BOOKS WORTH READING
BEING A LIST OF THE New and Forthcoming Publications
OF
GREENING & CO., LTD. 20 Cecil Court Charing Cross Road
_OCTOBER 1899_ LONDON, W.C.
GENERAL LITERATURE, CRITICISM, POETRY, ETC.
=_English Writers of To-Day:_= Being a Series of Monographs on living Authors. Each volume is written by a competent authority, and each subject is treated in an appreciative, yet critical, manner. The following are the first volumes in the Series:--
=_Rudyard Kipling_=. The Man and His Work. Being an attempt at an "Appreciation." By G. F. MONKSHOOD, Author of "Woman and The Wits," "My Lady Ruby," etc. Containing a portrait of Mr Kipling and an autograph letter to the author in facsimile. Second Impression. Crown 8vo, buckram, gilt lettered, top edge gilt, 5s. nett.
=Daily Telegraph=.--"He writes fluently, and he has genuine enthusiasm forhis subject, and an intimate acquaintance with his work. Moreover, thebook has been submitted to Mr Kipling, whose characteristic letter tothe author is set forth on the preface.... Of Kipling's heroes MrMonkshood has a thorough understanding, and his remarks on them areworth quoting" (extract follows).
=Globe=--"It has at the basis of it both knowledge andenthusiasm--knowledge of the works estimated and enthusiasm for them.This book may be accepted as a generous exposition of Mr Kipling'smerits as a writer. We can well believe that it will have manyinterested and approving readers."
=Scotsman=.--"This well-informed volume is plainly sincere. It isthoroughly well studied, and takes pains to answer all the questionsthat are usually put about Mr Kipling. The writer's enthusiasm carriesboth himself and his reader along in the most agreeable style. One wayand another his book is full of interest, and those who wish to talkabout Kipling will find it invaluable, while the thousands of hisadmirers will read it through with delighted enthusiasm."
VOLUMES OF E.W.O.T. (In preparation.)
=_Thomas Hardy_=. By W. L. COURTNEY.
=_George Meredith_=. By WALTER JERROLD.
=_Bret Harte_=. By T. EDGAR PEMBERTON.
=_Richard Le Gallienne_=. By C. RANGER GULL.
=_Arthur Wing Pinero_=. By HAMILTON FYFFE.
=_W. E. Henley_=, and the "NATIONAL OBSERVER" Group. By GEORGE GAMBLE.
=_The Parnassian School in English_= POETRY. (ANDREW LANG, EDMUND GOSSEand ROBERT BRIDGES.) By Sir GEORGE DOUGLAS.
=_Algernon Charles Swinburne_=. By G. F. MONKSHOOD.
=_Realistic Writers of To-day_=. By JUSTIN HANNAFORD.
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=_The Wheel of Life_=. A Few Memories and Recollections (de omnibus rebus). By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of "Madonna Mia," "Poppyland," etc. With Portrait of the Author from the celebrated Painting by J. MORDECAI. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, crimson buckram, gilt lettered, gilt top, 2s.
=Weekly Sun= (T. P. O'Connor) says:--A Book of the Week--"I have foundthis slight and unpretentious little volume bright, interesting reading.I have read nearly every line with pleasure."
=Illustrated London News=.--"The story Mr Scott has to tell is full ofvaried interest, and is presented with warmth and buoyancy."
=Punch=.--"What pleasant memories does not Clement Scott's little book,'The Wheel of Life,'revive! The writer's memory is good, his style easy,and above all, which is a great thing for reminiscences, chatty."
=Referee=.--GEORGE R. SIMS (Dagonet) says:--"Deeply interesting are theselast memories and recollections of the last days of Bohemia.... I pickedup 'The Wheel of Life' at one in the morning, after a hard night's work,and flung myself, weary and worn, into an easy-chair, to glance at itwhile I smoked my last pipe. As I read, all my weariness departed, for Iwas young and light-hearted once again, and the friends of my youngmanhood had come trooping back from the shadows to make a merry night ofit once more in London town. And when I put the book down, having readit from cover to cover, it was 'past three o'clock and a windymorning.'"
=_A Trip to Paradoxia_=, and other Humours of the Hour. Being Contemporary Pictures of Social Fact and Political Fiction. By T. H. S. ESCOTT, Author of "Personal Forces of the Period," "Social Transformation of the Victorian Age," "Platform, Press, Politics, and Play," Etc. Crown 8vo, art cloth. Gilt, 5s. nett.
=Standard.=--"A book which is amusing from cover to cover. Bright epigramsabound in Mr Escott's satirical pictures of the modern world.... Thosewho know the inner aspects of politics and society will, undoubtedly, bethe first to recognise the skill and adroitness with which he strikes atthe weak places in a world of intrigue and fashion.... There is a greatdeal of very clever sword-play in Mr Escott's description of Dum-Dum(London), the capital of Paradoxia (England).
=Court Circular.=--"It is brilliantly written, and will afford keenenjoyment to the discriminating taste. Its satire is keen-edged, butgood-humoured enough to hurt no one; and its wit and (may we say?) itsimpudence should cause a run on it at the libraries."
=M. A. P.=--"A sparkling piece of political and social satire. Mr Escottbesprinkles his pages with biting epigram and humorous innuendo. It is amost amusing book."
=Athenaeum.=--"He constantly suggests real episodes and real persons. Thereare a good many rather pretty epigrams scattered through Mr Escott'spages."
=Scotsman.=--"A bright, witty, and amusing volume, which will entertaineverybody who takes it up."
=Newcastle Leader.=--"Messrs Greening are fortunate in being thepublishers of a volume so humorous, so dexterous, written with suchknowledge of men and affairs, and with such solidity and power of styleas Mr T. H. S. Escott's 'A Trip to Paradoxia.'"
=Public Opinion.=--"Mr T. H. S. Escott throws abundant humour blended withpungent sarcasm into his work, making his pictures very agreeablereading to all but the victim he has selected, and whose weaknesses heso skilfully lays bare. But the very clever manner in which the writerhits the foibles and follies of his fellows must create admiration andrespect even from those who view his satire with a wintry smile. We likehis writing, his power of discernment, and his high literary style."
=_People, Plays, and Places._= Being the Second Series of "The Wheel of Life," Memories and Recollections of "People" I have met, "Plays" I have seen, and "Places" I have visited. By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of "The Stage of Yesterday and The Stage of To-day," "Pictures of the World," "Thirty Years at the Play." Crown 8vo, cloth gilt. (In preparation.) 5s.
=_"Sisters by the Sea."_= Seaside and Country Sketches. By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of "Blossom Land," "Amongst the Apple Orchards," Etc. Frontispiece and Vignette designed by GEORGE POWNALL. Long 12mo, attractively bound in cloth, 1s.
=Observer.=--"The little book is bright and readable, and will come like abreath of country air to many unfortunates who are tied by the leg tochair, stool, or counter."
=Sheffield Telegraph.=--"Bright, breezy, and altogether readable.... EastAnglia, Nelson's Land, etc., etc., are all dealt with, and touchedlightly and daintily, as becomes a booklet meant to be slipped in thepocket and read easily to the pleasing accompaniment of the waves lazilylapping on the shingle by the shore."
=Dundee Advertiser.=--"It is all delightful, and almost as good as aholiday. The city clerk, the jaded shopman, the weary milliner, thepessimistic dyspeptic, should each read the book. It will bring asuggestion of sea breezes, the plash of waves, and all the accessoriesof a holiday by the sea."
