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‘The tender reverence of the treatment and the imaginative beauty of the writing have reconciled us to the daring of the conception, and the conviction is forced on us that even so exalted a subject cannot be made too familiar to us, provided it be presented in the true spirit of Christian faith. The amplifications of the Scripture narrative are often conceived with high poetic insight, and this “Dream of the World’s Tragedy” is, despite some trifling incongruities, a lofty and not inadequate paraphrase of the supreme climax of the inspired narrative.’—Dublin Review.
THE SORROWS OF SATAN.Thirty-sixth Edition.
‘A very powerful piece of work.... The conception is magnificent, and is likely to win an abiding place within the memory of man.... The author has immense command of language, and a limitless audacity.... This interesting and remarkable romance will live long after much of the ephemeral literature of the day is forgotten.... A literary phenomenon ... novel, and even sublime.’—W. T. Steadin theReview of Reviews.
Anthony Hope’s Novels
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THE GOD IN THE CAR.Seventh Edition.
‘A very remarkable book, deserving of critical analysis impossible within our limit; brilliant, but not superficial; well considered, but not elaborated; constructed with the proverbial art that conceals, but yet allows itself to be enjoyed by readers to whom fine literary method is a keen pleasure.’—The World.
A CHANGE OF AIR.Fourth Edition.
‘A graceful, vivacious comedy, true to human nature. The characters are traced with a masterly hand.’—Times.
A MAN OF MARK.Fourth Edition.
‘Of all Mr. Hope’s books, “A Man of Mark” is the one which best compares with “The Prisoner of Zenda.”’—National Observer.
THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO.Third Edition.
‘It is a perfectly enchanting story of love and chivalry, and pure romance. The outlawed Count is the most constant, desperate, and withal modest and tender of lovers, a peerless gentleman, an intrepid fighter, a very faithful friend, and a most magnanimous foe.’—Guardian.
PHROSO. Illustrated byH. R. Millar.Third Edition.
‘The tale is thoroughly fresh, quick with vitality, stirring the blood, and humorously, dashingly told.’—St. James’s Gazette.
‘A story of adventure, every page of which is palpitating with action and excitement.’—Speaker.
‘From cover to cover “Phroso” not only engages the attention, but carries the reader in little whirls of delight from adventure to adventure.’—Academy.
S. Baring Gould’s Novels
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‘To say that a book is by the author of “Mehalah” is to imply that it contains a story cast on strong lines, containing dramatic possibilities, vivid and sympathetic descriptions of Nature, and a wealth of ingenious imagery.’—Speaker.
‘That whatever Mr. Baring Gould writes is well worth reading, is a conclusion that may be very generally accepted. His views of life are fresh and vigorous, his language pointed and characteristic, the incidents of which he makes use are striking and original, his characters are life-like, and though somewhat exceptional people, are drawn and coloured with artistic force. Add to this that his descriptions of scenes and scenery are painted with the loving eyes and skilled hands of a master of his art, that he is always fresh and never dull, and under such conditions it is no wonder that readers have gained confidence both in his power of amusing and satisfying them, and that year by year his popularity widens.’—Court Circular.
ARMINELL: A Social Romance.Fourth Edition.
URITH: A Story of Dartmoor.Fifth Edition.
‘The author is at his best.’—Times.
IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA.Sixth Edition.
‘One of the best imagined and most enthralling stories the author has produced.’—Saturday Review.
MRS. CURGENVEN OF CURGENVEN.Fourth Edition.
‘The swing of the narrative is splendid.’—Sussex Daily News.
CHEAP JACK ZITA.Fourth Edition.
‘A powerful drama of human passion.’—Westminster Gazette.
‘A story worthy the author.’—National Observer.
THE QUEEN OF LOVE.Fourth Edition.
‘You cannot put it down until you have finished it.’—Punch.
‘Can be heartily recommended to all who care for cleanly, energetic, and interesting fiction.’—Sussex Daily News.
KITTY ALONE.Fourth Edition.
‘A strong and original story, teeming with graphic description, stirring incident, and, above all, with vivid and enthralling human interest.’—Daily Telegraph.
