BERRY AND CO.“Berry is one of Heaven’s best gifts to man.”—News Chronicle.JONAH AND CO.“Mirth-provoking upon every page.”—Irish Times.ADÈLE AND CO.“It is, indeed, great fun all the way.”—Daily Telegraph.AND BERRY CAME TOO“Mr. Yates describes as well as ever the hair-raising adventures and idioticsituations in which thePleydellfamily are embroiled. I could go on readingabout them for a very long time.”—Punch.THE BROTHER OF DAPHNE“Like a cream puff—very light, but vastly delectable.”—Glasgow Herald.THE COURTS OF IDLENESS“To give Mr. Yates his due, he is expert in light banter. He can be stronglyrecommended to anyone who thinks that the British take themselves too seriously.”—Punch.ANTHONY LYVEDE“Behind Mr. Yates’s grace of style is real power. Successive scenes of realcomedy and tragedy show an equal mastery.”—Sheffield Independent.VALERIE FRENCH“An unusual story marked by considerable powers of imagination.”—Liverpool Post.AND FIVE WERE FOOLISH“The book deserves a host of readers. Extraordinarily powerful and intriguing.”—Daily Telegraph.AS OTHER MEN ARE“Be sure of this, there is a ‘Yates’ touch, an unexpected vivid phrase, awonderful adjective, that gives colour to page after page.”—The Sketch.THE STOLEN MARCH“The author is in his most humorous vein, the dialogue is brilliantly wittyand clever, and humorous happenings and situations abound.”—Time and Tide.MAIDEN STAKES“Mr. Yates is an extraordinarily pleasant novelist. His flair for dramaticthrills and clever dialogue is extraordinary.”—Liverpool Courier.BLIND CORNER“There is not a dull page in the book.”—The Times.WARD, LOCK & CO., LTD., LONDON AND MELBOURNE
BERRY AND CO.
“Berry is one of Heaven’s best gifts to man.”—News Chronicle.
JONAH AND CO.
“Mirth-provoking upon every page.”—Irish Times.
ADÈLE AND CO.
“It is, indeed, great fun all the way.”—Daily Telegraph.
AND BERRY CAME TOO
“Mr. Yates describes as well as ever the hair-raising adventures and idiotic
situations in which thePleydellfamily are embroiled. I could go on reading
about them for a very long time.”—Punch.
THE BROTHER OF DAPHNE
“Like a cream puff—very light, but vastly delectable.”—Glasgow Herald.
THE COURTS OF IDLENESS
“To give Mr. Yates his due, he is expert in light banter. He can be strongly
recommended to anyone who thinks that the British take themselves too seriously.”—Punch.
ANTHONY LYVEDE
“Behind Mr. Yates’s grace of style is real power. Successive scenes of real
comedy and tragedy show an equal mastery.”—Sheffield Independent.
VALERIE FRENCH
“An unusual story marked by considerable powers of imagination.”—Liverpool Post.
AND FIVE WERE FOOLISH
“The book deserves a host of readers. Extraordinarily powerful and intriguing.”—Daily Telegraph.
AS OTHER MEN ARE
“Be sure of this, there is a ‘Yates’ touch, an unexpected vivid phrase, a
wonderful adjective, that gives colour to page after page.”—The Sketch.
THE STOLEN MARCH
“The author is in his most humorous vein, the dialogue is brilliantly witty
and clever, and humorous happenings and situations abound.”—Time and Tide.
MAIDEN STAKES
“Mr. Yates is an extraordinarily pleasant novelist. His flair for dramatic
thrills and clever dialogue is extraordinary.”—Liverpool Courier.
BLIND CORNER
“There is not a dull page in the book.”—The Times.
WARD, LOCK & CO., LTD., LONDON AND MELBOURNE
NOVELS BY DORNFORD YATES
PERISHABLE GOODS“Dornford Yates holds his reader enthralled from cover to cover.”—Daily Mail.BLOOD ROYAL“The story goes with dash and brilliance.”—Daily Telegraph.FIRE BELOW“It is tremendously competent, exciting and quick moving.”—Frank Swinnertonin theEvening News.SAFE CUSTODY“Amazing and breathless incidents . . . Mr. Yates at the top of his form. . . a most capital yarn.”—The Sphere.STORM MUSIC“Dornford Yates is a clever story-teller, and his skill is cleverly revealed inthis adventurous romance.”—Punch.SHE FELL AMONG THIEVES“For speed of action, ingenuity of situation and breathless excitement, I donot believe Mr. Yates has an equal to-day.”—Punch.SHE PAINTED HER FACE“A tale of strife and cunning, wild adventure and sweet romance, in his beststyle . . . Thank goodness for Mr. Dornford Yates.”—Nottingham Guardian.THIS PUBLICAN“Mr. Yates tells his story in his usual entertaining, witty way.”—Liverpool Post.GALE WARNING“Most refreshing entertainment from first to last.”—Daily Mail.SHOAL WATER“Worked out with Mr. Yates’s accustomed ingenuity. The action is quickand the dialogue in his best vein.”—Sunday Times.PERIOD STUFF“The chocolate-cream of fiction, and very enjoyable.”—Punch.AN EYE FOR A TOOTH“Mr. Yates is as successful as ever. The opening is ingenious, the middlesensational, the close a climax worthy of Mr. Yates.”—Birmingham Post.THE HOUSE THAT BERRY BUILT“Berry . . . never fails to bring the house down.”—Daily Mail.WARD, LOCK & CO., LTD., LONDON AND MELBOURNE
PERISHABLE GOODS
“Dornford Yates holds his reader enthralled from cover to cover.”—Daily Mail.
BLOOD ROYAL
“The story goes with dash and brilliance.”—Daily Telegraph.
FIRE BELOW
“It is tremendously competent, exciting and quick moving.”—Frank Swinnerton
in theEvening News.
SAFE CUSTODY
“Amazing and breathless incidents . . . Mr. Yates at the top of his form
. . . a most capital yarn.”—The Sphere.
STORM MUSIC
“Dornford Yates is a clever story-teller, and his skill is cleverly revealed in
this adventurous romance.”—Punch.
SHE FELL AMONG THIEVES
“For speed of action, ingenuity of situation and breathless excitement, I do
not believe Mr. Yates has an equal to-day.”—Punch.
SHE PAINTED HER FACE
“A tale of strife and cunning, wild adventure and sweet romance, in his best
style . . . Thank goodness for Mr. Dornford Yates.”—Nottingham Guardian.
THIS PUBLICAN
“Mr. Yates tells his story in his usual entertaining, witty way.”—Liverpool Post.
GALE WARNING
“Most refreshing entertainment from first to last.”—Daily Mail.
SHOAL WATER
“Worked out with Mr. Yates’s accustomed ingenuity. The action is quick
and the dialogue in his best vein.”—Sunday Times.
PERIOD STUFF
“The chocolate-cream of fiction, and very enjoyable.”—Punch.
AN EYE FOR A TOOTH
“Mr. Yates is as successful as ever. The opening is ingenious, the middle
sensational, the close a climax worthy of Mr. Yates.”—Birmingham Post.
THE HOUSE THAT BERRY BUILT
“Berry . . . never fails to bring the house down.”—Daily Mail.
WARD, LOCK & CO., LTD., LONDON AND MELBOURNE
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
Misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected. Where multiple spellings occur, majority use has been employed.Punctuation has been maintained except where obvious printer errors occur.
Misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected. Where multiple spellings occur, majority use has been employed.
Punctuation has been maintained except where obvious printer errors occur.