The Riverside Press LimitedEdinburgh
A Catalogueof the BooksPublished byMr. John Long
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March, 1903
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MR. JOHN LONG'S
NEW AND FORTHCOMING BOOKS
For the SPRING and SUMMER 1903
New Novels by the Best Authors
Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, price6s.each
FUGITIVE ANNE
ByMrs. Campbell Praed, Author of "Nadine," "Dwellers by the River," etc.
AN OUTSIDER'S YEAR
ByFlorence Warden, Author of "The House on the Marsh," "Something in the City," etc.
CRIMSON LILIES
ByMay Crommelin, Author of "A Daughter of England," "A Woman-Derelict," etc.
THE WORLD MASTERS
ByGeorge Griffith, Author of the "Angel of the Revolution," "Brothers of the Chain," etc.
THE SHUTTERS OF SILENCE
By G. B.Burgin, Author of "The Way Out," "A Wilful Woman," etc.
BY THAMES AND TIBER
ByMrs. Avlmer Gowing, Author of "As Cæsar's Wife," "A Touch of the Sun," etc.
THE ARCADIANS
By J. S.Fletcher, Author of "When Charles the First was King," "The Three Days' Terror," etc. With Eight Full Page Illustrations on Art Paper, by G. P.Rhodes.
AN UNWISE VIRGIN
ByMrs. Coulson Kernahan, Author of "Trewinnot of Guy's," "No Vindication," etc.
THE PARISH DOCTOR
ByAlec Cook.Vivid impressions of life in a contemporary suburban parish.
BENEATH THE VEIL
ByAdeline Sergeant, Author of "The Story of a Penitent Soul," "The Future of Phyllis," etc.
THE CAR OF PHŒBUS
ByRobert James Lees, Author of "Through the Mists," "The Heretic," etc.
THE LAST FORAY
By R. H.Forster. (A Thrilling Tale of the Border Raiders of the Sixteenth Century.)
THE MACHINATIONS OF JANET
BySarah Tytler, Author of "Citoyenne Jacqueline," "The Courtship of Sarah," etc.
THRALDOM
ByHelen Prothero-Lewis(Mrs. James J. G. Pugh), Author of "Hooks of Steel," "Her Heart's Desire," "A Lady of My Own," etc.
THE JADE EYE
ByFergus Hume, Author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Silent House in Pimlico," etc.
REMEMBRANCE
ByMrs. Lovett Cameron, Author of "Midsummer Madness," "A Woman's 'No,'" etc.
SWEET "DOLL" OF HADDON HALL
By J. E.Muddock, Author of "Fair Rosalind," "A Woman's Checkmate," etc.
HIS MASTER PURPOSE
ByHarold Bindloss, Author of "Ainslie's Ju-ju," "The Concession Hunters," etc.
A WOMAN IN THE CITY
ByHelen Bayliss.An original novel of pathos and power by a new writer.
IN THE DAYS OF GOLDSMITH
By M.McD. Bodkin, K.C., Author of "Lord Edward Fitz-Gerald," "White Magic," "Paul Beck," "A Stolen Life," "The Rebels," etc.
THE INDISCRETION OF GLADYS
ByLucas Cleeve, Author of "His Italian Wife," "Plato's Handmaiden," etc.
THE MAGNETIC GIRL
ByRichard Marsh, Author of "The Beetle," "The Twickenham Peerage," etc.This is one long novel and the most important and amusing the author has written since the publication of his famous book, "The Beetle."
THE TRUST TRAPPERS
ByHume Nisbet, Author of "Bail Up," "Mistletoe Manor," etc. With Frontispiece and Vignette Title page by the Author.
THE BURDEN OF HER YOUTH
ByMrs. L. T. Meade, Author of "Confessions of a Court Milliner," etc.
THE BÂTON SINISTER
ByGeorge Gilbert, Author of "In the Shadow of the Purple."
THE OTHER MRS. JACOBS
ByMrs. Campbell Praed, Author of "Nadine," "Dwellers by the River," etc.