NOÉMI: A Romance of the Cave-Dwellers. Illustrated byR. Caton Woodville.Third Edition.
‘“Noémi” is as excellent a tale of fighting and adventure as one may wish to meet. The narrative also runs clear and sharp as the Loire itself.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘Mr. Baring Gould’s powerful story is full of the strong lights and shadows and vivid colouring to which he has accustomed us.’—Standard.
THE BROOM-SQUIRE. Illustrated byFrank Dadd.Fourth Edition.
‘A strain of tenderness is woven through the web of his tragic tale, and its atmosphere is sweetened by the nobility and sweetness of the heroine’s character.’—Daily News.
‘A story of exceptional interest that seems to us to be better than anything he has written of late.’—Speaker.
THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS.Third Edition.
DARTMOOR IDYLLS.
‘A book to read, and keep and read again; for the genuine fun and pathos of it will not early lose their effect.’—Vanity Fair.
GUAVAS THE TINNER. Illustrated byFrank Dadd.Second Edition.
‘Mr. Baring Gould is a wizard who transports us into a region of visions, often lurid and disquieting, but always full of interest and enchantment.’—Spectator.
‘In the weirdness of the story, in the faithfulness with which the characters are depicted, and in force of style, it closely resembles “Mehalah.”’—Daily Telegraph.
‘There is a kind of flavour about this book which alone elevates it above the ordinary novel. The story itself has a grandeur in harmony with the wild and rugged scenery which is its setting.’—Athenæum.
Gilbert Parker’s Novels
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PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE.Fourth Edition.
‘Stories happily conceived and finely executed. There is strength and genius in Mr. Parker’s style.’—Daily Telegraph.
MRS. FALCHION.Fourth Edition.
‘A splendid study of character.’—Athenæum.
‘But little behind anything that has been done by any writer of our time.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘A very striking and admirable novel.’—St. James’s Gazette.
THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE.
‘The plot is original and one difficult to work out; but Mr. Parker has done it with great skill and delicacy. The reader who is not interested in this original, fresh, and well-told tale must be a dull person indeed.’—Daily Chronicle.
THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD.Fifth Edition.
‘Everybody with a soul for romance will thoroughly enjoy “The Trail of the Sword.”’—St. James’s Gazette.
‘A rousing and dramatic tale. A book like this, in which swords flash, great surprises are undertaken, and daring deeds done, in which men and women live and love in the old straightforward passionate way, is a joy inexpressible to the reviewer.’—Daily Chronicle.
WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC: The Story of a Lost Napoleon.Fourth Edition.
‘Here we find romance—real, breathing, living romance, but it runs flush with our own times, level with our own feelings. The character of Valmond is drawn unerringly; his career, brief as it is, is placed before us as convincingly as history itself. The book must be read, we may say re-read, for any one thoroughly to appreciate Mr. Parker’s delicate touch and innate sympathy with humanity.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘The one work of genius which 1895 has as yet produced.’—New Age.
AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH: The Last Adventures of ‘Pretty Pierre.’Second Edition.
‘The present book is full of fine and moving stories of the great North, and it will add to Mr. Parker’s already high reputation.’—Glasgow Herald.
THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY.Illustrated.Eighth Edition.
‘The best thing he has done; one of the best things that any one has done lately.’—St. James’s Gazette.
‘Mr. Parker seems to become stronger and easier with every serious novel that he attempts.... In “The Seats of the Mighty” he shows the matured power which his former novels have led us to expect, and has produced a really fine historical novel.... Most sincerely is Mr. Parker to be congratulated on the finest novel he has yet written.’—Athenæum.
‘Mr. Parker’s latest book places him in the front rank of living novelists. “The Seats of the Mighty” is a great book.’—Black and White.
‘One of the strongest stories of historical interest and adventure that we have read for many a day.... A notable and successful book.’—Speaker.
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Conan Doyle.ROUND THE RED LAMP. ByA. Conan Doyle, Author of ‘The White Company,’ ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,’ etc.Fifth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The book is, indeed, composed of leaves from life, and is far and away the best view that has been vouchsafed us behind the scenes of the consulting-room. It is very superior to “The Diary of a late Physician.”’—Illustrated London News.