=_Some Famous Hamlets._= (SARAH BERNHARDT, HENRY IRVING, BEERBOHM TREE, WILSON BARRETT and FORBES ROBERTSON.) By CLEMENT SCOTT. Illustrated with portraits. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=_Some Bible Stories Retold._= By "A CHURCHMAN." Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_Bye-Ways of Crime._= With some Stories from the Black Museum. By R. J. POWER-BERREY. Profusely Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Outlook.=--"Decidedly you should read Mr Power-Berrey's interesting book,taking laugh and shu
dder as they come."
=Sheffield Independent.=--"We do not remember to have ever seen a morepopularly-written summary of the methods of thieves than this bright andchatty volume. It is the work of a writer who evidently has a mostintimate knowledge of the criminal classes, and who can carry on a plainnarrative briskly and forcibly. The book fascinates by its freshness andunusualness."
=Literature.=--"It contains many interesting stories and new observationson the _modus operandi_ of swindlers."
=Scotsman.=--"A most interesting account of the dodges adopted by variouscriminals in effecting their purposes. The reader will find much that isinstructive within its pages."
=Liverpool Review.=--"This is no fanciful production, but a clear,dispassionate revelation of the dodges of the professional criminal.Illustrated by numerous pen and ink sketches, Mr Power-Berrey'sexcellent work is useful as well as interesting, for it will certainlynot assist the common pilferer to have all his little tricks made publicproperty in this lucid and easily rememberable style."
=_The Art of Elocution_= and Public Speaking. By ROSS FERGUSON. With an Introduction by GEO. ALEXANDER. Dedicated by permission to Miss ELLEN TERRY. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, strongly bound in cloth, 1s.
=Australian Mail.=--"A useful little book. We can strongly recommend it tothe chairmen of public companies."
=Stage.=--"A carefully composed treatise, obviously written by one ashaving authority. Students will find it of great service."
=People's Friend.=--"Contains many valuable hints, and deals with everybranch of the elocutionist's art in a lucid and intelligible manner."
=Literary World.=--"The essentials of elocution are dealt with in athoroughly capable and practical way. The chapter on public speaking isparticularly satisfactory."
=Madame.=--"The work is pleasingly thorough. The instructions are mostinteresting, and are lucidly expressed, physiological details arecarefully, yet not redundantly, dwelt on, so that the intending studentmay have some very real and definite idea of what he is learning about,and many valuable hints may be gleaned from the chapters on'Articulation and Modulation.' Not only for actors and orators will thislittle book be found of great service, but everyone may find pleasureand profit in reading it."
=_The Path of the Soul._= Being Essays on Continental Art and Literature. By S. C. de SOISSONS, Author of "A Parisian in America," etc. Illustrated with portraits, etc. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 10s. 6d.
=_A History of Nursery Rhymes._= By PERCY B. GREEN. This interesting Book is the result of many years research among nursery folklore of all nations, and traces the origin of nursery rhymes from the earliest times. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4s.
=_The Year Book of the Stage._= Being an annual record of criticisms of all the important productions of the English Stage, with copious Index and complete Caste of each Play recorded. A useful compilation for students of the Drama. About 260 pages, strongly bound in cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_In Quaint East Anglia._= Descriptive Sketches. By T. WEST CARNIE. Illustrated by W. S. ROGERS. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s.
=Observer.=--"That East Anglia exercises a very potent spell over thosewho once come under its influence is proved by the case of GeorgeBorrow, and all who share in the fascination will delight in thisbrightly written, companionable little volume."
=Birmingham Argus.=--"Interesting matter entertainingly told."
=Glasgow Herald.=--"Mr Carnie's book is thoroughly charming."
=Literature.=--"An aesthetic volume as pleasant to read as to look at."
=Guardian.=--"Just the kind of book that would help a tourist in Norfolkand Suffolk to see what ought to be seen with the proper measure ofenjoyment."
=Graphic.=--"It is a prettily got up and readable little book."
=Saturday Review.=--"Will be welcomed by all who have come under the charmof East Anglia."
=_A Man Adrift._= Being Leaves from a Nomad's Portfolio. By BART KENNEDY, Author of "Darab's Wine-Cup," "The Wandering Romanoff," etc. This very entertaining book is a narrative of adventures in all parts of the world. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_Woman and the Wits._= Epigrams on Woman, Love, and Beauty. Collected and edited by G. F. MONKSHOOD, Author of "Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work," "Lady Ruby," etc. Small 8vo, cloth gilt extra, gilt edges, 3s. 6d. nett. Paper boards, rough edges, 2s. 6d. nett.
=_Weeds and Flowers._= Poems by WILLIAM LUTHER LONGSTAFF, Author of "Passion and Reflection." Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt extra, gilt top, 2s. 6d. nett.
=Sun.=--"Mr Longstaff has real fire and passion in all of his work. He hasa graceful touch and a tuneful ear. There is exquisite melody in hismetre."
=Echo.=--"The poetry of passion is no rarity to-day, yet scarcely sincethe date of Philip Bourke Marston's 'Song Tide' has such an arrestingand whole-hearted example of this class of poetry been issued by anyEnglish author as the volume which Mr William Luther Longstaff entitles'Weeds and Flowers.' Passion, tumultuous and unabashed, sensuous raptureopenly flaunting its shame, love in maddest surrender risking all,daring all, these are the dominant motives of Mr Longstaff's muse. Sowild is the rush of his emotion--all storm and fire and blood--to suchwhite heat does he forge his burning phrases, so subtly varied are theconstantly recurring expressions of love's ecstasy, its despair, itsbereavement, its appetite, its scorn, so happy sometimes are theunexpected metrical changes and experiments herein adopted, that theyounger poet might suggest discreet comparisons with the earlierSwinburne."
=Morning Herald.=--"The book contains _real_ poetry. There is alwaysthought and force in the work. 'At the Gate' is not merely Swinburnianin metre; in all things it might well have come from that poet's pen."
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Greening's Masterpiece Library
=_Vathek._= An Eastern Romance. By GEO. BECKFORD. Edited with an Introduction by JUSTIN HANNAFORD. Full-page illustrations by W. S. ROGERS. Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s 6d. A superb edition of this most interesting and fascinating story.
=_Asmodeus_=; or, The Devil on Two Sticks. An Illustrated Edition of the Celebrated Novel by LE SAGE, Author of "Gil Blas." Edited by JUSTIN HANNAFORD. Crown 8vo, 5s.
=_Ringan Gilhaize._= A Tale of the Covenanters. By JOHN GALT. Edited with an Introduction by Sir GEORGE DOUGLAS. Crown 8vo, 5s.
=_Rasselas_=, Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale of Adventure. By Dr JOHNSON. Edited with an Introduction by JUSTIN HANNAFORD. Full-page illustrations by W. S. ROGERS. Crown 8vo, 5s.
