK.”
The False Gods.
By George Horace Lorimer, author of “Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son.” Colored Inlay on cover, full-page drawings, head and tail pieces, and many decorations throughout, by J. C. Leyendecker. $1.25.
The experiences of a “yellow” newspaper reporter who starts out to investigate the workings of a society of Egyptologists and discovers a baffling, bewildering mystery.
“It has thrills. Every one will enjoy it.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
“The book teems with delightful and subtle humor.”—Oregon Journal.
“A very ingenious and original tale.”—Chicago Record-Herald.
“A clever extravaganza, pleasantly satirical of romantic fiction and red-eyed journalism.”—Springfield Republican.
“Mr. Lorimer is merrily satirical at the expense of the theosophy cult and ‘yellow journalism,’ especially the latter.”—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
“There is a remarkable weirdness and mystery in the tale of ‘The False Gods,’ and it is good for a number of delicious little shivers and thrills.”—Chicago Daily News.