the widely read and discussed publications. The present volume is a
continuation or an elaboration of that work. In it Mr. Riis tells
with that charm which is peculiarly his own and with a wonderful
fidelity to life, little human interest stories of the people of the
"other half." He has taken incidents in their daily lives and has
so set them before the reader that there is gained a new and a real
insight into the existence of a class which is, with each year,
making its presence felt more and more in the nation. These tales,
though in the garb of fiction, are true. "I could not have invented
them had I tried; I should not have tried if I could," Mr. Riis
tells us in a prefatory note.



The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman

By H. G. WELLS. Cloth, 12mo. $1.50 net.

The name of H. G. Wells upon a title page is an assurance of merit.
It is a guarantee that on the pages which follow will be found an
absorbing story told with master skill. In the present hook Mr.
Wells surpasses even his previous efforts. He is writing of modern
society life, particularly of one very charming young woman, Lady
Harman, who finds herself so bound in by convention, so hampered by
restrictions, largely those of a well-intentioned but short-sighted
husband, that she is ultimately moved to revolt. The real meaning
of this revolt, its effect upon her life and those of her
associates, are narrated by one who goes beneath the surface in his
analysis of human motives. In the group of characters, writers,
suffragists, labor organizers, social workers and society lights