=_The Epicurean._= A Tale of Mystery and Adventure. By THOMAS MOORE. Edited with an Introduction by JUSTIN HANNAFORD. Illustrated. 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
_Several well known and popular works by great writers are in active preparation for this artistic series of masterpieces._
POPULAR FICTION
NOVELS AT SIX SHILLINGS
=_An Obscure Apostle._= A Powerful and Dramatic Tale, translated from the Polish of Mdme. ORZESZKO by S. C. de SOISSONS. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_A Son of Africa._= A Tale of Marvellous Adventures. By ANNA, COMTESSE DE BREMONT, Author of "The Gentleman Digger," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_Mora_=: One Woman's History. An interesting novel by T. W. SPEIGHT, Author of "The Crime in the Wood," "The Mysteries of Heron Dyke," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_A Girl of the North._= A Tale of London and Canada. By HELEN MILICITE. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_Ashes Tell no Tales._= A Novel. By Mrs ALBERT S. BRADSHAW, Author of "The Gates of Temptation," "False Gods," "Wife or Slave," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_Such is the Law._= An Interesting Story by MARIE M. SADLEIR, Author of "An Uncanny Girl," "In Lightest London," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_Fetters of Fire._= A Dramatic Tale. By COMPTON READE, Author of "Hard Lines," "Under which Kin
g," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_A Virtue of Necessity._= A Powerful Novel. By HERBERT ADAMS. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_A Cry in the Night._= An exciting Detective Story. By ARNOLD GOLSWORTHY, Author of "Death and the Woman," "Hands in the Darkness," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=_A Social Upheaval._= An Unconventional Dramatic Satirical Tale. By ISIDORE G. ASCHER, Author of "An Odd Man's Story," "The Doom of Destiny," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s.
=Scotsman.=--"The plot is bold, even to audacity; its development isalways interesting, picturesque, and, towards the close, deeplypathetic; and the purpose and method of the writer are alike admirable."
=Eastern Morning News.=--"It is a clever book, splendidly written, andstriking in its wonderful power, and keeping the reader interested....The author has not failed in his effort to prove the case. The awfultruth of its pages is borne home upon us as we read chapter afterchapter. The book should have a good effect in certain quarters. One ofthe best features is the dividing line drawn most plainly betweenSocialism and Anarchism. To its author we tender our thanks, and predicta large sale."
=Daily Telegraph.=--"The hero is an interesting dreamer, absorbed in hisschemes, which are his one weakness. To women, save when they canfurther the good of his cause, he is obdurate; in business, strong,energetic, and powerful. He is shown to us as the man with a master mindand one absorbing delusion, and as such is a pathetic figure. No one candispute the prodigality and liveliness of the author's imagination; hisplot teems with striking incidents."
=Vanity Fair.=--"The story tells itself very clearly in three hundredpages of very pleasant and entertaining reading. The men and women wemeet are not the men and women we really come across in this world. Somuch the better for us. But we are delighted to read about them, for allthat; and we prophesy success for Mr Ascher's book, particularly as hehas taken the precaution of telling us that he is 'only in fun.'"
=Aberdeen Free Press.=--"A story in which there is not a dull page, nay,not even a dull line. The characters are well drawn, the incidents arenovel and often astounding, and the language has a terseness andbriskness that gives a character of vivacity to the story, so that thereader is never tired going on unravelling the tangled meshes of theintricate plot until he comes to the end. 'A Social Upheaval' is,indeed, a rattling good book."
=_A New Tale of the Terror._= A Powerful and Dramatic Story of the French Revolution. By the Author of "The Hypocrite" and "Miss Malevolent." (In preparation.) Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
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POPULAR FICTION
NOVELS AT THREE SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE
=_Shams!_= A Social Satire. By----? This is a remarkable and interesting story of Modern Life in London Society. It is a powerful work, written with striking vividness. The plot is fascinating, the incidents exciting, and the dialogue epigrammatic and brilliant. "Shams" is written by one of the most popular novelists of the day. Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.
=_Miss Malevolent._= A Realistic Study. By the Author of "The Hypocrite." Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_A Comedy of Temptation_;= or, The Amateur Fiend. A Tale by TRISTRAM COUTTS, Author of "The Pottle Papers," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Weird Well._= A Tale of To-day. By Mrs ALEC M'MILLAN, Author of "The Evolution of Daphne," "So Runs my Dream," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s, 6d.
=_Zoroastro._= An Historical Romance. By CRESWICK J. THOMPSON, Author of "Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries," "The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Temptation of Edith Watson._= By SYDNEY HALL. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Gentleman Digger._= Realistic Pictures of Life in Johannesburg. By ANNA, COMTESSE de BREMONT, Author of "A Son of Africa," etc. New Edition, revised to date, with a new Preface. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
_The Sword of Fate._ An Interesting Novel. By HENRY HERMAN, Author of "Eagle Joe," "Scarlet Fortune," etc., and Joint Author of the "Silver King," "Claudian." Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Vanity Fair.=--"The hand that wrote the 'Silver King' has by no meanslost its cunning in painting broad effects of light and shadow. Thedescription of life in Broadmoor is, we fancy, done from actualobservation. It is quite new." And the critic of =Black and White= sums itup pithily as "a story which holds our attention and interests us rightfrom the first chapter. The book is as exciting as even a story ofsensation has any need to be." Speaking of the scene of Mr Herman'sdrama, the beautiful county of Devonshire, where the greater part of thestory takes place, the =Manchester Courier= says: "The author'sdescriptive powers vividly portray the lovely spots by the windingTamar, while the rich dialect of the district is so faithfullyreproduced as to become not the least feature of an exciting tale."
=The Weekly Mercury.=--"Mr Henry Herman has carefully studied the littleweaknesses of the great army of readers. Like a celebrated and muchadvertised medicine, he invariably 'touches the spot,' and hence thepopularity of his works. His latest novel, 'The Sword of Fate,' containsall the essentials of a popular story. It is well written, sufficientlydramatic, full of life and incident, and above all, right triumphs overwrong. We must, too, congratulate the author upon the omission of allthat is disagreeable or likely to offend the susceptibilities of themost delicate minded. It is a clean and healthy novel, a credit to thewriter, and a pleasure to the reader.... These are quite capable ofaffording anyone a pleasant evening's reading, a remark which does notapply to the great majority of the modern novels."
=_Seven Nights with Satan._= A Novel. By J. L. OWEN, Author of "The Great Jekyll Diamond." Cover designed by W. S. ROGERS. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=St James's Gazette.=--"We have read the book from start to finish withunflagging interest--an interest, by the way, which derives nothing fromthe 'spice,' for though its title may be suggestive of Zolaism, there isnot a single passage which is open to objection. The literary style isgood."
=Truth.=--"I much prefer the ghastly story 'Seven Nights with Satan,' avery clever study of degeneration."
=London Morning.=--"The story told is a powerful one, evidently based uponclose personal knowledge of the events, places, and persons which figurein it. A tragic note pervades it, but still there is lightness and witin its manner which makes the book a very fascinating as well aseventful volume."
=Public Opinion.=--"Mr J. L. Owen has given a title to his work which willcause many conjectures as to the nature of the story. Now, if wedivulged what were the seven nights, we should be doing the authoranything but a service--in fact, we should be giving the whole thingaway; therefore, we will only state that the work is cleverly conceived,and carried out with great literary ability. There are numerous flashesof originality that lift the author above ordinary commonplace."
=_The Green Passion._= The Study of a Jealous Soul. A Powerful Novel. By ANTHONY P. VERT. Cover designed by ALFRED PRAGA. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
Mr DOUGLAS SLADEN in =The Queen=.--"A remarkably clever book.... There isno disputing the ability with which the writer handles her subject. Isay _her_ subject, because the minuteness of the touches, and the odd,forcible style in which this book is written, point to it being the workof a female hand. The book is an eminently readable one, and it is neverdull for a minute."
