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| <p class="center"><span class="smcap">London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited.</span></p> | |
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| <h3>Ward, Lock & Co.’s</h3> | |
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| <h2>POPULAR FICTION</h2> | |
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| <h3>GERTRUDE PAGE</h3> | |
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| <p>THE PATHWAY. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p>“The Pathway” is a truly great new story by Gertrude Page, whose novels | |
| of Rhodesian life have been an almost phenomenal success. This latest | |
| novel will more than fulfil the expectations of the public which has | |
| been enthusiastic over “The Silent Rancher,” “The Edge o’ Beyond,” and | |
| the author’s other vivid tales of Empire in the making.</p> | |
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| <h3>HALLIWELL SUTCLIFFE</h3> | |
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| <p>THE OPEN ROAD. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Daily Mail.</span>—“A free, clean breeze from the moors. A tale that sets you | |
| tingling and leaves you quickened and strengthened to face the grey | |
| everyday of life.”</p> | |
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| <h3>STANLEY WEYMAN</h3> | |
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| <p>MY LADY ROTHA. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p class="center">A Romance of the Thirty Years’ War.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Saturday Review</span>.—“No one who begins will lay it down before the | |
| end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure.”</p> | |
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| <h3>EDEN PHILLPOTTS</h3> | |
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| <p>THE LOVERS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p>A brilliant tale of love and adventure. A true Phillpotts in every | |
| respect, and should rank high among his works.</p> | |
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| <p>THE MOTHER. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“This is Mr. Phillpotts’ best book. Whatever may | |
| be the value of some fiction, it will do every man and woman good to | |
| read this book. Its perusal should leave the reader in a higher air.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE MASTER OF MERRIPIT. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p>Is a Dartmoor story in every way equal to “The Mother,” and has the same | |
| qualities which made that novel a masterpiece.</p> | |
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| <h3>H. RIDER HAGGARD</h3> | |
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| <p>AYESHA. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Court Journal.</span>—“A stupendous effort of imagination, and provides a | |
| narrative as enthralling and as realistic as anything Mr. Haggard has | |
| written.”</p> | |
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| <h3>S. R. CROCKETT</h3> | |
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| <p>JOAN OF THE SWORD HAND. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Mail.</span>—“A triumph of cheery, resolute narration. The story | |
| goes along like a wave, and the reader with it.”</p> | |
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| <p>STRONG MAC. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Morning Post.</span>—“So vividly is the story told that it often reads | |
| like a narrative of things that have actually happened.”</p> | |
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| <p>LITTLE ESSON. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Scarborough Post.</span>—“One of the most popular of Mr. Crockett’s books | |
| since ‘Lilac Sunbonnet.’”</p> | |
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| <h3>MAX PEMBERTON</h3> | |
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| <p>PRO PATRIA. 6<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i> net, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Liverpool Mercury.</span>—“A fine and distinguished piece of imaginative | |
| writing; one that should shed a new lustre upon the clever author of | |
| ‘Kronstadt.’”</p> | |
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| <p>CHRISTINE OF THE HILLS. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Mail.</span>—“Assuredly he has never written anything more fresh, | |
| more simple, more alluring, or more artistically perfect.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE GOLD WOLF. 6<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i> net, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Illustrated London News.</span>—“From the beginning Mr. Pemberton weaves his | |
| romance with such skill that the tangled skein remains for long | |
| unravelled.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE LODESTAR. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Standard.</span>—“It impresses us as an exceedingly poignant and effective | |
| story, true to real life. Written with cleverness and charm.”</p> | |
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| <p>WHITE WALLS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Lady.</span>—“A melodrama cleverly imagined, written in the author’s | |
| happiest and most spirited style, and well illustrated by Maurice | |
| Greiffenhagen.”</p> | |
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| <p>LEILA AND HER LOVER. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p>Shows the author in his most romantic and emotional manner.</p> | |
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| <h3>WILLIAM LE QUEUX</h3> | |
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| <p>MYSTERIES. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Evening News.</span>—“Each page is steeped in marvels of crime. The tales | |
| are most ingeniously planned, and no amount of pains has been spared to | |
| make them thrilling.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE ROOM OF SECRETS. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Western Mail.</span>—“A remarkable story, crowded with the most exciting | |
| situations, and bristling with crimes which only the brain of a most | |
| versatile author could conceive.”</p> | |
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| <p>A MAKER OF SECRETS. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p>Mr. Le Queux, who has been styled “The Master of Mysteries,” has here | |
