Her romance shattered by her own hand, Nancy creeps away into secluded Swaggerty Cove. There, among the child-hearted mountaineers, where externals count for nothing, she tries to fashion a new life. She finds a bigness where she expected barrenness; she learns that being is more than having. And then, when life has grown fuller and richer, when contact with other aches has soothed her own—why, then in a very satisfying way Nancy’s heart comes into its own.
The heart interest is genuine; the story is natural and sincere. Its optimism, its winsome simplicity, its intrinsic merit will win the love of readers. We have great faith in Nancy the Joyous.
12mo, illustrated; $1.00 net.
The New Mr. Howerson
By Opie Read
A significant figure in American letters is Opie Read—the “Dean of American Humorists,” whose “Starbucks,” “The Jucklins,” etc., hold an enviable place in the affections of readers. The New Mr. Howerson will gain him new friends and confirm the old ones. It has all his mastery of style, his mellow humor, his rich philosophy, his fertile imagination. It is Opie Read at his mature best, revealing a personality and a power that makes his new book a masterly piece of writing.
It is the story of a big man and a little boy, of a rich man and a poor failure, of a lovely woman and a miserable rebel against society—it is life, recorded by a humorous observer whose analysis is all the keener for its kindliness.
12mo; 460 pages; $1.35 net.
