Chapter 23

TWO SHILLING NOVELS. Picture Boards, Crown 8vo.DEAD CERTAINTIESNathaniel GubbinsALL THE WINNERSNathaniel Gubbins

TWO SHILLING NOVELS. Picture Boards, Crown 8vo.

TWO SHILLING NOVELS. Picture Boards, Crown 8vo.

TWO SHILLING NOVELS. Picture Boards, Crown 8vo.

ONE SHILLING NOVELS. Pictorial Paper CoversTHE MYSTERY OF FOUR WAYSFlorence Warden, Author of ‘The House on the Marsh’

ONE SHILLING NOVELS. Pictorial Paper Covers

ONE SHILLING NOVELS. Pictorial Paper Covers

ONE SHILLING NOVELS. Pictorial Paper Covers

GENERAL LITERATUREMATILDA, COUNTESS OF TUSCANYMrs. Mary E. Huddy. Demy 8vo., with Illustrations,12s.net.In these picturesque pages we have, in a manner, the processional march of the early Norman soldier settlers in the land of the Olive, and we have also the extraordinary career set forth in that heroic daughter of the Roman Church, Matilda, the great Countess of Tuscany, who devoted her whole life and vast fortune to sustaining against all comers the temporal rights of Holy Mother Church. Pope Gregory the Seventh, Godfrey, the Hunchback Duke, and Henry IV., the ambitious German Emperor, and many other famous characters, move across these vivid pages in their habits and as they really lived. No life of the Great Countess, Matilda of Tuscany, has yet appeared in this country.SIR WALTER RALEGH(A Drama)Robert South, Author of ‘The Divine Aretino,’ Crown 8vo., Cloth Gilt, 3s. 6d. net.HER OWN ENEMY(A Play)Harriet L. Childe-PembertonCrown 8vo., Cloth Gilt, 2s. 6d. net.

GENERAL LITERATURE

GENERAL LITERATURE

GENERAL LITERATURE

In these picturesque pages we have, in a manner, the processional march of the early Norman soldier settlers in the land of the Olive, and we have also the extraordinary career set forth in that heroic daughter of the Roman Church, Matilda, the great Countess of Tuscany, who devoted her whole life and vast fortune to sustaining against all comers the temporal rights of Holy Mother Church. Pope Gregory the Seventh, Godfrey, the Hunchback Duke, and Henry IV., the ambitious German Emperor, and many other famous characters, move across these vivid pages in their habits and as they really lived. No life of the Great Countess, Matilda of Tuscany, has yet appeared in this country.

JOHN LONG’S LIBRARY OF MODERN CLASSICSA series of great works of fiction by modern authors. Not pocket editions, but large, handsome, and fully-illustrated volumes for the bookshelf, printed in large type on the best paper. Biographical Introductions and Photogravure Portraits. Size, 8 in. by 5½ in.; thickness, 1¼ in. Prices: Cloth Gilt,2s.net each; Leather, Gold Blocked and Silk Marker, 3s. net each.Volumes Now Ready.THE THREE CLERKS(480 pp.)Anthony TrollopeTHE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH(672 pp.)Charles ReadsTHE WOMAN IN WHITE(576 pp.)Wilkie CollinsADAM BEDE(480 pp.)George EliotTHE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND(432 pp.)W. M. ThackerayWESTWARD HO!(600 pp.)Charles KingsleyIn Preparation—TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS.Other Volumes to follow.‘John Long’s Library of Modern Classics is astonishingly good value for the money. I know of no pleasanter or more tasteful reprints.’—Academy.‘A real triumph of modern publishing.’—Pall Mall Gazette.‘A marvel of cheapness.’—Spectator.‘A marvellous bargain.’—Truth.‘Wonderfully cheap.’—Globe.‘A triumph of publishing.’—Bookman.‘Remarkable in price and format.’—Daily Mail.‘Admirable in print, paper, and binding.’—Saturday Review.

JOHN LONG’S LIBRARY OF MODERN CLASSICS

JOHN LONG’S LIBRARY OF MODERN CLASSICS

JOHN LONG’S LIBRARY OF MODERN CLASSICS

A series of great works of fiction by modern authors. Not pocket editions, but large, handsome, and fully-illustrated volumes for the bookshelf, printed in large type on the best paper. Biographical Introductions and Photogravure Portraits. Size, 8 in. by 5½ in.; thickness, 1¼ in. Prices: Cloth Gilt,2s.net each; Leather, Gold Blocked and Silk Marker, 3s. net each.

Volumes Now Ready.

Volumes Now Ready.

Volumes Now Ready.

In Preparation—TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS.Other Volumes to follow.

In Preparation—TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS.Other Volumes to follow.

In Preparation—TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS.Other Volumes to follow.