=Daily Telegraph.=--"It is a study of one of the worst passions which canruin a lifetime and mar all human happiness--one of the worst, notbecause it is necessarily the strongest, but because of its singulareffect in altering the complexion of things, transforming love intosuspicion, and filling its victim with a petulant and unreasonablemadness. All this Anthony Vert understands, and can describe with veryuncommon power. The soul of a jealous woman is analysed with artisticcompleteness, and proved to be the petty, intolerant, half-insane thingit really is.... The plot is well conceived, and
well carried out.Anthony Vert may be congratulated on having written a very clevernovel."
=The Monitor.=--"A wonderful piece of writing. The only modern parallel wecan find is supplied in Mr F. C. Philip's 'As in a Looking Glass.'"
=World.=--"As the study of a jealous soul, 'The Green Passion' is asuccess, and psychological students will be delighted with it.... Thetragedy which forms the _denouement_ to this story is of such a natureas to preclude our doing more than remotely alluding to it, for he (oris it she?) has portrayed an 'exceedingly risky situation.'"
=Whitehall Review.=--"In 'The Green Passion' the author traces with muchability, and not a little analytical insight, the progress of jealousyin the breast of a woman who is born with a very 'intense,' although nota very deep, nature.... There is in Mr Vert's work a certain tendencytowards realism which has its due effect in making his characters real.They are no loosely-built fancies of the journalistic brain, butportraits--almost snapshot portraits--of men and women of to-day."
=_Outrageous Fortune._= Being the Confessions of Evelyn Gray, Hospital Nurse. A story founded on fact, proving that truth is stranger than fiction. (In preparation.) Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Dolomite Cavern._= An Exciting Tale of Adventure. By W. PATRICK KELLY, Author of "Schoolboys Three," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Daily Telegraph.=--"Lovers of the sensational in fiction will findabundance of congenial entertainment in Mr W. P. Kelly's new story. Inthe way of accessories to startling situations all is fish that comes tothis ingenious author's net. The wonders of primitive nature, themarvels of latter-day science, the extravagances of human passion--allthese he dexterously uses for the purpose of involving his hero inperilous scrapes from which he no less dexterously extricates him byexpedients which, however far-fetched they may appear to theunimaginative, are certainly not lacking in originality of device, orcleverness of construction.... This is a specimen incident--those whichsucceed it derive their special interest from the action of Rontgenrays, subterranean torrents, and devastating inundations. The book isvery readable throughout, and ends happily. What more can the averagenovel reader wish for in holiday time?"
=Observer.=--"A story full of exciting adventure."
=Saturday Review.=--"The plot is ingenious, and the style pleasant."
=Literature.=--"'The Dolomite Cavern' has the great merit of being verywell written. The plot is sensational and improbable enough, but withthe aid of the author's bright literary manner it carries us onagreeably until the last chapter."
=Critic.=--"It is a sensational novel with a dash of pseudo-scientificinterest about it which is well calculated to attract the public. It is,moreover, well written and vigorous."
=Manchester Guardian.=--"Mr Kelly's fluent, rapid style makes his story ofmysteries readable and amusing. His Irish servant, one of the principalcharacters, speaks a genuine Irish dialect--almost as rare in fiction asthe imitation is common."
=St James's Budget.=--"Truly thrilling and dramatic, Mr Kelly's book is acleverly written and absorbing romance. It concludes with a tremendousscene, in which a life-and-death struggle with a madman in the midst ofa raging flood is the leading feature."
=_Madonna Mia_=, and other Stories. By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of "Poppyland," "The Wheel of Life," "The Fate of Fenella," "Blossomland," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Punch.=--"'Madonna Mia' is genuinely interesting. All the stories aregood; you are 'Scott free' to pick 'em where you like." (The Baron de B.W.)
=Weekly Sun.=--"Shows Mr Scott's sturdy character painting and love ofpicturesque adventure."
=Weekly Dispatch.=--"The book is characteristic of the work of itsauthor--bright, brilliant, informing, and entertaining, and without adull sentence in it."
=St James's Gazette.=--"Full of grace and sentiment. The tales have eachtheir individuality and interest, and we can recommend the whole ashealthy refreshment for the idle or weary brain."
=Pelican.=--"Full of living, breathing, human interest. Few writerspossess the gift of bringing actual existence to their characters asdoes Mr Scott, and in the pages of his newest book you shall find tearsand smiles, and all the emotions skilfully arranged and put in trueliterary fashion."
=World.=--"Clement Scott is nothing if not sympathetic, and every one ofthe ten stories is not only thoroughly readable, but is instinct withsentiment; for Mr Scott still retains a wonderful enthusiasm, usuallythe attribute of youth. 'Drifting' is a very fresh and convincingnarrative, founded, we understand, upon truth, and containing within asmall compass the materials for a very stirring drama. 'A Cross ofHeather,' too, is a charming romance, told with real pathos andfeeling."
=_The Shadow on The Manse._= A Tale of Religion and the Stage. By CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN, Author of "The Resurrection of His Grace," "Kissing-Cup's Race," etc. Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.
=_The Lady of the Leopard._= A Powerful and Fascinating Novel. By CHAS. L'EPINE, Author of "The Devil in a Domino." Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Public Opinion.=--"A remarkable book.... We are plunged into a deliciousand tantalising romance; incident follows incident like a panorama ofexciting pictures. Fertility of imagination is everywhere apparent, andthe _denouement_ is artfully concealed till it bursts upon the readerwith a suddenness that fairly takes away his breath."
=Liverpool Mercury.=--"Lovers of the marvellous will enjoy it, for it iscleverly and dramatically written."
=Dundee Advertiser.=--"Written with dramatic force and vigour."
=North British Advertiser.=--"This is a weird and strange story thatinterests and fascinates the reader, with its occult fancies andmarvellous experiences.... It may be added, in conclusion, that it is abook well worth reading, and will easily bear a second perusal."
=Liverpool Post.=--"A very skilfully constructed story, mysterious andstrange, with a natural explanation suggested of all the mystery whichdoes not spoil one's enjoyment (here follows analysis of plot). This isthe bare outline of the story up to a certain point; it is impossible toconvey adequately an idea of the awe-inspiring characteristics of thestory. Readers can safely be recommended to turn to the book itself."
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POPULAR FICTION
HALF-CROWN NOVELS
=_In Monte Carlo._= A Tale by HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ, Author of "Quo Vadis," "With Fire and Sword," etc., etc. Translated by S. C. de SOISSONS. Crown 8vo, art cloth, with a new Portrait of the Author, 2s. 6d.
=_The Tragedy of The Lady Palmist._= By W. LUTHER LONGSTAFF, Author of "Weeds and Flowers," etc. An exciting tale, descriptive of the "Behind-the-Scenes of the Palmist's Bohemia." Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=_My Lady Ruby, and Basileon, Chief of Police._= Two stories by G. F. MONKSHOOD, Author of "Nightshades," "Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work," "Woman and The Wits," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=_The Hypocrite._= A Modern Realistic Novel of Oxford and London Life. Fourth Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
_This book has been "boycotted" by Messrs Mudie and Messrs W. H. Smith &Son as being "unfit to circulate in their libraries," yet it has beenpraised by the press at being "a powerful sermon and a moral book."_
=Daily Telegraph.=--"A book by an anonymous author always arouses acertain inquiry, and when the book is clever and original the interestbecomes keen; and conjecture is rife, endowing the most unlikely peoplewith authorship.... It is very brilliant, very forcible, very sad.... Itis perfect in its way, in style clear, sharp and forcible, the dialogueepigrammatic and sparkling.... Enough has been said to show that 'TheHypocrite' is a striking and powerful piece of work, and that its authorhas established his claim to be considered a writer of originality andbrilliance."
