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BY THE SAME AUTHOR Captain Margaret By JOHN MASEFIELD C/ofA, $i.3S Captain Margaret, owner of the Broken Heart, mild dreamer and hardy adventurer in one, is a type of character one does not often meet in fiction, and his troubled pursuit of the vision he is always seeing, in Mr. Masefield's telling, is a story such as we seldom hear. it is a strange crew that goes scurrying out of Salcombe Pool on a darkening flood-tide in the Broken Hearty bound for the treasure- land of Darien. There is Captain Cammock, strong and fine, Stukeley the beast, Perrin the feeble, Olivia beautiful and blind, and Captain Margaret wisely good and uncomplaining — not a one of them but shines out from the story with unforgettable vividness. From England to Virginia and the Spanish Main with men at arms between decks goes the Brokejt Heart following her master's dream, and her thrilling voyage with its storms and battles is strongly and stirringly told. When John Masefield writes of the sea, the sea lives. "Worthy to rank high among books of its class. The story has quality, charm, and spirited narrative." — Outlook. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York