| woven one of his most mystifying tales. It is like a Chinese puzzle in | |
| its ingenuity, and holds the reader breathless from the first line to | |
| the last.</p> | |
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| <h3>JUSTUS MILES FORMAN</h3> | |
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| <p>THE ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Madame.</span>—“Rather should this delightful volume have been titled ‘The | |
| Book of Enchantment.’”</p> | |
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| <p>THE UNKNOWN LADY. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, 1<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Observer.</span>—“This is the best work its author has ever attempted or | |
| achieved. There is charm in every line of it.”</p> | |
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| <p>BIANCA’S DAUGHTER. 6<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Athenæum.</span>—“Mr. Forman is one of the most distinctively romantic | |
| writers of to-day. He has a fund of fine sympathy.”</p> | |
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| <p>JOURNEYS END. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Court Journal.</span>—“Surprisingly fresh, abounding in touches of | |
| observation and sentiment.”</p> | |
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| <p>MONSIGNY: THE SOUL OF GOLD. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“The novel is admirable, the idea is very cleverly | |
| worked out, and the book is worthy of much praise.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE GARDEN OF LIES. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily News.</span>—“This novel is far in advance of anything that Mr. | |
| Forman has hitherto accomplished. ‘The Garden of Lies’ belongs to that | |
| class of story which touches the heart from the first. It is a real | |
| romance, full of vigour and a clean, healthy life.”</p> | |
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| <p>TOMMY CARTERET. 6<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i> net, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Chronicle.</span>—“This is a fine book, thoroughly fine from start | |
| to finish.”</p> | |
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| <p>BUCHANAN’S WIFE. 6<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i> net, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“‘Buchanan’s Wife’ may be regarded as another | |
| success for an already successful author.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A MODERN ULYSSES. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">People’s Saturday Journal.</span>—“Full of exciting incidents handled in a | |
| bright, crisp style.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE QUEST. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">World.</span>—“‘The Quest’ is every whit as good as its author’s best known | |
| story, ‘The Garden of Lies.’”</p> | |
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| <p>THE COURT OF THE ANGELS. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Athenæum.</span>—“A gay, light-hearted, and pleasantly discursive book.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE HARVEST MOON. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Standard.</span>—“Mr. Forman is an accomplished writer of romance as he | |
| has shown us on many previous occasions, and once again he holds us with | |
| his spell.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE OPENING DOOR. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
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| <p>One of the best stories Justus Miles Forman has written since “The | |
| Garden of Lies.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE SIX RUBIES. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p>Palpitates with life and energy, and shows Mr. Forman in quite a new | |
| vein. Never has he written anything more exciting.</p> | |
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| <h3>E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM</h3> | |
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| <p>FALSE EVIDENCE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Western Mail.</span>—“One takes up a story by Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim with | |
| the certainty of enjoyment, and the reader is never disappointed.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE POSTMASTER OF MARKET DEIGNTON. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, 1<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">Freeman’s Journal.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim’s undoubted genius for clever | |
| construction and guarding his secret was never better shown than in this | |
| story.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE PEER AND THE WOMAN. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, 1<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
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| <p><span class="smcap">The Coventry Standard.</span>—“A thrilling story by that clever writer of | |
| fiction, Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim, which will add another work of | |
| interest to the already long list of his delightful creations.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>BERENICE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Yorkshire Observer.</span>—“More sincere work than is to be found in this | |
| novel Mr. Oppenheim has never written. The subject shows the author in a | |
| new and unexpected light.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MR. MARX’S SECRET. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“‘Mr. Marx’s Secret’ has a wonderful power of | |
| fascination: it is strongly written, and is certain to appeal to that | |
| popular author’s admirers.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>JEANNE OF THE MARSHES. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Bristol Mercury.</span>—“‘Jeanne of the Marshes’ is charming and delightful in | |
| the extreme; without a doubt it will be voted one of the best novels of | |
| the season.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE LONG ARM. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The World.</span>—“‘The Long Arm’ is a clever story, which no one will lay | |
