"A Good Book Is the Precious
Life-Blood of a Master Spirit, Embalmed and Treasured
Up on Purpose to a Life Beyond Life."
Milton: Areopagitica

ILLUSTRATED

BARSE & HOPKINS
NEW YORK NEWARK
N.Y. N.J.

Copyright, 1912
by Barse & Hopkins

The articles in this
book appeared originally in the
Sunday book-page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The privilege of reproducing them
here is due to the courtesy of
M.H. de Young, Esq.

TO AMERIQUE
WHOSE
LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
HELPED ME TO WRITE
THIS BOOK