A Girl of Chicago, by Mary Moncure Parker. Author of "A Fair Maid of Florida," "A Gentleman of Cuba," "A Lucky Hazard," etc. New York, Chicago, [and] London: F. Tennyson Neely Co., [1901.] 140p.

Undistinguished plot and style are apparent throughout this temperance tract masquerading as fiction. Set in 1880s Chicago, the novel concerns Medora Allene, daughter of a fabulously rich Prairie Avenue family, who is pressured into a betrothal of convenience by her social climbing mother. Prior to the wedding, the bridegroom's former wife and child are discovered, and Medora is saved from total degradation. The unfortunate affair is blamed entirely on the bridegroom's overindulgence in spirits, and the theme is further carried out through a subplot involving a drunken husband and an understanding wife.

Don MacGrath; A Tale of the River, by Randall Parrish. Author of "When Wilderness Was King," Etc., Etc. I1lustrated by John W. Norton. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1910. 269p.

Adventure runs high and credibility low in this action-filled story promoting courage, chivalry, and honor. Stowing away on a river boat, Don escapes from the tough MacGrath gang, the only family he can remember, and begins a series of perilous adventures involving a down-and-out actor, a showboat destroyed by arson, and desperate encounters with treacherous kidnappers. Lacking the historical significance and adult plot of most of Parrish's other novels, this one is set mostly on the Mississippi River and along the Illinois shore, but mentions few familiar towns.

Book Review Digest, 1910, p. 302-3.

Gordon Craig; Soldier of Fortune, by Randall Parrish. Author of Keith of the Border, When Wilderness Was King, My Lady of Doubt, Etc., Etc. Illustrated by Alonzo Kimball. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912. 366p.

In this early mystery novel a fraud carefully planned in Chicago, is executed in Alabama and points south.

Book Review Digest, 1913, p. 403.

Frank Merriwell in Chicago; or, Meshed by Mysteries. By the Author of "Frank Merriwell. N[ew] Y[ork:] Street & Smith; 29 Rose St[reet,] July 18, 1896. 32p. (Tip Top Library, No. 14)

On a journey to Chicago, Frank Merriwell shares a seat with a young man who says his name is DeLancey Duncan. As they pass the time of day, attention is drawn to their physical resemblance and the similarity of their attire, which seem minor coincidences until a train wreck occurs during which Merriwell gets the wrong valise filled with bogus money. From that point the journey, which has bordered on tedium, becomes suddenly very active, involving young Merriwell in a series of strange events which seem dubious even when encountered between the covers of the serialized novel.

Frank Merriwell's Speed; or Breaking the Chicago Colts, by Burt L. Standish. [pseud.] New York: Street & Smith; 238 William St[reet,] August 25, 1900. 29p. (Tip Top Weekly; An Ideal Publication for the American Youth, No. 228)

Frank Merriwell and his Yale Athletic Team are in Chicago to play the Chicago Colts of the National Baseball League when Frank and Bart Hodge the team's catcher catch a glimpse of Madison Jones, against whom Merriwell holds a grudge for an underhanded deed perpetrated in the past. Going in pursuit of Jones, Hodge is injured and Merriwell disappears. When the day of the game arrives, the Athletics meet Chicago with a substitute pitcher, a tramp for a catcher, and little hope of winning or finding their revered team captain. At the last moment Frank reappears, wins the game, and revels in double victory when soon afterward, he learns that the evasive Madison Jones has been brought to justice. Frank Merriwell's Speed is an average literary effort of the nineteenth century serialized variety. Frank and his friends are a bit too heroic to be palatable, but the descriptions of baseball action are entertaining.

Rebellion, by Joseph Medill Patterson. Author of "A Little Brother of the Rich," etc. Illustrated by Walter Dean Goldbeck. Chicago: Publishers, The Reilly & Britton Co. [1911.] 355p.

The Catholic attitude toward divorce proves a serious stumbling block for Georgia Connor when love dies but religion prohibits dissolution of the marriage bond. Rebellion outlines the gradual disintegration of the marriage of Georgia and Jim Connor caused by drinking, unemployment, the death of a child, and general ambivalence. Georgia's return to work brings about financial independence and enables her to separate from her husband but the church still prohibits divorce. A new love, followed by a reconciliation and return to old miseries, finally persuades Georgia to rebel against the Church and seek a divorce in spite of religious teaching and church disapproval. Rebellion presents arguments for both sides of the divorce question, avoiding bias for either side. Set in Chicago around 1910, Rebellion is representative of the plight of millions throughout the world who let a former mistake bring daily misery to their lives.

