An engrossing tale of love and adventure.
A real Oppenheim tale, abundantly satisfying to the reader.--_New York World_
A romance of the intrigues of American finance.
The ever welcome Oppenheim.--_Boston Transcript_
Strongly depicts the love of an earnest missioner and a worldly heroine with a past.
An entrancingly interesting romance.--_Pittsburg Post_
A distinctly different story that deals with a wronged man's ingenious plan of revenge.
Mannister is a powerfully drawn character.--_Philadelphia Press_
_As a Man Lives, or the Mystery of the Yellow House_
Tells of an English curate and his mysterious neighbor.
Every page in it suggests a mystery.--_Literary World, London_
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY, _Publishers_, BOSTON
A capital story that "explains" the Russian Baltic fleet's attack on the North Sea fishing fleet.
An enthralling tale, with a surprisingly well-sustained mystery, and a series of plots, counterplots, and well-managed climaxes.--_Brooklyn Times_
An amazing story of the strange revenge of Sir Wingrave Seton, who suffered imprisonment for a crime he did not commit.
Spirited, aggressive, vigorous, mysterious, and, best of all, well told.--_Boston Transcript_
A gripping story of a West African miner who clears his name of a great stain.
A thrilling story throughout.--_Philadelphia Press_
An intensely dramatic tale of love, intrigue, and adventure in a South American state.
A daring bit of fiction, full of vigorous life and unflagging interest._--Chicago Tribune_
An enthralling story of treachery of state secrets in high diplomatic circles of England.
The denouement is almost as surprising as the mystery is baffling.--_Public Opinion_
A melodramatic story of Palermo and London, that is replete with action.
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY, _Publishers_, BOSTON
An engrossing story of English social political life, with powerfully drawn characters.
Thoroughly matured, brilliantly constructed, and convincingly told.--_London Times_
It is rare that so much knowledge of the world, taken as a whole, is set between two covers of a novel.--_Chicago Daily News_
A surprising tale of London life, with a most engaging heroine.
The consequences of a bold deception Mr. Oppenheim has unfolded to us with remarkable ingenuity. The story sparkles with brilliant conversation and strong situations.--_St. Louis Republic_