“A delightfully entertaining book, as different from the ordinary, or extraordinary, detective story as possible, and is all the more interesting for that reason.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.
By the Author of “THE SILENCE OF DEAN MAITLAND.”
The Great Refusal.
By Maxwell Gray. Cloth, $1.50.
“The Great Refusal” is the refusal of the son, a man of mind, to continue in the career mapped out for him by the father, a man of money. The whole theme of the novel is whether wealth is to be a means of luxury or a stepping-stone to social service and the alleviation of distress.
“It is a story full of contrast and color, a brilliant picture.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
“The lesson of the book is unmistakable, the atmosphere pleasing, the style always graceful and sometimes poetic. There is no lack of varied, effective action, and many of the conversations are noteworthy.”—Chicago Record-Herald.
“When Maxwell Gray gave to the world the celebrated novel ‘The Silence of Dean Maitland,’ critics wondered if such a gifted writer would one day strike a purer, clearer note. She has just done so in issuing ‘The Great Refusal,’ a novel of self-sacrifice. No more uplifting book of its kind has appeared since Besant’s ‘All Sorts and Conditions of Men’ emphasized the lesson that we do not live only for ourselves and that we can fulfill a high ideal in bettering the condition of our fellow-men.”—Portland Oregonian.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.