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most cultured reader."--_Christian World._

"Though the story may have been written for boys, it is even better fun
for older people and sportsmen, as a well-written, spirited book of so
strenuous a life."--_Literary World._

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The Mettle of the Pasture

By JAMES LANE ALLEN

Author of "The Choir Invisible," "A Kentucky Cardinal,"
etc., etc.

Cloth 12mo $1.50

"'The Mettle of the Pasture' contains more characters and a greater
variety of them, it has more versatility, more light and shade, more
humor, than any of his previous books. The story, too, is wider in scope
and the central tragedy draws irresistibly to it....

"'The Mettle of the Pasture' is a novel of greatness; it is so far Mr.
Allen's masterpiece; a work of beauty and finished art. There can be no
question of its supreme place in our literature; there can be no doubt
of its wide acceptance and acceptability. More than any of his books it
is destined to an enviable popularity. It does not take extraordinary
prescience to predict an extraordinary circulation for it."
--JAMES MACARTHUR in a review in the August _Reader_.

"It may be that 'The Mettle of the Pasture' will live and become a part
of our literature; it certainly will live far beyond the allotted term
of present-day fiction. Our principal concern is that it is a notable
novel, that it ranks high in the entire range of American and English
fiction, and that it is worth the reading, the re-reading, and the
continuous appreciation of those who care for modern literature at its
best."--_The Boston Transcript._

"In 'The Mettle of the Pasture' Mr. Allen has reached the high-water
mark thus far of his genius as a novelist. The beauty of his literary
style, the picturesque quality of his description, the vitality,
fulness, and strength of his artistic powers never showed to better
advantage.... Its reader is fascinated by the picturesque descriptions,
the humor, the clear insight, and the absolute interest of his
creations."--_The Brooklyn Eagle._

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The Call of the Wild

By JACK LONDON

Author of "The Children of the Frost," etc., etc.

Illustrated Cloth 12mo $1.50

All those who have read it believe that JACK LONDON'S new story, "The
Call of the Wild," will prove one of the half-dozen memorable books of
1903. This story takes hold of the universal things in h