| down till every line is read.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE GOVERNORS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Globe.</span>—“‘The Governors’ is by Mr. E. P. Oppenheim—need more be | |
| said to assure the reader that it is as full of ruses, politics, and | |
| sensations as heart could desire.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MISSIONER. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Huddersfield Examiner.</span>—“We have nothing but the very highest praise | |
| for this book. Deeply engrossing as a novel, pure in style, and | |
| practically faultless as a literary work.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>CONSPIRATORS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“The author must be congratulated on having | |
| achieved a story which is full of liveliness.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE SECRET. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Standard.</span>—“We have no hesitation in saying that this is the finest | |
| and most absorbing story that Mr. Oppenheim has ever written. It glows | |
| with feeling; it is curiously fertile in character and incident, and it | |
| works its way onward to a most remarkable climax.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A MAKER OF HISTORY. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Standard.</span>—“Those who read ‘A Maker of History’ will revel in the | |
| plot, and will enjoy all those numerous deft touches of actuality that | |
| have gone to make the story genuinely interesting and exciting.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MASTER MUMMER. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, 1<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Dundee Advertiser.</span>—“It is a beautiful story that is here set within | |
| a story.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE BETRAYAL. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Dundee Advertiser.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim’s skill has never been displayed | |
| to better advantage than here.... He has excelled himself, and to assert | |
| this is to declare the novel superior to nine out of ten of its | |
| contemporaries.”</p> | |
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| <p>ANNA, THE ADVENTURESS. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily News.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim keeps his readers on the alert from | |
| cover to cover, and the story is a fascinating medley of romance and | |
| mystery.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE YELLOW CRAYON. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Express.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim has a vivid imagination and much | |
| sympathy, fine powers of narrative, and can suggest a life history in a | |
| sentence.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A PRINCE OF SINNERS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Vanity Fair.</span>—“A vivid and powerful story. Mr. Oppenheim knows the | |
| world, and the unusual nature of the setting in which his leading | |
| characters live gives this book distinction among the novels of the | |
| season.”</p> | |
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| <p>THE TRAITORS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Athenæum.</span>—“Its interest begins on the first page and ends on the | |
| last. The plot is ingenious and well managed, the movement of the story | |
| is admirably swift, and the characters are exceedingly vivacious.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A LOST LEADER. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Graphic.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim almost treats us to a romance which | |
| is full of originality and interest from first to last.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MR. WINGRAVE, MILLIONAIRE. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The British Weekly.</span>—“Like good wine Mr. Oppenheim’s novels need no | |
| push. They attract by their own charm, and are unrivalled in | |
| popularity.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AS A MAN LIVES. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Sketch.</span>—“The interest of the book, always keen and absorbing, is | |
| due to some extent to a puzzle so admirably planned as to defy the | |
| penetration of the most experienced novel reader.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A DAUGHTER OF THE MARIONIS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“Mr. Oppenheim’s stories always display much melodramatic | |
| power and considerable originality and ingenuity of construction. These | |
| and other qualities of the successful writer of romance are manifest in | |
| ‘A Daughter of the Marionis.’”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MYSTERY OF MR. BERNARD BROWN. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Aberdeen Daily Journal.</span>—“The story is rich in sensational incident | |
| and dramatic situations. It is seldom, indeed, that we meet with a novel | |
| of such power and fascination.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MAN AND HIS KINGDOM. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Freeman’s Journal.</span>—“The story is worthy of Merriman at his very | |
| best. It is a genuine treat for the ravenous and often disappointed | |
| novel reader.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE WORLD’S GREAT SNARE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The World.</span>—“It is full of dramatic incidents, thoroughly exciting and | |
| realistic. There is not one dull page from beginning to end.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A MONK OF CRUTA. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Bookman.</span>—“Intensely dramatic. The book is an achievement at which | |
| the author may well be gratified.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MYSTERIOUS MR. SABIN. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Literary World.</span>—“As a story of interest, with a deep-laid and | |
| exciting plot, this of the ‘Mysterious Mr. Sabin’ can hardly be | |
| surpassed.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A MILLIONAIRE OF YESTERDAY. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“We cannot but welcome with enthusiasm a really | |
| well-told story like ‘A Millionaire of Yesterday.’”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE SURVIVOR. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Nottingham Guardian.</span>—“We must give a conspicuous place on its | |
