Part 11 (1/2)

_The reading of this book has no doubt been a pleasure and a profit to you. Then why not recommend it to your friends? You will find cards on the inside of the back cover to a.s.sist you._

[Ill.u.s.tration: ”Beyond is all abyss, Eternity, whose end no eye can reach.” (_See page 358._)]

BY THE AUTHOR OF ODD BITS

British Isles through an Opera Gla.s.s By CHARLES M. TAYLOR, Jr.

Author of ”Vacation Days in Hawaii and j.a.pan.” With 48 full-page ill.u.s.trations, princ.i.p.ally from photographs. Crown 8vo, about 350 pages, deckle edge paper, cloth jacket, in box, $2.00.

What is said of ”The British Isles”

Mr. Taylor has the knack of making the story of his journeyings entertaining to the public. The usual descriptions of time-worn scenes give place to charming personal narrative, and a wealth of incident and episode gives to the book an exceptional interest. The fine half-tones of English scenes liberally scattered through the work greatly enhance its charm.--_The Philadelphia Call._

It is a record of a pleasant tour by the less frequented paths of travel, not only in England, but in Scotland and Ireland. The author takes little from the guide books and their familiar histories, but notes many interesting details that attracted his own attention.

Furthermore he has ill.u.s.trated his book with a large number of photographs, both of places and people, that are quite out of the common run, and the pictures alone would suffice to give the volume distinction.--_The Philadelphia Times._

The book is all the eye could wish, and as we turn the pages quickly from one to another of the forty-eight beautiful photographic ill.u.s.trations a veritable panorama pa.s.ses before us. The author is enthusiastic over what he saw in the British Isles, and he is evidently desirous of sharing his pleasure with those who have not been privileged to see for themselves.--_The Philadelphia American._

It is a luxurious volume that records the interesting travels of one who knows how to pen vivid word pictures of places where those who love travel would like to be.--_The Bookseller._

Mr. Taylor traveled through the British Isles with an observing eye, a ready note-book, and a camera which he used with discreet intelligence.

The narrative is brightly written and abounds in anecdote, while the personal point of view is ever present and adds a touch of piquancy. The volume is beautifully made, and the photographs, about fifty in number, are particularly well reproduced in half-tones--_The Philadelphia Press._

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