Princess Zara

  MEREDITH NICHOLSON'S

  FASCINATING ROMANCES

  Handsomely bound in cloth. Price, 75 cents per volume, postpaid.

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  THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CANDLES. With a frontispiece in colors byHoward Chandler Christy.

  A novel of romance and adventure, of love and valor, of mystery andhidden treasure. The hero is required to spend a whole year in theisolated house, which according to his grandfather's will shall thenbecome his. If the terms of the will be violated the house goes to ayoung woman whom the will, furthermore, forbids him to marry. Nobodycan guess the secret, and the whole plot moves along with an excitingzip.

  THE PORT OF MISSING MEN. With illustrations by Clarence F. Underwood.

  There is romance of love, mystery, plot, and fighting, and a breathlessdash and go about the telling which makes one quite forget about theimprobabilities of the story; and it all ends in the old-fashionedhealthy American way. Shirley is a sweet, courageous heroine whoseshining eyes lure from page to page.

  ROSALIND AT REDGATE. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.

  The author of "The House of a Thousand Candles" has here given us abuoyant romance brimming with lively humor and optimism; with mysterythat breeds adventure and ends in love and happiness. A mostentertaining and delightful book.

  THE MAIN CHANCE. With illustrations by Harrison Fisher.

  A "traction deal" in a Western city is the pivot about which the actionof this clever story revolves. But it is in the character-drawing ofthe principals that the author's strength lies. Exciting incidentsdevelop their inherent strength and weakness, and if virtue wins in theend, it is quite in keeping with its carefully-planned antecedents. TheN.Y. _Sun_ says: "We commend it for its workmanship--for itssmoothness, its sensible fancies, and for its general charm."

  ZELDA DAMERON. With portraits of the characters by John Cecil Clay.

  "A picture of the new West, at once startlingly and attractively true.* * * The heroine is a strange, sweet mixture of pride, wilfulness andlovable courage. The characters are superbly drawn; the atmosphere isconvincing. There is about it a sweetness, a wholesomeness and asturdiness that commends it to earnest, kindly and wholesomepeople."--_Boston Transcript._

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  GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York