* Page, Thomas Nelson. Under the crust. †$1.50. Scribner.

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“In the seven stories which make up the volume of short tales, ‘Under the crust,’ the discerning reader will find the characteristic idealism of Mr. Page expressing itself in delicate and sympathetic studies of men and women to whom commercialism exists only to be resisted, and who live in the world as if life were still a matter of the spirit and not a matter of physical luxury.”—Outlook.


N. Y. Times. 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 50w.

“The lack of distinction is made up for by a healthy, cheerful tone, and there is reality to the men and women the author depicts.”

+N. Y. Times. 12: 826. D. 14, ’07. 120w.

“The stories in this volume are not of equal excellence, but it contains work which Mr. Page has never surpassed.”

+ +Outlook. 87: 742. N. 30, ’07. 1100w.

Paine, Albert Bigelow. From van dweller to commuter. †$1.50. Harper.