=Daily Graphic.=--"A very moral book."
=Court Circular.=--"The work is decidedly clever, full of ready wit,sparkling epigram, and cutting sarcasm."
=Echo.=--"The stor
y is thoroughly interesting, the wit and epigram of thewriting are not to be denied, and altogether 'The Hypocrite' is sobrilliant that it can only be fittingly compared with 'The GreenCarnation' or 'The Babe B.A.'"
=Liverpool Courier.=--"A genuinely clever book. Furthermore, it is a bookwith a wholesome moral vividly enforced."
=Lady.=--"Whoever the author may be, he has the right literary method, hiswork is absolutely realistic, his style is fluent and distinctive, andhe has the rare faculty of gripping the reader's attention at the outsetand retaining it to the very last.... 'The Hypocrite' is something morethan a remarkable novel--it is, in effect, a sermon, conveying adefinite message to those who have the wit to understand it."
=Morning Post.=--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever booksof the day. The writer shows artistic perception. He maintainsthroughout an atmosphere perfectly in harmony with the idea that hassuggested his work."
=_The Wandering Romanoff._= A Romance. By BART KENNEDY, Author of "A Man Adrift," "Darab's Wine-Cup," etc. New and Cheaper Edition, crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=_Dona Rufina._= A Nineteenth Century Romance. Being a Story of Carlist Conspiracy. By HEBER DANIELS, Author of "Our Tenants." Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Bookman.=--"A highly emotional, cleverly written story."
=Lady.=--"A thrilling romance with a mediaeval atmosphere, although thescene is laid in the Cotswolds in the year of grace 1898. The story iswell constructed, and is a good example of the widely imaginative typeof fiction that is so eagerly devoured by young people nowadays."
=Lloyd's.=--"The author has woven a clever story out of strangematerials.... The interest of the book only ceases when the end isreached."
=Society.=--"Altogether a very intelligible and interesting story ofintrigue and love. The author has put some excellent work into thebook."
=Eastern Morning News.=--"Readers will be fascinated by the stirringscenes, the swiftly moving panorama, the enacted tragedies, the wild,passionate, lawless loves depicted in the most sensational manner inthis volume."
=Englishman= (Calcutta).--"It is a lurid tale of Spanish plotters....Around this central figure the author weaves an effective story withmore than considerable skill. He has achieved a brilliant success withthe character of Rufina; it is a masterpiece in its own way, andinvested with freshness, grace, and a magnetic personality."
=_Lord Jimmy._= A Story of Music-Hall Life. By GEORGE MARTYN. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Outlook.=--"The book is both humorous and dramatic."
=Pelican.=--"It is amusing and interesting--two very good qualities for anovel to possess."
=Sheffield Telegraph.=--"The book is vivaciously written, several of thecharacters being human enough to look like studies from life."
=Aberdeen Free Press.=--"The characters are skilfully depicted, and thewhole book is amusing and interesting."
=Glasgow Citizen.=--"'Decidedly clever' will be the verdict of the readeron closing this book."
=Vanity Fair.=--"The author has a peculiar knowledge of the 'Halls' andthose who frequent them; and especially, as it seems to us, of thoseJewish persons who sometimes run them. And he has made good use of hisknowledge here. But there is more than this in the book; for 'GeorgeMartyn' has considerable descriptive talent. His account, for instance,of the fight between the hero and the butcher is quite good. The storyis straightforward, convincing, and full of human nature and promise."
=_The Lady of Criswold._= A Sensational Story. By LEONARD OUTRAM. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=North British Advertiser.=--"A thrilling tale of love and madness."
=Whitehall Review.=--"No one can complain of lack of sensation, it is fullof startling episodes. The characters are drawn with a rapid andvigorous touch. The interest is well maintained."
=Court Circular.=--"It reminds us forcibly of a story in real life thatengrossed public attention many years ago. Whether this was in theauthor's mind we cannot say, but the book is deeply interesting, thecharacters well and strongly drawn, and we doubt not this tale willfascinate many a reader."
=London Morning.=--"The story is cleverly constructed, is full of incidentwith more than a dash of tragedy, and holds the attention of the readerto the close. Dealing with modern life of the higher class, Mr Outram'sstory is consistent, and though it aims at romantic effect, is notstrained or overdrawn."
=Church Gazette.=--"We can heartily recommend 'The Lady of Criswold.' Onelikes to meet now and again a book which forsakes the eternal sexquestion, or the hairsplitting discussion of ethical or psychologicalproblems, and treats us to simpler and more satisfying fare.... Thereare several good hours' reading in the book, and plenty of excitement ofthe dramatic order. Another good point is that it is healthy in tone."
=_The Gates of Temptation._= A Natural Novel by Mrs ALBERT S. BRADSHAW, Author of "False Gods," "Wife or Slave," etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Weekly Dispatch.=--"This is a story full of power and pathos, the strongdramatic interest of which is sustained from the opening chapter to theclose."
=Midland Mail.=--"The characters are vividly drawn. There are manypleasant and painful incidents in the book, which is interesting frombeginning to end."
=London Morning.=--"Mrs Albert Bradshaw has done such uniformly good workthat we have grown to expect much from her. Her latest book is one whichwill enhance her reputation, and equally please new and old readers ofher novels. It is called 'The Gates of Temptation,' and professes to bea natural novel. The story told is one of deep interest. There is noveneer in its presentation, no artificiality about it."
=Aberdeen Free Press.=--"Mrs Bradshaw has written several good novels, andthe outstanding feature of all of them has been her skilful developmentof plot, and her tasteful, pleasing style. In connection with thepresent story we are able to amply reiterate those praises. The plotagain is well developed and logically carried out, while the languageused by the authoress is always happy and well chosen, and nevercommonplace.... The story is a very powerful one indeed, and may behighly commended as a piece of painstaking fiction of the very highestkind."
=_The Resurrection of His Grace._= Being the very candid Confessions of the Honourable BERTIE BEAUCLERC. A Sporting Novel. By CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN, Author of "Richard Barlow," "Kissing Cup's Race," etc. Second Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Gentlewoman.=--"Fantastic and impossible, but at the same timeamusing.... The whole story is strongly dramatic."
=Saturday Review.=--"A grotesquely improbable story, but readers ofsporting novels will find much amusement in it."
=Scotsman.=--"The book is lightly and briskly written throughout. Itspleasant cynicism is always entertaining."
=Star.=--"An ingeniously horrible story with a diabolically clever plot."
=St James's Budget.=--"A sporting romance which is indisputably cleverlywritten.... The book is full of interesting items of sporting life whichare fascinating to lovers of the turf."
=Edinburgh Evening News.=--"It has certainly an audacious idea for itscentral motive.... This bright idea is handled with no little skill, andthe interest is kept up breathlessly until the tragic end of theexperiment. The whole story has a racy flavour of the turf."
=Sporting Life.=--"The character of the heartless _roue_, who tells hisstory, is very well sustained, and the rich _parvenu_, Peter Drewitt,the owner of the favourite that is very nearly nobbled by theunscrupulous Beauclerc, is cleverly drawn. Altogether it is an excitingand an uncommon tale, and is quite correct in all the sporting details."
