The evening world. Newspaper, March 25, 1901, Page 7

She International Association of oe and Authors \¢ Great LOIS DISTRIBUTION cue ke chet lctddel A Store Calendar On the following dates the distribution will take places A Delight fal Rote oF. F. ‘A VORITE TA U TH ORS Last Week, as World readers know, was devoted to! Paul Leicester Ford and his fascinating tale, ‘‘The Great K. & A. Train Robbery, 2h The work was printed from the same plates and on as good paper as the regular $1.25 edition; it was-attractively bound in cloth and was in every way a splendid. value both from a literary and mechanical point of view. Best of all the price was only Twenty-five Cents ‘a'Copy. Our book-public was quick to appreciate all this-and the distribution ran into the thousands; in fact every available copy was gone before the end of the six- days’ selling and no more can be had until to-morrow morning. . This Week the pointer on the dial moves to the second author in the series of ten and to the second notable book Max Pemberton *228o3'" A Puritan’s Wife | | This copyrighted work is also printed from the same plates and on as good paper as the regular $1.25 edition; it is daintly, bound in Quaker-gray cloth, with ornamental back and cover, and the Association price is Last Week's Book PAUL L. FORD “Tho Great K. & A. Train Robbery,'* Voucher.t Voucher 2 ° ee 1 § ae as Only Twenty-five Cents: @ Copy lee when reas Seti ee NE se — . Chis Week "s Author ee oot F Name of Author and Max Pemberton, who wrote ‘‘A Puritan’s Wife,”’ Parted a name for himself by those capital tales, ‘‘The $ Garden of Swords,’’ ‘‘The, Queen’s Jester,’’ and his popularity was much.-increased by ‘‘Signors of the Night,’’ which made’a Strong and’successful appeal to loyers of stirring adventure. All in all he has written twelve novels, every. one; ‘marked by,originality of incident and strong dramatic treatment. He is a thorough Fi WY Necectamaenies master in the school ‘ofhistorical fiction, and in this special field he is not surpassed by even Stanley J. 3. ff Book will appear here > Weyman nor Anthony ‘Hope. ‘His plots are carried to the end with gustained power and with absorbing fascination. -He- is vivid:in description and marvellously adroit in character-sketching. His books and tales are widely read in Great Britain, and for the past five years, at least, he’has enjoyed a wide audience in America, where jhe is fully recognized as one of the vital forces in the world of fiction. Chis Week's Book Name of Author and Book will appear here when ready. Voucher 6 S s g ‘ 8 S A Puritan's Wife is a splendid story of love and adventure, conceived and written according to the best j Sauaifasreniies N traditions of historical fiction.. The hero is oné of Cromwell’s‘men, who, for love of his royalist child-bride, = when ready. NS returns to England after the restoration of Charles Stuart, although a price has been set upon his head. In S ' - spite of the schemes of his enemies, his little wife finally wins for him the royal pardon. ze Soa SI The tale has many scenes of thrilling interest, and it is told in a quaint and charming diction that x I liad tie brings the reader in touch with the spirit of the times when Psalm-singing Roundheads and courtly Cavaliers 3 Book Stl lived side by side, with little in common save their quarrels. The book abounds in’fine touches and’ is gracefully written. It reveals a careful study of the period, ‘Especially. effective are the scenes and.descriptions dealing with the historic plague in London, made famous i by Defoe’s account—more fictitious and no more vivid than Pemberton’s. j A patren pteuae ners S |) when ready. ‘The’ most Renmrkatls Offering of New Copyrighted Books ever known The price-embargo is lifted and the great saving is made possible through the International Association acting in co-operation with distinguished authors and = teateg well-known publishers at, home and, abroad, who surrender royalty and profit for a limited time on a single valuable copyrighted book, which is then widely advertised, 3 Nene 4 Autor end. to the future benefit of authorand publisher and ‘to'the present advantage’ of the book-buying public. The World has beeti selected as the medium of publicity for New 3 et? York and vicinity. Weekly, Book-Vouchers appear in-each announcement. ‘One ofthese vouchers with the little price ‘brings the book of the week or of any preceding week while the allotment lasts. It is safest to apply promptly either in person: or by mail. No delay in pur- City Readers “secure the chasing. Castf register for change. Books Out-of-Town Readers mail volumes for 25° cents a copy and wrapped and ready to hand buyers. If you did | to John Wanamaker 30 cents for one voucher for each at the Wana- | no ecure last week’s book, clip both vouch- | cach copy with the voucher and the maker store. ‘ets now ‘and get the two books, | book ordered will be sent post-paid. _ “To secure any volumo it is only necessary, to clip the proper voucher from The World, and bring or send (witf price) to JOHN. ANAM AKER. Voucher 2. MaxPemberton | “A Puritan's Voucher I. Paul L. F ord Ghe Great K, (QA. | Train ‘Robbery. CUT TRIs ovt. OX WIHOAGA SI SELL %