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thor has succeeded in filling a new niche in the quaint academy of immortals." LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS BOSTON ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UNCLE TERRY _The Great New England Novel_ Boston _Courier_: "Uncle Terry is an estimable type of hardy fisherman, honest and plain-spoken, but manifesting in his phrasing a subtle sarcasm that is amusing." Pittsburg _Chronicle-Telegraph_: "People who like the smell of salt air in their novels (and who does not?) will be pleased with 'Uncle Terry.'" Philadelphia _Literary Era_: "Other sections of the country have had their great novels. New England character and scenery have now felt the touch of a master hand." Boston _Beacon_: "Uncle Terry himself is a genuine creation, and his humor and shrewd philosophy are a constant delight." San Francisco _Bulletin_: "The tone is everywhere as pure and wholesome as green fields and mirthful brooks, to all lovers of which the book is dedicated." LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS BOSTON ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _In Preparation_ ROCKHAVEN _The Story of a Scheme_ By CHARLES CLARK MUNN, Author of "Pocket Island" and "Uncle Terry." Mr. Munn's next book will be out in the spring of 1902, and cannot fail to take immediate rank among the leading works of fiction. Successful as Mr. Munn has been, his next work promises a combined strength and sweetness that will place his name far higher. "Rockhaven" has the crisp, salty vigor of the sea, the quaint expressions and sound philosophy of shrewd country people, the restless drive of city life, with the mad whirl of a modern financial crisis, all forming a most strong and effective setting for a sweet and wholesome love story, and one sure to please the many thousands who have already read Mr. Munn's writings with keen interest. The development of the financial "scheme" which forms the basis of the story, and its stupendous success and corresponding crash, are handled with intense dramatic force, and many salient points of modern life are forcefully but sensibly discussed. The stress of
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