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THE NOVELS OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
THE INSIDE OF THE CUP. Illustrated by Howard Giles.
The Reverend John Hodder is called to a fashionable church in amiddle-western city. He knows little of modern problems and in histheology is as orthodox as the rich men who control his church coulddesire. But the facts of modern life are thrust upon him; an awakeningfollows and in the end he works out a solution.
A FAR COUNTRY. Illustrated by Herman Pfeifer.
This novel is concerned with big problems of the day. As _The Insideof the Cup_ gets down to the essentials in its discussion of religion,so _A Far Country_ deals in a story that is intense and dramatic, withother vital issues confronting the twentieth century.
A MODERN CHRONICLE. Illustrated by J. H. Gardner Soper.
This, Mr. Churchill's first great presentation of the EternalFeminine, is throughout a profound study of a fascinating youngAmerican woman. It is frankly a modern love story.
MR. CREWE'S CAREER. Illus. by A. I. Keller and Kinneys.
A new England state is under the political domination of a railway andMr. Crewe, a millionaire, seizes a moment when the cause of the peopleis being espoused by an ardent young attorney, to further his owninterest in a political way. The daughter of the railway presidentplays no small part in the situation.
THE CROSSING. Illustrated by S. Adamson and L. Baylis.
Describing the battle of Fort Moultrie, the blazing of the Kentuckywilderness, the expedition of Clark and his handful of followersin Illinois, the beginning of civilization along the Ohio andMississippi, and the treasonable schemes against Washington.
CONISTON. Illustrated by Florence Scovel Shinn.
A deft blending of love and politics. A New Englander is the hero, acrude man who rose to political prominence by his own powers, and thensurrendered all for the love of a woman.
THE CELEBRITY. An episode.
An inimitable bit of comedy describing an interchange of personalitiesbetween a celebrated author and a bicycle salesman. It is the purest,keenest fun--and is American to the core.
THE CRISIS. Illustrated with scenes from the Photo-Play.
A book that presents the great crisis in our national life withsplendid power and with a sympathy, a sincerity, and a patriotism thatare inspiring.
RICHARD CARVEL. Illustrated by Malcolm Frazer.
An historical novel which gives a real and vivid picture of Colonialtimes, and is good, clean, spirited reading in all its phases andinteresting throughout.
Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York