_Anna Marsden's Experiment._ An interesting Novel. By ELLEN WILLIAMS. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Outlook.=--"A good story cleverly told and worked out."
=Echo.=--"A very natural and interesting tale is carefully set forth inEllen Williams' clever little book."
=Western Morning News.=--"It is a smartly written and deeply interestingstory, well out of the beaten
track of novelists."
=Literary World.=--"The story is well told.... Four racy chapters take usthus far, and seven lively ones follow."
=Public Opinion.=--"From this point the interest in the story is such thatthere is no putting the book down till the _denouement_ is reached. Thewriting is smart, clever, and telling."
=Critic.=--"A powerful story, unconventional as regards both subject andtreatment. [Here the reviewer analyses the plot.] This situation ishandled with extraordinary delicacy and skill, and the book is anadmirable study of repressed emotions."
=Monitor.=--"Miss Williams has here seized on an original concept, andgiven it fitting presentation. The 'experiment' is a novel one, and itsworking out is a deft piece of writing. The psychology of the work isfaultless, and this study of a beautiful temperament, in a crude frame,has with it the verity of deep observation and acute insight.... Weawait with considerable confidence Miss Williams' next venture."
=Sheffield Independent.=--"The writer has treated a delicate and unusualsituation with delicacy and originality. The heroine's character isdrawn with firmness and clearness, and the whole story is vivid andpicturesque.... The history of the experiment is exceedingly well told.Keen insight into character, and cleverness in its delineation, as wellas shrewd observation and intense sympathy, mark the writer's work,while the style is terse and clear, and the management of trying scenesextremely good."
=_Darab's Wine-Cup_=, and other Powerful and Vividly-Written Stories. By BART KENNEDY, Author of "The Wandering Romanoff," etc. New and cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Aberdeen Free Press.=--"Will be welcomed as something fresh in the worldof fiction."
=St James's Budget.=--"A volume characteristic of the author's splendidpowers."
=M. A. P.=--"Mr Kennedy writes powerfully, and can grip the reader'simagination, or whirl it off into the strangest domains of glamour andromance at will.... There is a future for this clever young man fromTipperary. He will do great things."
=Outlook.=--"Mr Bart Kennedy is a young writer of singular imaginativegifts, and a style as individual as Mr Kipling's."
=Weekly Dispatch.=--"The author has exceptional gifts, a strong andpowerful individuality, a facile pen, rich imagination, and constructiveability of a high order. This volume ought to find a place on everylibrary shelf."
=Critic.=--"Of a highly imaginative order, and distinctly out of theordinary run.... The author has a remarkable talent for imaginative anddramatic presentation. He sets before himself a higher standard ofachievement than most young writers of fiction."
=Cork Herald.=--"Gracefully written, easy and attractive in diction andstyle, the stories are as choice a collection as we have happened on fora long time. They are clever; they are varied; they are fascinating. Weadmit them into the sacred circle of the most beautiful that have beentold by the most sympathetic and skilled writers.... Mr Kennedy has astyle, and that is rare enough nowadays--as refreshing as it is rare."
="_Fame, the Fiddler._"= A Story of Literary and Theatrical Life. By S. J. ADAIR FITZ-GERALD. Crown 8vo, cloth, new and cheaper edition, 2s. 6d.
=Graphic.=--"The volume will please and amuse numberless people."
=Pall Mall Gazette.=--"A pleasant, cheery story. Displays a rich vein ofrobust imagination."
=Sun.=--"Interesting all through, and the inclination is towards finishingit at one sitting."
=Scotsman.=--"An amusing and entertaining story of Bohemian life inLondon."
=Standard.=--"There are many pleasant pages in 'Fame, the Fiddler,' whichreminds us of 'Trilby,' with its pictures of Bohemian life, and itshappy-go-lucky group of good-hearted, generous scribblers, artists, andplaywrights. Some of the characters are so true to life that it isimpossible not to recognise them. Among the best incidents in the volumemust be mentioned the production of Pryor's play, and the account ofpoor Jimmy Lambert's death, which is as moving an incident as we haveread for a long time. Altogether, 'Fame, the Fiddler' is a very humanbook, and an amusing one as well."
=Catholic Times.=--"We read the volume through, and at the conclusionmarvelled at the wonderful knowledge of life the author displays. Foralthough the whole work is written In a light, humorous vein, underneaththis current of humour there is really an astonishing amount of wisdom,and wisdom that is not displayed every day.... It is a vivid descriptionof times gay and melancholy, that occur in many lives. Mr Fitz-Geraldhas done his work well, so well that we loitered on many pages, andclosed the book finally with a feeling that it is a faithful history ofthe journalist, the author, the theatrical individual, and the man whoekes out a living by playing the _role_ of all three."
CHEAPER FICTION
=_Pelican Tails._= A Collection of smart, up-to-date Tales of Modern Life, written, edited and selected by FRANK M. BOYD (Editor of "The Pelican.") One of the most popular and entertaining volumes of short stories that has ever been published. An ideal companion for a railway journey or a spare hour or two. Crown 8vo, picture wrapper designed and drawn by W. S. ROGERS, 1s. (In active preparation.)
=_The Devil in a Domino._= A Psychological Mystery. By CHAS. L'EPINE, Author of "The Lady of the Leopard," "Miracle Plays," etc. Cover designed by C H. BEAUVAIS. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s.
=Truth.=--"The story is written with remarkable literary skill, and,notwithstanding its gruesomeness, is undeniably fascinating."
=Sketch.=--"It is a well-written story. An admirable literary style,natural and concise construction, succeed in compelling the reader'sattention through every line. We hope to welcome the author again,working on a larger scene."
=Star.=--"May be guaranteed to disturb your night's rest. It is agruesome, ghastly, blood-curdling, hair-erecting, sleep-murdering pieceof work, with a thrill on every page. Read it."
=Sunday Chronicle.=--"A very clever study by 'Charles L'Epine,' who shouldby his style be an accomplished author not unknown in other ranks ofliterature. Beyond comparison it is the strongest shilling shocker wehave read for many a day. The author has succeeded in heaping horrorupon horror until one's blood is curdled."
=_That Fascinating Widow_=, and other Frivolous and Fantastic Tales, for River, Road and Rail. By S. J. ADAIR FITZ-GERALD. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s.
=The Scotsman.=--"The widow is a charmingly wicked person. The stories arewell written, with a pleasant humour of a farcical sort; they are neverdull."
=Whitehall Review.=--"Written with all the dash and ease which MrFitz-Gerald has accustomed us to in his journalistic work. There is abreezy, invigorating style about this little book which will make it afavourite on the bookstalls."
=Glasgow Herald.=--"Nonsense, genial harmless nonsense, to which the mostcaptious and morose of readers will find it difficult to refuse thetribute of a broad smile, even if he can so far restrain himself as notto burst out into genuine laughter."
=The Referee.=--"Another little humorous book is 'That Fascinating Widow,'by Mr S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, who can be very funny when he tries. Thestory which gives the title to the book would make a capital farce. 'TheBlue-blooded Coster' is an amusing piece of buffoonery."
