The Face of Clay.ByHorace Annesley Vachell. 1 v.-3895.A story of Brittany, in which the ways of artists are made a principal theme. Like the author’s great book, “Brothers,” this work has already become a prime favourite.
The Face of Clay.ByHorace Annesley Vachell. 1 v.-3895.
A story of Brittany, in which the ways of artists are made a principal theme. Like the author’s great book, “Brothers,” this work has already become a prime favourite.
Martha Rose, Teacher.ByM. Betham-Edwards. 1 vol.-3896.This is a new story of Suffolk country life by an author who has made the peasant habits and dialect of the county her especial study.
Martha Rose, Teacher.ByM. Betham-Edwards. 1 vol.-3896.
This is a new story of Suffolk country life by an author who has made the peasant habits and dialect of the county her especial study.
Salted Almonds.ByF. Anstey. 1 vol.-3897.A collection of short stories and sketches of English life by one of the foremost humourists of the day.
Salted Almonds.ByF. Anstey. 1 vol.-3897.
A collection of short stories and sketches of English life by one of the foremost humourists of the day.
Whispers about Women.ByLeonard Merrick. 1 vol.-3898.The unexpected is always welcome in fiction, and these new stories and sketches of Mr. Merrick’s are nearly all characterised by originality ofdénouement.
Whispers about Women.ByLeonard Merrick. 1 vol.-3898.
The unexpected is always welcome in fiction, and these new stories and sketches of Mr. Merrick’s are nearly all characterised by originality ofdénouement.
The Compromise.ByDorothea Gerard. 2 v.-3899/900.A love-story containing many dramatic situations, and trenchantly describing the life of a colony of Irish slate-quarrymen.
The Compromise.ByDorothea Gerard. 2 v.-3899/900.
A love-story containing many dramatic situations, and trenchantly describing the life of a colony of Irish slate-quarrymen.
The Mayor of Troy.By “Q” (A. T. Quiller-Couch). 1 vol.-3901.Mr. Quiller-Couch is always at his best when describing his native county of Cornwall. The present volume it a tragi-comedy, in which the “Mayor” alternately evokes our smiles and pity.
The Mayor of Troy.By “Q” (A. T. Quiller-Couch). 1 vol.-3901.
Mr. Quiller-Couch is always at his best when describing his native county of Cornwall. The present volume it a tragi-comedy, in which the “Mayor” alternately evokes our smiles and pity.
In Subjection.ByEllen Thorneycroft Fowler. 2 v.-3902/3.The theme of this, Miss Fowler’s latest and newest novel, is one of perennial interest to both sexes—namely, the apostle’s preaching “Ye wives, be ye in subjection to your husbands.”
In Subjection.ByEllen Thorneycroft Fowler. 2 v.-3902/3.
The theme of this, Miss Fowler’s latest and newest novel, is one of perennial interest to both sexes—namely, the apostle’s preaching “Ye wives, be ye in subjection to your husbands.”
Wild Justice.ByLloyd Osbourne. 1 vol.-3904.A collection of short tales dealing with, and typical of, Samoa and other islands in the Southern Pacific.
Wild Justice.ByLloyd Osbourne. 1 vol.-3904.
A collection of short tales dealing with, and typical of, Samoa and other islands in the Southern Pacific.
The Treasure of Heaven.ByMarie Corelli. 2 v.-3905/6.Miss Corelli, in her new novel, graphically describes the loneliness and unhappiness which may well go hand in hand with the possession of enormous and even incalculable wealth.
The Treasure of Heaven.ByMarie Corelli. 2 v.-3905/6.
Miss Corelli, in her new novel, graphically describes the loneliness and unhappiness which may well go hand in hand with the possession of enormous and even incalculable wealth.
A Nine Days’ Wonder.ByB. M. Croker. 1 vol.-3907.An Irish love-story in which a peasant of the country develops into one of thenoblesseof England.
A Nine Days’ Wonder.ByB. M. Croker. 1 vol.-3907.
An Irish love-story in which a peasant of the country develops into one of thenoblesseof England.
Tally Ho!ByHelen Mathers. 2 vols.-3908/9.A novel of sporting life in Somersetshire, containing a clever study of male character, under the stress of unusual temptation.
Tally Ho!ByHelen Mathers. 2 vols.-3908/9.
A novel of sporting life in Somersetshire, containing a clever study of male character, under the stress of unusual temptation.
Unto this Last and Munera Pulveris.ByJohn Ruskin. 1 vol.-3910.The two books contained in this volume were published separately in England and are the two most popular works written by M. Ruskin on the great subject of national and political economy.
Unto this Last and Munera Pulveris.ByJohn Ruskin. 1 vol.-3910.
The two books contained in this volume were published separately in England and are the two most popular works written by M. Ruskin on the great subject of national and political economy.
