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POPULAR FICTION
STANLEY WEYMAN
MY LADY ROTHA.
A Romance of the Thirty Years War.
The Saturday Review says:--"No one who begins will lay it down beforethe end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure toadventure."
ANTHONY HOPE
COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP.
The Speaker says:--"In this volume Mr. Hope is at his happiest in thatparticular department of fiction in which he reigns supreme."
HALF A HERO.
The Athenaeum says:--"Mr. Hope's best story in point of construction andgrasp of subject. His dialogue is virile and brisk."
MR. WITT'S WIDOW.
The Times says:--"In truth a brilliant tale."
A. E. W. MASON
LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
SIR A. CONAN DOYLE
A STUDY IN SCARLET.
With a note on Sherlock Holmes by Dr. Joseph Bell. Illustrations byGeorge Hutchinson.
H. RIDER HAGGARD
AYESHA.
The Sequel to "She." Thirty-two full-page illustrations by MauriceGreiffenhagen.
S. R. CROCKETT
JOAN OF THE SWORD HAND.
_The Daily Mail_ says:--"A triumph of cheery, resolute narration. Thestory goes along like a wave, and the reader with it."
STRONG MAC.
The Morning Post says:--"At the very outset the reader is introduced tothe two leading characters of what is truly a drama of real life. Sovividly is the story told that it often reads like a narrative ofthings that have actually happened."
LITTLE ESSON.
The Scarborough Post says:--"One of the most popular of Mr. Crockett'sbooks since 'Lilac Sunbonnet.'"
The Newcastle Journal says:--"The book is one to read with greatenjoyment. It is a true Crockett in every respect."
MAX PEMBERTON
PRO PATRIA.
The Liverpool Mercury says:--"A fine and distinguished piece ofimaginative writing; one that should shed a new lustre upon the cleverauthor of 'Kronstadt.'"
CHRISTINE OF THE HILLS.
The Daily Mail says:--"Assuredly he has never written anything morefresh, more simple, more alluring, or more artistically perfect."
A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN.
The Daily Chronicle says:--"This is very much the best book Mr.Pemberton has so far given us."
THE GOLD WOLF.
The Illustrated London News says:--"From the beginning Mr. Pembertonweaves his romance with such skill that the tangled skein remains forlong unravelled ... marked by exceptional power, and holds theattention firmly."
THE LODESTAR.
The Standard:--"'The Lodestar' impresses us as an exceedingly poignantand effective story, true to real life. Written with cleverness andcharm."
E. F. BENSON
LIMITATIONS.
JAMES BLYTH
A HAZARDOUS WOOING.
The Morning Leader says:--"A rattling good yarn of a kind which manywriters of historical novels might envy."
The Scotsman says:--"Delightful reading from beginning to end."
E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
CONSPIRATORS.
With Illustrations by A. Wallis Mills.
THE SECRET.
The Standard says:--"We have no hesitation in saying that this is thefinest and most absorbing story that Mr. Oppenheim has ever written. Itglows with feeling; it is curiously fertile in character and incident,and it works its way onward to a most remarkable climax."
A LOST LEADER.
The Daily Graphic says:--"Mr. Oppenheim almost persuades us into thebelief that he has really been able to break down the wall of secrecywhich always surrounds the construction of a Cabinet, and has decidedto make an exposure on the lines of a well-known American writer. Healso touches upon the evils of gambling in Society circles in a mannerwhich should be applauded by Father Vaughan, and, in addition, treatsus to a romance which is full of originality and interest from first tolast."
MR. WINGRAVE, MILLIONAIRE.
The British Weekly says:--"Like good wine, Mr. Oppenheim's novels needno bush. They attract by their own charm, and are unrivalled inpopularity. No one will read this present story without relishing therapid succession of thrilling scenes through which his characters move.There is a freshness and unconventionality about the story that lendsit unusual attractiveness."
A MAKER OF HISTORY.