=The Globe.=--"The author, Mr S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, has already shownhimself to be the possessor of a store of humour, on which he has againdrawn for the furnishing of the little volume he has just put together.Among the tales included are several which might be suitable for readingor recitation, and none which are dull. Mr Fitz-Gerald frankly addresseshimself to that portion of the public which desires nothing so much asto be amused, and likes even its amusements in small doses. Such apublic will entertain itself very pleasantly with Mr Fitz-Gerald'slively tales, and will probably name as its favourites those titled'Pure Cussedness,' 'Splidgings' First Baby,' and 'The Blue-bloodedCoster.'"
=_Shadows._= A Series of Side Lights on Modern Society. By ERNEST MARTIN. (Dedicated to Sir Henry Irving.) Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt tops, 2s.
=Phoenix.=--"'Shadows' is a very cl
ever work."
=Western Mercury.=--"Clever sketches, intensely dramatic, original andforceful, based on scenes from actual life, and narrated with muchskill."
=Weekly Times.=--"A series of pictures sketched with considerable power.The last one, 'Hell in Paradise,' is terrible in the probable truth ofconception."
=Northern Figaro.=--"Mr Martin's descriptive paragraphs are couched intrenchant, convincing language, without a superfluous word sandwiched inanywhere.... 'Shadows' may be read with much profit, and will give morethan a superficial insight into various phases of society life andmanners."
=_Death and the Woman._= A Powerful Tale. By ARNOLD GOLSWORTHY. Picture cover drawn by SYDNEY H. SYME. Crown 8vo, 1s.
=Scotsman.=--"A cleverly constructed story about a murder and a gang ofdiamond robbers.... The tale never has to go far without a strongsituation. It is a capital book for a railway journey."
=Star.=--"A good shilling's worth of highly coloured sensationalism. Thosereaders who want a good melodramatic story smartly told, Mr Golsworthy'slatest effort will suit down to the ground."
=Literary World.=--"We do not remember having read a book that possessedthe quality of _grip_ in a greater degree than is the case with 'Deathand the Woman.' ... Every page of every chapter develops the interest,which culminates in one of the most sensational _denouements_ it hasbeen our lot to read. The flavour of actuality is not destroyed by anyincredible incident; it is the inevitable thing that always happens.'Death and the Woman' will supply to the brim the need of those insearch of a holding drama of modern London life."
=_The Fellow-Passengers._= A Mystery and its Solution. A Detective Story. By RIVINGTON PYKE, Author of "The Man who Disappeared." Long 12mo, cloth, 1s.
=Whitehall Review.=--"Those who love a mystery with plenty of 'go,' and astory which is not devoid of a certain amount of realism, cannot dobetter than pick up 'Fellow-Passengers.' The characters are real men andwomen, and not the sentimental and artificial puppets to which we havebeen so long accustomed by our sensationalists. The book is brightlywritten, and of detective stories it is the best I have read lately."
=Weekly Dispatch.=--"If you want a diverting story of realism, borderingupon actuality, you cannot do better than take up this bright,vivacious, dramatic volume. It will interest you from first page tolast."
=Catholic Times.=--"This is a well-written story, with a good plot andplenty of incident. From cover to cover there is not a dull page, andthe interest keeps up to the end."
=Glasgow News.=--"It is a thriller.... The sort of book one cannot helpfinishing at a sitting, not merely because it is short, but because itrivets.... The author uses his materials with great ingenuity, his plotis cleverly devised, and he very effectively works up to a striking_denouement_.
Illustrated Books for Children
=_Nonsense Numbers and Jocular Jingles_= FOR FUNNY LITTLE FOLK. Written by DRUID GRAYL, with full-page Illustrations by WALTER J. MORGAN. 4to, cloth boards, 5s.
=_The Grand Panjandrum_=, and other fanciful Fairy Tales for the youthful of all Ages, Climes and Times. By S. J. ADAIR FITZ-GERALD, Author of "The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch," "The Wonders of the Secret Cavern," "The Mighty Toltec," etc. Many full-page and smaller Illustrations by GUSTAVE DARRE. Second Edition. Square 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Truth.=--"A decided acquisition to the children's library."
=Ladies' Pictorial.=--"Quite one of the brightest of the season's giftbooks."
=Spectator.=--"Well provided with fun and fancy."
=Morning Post.=--"Bright and thoroughly amusing. It will please allchildren. The pictures are excellent."
=Echo.=--"Of the pile (of children's books) before us, Mr AdairFitz-Gerald's 'Grand Panjandrum' is the cleverest. Mr Fitz-Gerald needsno introduction to the nursery of these days."
=Times.=--"Very fanciful."
=Church News.=--"This is one of the most delightful books of nonsense wehave read since we welcomed 'The Wallypug of Why.'"
=Scotsman.=--"Will make the eyes of readers open wide with wonder anddelight."
=Lloyd's.=--"Will amuse all children lucky enough to get this neat andpretty volume."
=Pall Mall Gazette.=--"A charming little book. Simply written, andtherefore to be comprehended of the youthful mind. It will be popular,for the writer has a power of pleasing which is rare."
=Literary World.=--"A handsomely bound, mouth-watering, in every wayup-to-date volume, written especially for and on behalf of the toddleror the newly breeched."
=People.=--"A delightful story for children, something in the style of'Alice in Wonderland,' but also having some flavour of Kingley's 'WaterBabies.'"
=Sun.=--"Good fairy stories are a source of everlasting joy and delight.Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald breaks fresh ground and writes pleasantly.... Thebook has the added advantage of being charmingly illustrated in colourby Gustave Darre."
=Nottingham Guardian.=--"It is a merry book, and should keep the nurseryin a good humour for hours. It is artistically got up, the illustrationsby Mr Gustave Darre being of a high order of merit."
=Manchester Courier.=--"It should prove a great favourite with youngpeople, being written by one who evidently takes the utmost interest inthem and their ways. The full-page illustrations are very pretty."
=Weekly Sun.=--"Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald is a well-known writer of fairystories and humorous books for the young. 'The Grand Panjandrum' is justthe sort of book to please youngsters of all ages, being full ofpleasant imaginings, and introducing its readers to a host of curiouspeople."
Greening's Humorous Books
=_The Pillypingle Pastorals._= A Series of Amusing Rustic Tales and Sketches. By DRUID GRAYL. Profusely Illustrated by WALTER J. MORGAN. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Pottle Papers._= Written by TRISTRAM COUTTS, Author of "A Comedy of Temptation." Illustrated by L. RAVEN HILL. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=THE POTTLE PAPERS=, the fourth edition of which is just ready, is areally funny book written by Saul Smiff, and illustrated by Mr L. RavenHill. "Anyone who wants a good laugh should get 'The Pottle Papers,'"says the =Sheffield Daily Telegraph.= "They are very droll reading for anidle afternoon, or picking up at any time when 'down in the dumps.' Theyare very brief and very bright, and it is impossible for anyone with theslightest sense of humour to read the book without bursting into 'theloud guffaw' which does not always 'bespeak the empty mind.'" =The PallMall Gazette= says it contains "Plenty of boisterous humour of the MaxAdeler kind ... humour that is genuine and spontaneous. The author, forall his antics, has a good deal more in him than the average buffoon.There is, for example, a very clever and subtle strain of feelingrunning through the comedy in 'The Love that Burned'--a rather strikingbit of work. Mr Raven Hill's illustrations are as amusing as they alwaysare." The =St. James's Budget= accorded this book a very long notice, andreproduced some of the pictures. The reviewer said: "Who says the senseof humour is dead when we have 'The Pottle Papers'? We can put the bookdown with the feeling that we have spent a very enjoyable hour andlaughed immoderately. 'The Pottle Papers' will be in everybody's handsbefore long." H.R.H. the Prince of Wales honoured the author byaccepting a copy of his book; and the =Court Circular= remarked: "ThePrince of Wales has accepted a copy of Saul Smiff's delightfully merrybook, 'The Pottle Papers.' The Prince is sure to enjoy Raven Hill'sclever sketches." This funniest of funny books is published at 2s. 6d.,strongly bound in cloth.
