thor has succeeded in filling a new niche in the quaint
academy of immortals."
LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS
BOSTON
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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
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_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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