D. APPLETON AND COMPANY'S PUBLICATIONS.
"The Story of the Year."
HALL CAINE'S NEW NOVEL.
THE Christian. By Hall Caine, author of "The Manxman," "The Deemster," "The Bondman," etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
"One of the grandest books of the century-end."—New York Home Journal.
"The public is hardly prepared for so remarkable a performance as 'The Christian.' ... A permanent addition to English literature. . . . Above and beyond any popularity that is merely temporary."—Boston Herald.
"Must be regarded as the greatest work that has yet come from the pen of this strong writer. . . . A book of wonderful power and force."—Brooklyn Eagle.
"The best story Hall Caine has written. It is one of the best stories that have been written for many years. It is emphatically the strongest and best story that has been written during the past twelve months.... A masterpiece in fiction."'—Buffalo Commercial.
"This extraordinary piece of fiction. None who read it will gainsay its power and effectiveness. . . . The remarkable book of the summer."—New York Times.
"Of powerful and absorbing interest. The reader is irresistibly fascinated from the very beginning. . . . A remarkable book."—Philadelphia Press.
"A noble story; one of the best half-dozen novels of the decade; a splendid piece of writing; a profound study in character, and a series of thrilling portrayals."—Chicago Evening Post.
"A book that has assuredly placed its maker upon a pedestal which will last well-nigh forever. . . . Powerful, thrilling, dramatic, and, best of all, intensely honest in its every line. . . . A truly wonderful achievement."—Cincinnati Commercial-Tibune.
"By long odds the most powerful production of his very productive pen, and it will live and be read and re-read when ninety per cent of the books of to-day are forgotten."—Boston Daily Globe.
"Though the theme is old, Mr. Caine has worked it up with a passion and power that make it new again. . . . Can not fail to thrill even the most careless reader."—New York Herald.
"'The Christian' is one of the strongest novels of the year, and is in some respects the greatest work this author has yet produced."—Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
"Indisputably Mr. Caine's strongest and most important work."—Philadelphia Bulletin.
"A powerful story. . . . The portrait of the pure womanliness of Glory Quayle is beyond any praise we can bestow."—N. Y. Mail and Express.
"By far the strongest novel that has been brought out this year. ... If you once dip into it you must stay with it until the end. It lays hold upon your heart and compels attention."—San Francisco Chronicle.
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