Popular 3s. 6d. Novels.
CAPT’N DAVY’S HONEYMOON, The Blind Mother, and The Last Confession. By Hall Caine, Author of “The Bondman,” “The Scapegoat,” &c.
THE SCAPEGOAT. By Hall Caine, Author of “The Bondman,” &c.
Mr. Gladstone writes:—“I congratulate you upon ‘The Scapegoat’ as a work of art, and especially upon the noble and skilfully drawn character of Israel.”
Times.—“In our judgment it excels in dramatic force all his previous efforts. For grace and touching pathos Naomi is a character which any romancist in the world might be proud to have created.”
THE BONDMAN. A New Saga. By Hall Caine. Twentieth Thousand.
Mr. Gladstone.—“‘The Bondman’ is a work of which I recognise the freshness, vigour, and sustained interest no less than its integrity of aim.”
Standard.—“Its argument is grand, and it is sustained with a power that is almost marvellous.”
DESPERATE REMEDIES. By Thomas Hardy, Author of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” &c.
Saturday Review.—“A remarkable story worked out with abundant skill.”
A MARKED MAN: Some Episodes in his Life. By Ada Cambridge, Author of “Two Years’ Time,” “A Mere Chance,” &c.
Morning Post.—“A depth of feeling, a knowledge of the human heart, and an amount of tact that one rarely finds. Should take a prominent place among the novels of the season.”
THE THREE MISS KINGS. By Ada Cambridge, Author of “A Marked Man.”
Athenæum.—“A charming study of character. The love stories are excellent, and the author is happy in tender situations.”
NOT ALL IN VAIN. By Ada Cambridge, Author of “A Marked Man,” “The Three Miss Kings,” &c.
Guardian.—“A clever and absorbing story.”
Queen.—“All that remains to be said is ‘read the book.’”
UNCLE PIPER OF PIPER’S HILL. By Tasma. New Popular Edition.
Guardian.—“Every page of it contains good wholesome food, which demands and repays digestion. The tale itself is thoroughly charming, and all the characters are delightfully drawn. We strongly recommend all lovers of wholesome novels to make acquaintance with it themselves, and are much mistaken if they do not heartily thank us for the introduction.”
IN THE VALLEY. By Harold Frederic, Author of “The Lawton Girl,” “Seth’s Brother’s Wife,” &c. With Illustrations.
Times.—“The literary value of the book is high; the author’s studies of bygone life presenting a life-like picture.”
PRETTY MISS SMITH. By Florence Warden, Author of “The House on the Marsh,” “A Witch of the Hills,” &c.
Punch.—“Since Miss Florence Warden’s ‘House on the Marsh,’ I have not read a more exciting tale.”
NOR WIFE, NOR MAID. By Mrs. Hungerford, Author of “Molly Bawn,” &c.
Queen.—“It has all the characteristics of the writer’s work, and greater emotional depth than most of its predecessors.”
Scotsman.—“Delightful reading, supremely interesting.”
MAMMON. A Novel. By Mrs. Alexander, Author of “The Wooing O’t,” &c.
Scotsman.—“The present work is not behind any of its predecessors. ‘Mammon’ is a healthy story, and as it has been thoughtfully written it has the merit of creating thought in its readers.”
DAUGHTERS OF MEN. By Hannah Lynch, Author of “The Prince of the Glades,” &c.
Daily Telegraph.—“Singularly clever and fascinating.”
Academy.—“One of the cleverest, if not also the pleasantest, stories that have appeared for a long time.”
A ROMANCE OF THE CAPE FRONTIER. By Bertram Mitford, Author of “Through the Zulu Country,” &c.
Observer.—“This is a rattling tale, genial, healthy, and spirited.”
‘TWEEN SNOW AND FIRE. A Tale of the Kafir War of 1877. By Bertram Mitford.
THE MASTER OF THE MAGICIANS. By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Herbert D. Ward.
Athenæum.—“A thrilling story.”
THE AVERAGE WOMAN. By Wolcott Balestier. With an Introduction by Henry James.
THE ATTACK ON THE MILL and Other Sketches of War. By Emile Zola. With an essay on the short stories of M. Zola by Edmund Gosse.
DUST. By Björnstjerne Björnson. Translated from the Norwegian.
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MADEMOISELLE MISS and Other Stories. By Henry Harland, Author of “Mea Culpa,” &c.
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LOS CERRITOS. A Romance of the Modern Time. By Gertrude Franklin Atherton, Author of “Hermia Suydam,” and “What Dreams may Come.”
Athenæum.—“Full of fresh fancies and suggestions. Told with strength and delicacy. A decidedly charming romance.”
A MODERN MARRIAGE. By the Marquise Clara Lanza.
Queen.—“A powerful story, dramatically and consistently carried out.”
Black and White.—“A decidedly clever book.”