The Mystery of the Clasped Hands: A Novel

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  BOOKS BY J. A. ALTSHELER.

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  In Circling Camps.

  A Romance of the American Civil War. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

  "Mr. Altsheler has an enviable reputation. His method is that of Fenimore Cooper.... In 'In Circling Camps' he tells a good, strong, human story for its own sake, and not for the sake of showing off his talent as a literary story-teller. He gives us some great battle pieces, notably Shiloh and Gettysburg. His admiration of the nobler qualities of 'old friends turned foes' is so hearty and so sincerely dramatic that we love and pity the terrible valor of both."--_Richard Henry Stoddard, in the New York Mail and Express_.

  "The author seeks to interpret some of the situations of the civil war, and read to us out of the well-known records the story of personal bravery, the drama of personal history, and the old story of love which went on behind the grim scenes of war."--_Philadelphia Call_.

  A Herald of the West.

  An American Story of 1811-1815. 12mo. Cloth, $ 1.50.

  "A portion of our history that has not before been successfully embodied in fiction.... Extremely well written, condensed, vivid, picturesque, and there is continual action.... A rattling good story, and unrivaled in fiction for its presentation of the American feeling toward England during our second conflict."--_Boston Herald_.

  A Soldier of Manhattan.

  And his Adventures at Ticonderoga and Quebec. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper,50 cents.

  "The story is told in such a simple, direct way that it holds the reader's interest to the end, and gives a most accurate picture of the times."--_Boston Transcript_.

  "Graphic and intensely interesting.... The book may be warmly commended as a good specimen of the fiction that makes history real and living."--_San Francisco Chronicle_.

  The Sun of Saratoga.

  A Romance of Burgoyne's Surrender. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents.

  "Taken altogether, 'The Sun of Saratoga' is the best historical novel of American origin that has been written for years, if not, indeed, in a fresh, simple, unpretending, unlabored, manly way, that we have ever read."--_New York Mail and Express_.

  "A sprightly and spirited romance gracefully written in a crisp, fresh style that is simply delightful to read."--_Philadelphia Press_.