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Kings in Adversity

by Edward S. Van Zile

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KINGS IN ADVERSITY

BY EDWARD S. VAN ZILE

AUTHOR OF “THE MANHATTANERS,” “THE LAST OF THE VAN SLACKS,” ETC.

NEW YORK F. TENNYSON NEELY 114 Fifth Avenue 1897

Neely’s Prismatic Library.

GILT TOP, 50 CENTS.

“I know of nothing in the book line that equals Neely’s Prismatic Library for elegance and careful selection. It sets a pace that others will not easily equal and none surpass.”—E. A. Robinson.

SOUR SAINTS AND SWEET SINNERS. By Carlos Martyn.

SEVEN SMILES AND A FEW FIBS. By Thomas J. Vivian. With full-page illustrations by well-known artists.

A MODERN PROMETHEUS. By E. Phillips Oppenheim.

THE SHACKLES OF FATE. By Max Nordau.

A BACHELOR OF PARIS. By John W. Harding. With over 50 illustrations by William Hofacher.

MONTRESOR. By Loota.

REVERIES OF A SPINSTER. By Helen Davies.

THE ART MELODIOUS. By Louis Lombard.

THE HONOR OF A PRINCESS. By F. Kimball Scribner.

OBSERVATIONS OF A BACHELOR. By Louis Lombard.

KINGS IN ADVERSITY. By E. S. Van Zile.

NOBLE BLOOD AND A WEST POINT PARALLEL. By Captain King.

TRUMPETER FRED. By Captain King. Illustrated.

FATHER STAFFORD. By Anthony Hope.

THE KING IN YELLOW. By R. W. Chambers.

IN THE QUARTER. By R. W. Chambers.

A PROFESSIONAL LOVER. By Gyp.

BIJOU’S COURTSHIPS. By Gyp. Illustrated.

A CONSPIRACY OF THE CARBONARI. By Louise Muhlbach.

SOAP BUBBLES. By Dr. Max Nordau.

F. TENNYSON NEELY, PUBLISHER, NEW YORK, LONDON.

Copyrighted in the United States and Great Britain in MDCCCXCVII by F. Tennyson Neely.

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