hief' is
that which attracts even the fastidious lovers of
literature. It is the life-story of a real thief
unmistakably impressive in its force and truth. As a matter
of course, the book is on the hinge of a novel, but it
contains the gem and sparkle of genuineness and its
complication has the flavor of accuracy."--_New Orleans
Item._

"It is not only a powerful plea for the reform of abuses in
our penitentiaries, but it is an extraordinary revelation of
the life of a criminal from his birth up, and an explanation
of the conditions which impelled him first to crime and
later to attempted reformation."--_New York Herald._

"The truth found in 'The Autobiography of a Thief' is not
only stranger but far more interesting than much of the
present day fiction. The autobiography of 'Light-fingered
Jim' is absorbing, in many pages startling, in its
graphicness.... In spite of its naturalness, daring and
directness, the work has a marked literary style--a finish
that could not have been given by an unexperienced hand. But
this adds to rather than detracts from the charm of the
book."--_Philadelphia Public Ledger._

"No more realistic book has been written for a long time
than Hutchins Hapgood's 'The Autobiography of a Thief.' No
books on criminology and no statistics regarding penal
institutions can carry the weight of truth and conviction
which this autobiography conveys."--_Chicago Chronicle._

"As a study in sociology it is splendid; as a human story it
will hold attention, every page of it."--_Nashville
American._

"It is a clear and graphic insight into the lives of the
lower world and is written with impressive force. It is a
remarkable addition to the literature of the
season."--_Grand Rapids Herald._

"An illuminating and truly instructive book, and one of
terrible fascination."--_Christian Endeavor World._

"As a contribution to the study of sociology as illustrated
from life and not from mere text-books, the story recorded
by Mr. Hapgood will be welcomed by all philanthropic
people."--_New York Observer._

"It is an absorbing story of the making of a criminal, and
is rightly classed by the publishers as a 'human document.'
It is absorbing alike to the reader who reads for the
diversion of read