Book Review Digest, 1912, p. 355-6.

Duchess of Few Clothes, A Comedy by Philip Payne. Author of "The Mills of Man." Chicago, New York [and] London: Rand, McNally & Company, [1904.] 341p.

Touching all who enter the lobby of Chicago's grand Pantheon Hotel, Duchess of Few Clothes is an indiscriminate satire directed at Chicago society. Elsinore Vantage, cigar vendor at the Pantheon, labeled Duchess of Few Clothes by a jealous lady cashier who notices that Miss Vantage does not wear a fresh shirtwaist every day, is a frequent observer and sometimes participant in the never ending drama taking place in the hotel lobby. Before her counter appear the wealthy Alonzo A. Farson owner of the Pantheon, whose valet has complete control over the hotel and its employees; Farson's haughty daughter who secretly lusts after the violinist in the orchestra; the bellhop who enjoys mimicking the wealthy people with whom he comes into contact, the barber who knows everyone's vulnerable spot and uses the information to his own advantage; and a host of others--employees and guests--who vie for power, love, social position, money, or a combination of the above, in the grim game of life.

Athenaeum, 1/7/1905, p. 11. N. Y. Times Book Review, 6/18/1904, p. 407.

The Mills of Man, A Novel by Philip Payne. Chicago & New York: Rand, McNally & Co.. 1903. 476p.

Chicago and state politics at the turn of the century are exposed in this slow and tediously sentimental novel about the virtuous wife of an evil and power-hungry political climber. Other steretypes include the boss of the Chicago machine, a popular but ailing senator, an honest journalist, and two admirable women who are magnanimously forgiven for indiscretions of their earlier days. References to Tammany, Croker, Free Silver, Egypt, John A. Logan, and Lincoln can do little to change the improbability of the plot.

N. Y. Times Book Review, 10/10/1903, p. 723.

The Automatic Capitalists, [by] Will Payne. Illustrated by Leslie L. Benson. Boston: Richard G. Badger; The Gorham Press, 1909. 150p.

Marcus Barrington and Theodore Benton of the Chicago brokerage house of Barrington and Benton realize, rather sadly, that their liabilities total $147,628.69, while assets amount to $137.23 and one gas bond. In a frantic effort to regain financial solvency, the two men devise an intricate scheme to build up their assets employing the Stock Exchange, other people's bonds, and the element of human greed. The scheme almost works. However, some very observant Bears of the Chicago Stock Exchange see through the scheme and plan a counterscheme using Barrington and Benton's effort for their own benefit, causing the loss of $318.23 and the one gas bond.

Jerry the Dreamer, A Novel by Will Payne. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1896. 299p.

When Jerry Drew leaves his Tampico, Illinois, home hoping for a career in journalism on the staff of one of the great Chicago dailies, his mind is filled with visions of wealth, glory, and a triumphal return to marry his childhood sweetheart and live happily ever after. Of course, his dreams never materialize, but then dreams are fleeting things which change from moment to moment. In the reality of bustling Chicago, Jerry doesn't find work immediately. His first job is a precarious one with The New Era, a struggling socialist reform newspaper. His second with The Evening Call, offers stability and pays a little more than the first, but opens new vistas to an active imagination; and when in the line of duty Jerry meets Georgia House, wealthy, pampered daughter of a Chicago judge, his dreams move immediately to the city. A difficult courtship and a hasty elopement force Jerry again face-to-face with reality. A solution to his immediate dilemma is offered as the novel ends, but dreams of wealth and love intermingled with dreams of a living wage and organized labor still remain to trouble him, suggesting that though the novel ends, Jerry remains constant, hovering somewhere between dream and stark reality.

Dial, 8/16/1896, p. 95. Literary World, 10/3/1896, p. 330. Saturday Review,10/17/1896, p. 427-8.

Mr. Salt, A Novel by Will Payne. With Illustrations by Charles H. White. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside Press, Cambridge. 1903. 330p.

Surrounded by ordinary men who have made fortunes, often by accident, during the Chicago land boom, Henry Salt, with ambition and financial genius, has a decided advantage over his peers. In a setting which includes a nationwide financial crisis, the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago railroad strikes, William Jennings Bryan and the free silver movement, and the ever-fluctuating stock market, Salt maneuvers to make his presence known. His relentless manipulation of men, companies and the stock exchange as he builds his own financial hierarchy provides enlightening material for the reader interested in business affairs during the 1880s.