Stanley Weyman.UNDER THE RED ROBE. ByStanley Weyman, Author of ‘A Gentleman of France.’ With Twelve Illustrations by R. Caton Woodville.Twelfth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A book of which we have read every word for the sheer pleasure of reading, and which we put down with a pang that we cannot forget it all and start again.’—Westminster Gazette.
‘Every one who reads books at all must read this thrilling romance, from the first page of which to the last the breathless reader is haled along. An inspiration of “manliness and courage.”’—Daily Chronicle.
Lucas Malet.THE WAGES OF SIN. ByLucas Malet.Thirteenth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
Lucas Malet.THE CARISSIMA. ByLucas Malet, Author of ‘The Wages of Sin,’ etc.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
Arthur Morrison.TALES OF MEAN STREETS. ByArthur Morrison.Fourth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Told with consummate art and extraordinary detail. He tells a plain, unvarnished tale, and the very truth of it makes for beauty. In the true humanity of the book lies its justification, the permanence of its interest, and its indubitable triumph.’—Athenæum.
‘A great book. The author’s method is amazingly effective, and produces a thrilling sense of reality. The writer lays upon us a master hand. The book is simply appalling and irresistible in its interest. It is humorous also; without humour it would not make the mark it is certain to make.’—World.
Arthur Morrison.A CHILD OF THE JAGO. ByArthur Morrison.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
This, the first long story which Mr. Morrison has written, is like his remarkable ‘Tales of Mean Streets,’ a realistic study of East End life.
‘The book is a masterpiece.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘Told with great vigour and powerful simplicity.’—Athenæum.
Mrs. Clifford.A FLASH OF SUMMER. By Mrs.W. K. Clifford, Author of ‘Aunt Anne,’ etc.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The story is a very sad and a very beautiful one, exquisitely told, and enriched with many subtle touches of wise and tender insight. It will, undoubtedly, add to its author’s reputation—already high—in the ranks of novelists.’—Speaker.
Emily Lawless.HURRISH. By the Honble.Emily Lawless, Author of ‘Maelcho,’ etc.Fifth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
A reissue of Miss Lawless’ most popular novel, uniform with ‘Maelcho.’
Emily Lawless.MAELCHO: a Sixteenth Century Romance. By the Honble.Emily Lawless.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A really great book.’—Spectator.
‘There is no keener pleasure in life than the recognition of genius. Good work is commoner than it used to be, but the best is as rare as ever. All the more gladly, therefore, do we welcome in “Maelcho” a piece of work of the first order, which we do not hesitate to describe as one of the most remarkable literary achievements of this generation. Miss Lawless is possessed of the very essence of historical genius.’—Manchester Guardian.
J. H. Findlater.THE GREEN GRAVES OF BALGOWRIE. ByJane H. Findlater.Fourth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A powerful and vivid story.’—Standard.
‘A beautiful story, sad and strange as truth itself.’—Vanity Fair.
‘A work of remarkable interest and originality.’—National Observer.
‘A very charming and pathetic tale.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘A singularly original, clever, and beautiful story.’—Guardian.
‘“The Green Graves of Balgowrie” reveals to us a new Scotch writer of undoubted faculty and reserve force.’—Spectator.
‘An exquisite idyll, delicate, affecting, and beautiful.’—Black and White.
H. G Wells.THE STOLEN BACILLUS, and other Stories. ByH. G. Wells, Author of ‘The Time Machine.’Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The ordinary reader of fiction may be glad to know that these stories are eminently readable from one cover to the other, but they are more than that; they are the impressions of a very striking imagination, which, it would seem, has a great deal within its reach.’—Saturday Review.
H. G. WELLS.THE PLATTNER STORYand Others. ByH. G. Wells.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Weird and mysterious, they seem to hold the reader as by a magic spell.’—Scotsman.
‘Such is the fascination of this writer’s skill that you unhesitatingly prophesy that none of the many readers, however his flesh do creep, will relinquish the volume ere he has read from first word to last.’—Black and White.