| merits to this excellent story. It is only necessary to read a page or | |
| two in order to become deeply interested.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE GREAT AWAKENING. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Yorkshire Post.</span>—“A weird and fascinating story, which for real | |
| beauty and originality, ranks far above the ordinary novel.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>FOR THE QUEEN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Modern Society.</span>—“The fame of Mr. Oppenheim is world wide, and in ‘For | |
| the Queen’ the author lives up to the highest traditions of his | |
| reputation as a writer of fiction.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THOSE OTHER DAYS. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Mr. Oppenheim ranges with assured mastery from grave to gay, while | |
| diplomatic scandals and political intrigues are woven with that delicate | |
| skill which we expect from him as a sort of right.</p> | |
| |
| <p>EXPIATION. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p>Mr. Oppenheim is one of the cleverest weavers of plots who write the | |
| English language, and he has many examples of his skill. “Expiation” is | |
| quite one of his best.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>FRED M. WHITE</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE OPEN DOOR. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>An absorbing tale of unusual interest and mystery. Mr. White’s high | |
| reputation for sensationalism is well known, and “The Open Door” will | |
| certainly uphold it.</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE FIVE KNOTS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Western Daily Press.</span>—“Mr. White has written several books, all of which | |
| have been enjoyed by a large number of readers, who will probably agree | |
| that it is the best.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MYSTERY OF THE RAVENSPURS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Modern Society.</span>—“As the plot is unfolded the reader becomes more and | |
| more fascinated, the interest being powerfully held until the close.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE SECRET OF THE SANDS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“Mr. Fred M. White has written a story full of dramatic | |
| surprises. Mr. White is a master of sensations, and his introduction of | |
| the incident of the Italian Vendetta gives point to a good tale.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE GOLDEN ROSE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Irish Independent.</span>—“This latest book possesses all those | |
| characteristics which go to make Mr. White’s novels so readable and so | |
| popular.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>HARD PRESSED. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Pall Mall Gazette.</span>—“Mr. White gives us here an excellent story of the | |
| Turf. The tale is full of dramatic and exciting incidents, and will | |
| afford the reader keen enjoyment.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A ROYAL WRONG. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Glasgow Herald.</span>—“Mr. White conjures marvellously, fetching sensation | |
| and art into the same hat—and out of it triumphantly. Hot scent, fast | |
| pace, good company—a rattling yarn!”</p> | |
| |
| <p>NUMBER 13. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>“Number 13” is a mystery story such as Mr. White’s many admirers will | |
| revel in.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>PAUL TRENT</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE FOUNDLING. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Daily Graphic.</span>—“The character of Strand is an excellent study, cleverly | |
| and strongly drawn, and the book is a very interesting and readable | |
| work.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE SECOND CHANCE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Mr. Paul Trent’s stories, “The Vow” and “The Foundling,” were powerful | |
| tales with a motive. “The Second Chance,” as its title indicates, is of | |
| the same school.</p> | |
| |
| <p>MAX LOGAN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Readers always expect a powerful story from the author of “The Vow,” and | |
| “Max Logan” is the best he has written.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>LOUIS TRACY</h3> | |
| |
| <p>SYLVIA’S CHAUFFEUR. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, 1<i>s.</i> net, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Morning Leader.</span>—“‘Sylvia’s Chauffeur’ is as pleasant a piece of light | |
| reading as any one could desire.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>RAINBOW ISLAND. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Literary World.</span>—“Those who delight in tales of adventure should | |
| hail ‘Rainbow Island’ with joyous shouts of welcome. Rarely have we met | |
| with more satisfying fare of this description than in its pages.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE PILLAR OF LIGHT. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Evening Standard.</span>—“So admirable, so living, so breathlessly | |
| exciting a book. The magnificent realism of the lighthouse and its | |
| perils are worthy of praise from the most jaded reader.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A SON OF THE IMMORTALS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Morning Post.</span>—“Mr. Tracy’s new book ‘A Son of the Immortals’ is of | |
| a highly sensational character, and adventures and stirring situations | |
| follow closely upon one another’s heels all through it.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MIRABEL’S ISLAND. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p>A delightfully exciting and fascinating romance of love and adventure, | |
| comparable to its author’s famous success, “Rainbow Island.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>NO OTHER WAY. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Financial Times.</span>—“Mr. Tracy’s latest novel provides an absorbing | |
| narrative which is not likely to be cast aside prematurely.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“Adventures and surprises fairly trip over each other in | |