Dial, 2/16/1904, p. 121. Nation, 2/18/1904, p. 134. N. Y. Times Book Review, 11/7/1903, p. 802. Outlook, 11/14/1903, p. 661.

The Money Captain, by Will Payne. Author of "Jerry, the Dreamer." Chicago & New York: Herbert S. Stone & Company, MDCCCXCVIII. 323p.

Big business is the major concern of Will Payne in his novel, The Money Captain, but in the course of his story he gives equal consideration to the small investor, public servants, and individuals whose lives are affected by the manipulations of the corporate giant. Mr. Dexter controls Chicago's public utilities by holding a majority of the stock in the Consolidated Gas Company. When a competitive supplier begins operation, Dexter contrives to gain control of that company as well. The scheme involves questionable dealing on the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago City Council, and the effects are far-reaching. Besides closing one of Chicago's major banking firms, the scheme touches lawyers, brokers, local newsmen, clerks, errand boys, investors, and families of those directly and indirectly involved. The novel has been compared to Fuller's The Cliff-Dwellers in plot and style.

Atlantic, 2/1899, p. 285. Dial, 11/1/1898, p. 306. Independent, 12/29/1898, p. 1942. Literary World, 12/24/1898, p. 456. N. Y. Times Book Review, 12/10/1898, p. 826. Outlook, 11/12/1898, p. 676.

On Fortune's Road; Stories of Business, by Will Payne. Author of "The Story of Eva," "The Money Captain," etc. With Eight full-page drawings by Thomas Fogarty. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1902. 290p.

Seven short stories concerning bank failures, wheat deals, stock brokers, strikes, and the Chicago Board of Trade provide an adequate view of the Chicago business world around 1900.

CONTENTS: In the Panic.--A Day in Wheat.--The Plant at High Grove.--The Chairman's Politics.--The Lame Boy.--The Salt Crowd's Trade.--The End of the Deal.

Athenaeum, 10/18/1902, p. 519. Critic, 1/1903, p. 86. Dial, 11/16/1902, p. 329. Nation, 11/6/1902, p. 368.

The Story of Eva, A Novel by Will Payne. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1901. 340p.

A mild denunciation of a society which places woman in a position subservient to man, The Story of Eva focuses on Eva Soden, who dissolves an unsuccessful marriage to gain financial independence, only to begin an equally unsuccessful relationship out of what appears to be necessity. Although condemned by early critics for its blatant disregard for punishment of the wages of sin, The Story of Eva is rather insipid by modern standards. The setting is turn-of-the-century Chicago, as women are beginning to cast off the domestic stereotype and create places for themselves in the male dominated world of business.

Athenaeum, 8/24/1901, p. 247. Bookman (NY), 5/1901, p. 247-9. Dial, 9/1/1901, p. 137-8. Independent, 6/13/1901, p. 1383. N. Y. Times Book Review, 4/20/1901, p. 273. Outlook, 4/27/1901, p. 970. SaturdayReview, 9/14/1901, p. 341.

The House of Hawley, by Elmore Elliott Peake. Author of "The Darlingtons," "The Pride of Tellfair," Etc. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1905. 341p.

Southern Illinois is the setting for this sentimental romance with a honeysuckle style and southern fried chicken flavor. Barnwell is a typical southern town and the Hermitage, a mile-and-a-half away, is the proud estate of Major and Mrs. Hawley and their beloved granddaughter Christine, whom they have reared from birth. Innumerable black servants also live on the estate. Christine, the Major's favorite grandchild, has everything she wants except permission to marry the man she loves. young lawyer Norman Colfax, whose chief offense is his affiliation with the Republican party. Nonetheless, Christine marries Norman, incurring her grandfather's wrath and the disinheritance she knows will result. Norman invests unwisely in a coal mine near Eldorado, and it is a long year before the crisis develops which is necessary to bring about reconciliation. Southern honor, hospitality, and pride are much in evidence, as is an outmoded and patronizing attitude toward blacks, but believable descriptions of the area are lacking.

Book Review Digest, 1905, p. 270.

The Strange Case of Eric Marotté; A Modern-Historical Problem-Romance of Chicago, by John Irving Pearce, Jr. Author of "From Within," "Last Days of Lincoln," "Heart's-Ease and Hawthorn; Myrtile and Rue," "Lyrical Sketches," Etc. Frontespiece in Colors by Carl J. Blenner. Illustrated by Norman Tolson and Numerous Photographs, Published at Chicago: [Press of P. F. Pettibone & Company,] Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen. 366p.