The Standard says:--"Those who read 'A Maker of History' will revel inthe plot, and will enjoy all those numerous deft touches of actualitythat have gone to make the story genuinely interesting and exciting."
THE MASTER MUMMER.
The Dundee Advertiser says:--"'The Master Mummer' is a remarkablenovel, such as only E. Phillips Oppenheim can write. No other authorcould make the wildly extravagant not only natural, as make-believegoes, but actually moving. It is a beautiful story that is here setwithin a story."
THE BETRAYAL.
The Dundee Advertiser says:--"Mr. Oppenheim's skill has never beendisplayed to better advantage than here.... He has excelled himself,and to assert this is to declare the novel superior to nine out of tenof its contemporaries."
ANNA, THE ADVENTURESS.
The Globe says:--"The story is ingeniously imagined and cleverlywrought out. Mr. Oppenheim has the gift of invention, and keeps hisreaders on the tenter-hooks of suspense."
THE YELLOW CRAYON.
The Daily Express says:--"Mr. Oppenheim has a vivid imagination andmuch sympathy, fine powers of narrative, and can suggest a life historyin a sentence. As a painter of the rough life of mining camps, of anystrong and striking scenes where animal passions enter, he is as goodas Henry Kingsley, with whom, indeed, in many respects, he has strongpoints of resemblance."
A PRINCE OF SINNERS.
Vanity Fair says:--"A vivid and powerful story. Mr. Oppenheim knows theworld and he can tell a tale, and the unusual nature of the setting inwhich his leading characters live and work out their love story, givesthis book distinction among the novels of the season."
THE TRAITORS.
The Athenaeum says:--"Its interest begins on the first page and ends onthe last. The plot is ingenious and well managed, the movement of thestory is admirably swift and smooth, and the characters are exceedinglyvivacious. The reader's excitement is kept on the stretch to the veryend."
A MILLIONAIRE OF YESTERDAY.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"The story abounds in dramatic situations,and there is more than one note of pathos which at once captures oursympathies. We cannot but welcome with enthusiasm a really well-toldstory like 'A Millionaire of Yesterday.'"
THE SURVIVOR.
The Nottingham Guardian says:--"We must give a conspicuous place on itsmerits to this excellent story. It is only necessary to read a page ortwo in order to become deeply interested. A story marked by brilliantand terse narration, vivid touches of characterization, and a plot thatis consistent and yet fruitful in surprises."
THE GREAT AWAKENING.
The Yorkshire Post says:--"A weird and fascinating story, which, forreal beauty and originality, ranks far above the ordinary novel."
AS A MAN LIVES.
The Sketch says:--"The interest of the book, always keen and absorbing,is due to some extent to a puzzle so admirably planned as to defy thepenetration of the most experienced novel reader."
A DAUGHTER OF THE MARIONIS.
The Scotsman says:--"Mr. Oppenheim's stories always display muchmelodramatic power and considerable originality and ingenuity ofconstruction. These and other qualities of the successful writer ofromance are manifest in 'A Daughter of the Marionis.' Full of passion,action, strongly contrasted scenery, motives, and situations."
MR. BERNARD BROWN.
The Aberdeen Daily Journal says:--"The story is rich in sensationalincident and dramatic situations. It is seldom, indeed, that we meetwith a
novel of such power and fascination."
THE MAN AND HIS KINGDOM.
The Freeman's Journal says:--"It is high praise to say that in thisnovel the author has surpassed his previous thrilling and delightfulstory, 'The Mysterious Mr. Sabin.' Yet that high praise is eminentlydeserved. The story is worthy of Merriman at his very best. It is agenuine treat for the ravenous and often disappointed novel reader."
THE WORLD'S GREAT SNARE.
The World says:--"If engrossing interest, changing episode, deepinsight into human character, and bright diction are the sine qua nonof a successful novel, then this book cannot but bound at once intopopular favour. It is so full withal of so many dramatic incidents,thoroughly exciting and realistic. There is not one dull page frombeginning to end."