| hasty succession to Mr. Louis Tracy’s latest romance.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE HOUSE ROUND THE CORNER. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>When Bob Armathwaite, in search of a peaceful time, took the house on | |
| the edge of the moor he little thought he would be so quickly inveigled | |
| in one of the most romantic of episodes, a host of adventures, and | |
| incidentally find a wife. How it all happened is told in this engrossing | |
| tale.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>HEADON HILL</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE COTTAGE IN THE CHINE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Every page has its incident or adventure, and the most exacting reader | |
| will not find a dull moment until the last page is turned.</p> | |
| |
| <p>MY LORD THE FELON. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Bookseller.</span>—“Every page of this book has its incident or adventure, | |
| while the reader’s interest is kept up to the last chapter.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE HOUR GLASS MYSTERY. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Express.</span>—“Those who love a really good mystery story may | |
| cordially be recommended to read Mr. Headon Hill’s new book ‘The Hour | |
| Glass Mystery.’”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE CRIMSON HONEYMOON. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>“The Crimson Honeymoon” is a really fascinating sensation story, well | |
| written and cleverly put together.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>HAROLD BINDLOSS</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE TRUSTEE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Punch.</span>—“Mr. Bindloss is an author who can deftly use sensationalism to | |
| his purpose without forcing it for mere effect, and who can also depict | |
| the character of a strong man as honest as determined in love with a | |
| sweet woman. He tells a story with rare skill.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE PIONEER. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Academy.</span>—“His novels are terse, powerful, yet graceful, showing | |
| intimate knowledge and acute observation, never overweighted with | |
| description, yet containing many delightful pictures.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE PROTECTOR. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 1<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Morning Post.</span>—“Mr. Bindloss is always a sure find for a good story, and | |
| in this one he has, if possible, excelled himself.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE LIBERATIONIST. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Morning Leader.</span>—“This is the author’s best novel, and is one which no | |
| lover of healthy excitement ought to miss.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>HAWTREY’S DEPUTY. 6<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Western Daily Mercury.</span>—“The whole story is told with the most | |
| spontaneous verve, and is tinged with a delightful element of romance.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE IMPOSTOR. 6<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Queen.</span>—“Mr. Bindloss writes books which are always good to read. | |
| His writing is uniformly good, and his books are always sane, intensely | |
| interesting, and dealing with subjects that cannot fail to concern a | |
| wide public.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE WASTREL. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Times.</span>—“Mr. Bindloss’s books are unchangeably true to type; and in | |
| the distracting medley of modern fiction they calm and regulate the | |
| mind.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE ALLINSON HONOUR. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Sportsman.</span>—“The simplicity and force of the language, and the | |
| abiding air of reality about the several adventures, make it hard to put | |
| down before it had been gone through to the last page.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>BLAKE’S BURDEN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>A story of brisk, unflagging interest and adventure.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>J. S. FLETCHER</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE SECRET CARGO. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Sheffield Daily Telegraph.</span>—“Those who enjoy a good detective story will | |
| revel in Mr. J. S. Fletcher’s ‘The Secret Cargo.’ The plot is clever and | |
| novel and it is capably worked out.”</p> | |
| |
| <h3>GUY BOOTHBY</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE RACE OF LIFE. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The English Review.</span>—“Ahead even of Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne and Conan Doyle, | |
| Mr. Boothby may be said to have topped popularity’s pole.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE CRIME OF THE UNDER SEAS. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Speaker.</span>—“Is quite the equal in art, observation, and dramatic | |
| intensity to any of Mr. Guy Boothby’s numerous other romances.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A BID FOR FREEDOM. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Sheffield Telegraph.</span>—“A fully written romance, which bristles with | |
| thrilling passages, exciting adventures, and hairbreadth escapes.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A TWO-FOLD INHERITANCE. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Punch.</span>—“Just the very book that a hard-working man should read for | |
| genuine relaxation.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>CONNIE BURT. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Birmingham Gazette.</span>—“One of the best stories we have seen of Mr. | |
| Boothby’s.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Public Opinion.</span>—“Brighter, crisper, and more entertaining than any of | |
| its predecessors from the same pen.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MY STRANGEST CASE. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Yorkshire Post.</span>—“No work of Mr. Boothby’s seems to us to have | |
| approached in skill his new story.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>FAREWELL, NIKOLA. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Dundee Advertiser.</span>—“Guy Boothby’s famous creation of Dr. Nikola has | |