No. 3, THE SQUARE
ByFlorence Warden, Author of "The House on the Marsh," "The Lovely Mrs. Pemberton," etc.
PARTNERS THREE
ByMay Crommelin, Author of "A Daughter of England," "A Woman-Derelict," etc.
ALL THE WINNERS
ByNathaniel Gubbins, Author of "Pick-Me-Ups," "Dead Certainties," etc.
UP TO-MORROW
By W.Carter Platts, Author of "Papa Limited," etc. With about 60 Illustrations by the Author. [A Book of Humour.]
Long's New Sixpenny Library
OF COPYRIGHT NOVELS
By the most Popular Writers of the Day
NEW VOLUMES. 1903
FOR COMPLETE LIST OF THE SERIES, SEE PAGES 27 & 28.
GENERAL LITERATURE
SIDELIGHTS ON CONVICT LIFE.
ByGeorge Griffith, Author of "In an Unknown Prison Land," etc. With Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt,6s.
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A CONSUMPTIVE.
By Mrs.M. Forrest Williams, Fcap. 8vo, paper cover, 1s. net.
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Printed on Hand-made Paper, with Twenty Plates in Photogravure, limited to 300 Copies. Royal 4to. Price £3 3s. net.
Also a Special Edition, Imperial 4to, on Japanese Vellum, limited to 50 Copies, the Plates on India Paper, one Hand-Coloured, with a Duplicate Set of Plates in handsome Portfolio for framing. Each Copy Numbered and signed by the Author. Price £10 10s. net.
THE KING'S RACE-HORSES
A HISTORY OF THE CONNECTION OF HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII. WITH THE NATIONAL SPORT
By EDWARD SPENCER
With Additional Notes by Lord Marcus Beresford.
The Times.—"No more appropriate time could have been selected for the publication of a book such as this, which relates with much wealth of detail and in a very spirited style the history of the King's connection with the Turf. Mr. Spencer is fully justified in his claim that this volume will be 'a record for all time of the important part which His Majesty has taken in racing affairs'. The volume has been most sumptuously got up, being illustrated with 20 plates in photogravure from photographs by Mr. Clarence Hailey, of Newmarket, who has the sole right of photographing the King's horses—these plates, with a special one of His Majesty as a frontispiece, presenting the King's principal racehorses, his two trainers (first John Porter and subsequently Richard Marsh), and his jockeys. Yet all the money lavished upon the exterior of this fine book would be thrown away were the contents deficient in interest or lacking in accuracy; but the text is by no means the least attractive part of the volume, while the author appears to have thoroughly mastered his subject."
The Morning Post.—"This handsome and beautifully printed volume not only includes a record of His Majesty's horses and their performances, but it gathers up a considerable amount of information concerning the connection of Royalty with the turf, and the state of the sport of racing at different periods. The text, which is equalled in interest by the pictures, which include portraits of the King, Lord Marcus Beresford—to whom the proofs of the text were submitted, and who has furnished additional notes—John Porter, and Richard Marsh, whilst the most famous of the horses are also represented. The work is luxuriously produced, and will be highly welcome to a large number of those who are devoted to 'the sport of Kings.'" JOHN LONG, 13 & 14 Norris Street, Haymarket, London
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POPULAR SIX SHILLING NOVELS
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GENERAL LITERATURE
Dedicated by Special Permission to
Field-Marshal LORD WOLSELEY, K.P., &c.
SOCIAL LIFE IN THE BRITISH ARMY
By Capt.W. E. Cairnes. Author of "An Absent-Minded War." Crown 8vo, special cover design, 6s. With 16 full-page Illustrations on art paper byR. Caton Woodville. [Third Edition.
