Lincoln centennial number . Hugh Wynne. THE RED CITY By Dr. S. Weir Mitchell THE DRAMATISPERSONAE Gallant Rene, his sad-faced mother,Schmidt the lovable and mysterious,sweet Margaret, her dignified Quakermother, spicy Aunt Gainor, splendid oldHugh Wynne, Jefferson, Hamilton,Wash-ington even, these are the chief charac-ters in this stirring tale of stirring times—very real and very near to the reader. THE LOVE STORY is tender, engaging, giving the wholebook a pleasant flavor, a gentle, satisfy-ing fragrance, says the Book ATeivsMonthly. And in the estimation of theNeiv York Examiner, Dr. Mitche
Lincoln centennial number . Hugh Wynne. THE RED CITY By Dr. S. Weir Mitchell THE DRAMATISPERSONAE Gallant Rene, his sad-faced mother,Schmidt the lovable and mysterious,sweet Margaret, her dignified Quakermother, spicy Aunt Gainor, splendid oldHugh Wynne, Jefferson, Hamilton,Wash-ington even, these are the chief charac-ters in this stirring tale of stirring times—very real and very near to the reader. THE LOVE STORY is tender, engaging, giving the wholebook a pleasant flavor, a gentle, satisfy-ing fragrance, says the Book ATeivsMonthly. And in the estimation of theNeiv York Examiner, Dr. Mitchells Hugh Wynne is a work of genuinedramatic power, and would of itself havegiven the writer of it a permanent placein literature, had he done nothing Hugh Wynne, strong as it is, issurpassedby the later creation. In TheRed City, meaning, of course, Philadel-phia, Dr. Mitchell in perfection of styleand vivid characterization is at his best. A book full of charm and feeling.—TheOutlook. Pictures by Keller. $ A strong bookthat deals withelemental thingsof life, and hasmuch of the vast-ness of the des-ert in its pages.—Springfield Re-publican. THE WELL INTHE DESERT By Adeline Knapp A POWERFUL BOOK that deals with elemental things, sim-| ply, strongly, deeply. The writer haslived in the desert, and known its lone-liness and its fascination. And hermen and women — Gard, Westcott,Helen, Kate Hallard, Sandy—are realmen and women, men and women ofred blood and primitive passions andno disguises. AS A STORY it thrills and grips — this record of abrave, wronged mans Robinson Crusoeexistence in the Arizona desert, hisstruggle back to health and wealth andhonor and love, with its vivid, pictur-esque pictures of the wild, lawless lifeof Arizona. But above and beyondthe story is the drama of a human soul. Every soul is really a sort of spiritualRobinson Crusoe on its own desert is-land.—Authors Word. The book is unique in the power withwhich the charm of the desert
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