| become familiar to every reader of fiction.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MY INDIAN QUEEN. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Sunday Special.</span>—“A vivid story of adventure and daring, bearing all | |
| the characteristics of careful workmanship.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>LONG LIVE THE KING. 5<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Aberdeen Free Press.</span>—“It is marvellous that Mr. Boothby’s novels | |
| should be all so uniformly good.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“Of absorbing interest. The exploits are described in an | |
| enthralling vein.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A MAKER OF NATIONS. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Spectator.</span>—“‘A Maker of Nations’ enables us to understand Mr. | |
| Boothby’s vogue. It has no lack of movement or incident.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE RED RAT’S DAUGHTER. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“Mr. Guy Boothby’s name on the title-page of a | |
| novel carries with it the assurance of a good story to follow.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>LOVE MADE MANIFEST. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“One of those tales of exciting adventure in the | |
| confection of which Mr. Boothby is not excelled by any novelist of the | |
| day.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>PHAROS THE EGYPTIAN. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“This powerful novel is weird and soul-thrilling. There | |
| never was in this world so strange and wonderful a love story.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFE. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The British Weekly.</span>—“This stirring tale ranks next to ‘Dr. Nikola’ in | |
| the list of Mr. Boothby’s novels.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE LUST OF HATE. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Graphic.</span>—“Whoever wants dramatic interest let him read ‘The | |
| Lust of Hate.’”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE FASCINATION OF THE KING. 5<i>s.</i>, 2<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Bristol Mercury.</span>—“Unquestionably the best work we have yet seen | |
| from the pen of Mr. Guy Boothby.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>DR. NIKOLA. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“One hairbreadth escape succeeds another with rapidity | |
| that scarce leaves the reader breathing space.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Yorkshire Post.</span>—“A more exciting romance no man could reasonably | |
| ask for.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A BID FOR FORTUNE. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Manchester Courier.</span>—“It is impossible to give any idea of the verve | |
| with which the story is told. The most original novel of the year.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>IN STRANGE COMPANY. 5<i>s.</i>, 1<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The World.</span>—“A capital novel. It has the quality of life and stir, and | |
| will carry the reader with curiosity unabated to the end.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER. 5<i>s.</i>, 7<i>d.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Manchester Guardian.</span>—“There is a vigour and a power of illusion | |
| about it that raises it quite above the level of the ordinary novel of | |
| adventure.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>BUSHIGRAMS. 5<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Manchester Guardian.</span>—“Intensely interesting. Forces from us, by its | |
| powerful artistic realism, those choky sensations which it should be the | |
| aim of the human writer to elicit, whether in comedy or tragedy.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>SHEILAH McLEOD. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Mr. W. L. Alden in The New York Times.</span>—“Mr. Boothby can crowd more | |
| adventure into a square foot of canvas than any other novelist.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>DR. NIKOLA’S EXPERIMENT. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Illustrated by Sidney Cowell.</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MAN OF THE CRAG. 5<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <h3>ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT</h3> | |
| |
| <p>IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">North Devon Journal.</span>—“A novel of absorbing interest. The plot is | |
| developed very cleverly, and there is a delightful love theme.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Daily Telegraph.</span>—“A well-sustained and thrilling narrative.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE LITTLE ANARCHIST. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“A romance brimful of incident and arousing in the reader | |
| a healthy interest that carries him along with never a pause.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AN IMPERIAL MARRIAGE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“The action never flags, the romantic element is always | |
| paramount, so that the production is bound to appeal successfully to all | |
| lovers of spirited fiction.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>UNDER THE BLACK EAGLE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Sheffield Daily Telegraph.</span>—“Is a sensational story of very considerable | |
| merit, with a clever plot and a series of exciting incidents. It is a | |
| capital piece of work.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE HEIR TO THE THRONE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>This new novel of Mr. Marchmont’s is more attractive than any that have | |
| preceded it. From cover to cover it compels attention.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>BERTRAM MITFORD</h3> | |
| |
| <p>A DUAL RESURRECTION. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Reading Standard.</span>—“The novel reader who loves a really good novel full | |
| of desperate adventure will never be disappointed when Mr. Mitford’s | |
| books are in question. This is a strong and clever piece of work, the | |
| plot is ingenious and the characterization uncommonly well done.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>SEAFORD’S SNAKE. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Madame.</span>—“If you like well-written stories of adventure you should get | |