A child abandoned on the doorstep of a Negro couple is adopted by them and reared to maturity with no hint of his early background. Assimilating Negro culture and accepting nineteenth century attitudes toward race, John longs for much that is denied him because of his black heritage. He accepts his fate stoically, but his love for Gretchen Hummelmueller, a beautiful neighbor girl of German ancestry, causes him to hope for white parents when he discovers the fact that he is a foundling. All works out for John as he is enabled to attend Yale, is accepted as a partner in a prosperous manufacturing firm, discovers his true parents (white), and wins the fair Gretchen. Unfortunately, the story lacks realism; the Negro background lacks authenticity; and John's relationships with neighbors and friends lack credibility. But the author gives an in-depth view of pre-World War I Goose Island, an industrial area located in the North Fork of the Chicago River, which is available in no other fictional work.

Lotta Embury's Career, by Elia W. Peattie. With Illustrations. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1915. 214p.

Lotta Embury, daughter of a small-town storekeeper, desires a career in music, and toward that end, leaves her Maitland, Iowa, home to study violin in Chicago. When it becomes apparent that she will never attain her goal, Lotta abandons music for more practical employment. Unfortunately, Aunt Cathy Summerville, the prime mover behind Lotta's ambition, refuses to accept the inevitable, until Lotta returns to her Iowa home and becomes thoroughly entrenched in the operation of the family store. Book Review Digest, 1915, pp. 375-6.

The Newcomers, by Elia W. Peattie. With Illustrations by B. F. Rosenmeyer. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1917. 187p.

First serialized in the Youth's Companion, this bit of fluff is the story of the Wardells--mother, son, and two daughters--who move to Dalroy, Illinois, a mean little town on the Rock River, where son Robert is to engineer the building of a dam. Construction is delayed, but the family settles in the town anyway, orients quickly to the new situation, and begins immediately dispelling feuds, quieting gossip, and organizing civic projects. Of course, everyone falls in love. As the story progresses it becomes saccharine sweet, and is made the slightest bit incredible because of it. There is no redeeming social or historical significance. Yet, there is a quaint charm which may endear it to a few readers.

Book Review Digest, 1917, p. 438.

The Precipice, A Novel by Elia W. Peattie. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1914. 418p.

Following her graduation from the University of Chicago, Kate Barrington returns stoically to her home in Silvertree to begin her readjustment to the casual pace of small-town life. As time passes, it becomes evident that Kate is somewhat less than content, but she restrains herself until the death of her mother frees her to return to Chicago to seek the career she desires. As a social worker in the city, Kate encounters, for the first time, the downtrodden women of the world, and is made painfully aware of the problems and the inferior position of womankind in Pre-World War I America. Therefore, when love enters her life, Kate is hesitant to admit it until she devises a workable compromise between home and career. Although the pace of the novel is leisurely and the plot somewhat dated, the message is as pointed and the subject as current today as when the book was written in 1914.

Book Review Digest, 1914, p. 422.

The Ghost Belonged to Me, A Novel by Richard Peck. New York: The Viking Press, [1975.] 183p.

When Blossom Culp tells Alexander Armsworth that he is receptive to the spirit world, he is skeptical, but his skepticism fades when he encounters the ghost of Inez Dumaine, a child who died during Civil War times. The discovery of Inez's spirit makes Alexander a minor celebrity in his hometown, Bluff City, Illinois, but the attention he receives becomes insignificant in light of the adventure which comes as a result of the discovery. Set in southern Illinois in 1913, this delightfully scary ghost story has all the charm of a bygone era, presented in a manner which is as timeless as the ghost it portrays.

Booklist, 7/1/1975, p. 1129. Christian Science Monitor, 6/10/1975, p. 16. Kirkus, 4/15/1975, p. 456. N. Y. Times Book Review, 7/27/1975, p. 8. Psychology Today, 9/1975, p. 11. School Library Journal, 9/1975, p. 109.