Pall Mall Gazette.—"Brightly written by the Military expert of theWestminster Gazette, and neatly illustrated by Mr. Caton Woodville; this is a most interesting and instructive volume. It is just what was wanted now that the question of the cost of life in the Army and the impossibility for an officer of living upon his pay has been brought into such prominence. The question is emphatically one of those which must not be allowed to slip away again should a long peace follow on the present war, as questions have a way of doing. "A British Officer" makes some very shrewd points in the matter. He performs a useful service in clearing the ground of vulgar exaggerations, the French and Russian myths of the British Officer's wild luxuriousness, the agitator's "gilded popinjay" superficialities, the duties and recreations of the officer, sketches life at Sandhurst and the Staff College, and devotes a chapter to Tommy and to Mrs. Tommy in the married quarters."
Army and Navy Gazette.—"No volume has appeared dealing so thoroughly and so competently with the inner life of the Army. It is not merely descriptive, but will be welcomed by all those who contemplate putting their sons in the Service, for they will realise better than otherwise they might do what the conditions of military life are."
AUSTRALIA AT THE FRONT
A COLONIAL VIEW OF THE GREAT BOER WAR
ByFrank Wilkinson(Special Correspondent of theSydney Daily Telegraph). With Portrait, Map, and 20 Illustrations on art paper byNorman H. Hardyfrom Sketches on the spot, and Photos by the Author. Crown 8vo, special cover design, 6s. [Second Edition.
The Times.—"Mr. Wilkinson's book is uniformly interesting, and has a direct bearing upon one of the great lessons of the war."
The Daily Mail.—"It may safely be said that no war correspondent's work is more deserving of attention than Mr. Frank Wilkinson's. He gives facts in a bright, humorous, unaffected way, and some of these facts require careful study by the nation. This is certainly a book to be read and studied. It is convincing in its moderation and truthfulness, excellently illustrated, and furnished with a good map."
The Daily News.—"We think we have never read a war correspondent's story on which scrupulous honesty was more clearly written. It is a book which deserves to be read by any student of the war, and will certainly be welcomed by all Australians who shared in the campaign."
The Athenæum.—"The book should be studied by all those who have the condition of our Army at heart."
ON THE WAR PATH
A LADY'S LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
ByMrs. J. D. Leather-Culley. With 16 full-page Illustrations on art paper from Photographs taken by the Author. Crown 8vo, special cover design, 3s. 6d.
The Globe.—"We can recommend it heartily for perusal, for it is so obviously frank, fresh, and free in its general atmosphere and tone. It is quite delightful to read passages so full of vivacity, so devoid of affectation, so thoroughly to the point. It is in such informal narratives as these that we get at the 'true inwardness' of the war and its surroundings. We could quote many an instructive and suggestive passage. This is undoubtedly a book to be read."
The Spectator.—"The book generally is full of interest. It should be read and judged as a whole. We might make a very startling column by choosing extracts."
The Daily Mail.—"Mrs. Culley witnessed Major White's superb defence of Ladybrand, of which feat she gives a very interesting account. Altogether a bright little book, illustrated with some good photographs."
The Outlook.—"As far as it goes the book is one of the best we have seen."
THE KING'S RACE-HORSES
A HISTORY OF THE CONNECTION OF HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII. WITH THE NATIONAL SPORT
ByEdward Spencer, Author of "The Great Game," &c.
Printed on Hand-made Paper, with Twenty Plates in Photogravure, limited to 300 Copies. Royal 4to. Price £3 3s. net.
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Also a Special Edition, Imperial 4to, on Japanese Vellum, limited to 50 Copies, the Plates on India Paper, one hand Coloured, with a Duplicate Set of Plates in handsome Portfolio for Framing. Each Copy Numbered and signed by the Author. Price £10 10s. net.
A four-page 4to Prospectus, giving a full description of the work, post free from the leading Booksellers and Libraries, or from the Publisher.
Seepage 8 of this Catalogue.
RURAL LIFE: Its Humour and Pathos
ByCaroline Gearey. Crown 8vo, special cover design, 6s.
