THE BOOK OF THE YEAR!

The Romance of an Alter Ego.

By LLOYD BRYCE.

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The intricate plot of the story is cleverly thought out, and developed with studious care, holding the interest of the reader until the last page, and bringing him face to face with those conditions of contemporary life and civilization, which grow daily darker in aspect, and begin to change the interest which economists have taken in them thus far, into serious apprehension of what the near future has in store. A clever use is made in the unfolding of the story of the latest discoveries of Doctor Charcot, and other students of mesmerism and hypnotism.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"There are many clever chapters in the book, and the events of contemporaneous human interest are treated in a peculiarly graphic way.

. . For the class of readers interested in psychological research, the Romance of an Alter Ego' will be welcome. Mr. Bryce has written a capital story. The task of a storyteller must be considered successful if the reader is held interested to the end of the book."-New York World.

'One series of exciting incidents from beginning to end."-Morning Journal.

"That the book will find thousands of readers there is scarcely a doubt."

-Utica Morning Herald.

"The Romance of an Alter Ego' will doubtless prove one of the volumes of lighter fiction the most in demand this summer. To say the least, it is an entertaining story from beginning to end.-Boston Times.

"A novel of a good deal of originality and cleverness of execution.... The story is quite original in its construction, cleverly and naturally woven together.... the swift, lively, and lifelike way in which it is written."

-Chicago Times.

"Will be widely read as much for the real merit of the story as of its novel character."

-Daily Telegraph, Harrisburgh, Penn.

"The author's style is vivacious and the plot is a good one, cleverly handled. It is evidently the work of a wide-awake man of the day whose main object—to entertain—has been ably accomplished.-St. Louis Republican.

"A romance, truly, and, viewed as a romance, excellent of its kind. The scenes are exciting, the tale well told, the plot sufficiently intricate, and the characters individual and marked..... The book is very well written, and the motive is strongly put before the reader."

-New York Truth.

"A queer jumble, but the mixture effervesces in a strange, uncanny, and lively manner-the erratic play of fancy of a man of imagination and daring.-Baltimore Sun.

"It is a well-written book. Its plot is not conventional and is excellent. It is full of action and incident. It holds constantly the reader's interest..... 'Tis a book to read, and to think about after.-Duluth Evening Herald.

"It is a relief to turn from the shoals of unreadable trash .... and to take up a book which must make its mark, and which indeed, will probably create a sensation..... Will be eagerly welcomed by all who desire to peruse a wellconstructed and well-written story." -Town Topics

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