by Ian Hay
Blackwood's New Novels.
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SECOND LARGE IMPRESSION.
_The Twymans._
By HENRY NEWBOLT,
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"A welcome refreshment to the weary traveller in the arid plains of modern fiction ... a delightful book."--_Spectator._
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THIRD LARGE IMPRESSION.
_A Safety Match._
By IAN HAY,
Author of 'Pip,' 'The Right Stuff,' &c.
"Mr Hay is a writer of great charm ... this work is peculiarly fascinating."--_Morning Post._
"'A Safety Match' is immense."--_Sheffield Telegraph._
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_The Keepers of the Gate._
By SYDNEY C. GRIER.
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"Deservedly popular."--_Manchester Guardian._
_A King of Vagabonds._
By BETH ELLIS.
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"Will be widely welcomed."--_Aberdeen Free Press._
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_Richard Somers._
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_Patches and Pomander._
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"Picturesque, spirited, vigorous, and romantic, the story has every chance of popularity."--_Scotsman._
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_Saints, Sinners, and the Usual People._
By ST JOHN LUCAS.
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"An oasis in the desert of print."--_Scotsman._
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_The Joyous Wayfarer._
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Author of 'My Lady of Intrigue.'
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"A charming novel."--_Irish Times._
_Spinners in Silence._
By RACHEL SWETE MACNAMARA,
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"A fresh and prettily romantic love-story."--_Times._
"An enchanting story ... we read it with delight and finished it with regret."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
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_Troubled Waters._
By L. COPE CORNFORD,
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"A masterly piece of work."--_Standard of Empire._
"Of fresh and remarkable interest."--_British Weekly._
"A really fine story."--_The World._
_The Missing Millionaire._
By CHRISTOPHER WILSON.
"A good, rattling novel."--_Times._
"The story arrests and fascinates the reader."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"A clever and well-constructed story."--_Scotsman._
_The Multiplicities of Una._
By E. DOUGLAS HUME,
Author of 'The Globular Jottings of Griselda.'
"A bright and fascinating book."--_Sheffield Telegraph._
"A well-written story, strong and convincing, and will be thoroughly enjoyed."--_Liverpool Post._
_His Honour and His Love._
By EDITH SINCLAIR.
"Penned with a sure and dexterous hand."--_Times._
"Never loses its fascination."--_The World._
"A fascinating story."--_Manchester Guardian._
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Transcriber's note:
1. Hyphenation and spelling have not been changed from the original text.
2. Some punctuation has been left as it appears in the original text.For example, Mr appears without a period.
3. A series of 16 words which were hyphenated have been split acrosstwo lines.