‘John Long’s Library of Modern Classics is astonishingly good value for the money. I know of no pleasanter or more tasteful reprints.’—Academy.‘A real triumph of modern publishing.’—Pall Mall Gazette.‘A marvel of cheapness.’—Spectator.‘A marvellous bargain.’—Truth.‘Wonderfully cheap.’—Globe.‘A triumph of publishing.’—Bookman.‘Remarkable in price and format.’—Daily Mail.‘Admirable in print, paper, and binding.’—Saturday Review.

THE HAYMARKET NOVELSUnder this heading Mr. John Long will issue a series of Copyright Novels which, in their more expensive form, have achieved success. The volumes will be printed upon a superior antique wove paper, and will be bound in specially designed cover heavily gold blocked at back. The size of the volumes will be Crown 8vo., and the price2s. 6d.each. A feature of the Series will be a uniform edition of the more popular works of Mrs.Lovett Cameron.The following are among the first in the Series:FATHER ANTHONY(Illustrated)Robert BuchananA CABINET SECRET(Illustrated)Guy BoothbyAN OUTSIDER’S YEARFlorence WardenFUGITIVE ANNEMrs. Campbell PraedTHE FUTURE OF PHYLLISAdeline SergeantTHE SCARLET SEALDick DonovanA FAIR FRAUDMrs. Lovett CameronA DIFFICULT MATTERMrs. Lovett CameronTHE CRAZE OF CHRISTINEMrs. Lovett CameronA PASSING FANCYMrs. Lovett CameronBITTER FRUITMrs. Lovett CameronAN ILL WINDMrs. Lovett CameronA WOMAN’S ‘NO’Mrs. Lovett Cameron

THE HAYMARKET NOVELS

THE HAYMARKET NOVELS

THE HAYMARKET NOVELS

Under this heading Mr. John Long will issue a series of Copyright Novels which, in their more expensive form, have achieved success. The volumes will be printed upon a superior antique wove paper, and will be bound in specially designed cover heavily gold blocked at back. The size of the volumes will be Crown 8vo., and the price2s. 6d.each. A feature of the Series will be a uniform edition of the more popular works of Mrs.Lovett Cameron.

The following are among the first in the Series:

The following are among the first in the Series:

The following are among the first in the Series:

JOHN LONG’SFamous Sixpenny Copyright Novels

JOHN LONG’SFamous Sixpenny Copyright Novels

JOHN LONG’SFamous Sixpenny Copyright Novels

JOHN LONG’S

Famous Sixpenny Copyright Novels

In Striking Picture Covers, 8¾ in. by 5¾ in.

In Striking Picture Covers, 8¾ in. by 5¾ in.

In Striking Picture Covers, 8¾ in. by 5¾ in.

In Striking Picture Covers, 8¾ in. by 5¾ in.

The following are now Ready:—THE TURNPIKE HOUSEFergus HumeTHE GOLDEN WANG-HOFergus HumeTHE SILENT HOUSE IN PIMLICOFergus HumeTHE BISHOP’S SECRETFergus HumeTHE CRIMSON CRYPTOGRAMFergus HumeA TRAITOR IN LONDONFergus HumeWOMAN—THE SPHINXFergus HumeA WOMAN’S ‘NO’Mrs. Lovett CameronA DIFFICULT MATTERMrs. Lovett CameronTHE CRAZE OF CHRISTINAMrs. Lovett CameronA PASSING FANCYMrs. Lovett CameronBITTER FRUITMrs. Lovett CameronAN ILL WINDMrs. Lovett CameronAN OUTSIDER’S YEARFlorence WardenSOMETHING IN THE CITYFlorence WardenTHE LOVELY MRS. PEMBERTONFlorence WardenTHE MYSTERY OF DUDLEY HORNEFlorence WardenTHE BOHEMIAN GIRLSFlorence WardenKITTY’S ENGAGEMENTFlorence WardenOUR WIDOWFlorence WardenCURIOS: SOME STRANGE ADVENTURES OF TWO BACHELORSRichard MarshMRS. MUSGRAVE AND HER HUSBANDRichard MarshADA VERNHAM, ACTRESSRichard MarshTHE EYE OF ISTARWilliam Le QueuxTHE VEILED MANWilliam Le QueuxA MAN OF TO-DAYHelen MathersTHE SIN OF HAGARHelen MathersTHE JUGGLER AND THE SOULHelen MathersFATHER ANTHONYRobert BuchananTHE WOOING OF MONICAL. T. MeadeTHE SIN OF JASPER STANDISHRitaA CABINET SECRETGuy BoothbyTHE FUTURE OF PHYLLISAdeline SergeantA BEAUTIFUL REBELErnest GlanvilleTHE PROGRESS OF PAULINE KESSLERFrederic CarrelIN SUMMER SHADEMary E. MannGEORGE AND SONEdward H. CooperTHE SCARLET SEALDick DonovanTHE THREE DAYS’ TERRORJ. S. FletcherThe following will be ready shortly:—THE WORLD MASTERSGeorge GriffithBENEATH THE VEILAdeline SergeantTHE BURDEN OF HER YOUTHL. T. Meade☞ Other Novels by the most popular Authors of the day will be added to the Series from time to time

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTESSilently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.

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