‘No volume has appeared for a long time so likely to give equal pleasure to the simplest reader and to the most fastidious critic.’—Academy.
‘Mr. Wells is a magician skilled in wielding that most potent of all spells—the fear of the unknown.’—Daily Telegraph.
E. F. Benson.DODO: A DETAIL OF THE DAY. By E. F.Benson.Sixteenth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A delightfully witty sketch of society.’—Spectator.
‘A perpetual feast of epigram and paradox.’—Speaker.
E. F. Benson.THE RUBICON. ByE. F. Benson, Author of ‘Dodo.’Fifth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘An exceptional achievement; a notable advance on his previous work.’—National Observer.
Mrs. Oliphant.SIR ROBERT’S FORTUNE. ByMrs. Oliphant.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Full of her own peculiar charm of style and simple, subtle character-painting comes her new gift, the delightful story before us. The scene mostly lies in the moors, and at the touch of the authoress a Scotch moor becomes a living thing, strong, tender, beautiful, and changeful.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
Mrs. Oliphant.THE TWO MARYS. ByMrs. Oliphant.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
W. E. Norris.MATTHEW AUSTIN. ByW. E. Norris, Author of ‘Mademoiselle de Mersac,’ etc.Fourth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘“Matthew Austin” may safely be pronounced one of the most intellectually satisfactory and morally bracing novels of the current year.’—Daily Telegraph.
W. E. Norris.HIS GRACE. ByW. E. Norris.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mr. Norris has drawn a really fine character in the Duke of Hurstbourne, at once unconventional and very true to the conventionalities of life.’—Athenæum.
W. E. Norris.THE DESPOTIC LADY AND OTHERS. ByW. E. Norris.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A budget of good fiction of which no one will tire.’—Scotsman.
W. E. Norris.CLARISSA FURIOSA. ByW. E. Norris, Author of ‘The Rogue,’ etc.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘One of Mr. Norris’s very best novels. As a story it is admirable, as ajeu d’espritit is capital, as a lay sermon studded with gems of wit and wisdom it is a model which will not, we imagine, find an efficient imitator.’—The World.
‘The best novel he has written for some time: a story which is full of admirable character-drawing.’—The Standard.
Robert Barr.IN THE MIDST OF ALARMS. ByRobert Barr.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A book which has abundantly satisfied us by its capital humour.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘Mr. Barr has achieved a triumph whereof he has every reason to be proud.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
J. Maclaren Cobban.THE KING OF ANDAMAN: A Saviour of Society. ByJ. Maclaren Cobban.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘An unquestionably interesting book. It would not surprise us if it turns out to be the most interesting novel of the season, for it contains one character, at least, who has in him the root of immortality, and the book itself is ever exhaling the sweet savour of the unexpected.... Plot is forgotten and incident fades, and only the really human endures, and throughout this book there stands out in bold and beautiful relief its high-souled and chivalric protagonist, James the Master of Hutcheon, the King of Andaman himself.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
J. Maclaren Cobban.WILT THOU HAVE THIS WOMAN? ByJ. M. Cobban, Author of ‘The King of Andaman.’Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mr. Cobban has the true story-teller’s art. He arrests attention at the outset, and he retains it to the end.’—Birmingham Post.
H. Morrah.A SERIOUS COMEDY. ByHerbert Morrah.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘This volume is well worthy of its title. The theme has seldom been presented with more freshness or more force.’—Scotsman.
H. Morrah.THE FAITHFUL CITY. ByHerbert Morrah, Author of ‘A Serious Comedy.’Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Conveys a suggestion of weirdness and horror, until finally he convinces and enthrals the reader with his mysterious savages, his gigantic tower, and his uncompromising men and women. This is a haunting, mysterious book, not without an element of stupendous grandeur.’—Athenæum.
L. B. Walford.SUCCESSORS TO THE TITLE. ByMrs. Walford, Author of ‘Mr. Smith,’ etc.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The story is fresh and healthy from beginning to finish; and our liking for the two simple people who are the successors to the title mounts steadily, and ends almost in respect.’—Scotsman.
T. L. Paton.A HOME IN INVERESK. ByT. L. Paton.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A pleasant and well-written story.’—Daily Chronicle.