| Mr. Mitford’s latest novel. The characters are well portrayed, the story | |
| written in a brisk, virile style that proves very attractive.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AVERNO. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Daily Graphic.</span>—“Mr. Bertram Mitford can always be depended upon to spin | |
| a rattling story, and in ‘Averno’ he has made no exception to his | |
| excellent rule.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AN ISLAND OF EDEN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“Mr. Mitford can be relied on to write a stirring novel | |
| of adventure, and to this class his latest work belongs. The book is | |
| vigorously and effectively written.”</p> | |
| |
| <h3>JOSEPH HOCKING</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Financial Times.</span>—“A strong knowledge of human nature, for which Mr. | |
| Hocking is famous, is well portrayed in the pages of this novel, and | |
| this, in conjunction with the interesting nature of the plot, renders it | |
| particularly successful. The book will be appreciated by novel readers.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ROGER TREWINION. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, 2<i>s.</i> net, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">T. P.’s Weekly.</span>—“It is a foregone conclusion that Mr. Hocking will | |
| always have a good story to tell. ‘Roger Trewinion’ can stand forth with | |
| the best, a strong love interest, plenty of adventure, an atmosphere of | |
| superstition, and Cornwall as the scene.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE COMING OF THE KING. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Glasgow Herald.</span>—“Mr. Hocking’s imagination is fertile, and his | |
| skill in the arrangement of incident far above the average, and there is | |
| an air of reality in all his writing which is peculiarly charming.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ESAU. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Outlook.</span>—“Remarkable for the dramatic power with which the scenes | |
| are drawn and the intense human interest which Mr. Hocking has woven | |
| about his characters. ‘Esau’ is sure to be one of the novels of the | |
| season.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>GREATER LOVE. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Newcastle Chronicle.</span>—“Though of a totally different character from | |
| ‘Lest We Forget,’ Mr. Hocking’s latest story is entitled to take rank | |
| along with that fine romance.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>LEST WE FORGET. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Public Opinion.</span>—“His story is quite as good as any we have read of the | |
| Stanley Weyman’s school, and presents an excellent picture of the | |
| exciting times of Gardiner and Bonner.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AND SHALL TRELAWNEY DIE? 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Weekly Sun.</span>—“An engaging and fascinating romance. The reader puts | |
| the story down with a sigh, and wished there were more of these breezy | |
| Cornish uplands, for Mr. Joseph Hocking’s easy style of narrative does | |
| not soon tire.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>JABEZ EASTERBROOK. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Rock.</span>—“Real strength is shown in the sketches, of which that of | |
| Brother Bowman is most prominent. In its way it is delightful.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE WEAPONS OF MYSTERY. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>“Weapons of Mystery” is a singularly powerful story of occult influences | |
| and of their exertion for evil purposes.</p> | |
| |
| <p>ZILLAH: A ROMANCE. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Spectator.</span>—“The drawing of some of the characters indicates the | |
| possession by Mr. Hocking of a considerable gift of humour. The contents | |
| of his book indicate that he takes a genuine interest in the deeper | |
| problems of the day.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MONK OF MAR-SABA. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Star.</span>—“Great power and thrilling interest.... The scenery of the | |
| Holy Land has rarely been so vividly described as in this charming book | |
| of Mr. Hocking’s.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE PURPLE ROBE. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Queen.</span>—“It is exceedingly clever, and excites the reader’s interest | |
| and brings out the powerful nature of the clever young minister. This | |
| most engrossing book challenges comparison with the brilliance of | |
| Lothair.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE SCARLET WOMAN. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Methodist Recorder.</span>—“This is Mr. Hocking’s strongest and best book. | |
| We advise every one to read it. The plot is simple, compact and | |
| strenuous; the writing powerful.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ALL MEN ARE LIARS. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 1<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Christian World.</span>—“This is a notable book. Thoughtful people will be | |
| fascinated by its actuality, its fearlessness, and the insight it gives | |
| into the influence of modern thought and literature.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>ISHMAEL PENGELLY: AN OUTCAST. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Athenæum.</span>—“The book is to be recommended for the dramatic | |
| effectiveness of some of the scenes.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE STORY OF ANDREW FAIRFAX. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Manchester Examiner.</span>—“Rustic scenes are drawn with free, broad | |
| touches, without Mr. Buchanan’s artificiality, and, if we may venture to | |
| say it, with more realism than Mr. Hardy’s country pictures.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE BIRTHRIGHT. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Spectator.</span>—“‘The Birthright’ is, in its way, quite as well | |
| constructed, as well written, and as full of incident as any story that | |
| has come from the pen of Sir Conan Doyle or Mr. Stanley Weyman.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>MISTRESS NANCY MOLESWORTH. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Scotsman.</span>—“‘Mistress Nancy Molesworth’ is as charming a story of | |
