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Her Ladyship's Elephant

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by Lucretia P. Hale


  _HEINEMANN'S 1s NET NOVELS_

  MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE

  By ELEANOR HALLOWEL ABBOTT

  A New Novel

  Was that boy a fool? Or did he behave a trifle imprudently in tryingcircumstances? It is difficult to say till you know Molly, who isdescribed by the press as "one of the most lovable, fascinating andwholly adorable little heroines whose acquaintance any man has made foryears." One thing is certain, no sooner do you make Molly's acquaintancethan you introduce her to all your friends.

  THE WEAVERS

  By Sir GILBERT PARKER

  Author of "The Ladder of Swords," etc.

  Sir Gilbert Parker is one of our finest romance writers of the presentday. This is a story of Egypt--full of rich colour, brilliant flowingdescriptions. It has the flavour of the Desert, the Nile and theindefinable sense of immortality that belongs to the land of thePharaohs.

  TOTO

  By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE

  Author of "The Blue Lagoon," etc.

  Written with that _verve_ and wonderfully infectious humour which ischaracteristic of this author. THE OUTLOOK says: "That rare anddelightful thing, a French novel written in English."

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  THREE BOOKS

  By BARONESS VON HUTTEN

  PAM

  Pam is a "classic" before her time so to speak. People are compared to"Pam"; so to their disadvantage are most girl heroines of the novels.She is inimitable, by herself, and oh! so wholly charming!

  WHAT BECAME OF PAM

  "Whether we have or have not read 'Pam,' we shall certainly find 'Whatbecame of Pam' interesting."--DAILY TELEGRAPH.

  OUR LADY OF THE BEECHES

  Balzac says "The dramas of life do not lie in the circumstancessurrounding--they lie in the heart.' This is a drama of the heart.

  "This tender idyll ... we can only recommend our readers to buy and readit for themselves."--DAILY MAIL.

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  THE ADVENTURER

  By LLOYD OSBOURNE

  "Crowded with thrilling incident the narrative races along. The book canbe recommended to all who enjoy a tale of pure adventure."--TIMES.

  BACCARAT

  By FRANK DANBY

  Author of "Pigs in Clover," etc.

  This brilliant caustic writer here gives one of her vividest pictures ofa certain clique in society. She wields no timid pen and does nothesitate to catch them _in flagrante delicto_. Yet the book is no"preachment" from a self-assumed pulpit, it is a novel simply.

  THE COUNTRY HOUSE

  By JOHN GALSWORTHY

  Author of "A Man of Property," etc.

  This problem of the country family, the county family, is such that itconcerns every one of us vitally. What they had to solve we have tosolve. And it is Mr. Galsworthy's strong point that he never fails togive us a new vision, nor to hold our interest intent throughout. It isan inspiring work.

  LORD KENTWELL'S LOVE AFFAIR

  By FLORENCE C. PRICE

  A good story of London society and of political society. Lord Kentwelland his sisters provide a most spirited picture, and there is besides abackground of big happenings very cleverly drawn.

  THE SEA WOLF

  By JACK LONDON

  Author of "The Call of the Wild."

  A gruesome, thrilling story of the sea. Mr. London brings always thebreath of big spaces, the tenseness of great actions and the flesh andblood of real life, of adventures really lived, into his books. As astory, apart from anything else, it is probably as good a book as Mr.London has ever written.

  THE NIGGER OF THE "NARCISSUS"

  By JOSEPH CONRAD

  Author of "Typhoon," etc.

  Mr. Conrad is a writer to whom the public instinctively turn nowadaysfor an exciting, closely analysed study of men. The DAILY CHRONICLEsays: "It is written by a man who knows every phase of the sea ... andit is written by a man who can write."

  THE MAGNETIC NORTH

  By ELIZABETH ROBINS

  Author of "Come and Find Me," etc.

  A story of the ever-calling North.

  "It is all so excellently written, so vividly realised, so picturesquelyput before the reader that it would be impossible not to be attracted."--WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.

  TWO NOVELS by E. F. BENSON

  Author of "Sheaves," etc. etc.

  THE BLOTTING BOOK

  A murder story, most ingeniously worked out. Mr. Benson carries thereader along full speed to a truly dramatic ending.

  THE BABE B.A.

  A very differed story from the "Blotting Book." It is a light, highlyentertaining account of Cambridge undergraduate life which already rankswith "Verdant Green" among University classics.

  TWO NOVELS

  By Mrs. HENRY DUDENEY

  THE MATERNITY OF HARRIET WICKEN

  A picture in low tones, but of whole-hearted conviction and quietsympathetic appeal. Mrs. Dudeney has realised to perfection thework-a-day world and its stories.

  THE ORCHARD THIEF

  A charming country tale with, in particular, one great scene of strikingdramatic force. The contrast of this author's power to charm and toimpress as she wills, is markedly shown in this capital book.

  THE TIME MACHINE

  By H. G. WELLS

  Author of "The War of the Worlds," "Kips," etc.

  You pull certain levers, having seated yourself in the saddle, and youare conveyed either backwards or forwards. When Mr. Wells is in thesaddle it is easy to see how highly pleasurable the adventures will be.This clever idea has given Mr. Wells opportunity for full play of hisphilosophic views.

  IF I WERE KING

  By JUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY

  A mediaeval romance of love and chivalry in which the poet FrancoisVillon plays the leading part. It has drama, this story, and it seizesthe imagination.

  MARCIA IN GERMANY

  By SYBIL SPOTTISWOODE

  Author of "Hedwig in England," etc.

  Marcia is a bright, pleasant English girl, who goes to stay with herGerman relations. As others before she finds it difficult to grasp adifferent point of view, a different civilisation. The result isamusingly set forth by this author, whose dialogue is always good.

  GODFREY MARTIN: School Boy

  By CHARLES TURLEY

  One of the very best of boys' books. It is one of the rarest of all rarethings--a thoroughly sensible school story. The boys are human, neithersaints nor super-sinners, and the masters for once behave in a totallyreasonable way. And that doesn't prevent it being a rattling good story.

  THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE

  By STEPHEN CRANE

  Author of "The Open Boat," etc.

  The thunders of war, the life of regiments, the soul of humanity instress and dangers, its qualities and shortcomings are all written onthe pages of this thrilling and absorbing book. From the first paragraphour enthusiasm is gained and is not let go till the last.

  "Simply unapproached in intimate knowledge and sustained imaginativestrength."--SAT. REVIEW.

  The STREET of ADVENTURE

  By PHILIP GIBBS

  The "Street" is Fleet Street of course, for in what other are so manyadventures to be found. The EVENING STANDARD says: "It has the qualityof big work.... The book positively pants with life."

 

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