The Gentle Tyrants, by Melanie Pflaum. New York, N[ew] Y[ork:] Carlton Press, Inc., [1969.] 274p. (A Geneva Book)

When Pierre de Pres migrates to America, his major objective is to earn a fortune so that he can return to France and live out his days in comfort among those whom he knows and loves. Arriving in Chicago at the time of the fire of 1871, he begins driving the city streets in a horse-drawn wagon collecting scrap metal from the rubble. Pierre des Pres never realizes his ambition, but remains in Chicago founding a million-dollar industry and a dynasty which the author traces through seventy-five years and three generations. The stories of Pierre, Genevieve, and Robert des Pres are stories of frustration, fear, hope, determination, love, death, birth--the trials of which life are made. But The Gentle Tyrants is more than that. Spanning the years from the Chicago fire to World War II, the novel touches on the rebuilding of the city, the Haymarket Riots, the women's movements, the turn of the century, the enthusiasm and losses of World War I, the capriciousness of the 1920s, and the great Depression, ending with World War II. The Gentle Tyrants is a beautiful panoramic view, with Chicago as the background.

Chimmie Fadden Out West, A Sequel to Chimmie Fadden, by W. A. Phelon Jr. of the Chicago Daily News. Chicago: E. A. Weeks & Company; 521-53 Wabash Avenue, [1896.] 171p.

A series of humorous monologs in ethnic dialect describe how Chimmie Fadden the Bowery's favorite son, comes to be in Chicago, takes a cruise on the lake, ventures to Chinatown, encounters Chicago's public transportation system, and handles dozens of other experiences unique to the City on the Lake. Set in the late 1890s Chimmie Fadden Out West is an accurate and thoroughly delightful travelogue for the city of Chicago. Unfortunately, the dialectic style hampers reading, and scarcity of the item removes it from accessibility to all but the most determined reader.

Golden Fleece, The American Adventures of a Fortune Hunting Earl, by David Graham Phillips. Illustrations by Harrison Fisher. New York: McClure, Phillips, & Co., 1903. 326p.

Lord Frothingham an English nobleman whose family's wealth has diminished to almost nothing travels to the United States in search of a wealthy bride who can restore his financial position in exchange for the priviledge of becoming a countess. One prospective arrangement after another falls through as Frothingham follows up leads in New York, Boston Washington, Philadelphia, and finally Chicago. The result is a repetitiously cynical look at shallow values on both sides of the ocean.

N. Y. Times Book Review, 5/23/1903, p. 351.

The Plum Tree, by David Graham Phillips. Author of The Cost, Golden Fleece, Etc. Illustrated by E. M. Ashe. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1905.] 389p.

An over-exposure of one man's role in political corruption, The Plum Tree begins in an unnamed state and spreads across the nation with major action taking place in Chicago, Washington, and New York. Fictional state and national campaigns are used to illustrate how political games are played with blatant disregard for the welfare of the majority.

Book Review Digest,1905, p. 275.

Dyke Darrel, The Railroad Detective; or, The Crime of the Midnight Express, by Frank Pinkerton. Chicago: Fred C. Laird Publisher, 286 S[outh] Water St[reet] Cor[ner] Lake, Copyrighted, 1886. 121p.

Murder and robbery on the Central Railroad's midnight express prove more than routine for railroad detective Dyke Darrel, for emotions and personal vendettas arise to cloud the issues. But Darrel is equal to the occasion in this 1880s mystery novel set in Chicago.

The Burglar's Fate and the Detectives, by Allan Pinkerton. Author of "Expressman and Detective," "Melnotte and Detectives," "Professional Thieves and Detectives," "Railroad Forger and Detectives," "Mollie Maguires and Detectives," "Spiritualists and Detectives," Etc., Etc., Etc. New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers, [1883.] 344p.

A bank robbery in Geneva, Illinois, is investigated by detectives of the Pinkerton Agency, and the robbers, including one in the employ of the bank, are brought to justice through the thoughtful, diligent work of operative John Manning. Written by the founder of the Pinkerton Agency, this novel is based entirely on fact, with only dialogue and the occasional change of a name to categorize it as fiction. The story tends to be tedious and detailed, but accurately reflects methods of investigation used in the 1800s.

Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches, by Allan Pinkerton. Author of "The Expressman and the Detective," "The Model Town and the Detectives," "The Spiritualists and the Detectives," "The Mollie Maguires and the Detectives," "Strikers, Communists, Tramps and Detectives." New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers; London: S. Low, Son & Co., MDCCCLXXIX. 324p.

See No. 201.

Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives, Don Pedro and the Detectives, [and] Poisoner and the Detectives, by Allan Pinkerton. Author of "The Expressman and the Detective," "The Model Town and the Detectives, " "The Spiritualists and the Detectives, " "The Mollie Maguires and the Detectives, " "Strikers, Communists, Tramps and Detectives, " Etc., Etc., Etc. New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers; London: S. Low, Son & Co., MDCCCLXXIX. 377p.

