NEW LIGHT LITERATURE
NEW LIGHT LITERATURE
A Soldier and a Maid: A Romance of the late War in Burmah.From Reveille to Lights Out; or, Lionel Tregarthen, Lieutenant.Ronald the Fusilier, or Foes under One Flag.A Military Crime; or, “Broke.”
Sword Flashes; all byF. M. Peacock. Price 1/-each, Post Free.
“The author writes in an easy, natural style, and gives graphic descriptions of military life abroad, which brings vividly before the eyes the scenes he wishes to depict. The stories abound with adventure, the love incidents are full of pathos, and there is a rich vein of humour running through them.”Captain Peacock has long left behind Mr. Rudyard Kipling and his “Soldiers Three,” and with a little more practice should rival Hawley Smart in depicting military life.—Madras Mail.
“The author writes in an easy, natural style, and gives graphic descriptions of military life abroad, which brings vividly before the eyes the scenes he wishes to depict. The stories abound with adventure, the love incidents are full of pathos, and there is a rich vein of humour running through them.”
Captain Peacock has long left behind Mr. Rudyard Kipling and his “Soldiers Three,” and with a little more practice should rival Hawley Smart in depicting military life.—Madras Mail.
Strange Case of a Missing Man.A Romance. ByConway Cregan1/-
A Circumstantial Case, told by Sinclair Barton, M.D., and John Cox. ByConway Cregan1/-
“The reader will more than once be tempted to suppose that he is on the right track; but he is always deceived, and in the end the guilt is laid on the shoulders of one whom few, if any, will suspect. The author’s triumph is an uncommon one. Nor must it be forgotten that he has done something more than make an attractive short story; he has pointed out in the most forcible way the danger of accepting circumstantial evidence when unsupported.”—Yorkshire Post.
“The reader will more than once be tempted to suppose that he is on the right track; but he is always deceived, and in the end the guilt is laid on the shoulders of one whom few, if any, will suspect. The author’s triumph is an uncommon one. Nor must it be forgotten that he has done something more than make an attractive short story; he has pointed out in the most forcible way the danger of accepting circumstantial evidence when unsupported.”—Yorkshire Post.
A Left-Handed Murder.ByAnnie Carruthers, Authoress of “The Pet of the Consulate” 1/-
This is a shilling novel that should command a large sale. It is written by Miss Annie Carruthers, and may be said to be quite as good as any of her former productions. Thelocaleof the crime is in France, and the tale is written somewhat after the style of a French novel.
This is a shilling novel that should command a large sale. It is written by Miss Annie Carruthers, and may be said to be quite as good as any of her former productions. Thelocaleof the crime is in France, and the tale is written somewhat after the style of a French novel.
The Black Carnation.ByFergus Hume, Author of “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,” &c., &c. 1/-
“The particular crime described in this startling initial chapter was the slaying of a popular and beautifulprima donnaby a jealous adorer. A bouquet in which dynamite is concealed is flung at La Mazzucata’s feet, to be picked up, and with fatal enthusiasm, pressed against the fair one’s bosom. It is unnecessary to say more than that the rest of the novelette is worthy of this dramatic opening, and that it has a certain cleverness of its own which deserves recognition, even by those who do not profess to admire the methods of the sensation-storyteller.”—Court Circular.
“The particular crime described in this startling initial chapter was the slaying of a popular and beautifulprima donnaby a jealous adorer. A bouquet in which dynamite is concealed is flung at La Mazzucata’s feet, to be picked up, and with fatal enthusiasm, pressed against the fair one’s bosom. It is unnecessary to say more than that the rest of the novelette is worthy of this dramatic opening, and that it has a certain cleverness of its own which deserves recognition, even by those who do not profess to admire the methods of the sensation-storyteller.”—Court Circular.
A Midnight Mystery.ByFergus Hume1/-
“The author’s clever handling of sensational subjects is again displayed in his new story. The reader’s interest is aroused on the first page by a scene at Victoria Station, and held without a break.”—Bookseller.
“The author’s clever handling of sensational subjects is again displayed in his new story. The reader’s interest is aroused on the first page by a scene at Victoria Station, and held without a break.”—Bookseller.
The White-Eyed Woman.ByErnest Bowen-Rowlands1/-
“Is one of the best short sensational stories we have read. The mystery with which it deals is almost an unsolvable puzzle, and the writing is far and above what we have been accustomed to in this sort of book. It is rumoured that a dramatised version will shortly be seen on the London boards, and we are glad of it, for a novel which lends itself better to adaptation to the stage we have never seen.”—Man of the World.
“Is one of the best short sensational stories we have read. The mystery with which it deals is almost an unsolvable puzzle, and the writing is far and above what we have been accustomed to in this sort of book. It is rumoured that a dramatised version will shortly be seen on the London boards, and we are glad of it, for a novel which lends itself better to adaptation to the stage we have never seen.”—Man of the World.