A STORY OF THE MINES.
By HOMER GREENE.
12mo, cloth. 230 pp. 14 illustrations. 90 cents.

"The recent prize competition for stories, held by the publishers of the Youth's Companion, called forth about 5000 aspirants for literary honors, among that multitude, Mr. Homer Greene, of Honesdale, Pa., whose story, the Blind Brother, took the first prize of $1500, probably the largest sum ever paid for a story to a hitherto comparatively unknown writer. The Blind Brother deals with life in the coal-mining region of the Wyoming Valley, and is remarkable for its dramatic intensity, power of characterization, humor and pathos."

"There are 4,000,000 boys in the United States from 10 to 16 years of age. This story was written for them. We wish every one of the number to read it. A style of writing more simple, clear, direct, forcible, and attractive could not be desired."—National Republican, Washington, D. C.

"This wonderfully pathetic and beautiful creation."—Wilkesbarre Union-Leader.

"It is a pleasure to think of anything at once so entertaining, so healthful, and so artistic, falling into the hands of youthful readers."—The Critic, New York.

"Well conceived, prettily told, and enlivened with effective touches of light and shade."—The Epoch, New York.

"A story of remarkable power and pathos."—Chicago Advance.

"Replete with thrilling incidents."—N. Y. Journal.

"Full of interest, full of information not usually stumbled upon, and full of lessons of morality and true manliness."—Christian Standard.

"The plot natural and arousing deep interest, whilst the story has its humorous and its touching passages."—Presbyterian Banner, Pittsburgh.

"So sweet and touching that the moral is profound."—New Haven Palladium.

"A good strong story, told with simplicity and directness."—Christian Intelligence, New York.

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