Few novels of the present day can stand comparison with this remarkable book, which must be ranked in modern literature dealing with the early Christian era as only second to "Ben Hur." Its power, its beauty, and above all its deep earnestness of purpose and wonderful life and vitality, mark it at once as a masterpiece. Mr. Ashton has succeeded in avoiding the faults which have been common in practically all the recent novels based on the religio-historical theme—vulgarity and sensationalism. "She Stands Alone," while rapid in movement and intensely dramatic in plot, is pure and noble in every incident. The reader will be charmed by its dignity and power, as well as by its dramatic incidents and vivid portrayals of those wonderful early Christians whose faith and self-sacrifice have been the theme of countless writers throughout the ages.
Arline Valére
By JOSEPH HALLWORTH
Being a fac-simile of manuscript, with pen sketches by the author
Large 12mo. Price, $1.50
The Boston Transcript says:
"Mr. Hallworth's book is a story of modern New York, and of people who have wandered from the dull and comfortable plenty of burgher days, when those who had not might ask and receive at the hearths of great houses. Mr. Hallworth writes of the slum-dwellers with a searching, intimate pen, not shrinking from the painful chapters, but striving to capture every saving glint of humor. The author, who is artist as well, has helped out his text with over one hundred pen-and-ink sketches, which the publishers have used as marginal illustrations, reproducing the manuscript as it came from the author, text and sketches line for line. A well-known critic, who has already seen the story, writes: '"Arline Valére" is in every respect the production of an artist. While Dickens is suggested, it is not because of any imitation, as the figures in the tale are without exception original.'"