Judge — January 19, 1918 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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ail matter Square, py: 19 | nd Meio. ge: tod too, Mas January 19, 1918 A GLASS OF WINE WITH THE BORGIAS | The youth hesitates, hand on glass. Will he obcy the imperious look of command in the eyes of the beautiful Lucrezia— the magnet that has drawn him to this supper in the pontifical apartment? Will he yield to the ingratiating advances of Czsar and partake of the protfered cup? Or will he be warned before it is too late by the sinister glance shot from the cruel eyes of the old Pontiff, as he coldly calculates the destruction of the young gallant? To comply or refuse is equally hazardous. If he decline the poisoned draught will he escape the knife of the hired assassin even now lurking in the shadows of the Papal Palace? Rodrigo Borgia (Alexander V1), Lucrezia and Cwsar formed the diabolical trinity which sat for eleven years upon the papal throne in Rome, an impious parody of the Holy Trinity—the most perfect incarnation of evil that ever existed on earth. How many gallant lives thus darkly and without commotion passed out of sight, whirled away by the headlong torrent of the ambition of that terrible triumvirate, is told as only that great weaver of word pictures, Alexandre Dumas, could tell it in his SO || ASIA WW Fa ‘ THE CELEBRATED CRIMES OF HISTORY NEVER BEFORE TRANSLATED The millions of English readers and admirers of the works of Alexandre Dumas will hail with keen delight this, the first, and absolutely the on/y complete and unexpurgated translation of Dumas’ Les Cri Cevesres, now for the first time available at a price within the reach of all readers. Printed from the same plates as the Edition sold by the Publisher at $125.00 a set, which was eagerly snapped up by wealthy connoisseurs, the small edition it is our privilege to offer our patrons has all the unusual features so much appreciated by lovers of books as works of art. The eight volumes are beautifully bound in cloth, stamped with emblem- atic design, with monogram in Gold Field. The printing is large and clear, and the paper all that could be desired. The eight volumes are finished with Real Gold Tops. The illustrations were made in Paris by M. Jacques Wagrez, and the specially designed Renaissance title pages are by Giraldon. A Licentious Court Nothing in the Whole Dumas’ Masterpiece ec of this series, historically, may be World Like Them E BRATED CRIMES OP HISTORY is con ‘ ” sd by many in Prance as Dumas’ masterpiece. _ The when it is known that there are nearly eight stowed on it by Andrew’ Lang. hundred personages and places introduced, many cat crimes have played so lar ompetent judges amont most famous scenes in medieval — world’s bh identified with t ’ y auarded this treasure that over half and later history, v off the knowledge of past t tt fore it was given to the English main thoroughfare a sof historical — book as this” through the enterprise of an events. Brilliantly w picture of — recently re the Dark are the vices and crimes of that ex- OF HISTORY ne lover of History is enraptured ordinary family, the Borgias, that furnished one — with the wealth of facts, from authorities, ; pon. But be © of Rome, and some of the blackest pages in ght to bear by Dumas upon the Ue ol o “ dieappoine ry. f se has been 1 part in the na thorough aid of such a EW YORK HERALD, EBRATED CRIMES you let this ald. And we Perates MAIL THIS_COUPON TODAY __ is “execution, which constitute one of the greatest of history, told as Dumas alone can tell it. There [BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION CO. Jig’ Here we see the whe wurde with their greedy craving for debaucher: titles and gold. We watch the carcer« mous crew flattery, dl the beau crime ful and depraved Lucrezia who with ihe head of a is no other work like this, Nowhere else can you get so 1116 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Madonna of Raphael had the heart of a Messalina intimate a view of the men and women whose misdeeds in beneath her demure exterior. We sce the int if every quarter of Europ m Russia to Spain, from Turkey to Scotlanl, have contributed so much of tragedy to the romantic portion of the history of the World Amul every word Dumas wrote it. None of the these stories; and no set of ut them the m, eval papal court—the murde poison} drawn from the chr nesses, those nai ts which, without embar- rassment, call a spade a spade e ace State r rz. t ban st j | } + ene comicbooks.com