The Woman’s Victory, and Other Stories.ByMaarten Maartens. 2 vols.—3911/12.From these short sketches of life we may well believe the author, when he tells us in his preface that for many of his clever studies of female character he is indebted to the confidences of the heroines themselves.
The Woman’s Victory, and Other Stories.ByMaarten Maartens. 2 vols.—3911/12.
From these short sketches of life we may well believe the author, when he tells us in his preface that for many of his clever studies of female character he is indebted to the confidences of the heroines themselves.
The Dream and the Business.ByJohn Oliver Hobbes. 2 vols.—3913/14.Mrs. Craigie, whose recent death will be felt by all lovers of good literature, has herewith given us a romance of modern times in which politics and types of living politicians are not wanting.
The Dream and the Business.ByJohn Oliver Hobbes. 2 vols.—3913/14.
Mrs. Craigie, whose recent death will be felt by all lovers of good literature, has herewith given us a romance of modern times in which politics and types of living politicians are not wanting.
Set in Authority.ByMrs. Everard Cotes. 1 vol.—3915.This is an Indian story which will appeal to all politicians who have the problem of Indian government at heart. Mrs. Cotes’ knowledge of human nature under trying circumstances is as apparent as ever.
Set in Authority.ByMrs. Everard Cotes. 1 vol.—3915.
This is an Indian story which will appeal to all politicians who have the problem of Indian government at heart. Mrs. Cotes’ knowledge of human nature under trying circumstances is as apparent as ever.
The Guarded Flame.ByW. B. Maxwell. 2 vols.—3916/17.The flame that is here guarded is the life and intellect of a great and world-renowned philosopher, round whose family life the author weaves a grim and grandly described tragedy. The working of an unusually great brain is set forth in trenchant detail.
The Guarded Flame.ByW. B. Maxwell. 2 vols.—3916/17.
The flame that is here guarded is the life and intellect of a great and world-renowned philosopher, round whose family life the author weaves a grim and grandly described tragedy. The working of an unusually great brain is set forth in trenchant detail.
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.ByTheodore Roosevelt. (With Portrait.) 1 vol.—3918.The President of the United States is the author of several well-known works. This, the first by his pen to appear in the Tauchnitz Edition, deals exclusively with big-game hunting in North America.
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.ByTheodore Roosevelt. (With Portrait.) 1 vol.—3918.
The President of the United States is the author of several well-known works. This, the first by his pen to appear in the Tauchnitz Edition, deals exclusively with big-game hunting in North America.
The Call of the Blood.ByRobert Hichens. 2 vols.—3919/20.A Sicilian tragedy, in which an Englishwoman marries a man with the blood of the island in his veins and an unconquerable propensity to revert to the characteristics of its inhabitants.
The Call of the Blood.ByRobert Hichens. 2 vols.—3919/20.
A Sicilian tragedy, in which an Englishwoman marries a man with the blood of the island in his veins and an unconquerable propensity to revert to the characteristics of its inhabitants.
Memoirs of my Dead Life.ByGeorge Moore. 1 v.—3921.A series of sketches, in some of which the love-affairs of the author’s early life are realistically set before the reader.
Memoirs of my Dead Life.ByGeorge Moore. 1 v.—3921.
A series of sketches, in some of which the love-affairs of the author’s early life are realistically set before the reader.
Prisoners.ByMary Cholmondeley. 2 vols.—3922/23.Miss Cholmondeley’s latest work is a splendid study of the action of remorse. The chivalrous victim immured in an Italian prison must have suffered indeed from an appreciation of the fickleness and weakness of woman.
Prisoners.ByMary Cholmondeley. 2 vols.—3922/23.
Miss Cholmondeley’s latest work is a splendid study of the action of remorse. The chivalrous victim immured in an Italian prison must have suffered indeed from an appreciation of the fickleness and weakness of woman.
Puck of Pook’s Hill.ByRudyard Kipling. 1 v.—3924.This new work consists of a series of incidents and chapters from the older history of Britain, told to two young children by the long-dead actors themselves, with the magic help of the “Oldest Old Thing in England.”
Puck of Pook’s Hill.ByRudyard Kipling. 1 v.—3924.
This new work consists of a series of incidents and chapters from the older history of Britain, told to two young children by the long-dead actors themselves, with the magic help of the “Oldest Old Thing in England.”
Paul.ByE. F. Benson. 2 vols.—3925/26.A powerful psychological romance, in which love, duty and conscience play important parts, and the obscure workings of the feminine mind are laid bare with the author’s accustomed skill.
Paul.ByE. F. Benson. 2 vols.—3925/26.
A powerful psychological romance, in which love, duty and conscience play important parts, and the obscure workings of the feminine mind are laid bare with the author’s accustomed skill.
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