Detailed descriptions of three famous detective cases solved by Pinkerton Agency operatives appear here as related by the founder of the agency. Only Poisoner and the Detectives, a fictionalized retelling of a murder/robbery which occurred in 1870, is set in Chicago.

The Mystery of Paul Chadwick; A Bachelor's Story, by John W. Postgate. Chicago: Laird & Lee, Publishers, [1896.] 248p.

Romantic intrigue overshadows all other facets of this novel set within the limits dictated by an 1890s upper-middle class social code. Taking place in Chicago, the novel concerns the marriage of Paul Chadwick to Helen Barton, a divorcee of questionable character. As each decisive act on the part of the couple calls for a thorough analysis in the drawing room, the novel gets totally bogged down in gossip, misinterpretation, half-revealed truths, and out-and-out falsehoods. Postgate has drawn an adequate picture of Chicago's affluent boardinghouse society of the 1890s but it is so laden with trivia that a "who cares? " attitude quickly sets in.

The Stolen Laces; An Episode in the History of Chicago Crime. From the Diary of Ex-Chief Denis Simmons, of the Chicago Police, by John T. Postgate... Chicago: Laird & Lee, Publishers. 1889. 175p. (The Pinkerton Detective Series, Vol. 28)

A scandalously flirtatious lawyer's wife plays a leading role in a Chicago burglary ring in this melodramatic subscription novel. Detective Denis Simmons catches the young punks who do the dastardly deeds, but not until they have succeeded in breaking up the lace-store clerk's romance and placing an elderly spinster, whose chief sin is love of gossip, in an asylum for the insane in Elgin. The lying lawyer and his wicked wife escape justice, but only temporarily.

A Woman's Devotion; or, The Mixed Marriage. A Story of the Rival Detectives. An American Novel, Founded on Facts, by John W. Postgate. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, Publishers; 148, 150, 152 and 154 Monroe Street; and New York: 323 Broadway, 1887. 270p.

The murder of David Jones, a farmer of the Montcalm community near Chicago, is sensationalized by neighbors, reporters, and law enforcement officials to the point that truth is impossible to recognize. Two rival detectives, Joseph Paxton and Thomas Hood, assume responsibility for solving the case, and each implicates Mrs. Jones, the victim's wife--but each implicates a different woman. The publisher claims that the novel is based on an actual police case, and the style, which seems more journalistic than literary bears out the claim. However, names of people and places have been changed although Montcalm is probably the former community of Mont Claire which has now become a part of Chicago.

A Princess of the Underworld; or, The Mysterious Burglary at Lake View, [by the author of "Nick Carter."] Edited by Chickering Carter [pseud.] New York: Street & Smith; 238 William St[reet,] June 25, 1904. 28p. (New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 391)

Nick Carter, master New York detective consents to help Chicago police track down a daring jewel thief who has burglarized several homes in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. After learning all that the Chief of Chicago Police can tell him concerning the robberies Nick strikes out alone in search of the thief. Using inductive reasoning to his advantage, Nick soon determines a suspect--one of the robbery victims--but encounters considerable difficulty in proving her guilt and turning her over to the authorities.

The Pullman Plot; or, Nick Carter's Chance Clew. By the Author of "Nick Carter." New York: Street & Smith, Publishers; 29 Rose St[reet,] October 20, 1894. 15p. (Nick Carter Library, No. 168)

Quite by accident, Nick Carter sees Black Bart on the streets of New York and decides to follow him, knowing Bart's reputation for crime. This chance encounter leads Nick on a journey to Chicago, via the North Shore Limited and involves him in a plot to wreck and highjack a train. The Pullman Strike of 1894 supplies the background for this action-packed story. Unfortunately, the plot stresses adventure far more than history.

The Broken Lance, by Herbert Quick. Author of Aladdin & Co., Double Trouble, etc. With Illustrations by C. D. Williams. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1907.] 546p.

Emerson Courtright, a young school teacher turned minister, finds the climb to prominence in his chosen profession an easy one, for his native intelligence, good looks, and charm endear him to all he meets. But Courtright quickly becomes disillusioned with the quality of mercy in the large First Church congregation for which he is Spiritual leader, and through an old friend, Morgan Yeager, becomes deeply involved in politics, the social revolution, and labor reform. The author uses the novel as a sounding board for his theories concerning labor, management, economics, taxes, and sundry other social ills of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The setting is Chicago and vicinity.

Book Review Digest, 1907, p. 355.