ROB OF THE BOWL:  A Story of the Early Days of Maryland.  By John P. Kennedy.  Cloth, 12mo. with four page illustrations by J. Watson Davis.  Price, $1.00.

It was while he was a member of Congress from Maryland that the noted statesman wrote this story regarding the early history of his native State, and while some critics are inclined to consider “Horse Shoe Robinson” as the best of his works, it is certain that “Rob of the Bowl” stands at the head of the list as a literary production and an authentic exposition of the manners and customs during Lord Baltimore’s rule.  The greater portion of the action takes place in St. Mary’s—­the original capital of the State.

As a series of pictures of early colonial life in Maryland, “Rob of the Bowl” has no equal, and the book, having been written by one who had exceptional facilities for gathering material concerning the individual members of the settlements in and about St. Mary’s, is a most valuable addition to the history of the State.

     The story is full of splendid action, with a charming love story,
     and a plot that never loosens the grip of its interest to its last
     page.

BY BERWEN BANKS.  By Allen Raine.

     It is a tender and beautiful romance of the idyllic.  A charming
     picture of life in a Welsh seaside village.  It is something of a
     prose-poem, true, tender and graceful.

IN DEFIANCE OF THE KING.  A romance of the American Revolution.  By Chauncey C. Hotchkiss.  Cloth, 12mo. with four illustrations by J. Watson Davis.  Price, $1.00.

The story opens in the month of April, 1775, with the provincial troops hurrying to the defense of Lexington and Concord.  Mr. Hotchkiss has etched in burning words a story of Yankee bravery and true love that thrills from beginning to end with the spirit of the Revolution.  The heart beats quickly, and we feel ourselves taking a part in the exciting scenes described.  You lay the book aside with the feeling that you have seen a gloriously true picture of the Revolution.  His whole story is so absorbing that you will sit up far into the night to finish it.  As a love romance it is charming.

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