=_Dan Leno, Hys Booke._= A Volume of Frivolities: Autobiographical, Historical, Philosophical, Anecdotal and Nonsensical. Written by DAN LENO. Profusely illustrated by Sidney H. Sime, Frank Chesworth, W. S. Rogers, Gustave Darre, Alfred Bryan and Dan Leno. Fifth Edition, containing a New Chapter, and an Appreciation of Dan Leno, written by Clement Scott. Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt edges, 2s. Popular Edition, sewed, picture cover, 1s.
=DAN LENO, HYS BOOKE=, is, says the =Liverpool Revie
w=, "the funniestpublication since 'Three Men in a Boat.' In this autobiographicalmasterpiece the inimitable King of Comedians tells his life story in astyle that would make a shrimp laugh." This enormously successful bookof genuine and spontaneous humour has been received with a completechorus of complimentary criticisms and pleasing "Press" praise andapproval. Here are a few reviewers' remarks: "Bombshells offun."--=Scotsman.= "One long laugh from start to finish."--=Lloyd's.= "Fullof exuberant and harmless fun."--=Globe.= "A deliciously humorousvolume."--=English Illustrated Magazine.= "The fun is fast andfurious."--=Catholic Times.= "It is very funny."--=St Paul's.= These are afew opinions taken at random from hundreds of notices. Says the =DailyNews= (Hull): "The funniest book we have read for some time. You mustperforce scream with huge delight at the dry sayings and writings of thefunny little man who has actually killed people with his patter and hisantics. Page after page of genuine fun is reeled off by the great littleman."
=_Bachelor Ballads_= and other Lazy Lyrics. By HARRY A. SPURR, Author of "A Cockney in Arcadia." With Fifty Illustrations by JOHN HASSALL. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_The Pottle's Progress._= Being the Further Adventures of Mr and Mrs Pottle. By TRISTRAM COUTTS, Author of "The Pottle Papers," etc. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. (In preparation.)
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Guides, Etc.
=_London._= A Handy Guide for the Visitor, Sportsman and Naturalist. By J. W. CUNDALL. Including an Article on "Literary Restaurants," by CLEMENT SCOTT. Numerous Illustrations. Second Year of Publication. Long 12mo, cloth, 6d.
=Vanity Fair.=--"A capital little guide book. No bulky volume this, but ahandy booklet full of pithy information on all the most importantsubjects connected with our great city."
=Outlook.=--"A handy booklet, more tasteful than one is accustomed to."
=Pelican.=--"As full of useful and entertaining information as is an eggof meat."
=Bookman.=--"A very lively and readable little guide."
=To-day.=--"One of the best guide books for visitors to London. It is amodel of lucidity and informativeness, and the profuse illustrations areadmirably executed."
=Glasgow Herald.=--"A useful little work for those who have no desire towade through many pages of information before getting what they want."
=_America Abroad._= A Handy Guide for Americans in England. Edited by J. W. CUNDALL. With numerous Illustrations. Ninth Year of Publication. 6d.
=_In Quaint East Anglia._= Descriptive Sketches. By T. WEST CARNIE. Illustrated by W. S. ROGERS. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s. (_See page 5._)
="_Sisters by the Sea._"= Seaside and Country Sketches. By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of "Blossom Land," "Amongst the Apple Orchards," Etc. Frontispiece and Vignette designed by GEORGE POWNALL. Long 12mo, attractively bound in cloth, 1s. (_See page 3._)
A BOOK OF GREAT INTEREST.
AT ALL BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIES. SECOND EDITION.
=RUDYARD KIPLING:=
=THE MAN AND HIS WORK.=
Being an Attempt at Appreciation. By =G. F. MONKSHOOD=. With a Portrait of Mr Kipling, and an Autograph Letter to the Author in facsimile.
_Crown 8vo, crimson buckram, gilt top, 5/= nett._ */
=A FEW OF MANY PRESS OPINIONS=
=Daily Telegraph.=--(Mr W. L. COURTNEY in "Books of the Day.")--"He writesfluently, and has genuine enthusiasm for his subject, and an intimateacquaintance with his work. Moreover, his book has been submitted to MrKipling, whose characteristic letter to the author is set forth in thePreface.... Of Mr Kipling's heroes Mr Monkshood has a thoroughunderstanding, and his remarks on them are worth quoting." (Here followsa long extract.)
=Scotsman.=--"This well-informed volume ... is plainly sincere. It isthoroughly well studied, and takes pains to answer all the questionsthat are usually put about Mr Kipling. The writer's enthusiasm carriesboth himself and his reader along in the most agreeable style.... Oneway and another, his book is full of interest; those who wish to talkabout Mr Kipling will find it invaluable, while the thousands of hisadmirers will read it through with delighted sympathy."
=Western Daily Press.=--"A very praiseworthy attempt, and by a writerimbued with a fervent esteem for his subject.... This valuation of thework of our most virile Empire author should hold the attention of thosewho have well studied the subject and can appreciate accordingly."
=Sun.=--"The author has carefully compiled a lot of most interestingmatter, which he has edited with care and conscientiousness, and theresult is a volume which every lover of Kipling can read with pleasure."
=Spectator.=--"It is very readable. It tells us some things which we mightnot otherwise have known, and puts together in a convenient form manythings which are of common knowledge."
=Outlook.=--"SOMETHING MORE than an attempt at appreciation.... MrMonkshood has written what all the young men at home and abroad whotreasure Mr Kipling's writings think, but have not expressed. The volumeis a striking testimony to the hold which work that is clean and saneand virile has upon the rising generation. And for this we cannot besufficiently thankful."
=Globe.=--"It has at the basis both knowledge and enthusiasm--knowledge ofthe works estimated and enthusiasm for them.... This book may beaccepted as a generous exposition of Mr Kipling's merits as a writer. Wecan well believe that it will have many interested and approvingreaders."
=Irish Times.=--"A well-thought-out and earnest appreciation of the greatwriter and his works."
=Academy.=--"The book should give its subject pleasure, for Mr Monkshoodis very keen and cordial. His criticisms have some shrewdness too. Hereis a passage ..." (Long quotation follows.)
=Sunday Times.=--"Sure to attract much attention. In it we are given asketch of Mr Kipling's career and the story of his various works, alongwith some sane and balanced criticism.... The book is written brightly,thoughtfully, and informingly."
=Bookseller.=--"It is acute in perception, and sympathetic to the verge ofworship, with just as much criticism as will allow that the hero has hislimitations.... Mr Monkshood's well-informed and well-written critiquepossesses undoubted ability and attraction."
=Yorkshire Herald.=--"This work, which is highly appreciative, will bereceived with enthusiasm.... From this point the biography becomes evenmore interesting.... The author deals at length with Kipling's works,and with sufficient forcefulness and originality to hold the reader'sattention throughout. The biography has undoubted merit and will belargely read."