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 "Timely, manly, thoroughbred, and eminently suggestive."—

Sixteenth Edition of a New York Novel.

THE HON. PETER STIRLING

And what people thought of him. By Paul

Leicester Ford. 1 2mo, cloth, $ 1 .50.

The Nation: " Floods of light on the raison d' être, origin, and methods of the dark figure that directs the destinies of our cities. . . So strongly imagined and logically drawn that it satisfies the demand for the appearance of truth in an. . . Telling scenes and incidents and descriptions of political organization, all of which are literal transcripts of life and fact — not dry irrelevancies thrown in by way of imparting information, but lively detail, needful for a clear understanding of Stirling s progress from the humble chairmanship of a primary to the dictator's throne. . . In the use of dramatic possibilities, Mr. Ford is discreet and natural, and without giving Stirling a heroic pose, manages to win for him very hearty sympathy and belief. Stirling's private and domestic story is well knit with that of his public adventures. . . A very good novel."

The Atlantic Monthly. "Commands our very sincere respect . . there is no glaring improbability about his story . . . the highly dramatic crisis of the story. ., The tone and manner of the book are noble. . . A timely, manly, thoroughbred, and eminently suggestive book."

The Review of Reviews : " His relations with women were of unconventional sincerity and depth. . . Worth reading on several accounts."

The Dial: " One of the strongest and most vital characters that have appeared in our fiction;. . . A very charming love story. To discern the soul of good in so evil a thing as Municipal politics calls for sympathies that are not often united with a sane ethical outlook; but Peter Stirling is possessed of the one without losing his sense of the other, and it is, this combination of qualities that make him so impressive and admirable a figure. . . Both a readable and an ethically helpful book."

The New York Tribune: " A portrait which is both alive and easily recognizable."

New York Times: " Mr, Ford's able political novel."

The Literary World: "A fine, tender love story. . . A very unusual, but, let us believe, a possible character. . . Peter Stirling is a man's hero. . . Very readable and enjoyable.

The Independent : " Full of life. The interest never flags. . . It is long since we have read a better novel or one more thoroughly and naturally American."

The Boston Advertiser : " Sure to excite attention and win popularity."

The Brooklyn Eagle: "A love and labor story . . . terribly picturesque. . . Abundance of humor."

The Baltimore Sun : " The team of politics and love drive very well together. . . Mr. Ford has created a very effective character under very difficult circumstances."

The Springfield Republican: "A plain, old-fashioned story of a man with a conscience."

Detroit Free Press : " Few novels published recently will be read with more absorbing interest."

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