De Mille, James. [Cord and creese.] †$1. Harper.
This new edition of an old story enables a new generation to revel in its dramatic scenes of love and mystery, in its graphic descriptions of the search for a stolen treasure, and to follow the many tangled threads of its plot to a happy ending. The cord of the title is one of curious Eastern manufacture, the creese is a Malay dagger, and the two form the principal clues in the search for the villain of this stirring tale.
“So far as style goes it is much superior to the novel of adventure of commerce, as put on the market to-day.”
+ – Critic. 49: 285. S. ’06. 120w.
“A story better worth reading than most of the more recent examples of its class.”
+ Dial. 41: 44. Jl. 16, ’06. 60w.
“Folks who like good measure, however, will find ‘Cord and creese’ a satisfying book, the work of a story-teller who knew his business as it was practiced in his day, and who knew the world.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 409. Je. 23, ’06. 280w. Outlook. 83: 765. Jl. 28, ’06. 20w.
De Morgan, William Frend. Joseph Vance: an ill-written autobiography. †$1.50. Holt.