The Academy.—"A pleasant 'pot-pourri' of observations and anecdotes relating to village life. Well chosen and pleasantly knit together."The Daily News.—"The book is amusing."The Spectator.—"A sufficiently readable book."To-day.—"A pleasantly written book."The Leeds Mercury.—"In her very entertaining book Miss Gearey is happy in her illustrations of village courtship."The Glasgow Herald.—"The sketches are as good-natured as they are entertaining."
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
By the Right Hon.Sir Richard Temple, Bart., G.C.S.I., &c. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. [Second Edition.
The Daily News.—"We heartily congratulate Sir Richard Temple on producing a particularly pleasing book about Parliament."
The Pall Mall Gazette.—"Every Parliamentarian and every Politician will find this book of deep interest."
The Athenæum.—"We can strongly recommend Sir Richard Temple's book."
The Globe.—"A manual whose utility is equalled only by its brightness and general readability."
THE LAST OF THE CLIMBING BOYS
ByGeorge Elson. With a Preface by theDean of Hereford. Crown 8vo, cover design, 6s.
The Standard.—"A singularly interesting book … the narrative becomes remarkably interesting—the life of a sweep, such as it was in those days, being told with a freshness and reality on a par with the novelty and originality of the events recorded."
The Guardian.—"A remarkable life-sketch, which is as interesting as it is curious. The book is very readable and amusing as well as interesting. It is impossible to close it without a feeling of thankfulness that one deep blot that rests upon the past has been thoroughly wiped away."
The Pall Mall Gazette.—"The book, which is enormously interesting, whether viewed as a human document or as a romance, is the autobiography of Mr. George Elson, who began his career in the first year of Queen Victoria's reign as a 'climbing boy.'"
HAPPINESS: Its Pursuit and Attainment
ByRev. W. J. Kelly. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. [Second Edition.
The Tablet.—"The author has combined a systematic treatment which reflects the training of the schools with a freshness and originality of exposition which is all his own, while the whole work has a literary flavour which bespeaks the scholar and—in the best sense of the term—the man of letters…. With much fervour and force of language the author shows how in the beatific vision the desires of those whose natural inclinations lead them to seek for riches, honours, power, beauty of form or harmony of sound, wisdom, peace, love, joy, will severally and collectively be satisfied. We most cordially recommend this excellent work to the notice and the use of clergy and laity alike."
The Daily Express.—"The work of a ripe scholar and thinker. Dignity and restraint are marked features of a book that is eloquent and lofty and full of freshness, suggestion and truth."
APPEARANCES
HOW TO KEEP THEM UP ON A LIMITED INCOME
ByMrs. Alfred Praga, Author of "Dinners of the Day," "Starting Housekeeping," &c. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s. [New Edition.
The Queen.—"Her teaching possesses a distinct value; her counsels are distinctly counsels of perfection. 'Appearances' is both suggestive and valuable; one welcomes the book as an attempt to prove that a limited income does not necessarily entail slipshod housekeeping or coarse cookery."
DRAMATIC CRITICISM (1899)
ByJ. T. Grein. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. net.
The Dally Telegraph.—"A series of careful, intelligent articles, distinguished by the soundness of their criticism and the determined but broad-minded views of the author. This volume may be read with profit by the playwright, the critic, and the playgoer alike."
THE HISTORY OF "THE TEMPLE"
With Special Reference to that of the Middle Temple; also facsimiles of the Ancient Seals. ByG. Pitt-Lewis, K.C., a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple. Crown 8vo, paper cover, 1s. 6d.
The Daily Telegraph.—"The subject, always an attractive one, is handled in a fashion which is as skilful as it is interesting."
Literature.—"An excellent account of one of the most illustrious of our Inns of Court."
THE BOER IN PEACE AND WAR
With 16 full-page Copyright Photographic Illustrations on art paper. Crown 8vo, picture paper cover, price 1s.
The Westminster Gazette.—"An interesting description of the characteristics of the Boer."
THE OPERATIC PROBLEM
ByWilliam Johnson Galloway, M.P.Fcap. 4to. 1s. net.