Europe, are in the very air of the United States. One could
not find an American man or woman of the true stock who had not known
intimately, or who did not count among his or her ancestors, connections,
relatives, a David Harum. The type, no doubt, is getting old: becoming
more and more "removed" from the younger generation. In the course of
the next twenty years it may become so changed as to seem extinct, but
it is a national figure--certainly the most original, probably the
purest in blood. And the spirit of Harum is the undying spirit--no
matter how much modified it may eventually become by refinement,
travel, and foreign influence--of the American people. Individuals
may change, but the point of view remains unalterable.'"--_New York
Mail and Express._

"'David Harum' is one of those extremely rare and perfectly fresh
creations in current fiction which really enrich our literature. In
brief, it is a masterpiece, and one that deserves an immense popularity.
No words can adequately describe its wholesome, sparkling humor, its
quaint and endearing originality, its genuine Yankee wit and native
shrewdness. A well-nigh perfect work it is--a creation which will take a
permanent place among American literary portraits."--_Literary Review._

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.

THE LEADING NOVEL OF TODAY.

The Fighting Chance.

By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS. Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell. 12mo. Ornamental
Cloth, $1.50.

In "The Fighting Chance" Mr. Chambers has taken for his hero, a young
fellow who has inherited with his wealth a craving for liquor. The
heroine has inherited a certain rebelliousness and dangerous caprice.
The two, meeting on the brink of ruin, fight out their battles, two
weaknesses joined with love to make a strength. It is refreshing to find
a story about the rich in which all the women are not sawdust at heart,
nor all the men satyrs. The rich have their longings, their ideals,
their regrets, as well as the poor; they have their struggles and
inherited evils to combat. It is a big subject, painted with a big brush
and a big heart.

"After 'The House of Mirth' a New York society novel has to be very good
not to suffer fearfully by comparison. 'The Fighting Chance' is very
good and it does not suffer."--_Cleveland Plain Dealer._

"There is no more adorable person in recent fiction than Sylvia
Landis."--_New York Evening Sun._

"Drawn with a master hand."--_Toledo Blade._

"An absorbing tal