There is nothing of the problem-novel about this newest book by Frank Harris. It is just a red-blooded gripping yarn. And when it comes to holding your interest in the tale he tells, it is doubtful if any living writer has Mr. Harris’ mastery. “Great Days” is set in the time of Napoleon—there are smugglers and privateers and fighting and—by no means least—love. Bonaparte is etched strikingly and vividly, and so is Charles Fox. Emphatically a book for the Spring and Summer months.
WHEN LOVE FLIES OUT O’ THE WINDOW. By Leonard Merrick.
$1.20 net.
This, the latest of Leonard Merrick’s novels to be published in America, is a brilliant story of theatrical life. The scene shifts rapidly from London to Paris, back again to London and finally to New York. It’s a very human tale and Meenie Weston and Ralph Lingham with their ups and downs, their miseries and their joys (but chiefly joys) will give every reader many hours of pleasant entertainment.
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. By William Samuel Johnson, author of “Glamourie.” 12mo.
$1.25 net.
The scene of this novel is laid in Paris, and the characters are for the most part students living the care-free life of the Quartier Latin. There is an unusual but very lovable heroine in Pruina, a dainty creature who will win friends wherever she goes. “Nothing Else Matters” is in itself an interesting story, but it may furthermore serve as a pleasant introduction to some of the most delightful aspects of life in the French capital.
JOHN PULITZER: Reminiscences of a Secretary. By Alleyne Ireland. With eight illustrations.
$1.25 net.
This will prove a peculiarly attractive book to the average man and woman. Mr. Ireland, who is a well-known member of the staff of The New York World, was one of the half dozen private secretaries who were constantly with Pulitzer, or “J. P.,” as they called him. In this book you see the very man, you learn how he lived, what he read, and you get an idea of the vigor and power that made The World the great paper it is.