Stories of the Mingling Folk. Illustrated, net $1.00.
Professor Steiner has the story-teller's knack and uses his art with consummate skill in this collection, where will be found dramatic tragedy and profound pathos in strong contrast with keen humor and brilliant wit, all permeated by an uncompromising optimism. No man has probed the heart of the immigrant more deeply, and his interpretation of these Americans of tomorrow is at once a revelation and an inspiration: a liberal education in brotherhood.
"This is a very delightful story, told in the broadest and most fascinating Scotch language. The author belongs of right to that class of modern Scotch writers who bring out matters of vital human interest, with religious and tender touches, and this story is one that any writer might be proud of and any reader of feeling and vitality must delight in."--_Journal and Messenger_.
Told in Letters from Yang Ping Yu. Finely decorated boards, net 50c.
Written in English picturesquely colored with Chinese, at once naive and yet full of worldly wisdom, frank and yet discreetly reserved. The story as told in the letters is real, vivid, convincing. It is a human document that will compel the attention of the reader from beginning to end, and verify again the saying that "truth is stranger than fiction."
"The story is very pleasant and very human. In her bravery and courage, in her wit and merriment, the bride reminds one somewhat of the "Lady of the Decoration." This similarity adds, however, rather than detracts from the charm of the book. She is thoroughly good-natured and clever and companionable, with a whimsical and ever-present sense of humor."--_Chicago Evening Post_.
Readers of John Fox, Jr.'s stories will recognize the location of this story at once. The author and her husband, President of the great Theological Seminary of Louisville, have taken a large interest in these descendants of _some of the best American stock_. Through the tender humanness of her narrative Mrs. Mullins bids fair to gain a large audience for this intensely interesting work.
A realistic story of native and mission life in India; a story dealing with the stress of famine and the pathetic condition of India's child-widows.