| the kind as could be wished, and it excels in literary workmanship as | |
| well as in imaginative vigour and daring invention.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>FIELDS OF FAIR RENOWN. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Dundee Advertiser.</span>—“Mr. Hocking has produced a work which his | |
| readers of all classes will appreciate.... There are exhibited some of | |
| the most beautiful aspects of disposition.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>GOD AND MAMMON. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Literary World.</span>—“The story is vigorously told, his struggles, his | |
| success and his love affairs are vividly described, while a strong | |
| religious tone pervades the book.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS. 3<i>s.</i>, 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Is a story in almost a new vein for Mr. Hocking. He has written of | |
| Cornwall before, but never such a story of plot and counterplot, mystery | |
| and adventure, so deftly intermingled as this.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>MARIE CONNOR LEIGHTON</h3> | |
| |
| <p>HER CONVICT HUSBAND. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Although Mrs. Leighton’s work is often spoken of as “melodramatic,” it | |
| is of the kind that one enthuses over by reason of its emotional | |
| interest and unusual realism.</p> | |
| |
| <p>DUCKS AND DRAKES. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>A tale comparable to “Convict 99” in its actuality and holding interest.</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE MISSING MISS RANDOLPH. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Marie C. Leighton has done full justice to her reputation as a writer of | |
| highly sensational and dramatic fiction.</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE TRIANGLE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Commentator.</span>—“Altogether a most powerful and well-written novel; | |
| and one likely to maintain a permanently conspicuous position upon every | |
| library list.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>BLACK SILENCE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Financial Times.</span>—“With each new production Mrs. Leighton contrives | |
| to add to her reputation as a writer of sensational fiction, but we | |
| doubt if any of her previous efforts, not excepting the famous ‘Convict | |
| 99,’ can claim equality in this respect with ‘Black Silence.’”</p> | |
| |
| <p>GERALDINE WALTON—WOMAN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>A fine novel of the “Convict 99” type.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>EDGAR WALLACE</h3> | |
| |
| <p>GREY TIMOTHY. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Daily News and Leader.</span>—“Mr. Wallace has written one of the most | |
| exciting and sensational stories we have read for some time.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE PEOPLE OF THE RIVER. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Gentleman’s Journal.</span>—“There is masculine virility in every line, | |
| and from first to last our attention is closely gripped; a grand book, | |
| unaffected and sincere.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE RIVER OF STARS. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Another of Mr. Edgar Wallace’s strenuous tales of crime and adventure.</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE FOURTH PLAGUE. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Financial Times.</span>—“This is a novel abounding in excitement and | |
| fascinating throughout.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>A DEBT DISCHARGED. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>There is no lack of excitement in this brightly-written novel, which | |
| holds the attention and interest of the reader to the end.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>LINDSAY RUSSELL</h3> | |
| |
| <p>SOULS IN PAWN. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">Morning Post.</span>—“The characters are drawn with sincerity and vigour; the | |
| narrative holds attention at every stage.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE YEARS OF FORGETTING. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Nearly 30,000 copies (nine editions) of the author’s last novel “Souls | |
| in Pawn” have been sold, and “The Years of Forgetting” should attain | |
| even greater popularity.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>SILAS K. HOCKING</h3> | |
| |
| <p>UNCLE PETER’S WILL. 3<i>s.</i> 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>One of the most enthralling stories Mr. Silas Hocking has ever written.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>FERGUS HUME</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE THIRTEENTH GUEST. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Globe.</span>—“In a word, ‘The Thirteenth Guest’ is Fergus Hume at his | |
| best, and will doubtless please this popular author’s many admirers.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THE LOST PARCHMENT. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>As full of incident and excitement as any novel Mr. Hume has written | |
| since “The Mystery of the Hansom Cab.”</p> | |
| |
| <h3>ALICE AND CLAUDE ASKEW</h3> | |
| |
| <p>THE GOLDEN GIRL. 6<i>s.</i>, and 6<i>d.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p><span class="smcap">The Liverpool Courier.</span>—“The plot is very ingenious, and it is worked | |
| out after a fashion which keeps the reader’s attention from start to | |
| finish.”</p> | |
| |
| <p>THROUGH FOLLY’S MILL. 6<i>s.</i></p> | |
| |
| <p>Mr. and Mrs. Askew have, in the course of this moving story, presented a | |
| remarkable problem that is likely to be the cause of much discussion.</p> | |
| |
| <h3>A. E. W. MASON</h3> | |
| |
| <p>LAWRENCE CLAVERING. 6<i>s.</i>, and 2<i>s.</i> net.</p> | |
| |
| <p>A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and | |
| movement.</p></div> | |
| |
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| <h3><span class="smcap">Transcriber’s Note:</span></h3> | |
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| <p>Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters’ errors; otherwise, every | |
| effort has been made to remain true to the author’s words and intent.</p> | |
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