  BY VICTORIEN SARDOU. A Novelization of the Celebrated Play, BY A. D. HALL. The New York World says: To "dramatize" a novel is common work, to "novelize" a play comparatively rare. The latest in this line is "Gismonda," in which Miss Fanny Davenport has been so successful, and Mr. A. D. Hall has told the story in a very interesting manner. Philadelphia Press: The story is an interesting one, and with a plot quite out of the common. Portland Oregonian: A story that holds the interest. Denver Republican: The characters are exceedingly well depicted. "Gismonda" will prove a favorite with the novel-reading public and become one of the popular books of the season. Philadelphia Item: The kind of book which one sits over till he has finished the last word. It is a clever piece of literary work. New Orleans Picayune: It is needless to say, as it is Sardou's creation, that it is of intense interest. Buffalo News: A vivid and powerful story. Brooklyn Eagle: The amplification into the novel is done by Mr. A. D. Hall, who presents a full and interesting picture of modern or rather medieval Greece. The plot is quite original. Milwaukee Journal: While its situations are dramatic, it is by no means stagy. Albany Argus: We have every reason to believe that the excellent novelization will achieve popularity. Boston Traveler: It has basis for great interest. Syracuse Herald: The "novelizator" seems to have acquitted himself fairly well, and to have transformed the play into a highly romantic story. Burlington Hawkeye: Excellent novelization, and without a dull moment from beginning to end. Detroit Tribune: As the play has been a success, the novel will undoubtedly prove one also. The story has a unique plot, and the characters are well depicted. Albany Times-Union: No play produced during the past year has made such an instantaneous and overwhelming success as that of "Gismonda," and we have every reason to believe that the excellent novelization will achieve the same measure of popularity.
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