John Davidson.MISS ARMSTRONG’S AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. ByJohn Davidson.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Throughout the volume there is a strong vein of originality, and a knowledge of human nature that are worthy of the highest praise.’—Scotsman.
M. M. Dowie.GALLIA. ByMénie Muriel Dowie, Author of ‘A Girl in the Carpathians.’Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The style is generally admirable, the dialogue not seldom brilliant, the situations surprising in their freshness and originality, while the subsidiary as well as the principal characters live and move, and the story itself is readable from title-page to colophon.’—Saturday Review.
J. A. Barry.IN THE GREAT DEEP:Tales of the Sea. ByJ. A. Barry, Author of ‘Steve Brown’s Bunyip.’Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A collection of really admirable short stories of the sea, very simply told, and placed before the reader in pithy and telling English.’—Westminster Gazette.
J. B. Burton.IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY. ByJ. Bloundelle Burton.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Unusually interesting and full of highly dramatic situations.’—Guardian.
J. B. Burton.DENOUNCED. ByJ. Bloundelle Burton.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
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W. C. Scully.THE WHITE HECATOMB. ByW. C. Scully, Author of ‘Kafir Stories.’Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The author is so steeped in Kaffir lore and legend, and so thoroughly well acquainted with native sagas and traditional ceremonial that he is able to attract the reader by the easy familiarity with which he handles his characters.’—South Africa.
‘It reveals a marvellously intimate understanding of the Kaffir mind, allied with literary gifts of no mean order.’—African Critic.
H. Johnston.DR. CONGALTON’S LEGACY. ByHenry Johnston.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A worthy and permanent contribution to Scottish literature.’—Glasgow Herald.
J. F. Brewer.THE SPECULATORS. ByJ. F. Brewer.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A pretty bit of comedy.... It is undeniably a clever book.’—Academy.
‘A clever and amusing story. It makes capital out of the comic aspects of culture, and will be read with amusement by every intellectual reader.’—Scotsman.
‘A remarkably clever study.’—Vanity Fair.
Julian Corbett.A BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. ByJulian Corbett.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mr. Corbett writes with immense spirit, and the book is a thoroughly enjoyable one in all respects. The salt of the ocean is in it, and the right heroic ring resounds through its gallant adventures.’—Speaker.
L. Cope Cornford.CAPTAIN JACOBUS: A ROMANCE OF THE ROAD. ByL. Cope Cornford. Illustrated.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘An exceptionally good story of adventure and character.’—World.
C. P. Wolley.THE QUEENSBERRY CUP. A Tale of Adventure. ByClive Phillips Wolley.Illustrated.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A book which will delight boys: a book which upholds the healthy schoolboy code of morality.’—Scotsman.
L. Daintrey.THE KING OF ALBERIA. A Romance of the Balkans. ByLaura Daintrey.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Miss Daintrey seems to have an intimate acquaintance with the people and politics of the Balkan countries in which the scene of her lively and picturesque romance is laid.’—Glasgow Herald.
M. A. Owen.THE DAUGHTER OF ALOUETTE. ByMary A. Owen.Crown 8vo.6s.
A story of life among the American Indians.
‘A fascinating story.’—Literary World.
Mrs. Pinsent.CHILDREN OF THIS WORLD. ByEllen F. Pinsent, Author of ‘Jenny’s Case.’Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mrs. Pinsent’s new novel has plenty of vigour, variety, and good writing. There are certainty of purpose, strength of touch, and clearness of vision.’—Athenæum.
Clark Russell.MY DANISH SWEETHEART. ByW. Clark Russell, Author of ‘The Wreck of the Grosvenor,’ etc.Illustrated.Fourth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
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‘Those whose minds are open to the finer issues of life, who can appreciate graceful thought and refined expression of it, from them this volume will receive a welcome as enthusiastic as it will be based on critical knowledge.’—Church Times.
Ronald Ross.THE SPIRIT OF STORM. ByRonald Ross, Author of ‘The Child of Ocean.’Crown 8vo.6s.
A romance of the Sea. ‘Weird, powerful, and impressive.’—Black and White.
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