A MONK OF CRUTA.
The Bookman says:--"Intensely dramatic. The book is an achievement atwhich the author may well be gratified."
MYSTERIOUS MR. SABIN.
The Literary World says:--"As a story of interest, with a deep-laid andexciting plot, this of the 'Mysterious Mr. Sabin' can hardly besurpassed."
L. G. MOBERLY
THAT PREPOSTEROUS WILL.
The Daily Graphic says:--"We could wish that every novel were aspleasant, unsophisticated and readable as this one."
HOPE, MY WIFE.
The Gentlewoman says:--"Miss Moberly shows the same nice skill Insketching character in 'Hope, my Wife' as in her earlier novel, 'ThatPreposterous Will.' She interests us so much in her heroine, and in herhero, that we follow the two with pleasure through adventures of themost improbable order."
DIANA.
The Scotsman says:--"So cleverly handled as to keep its interest alwayslively and stimulating; and the book cannot fail to be enjoyed."
DAN--AND ANOTHER.
_The Daily News_:--"Must be considered one of the best pieces of workthat Miss Moberly has yet produced."
JUSTUS MILES FORMAN
JOURNEYS END.
The Court Journal says:--"Surprisingly fresh, abounding in touches ofobservation and sentiment, while the characters are drawn withexceptional skill, the 'red-haired young woman' being a hauntingfigure."
MONSIGNY.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"The novel is admirable, the idea is verycleverly worked out, and is of an interesting character. The book isworthy of much praise."
THE GARDEN OF LIES.
The Daily News says:--"This novel is far in advance of anything thatMr. Forman has hitherto accomplished. 'The Garden of Lies' belongs tothat class of story which touches the heart from the first. It containsscenes which are alive with real passion, passages that will stir theblood of the coldest, and whole chapters charged with a magic and acharm. It is a real romance, full of vigour and a clean, healthy life."
TOMMY CARTERET.
The Daily Chronicle says:--"This is a fine book, thoroughly fine fromstart to finish. We willingly place our full store of compliments onMr. Forman's splendid and successful book."
BUCHANAN'S WIFE.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"'Buchanan's Wife' may be regarded asanother success for an already successful author. It contains all thereader is to attract, and is written in such a graceful manner that theelements held delighted and enthralled to the end."
A MODERN ULYSSES.
People's Saturday Journal says:--"Full of exciting incidents, handledin a bright, crisp style."
GEORGE FREDERIC TURNER
FROST AND FRIENDSHIP.
The Pall Mall Gazette says:--"A tale one reads without effort and risesfrom with brightened wits. It is good and original. King Karl, with thesteel hand in a velvet glove; Miss Anchester, an enigma of love andduty; and the hero himself, a typical Englishman, are personages whomake a sharp impression of reality."
THE CONVERSION OF CLAUD.
The Daily Graphic says:--"A well-written book, the characters arenatural and amusing."
THE TOAD AND THE AMAZON.
ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT
WHEN I WAS CZAR.
The Freeman's Journal says:--"A very brilliant work, every page in itdisplays the dramatic talent of the author and his capacity for writingsmart dialogue."
BY SNARE OF LOVE.
The Outlook says:--"As a writer of political intrigue, Mr. Marchmonthas scarcely a rival to-day, and his latest novel worthily upholds hisreputation."
THE QUEEN'S ADVOCATE.
The Liverpool Courier says:--"Mr. Marchmont's narrative skill is at hisbest in this tale. One has sometimes wondered in reading this author'sworks when his invention will give out. But his resource seemsinexhaustible, and his spirits never flag."
A COURIER OF FORTUNE.
The Dundee Courier says:--"The author has succeeded in producing a mostthrilling and romantic tale of France, which has the advantage of beingexciting and fascinating without being too improbable. An additionalfeature of the book is the amount of wit that runs throughout thestory."
BY WIT OF WOMAN.
The Leicester Post says:--"The novel rivets the deep interest of thereader, and holds it spellbound to the end. Mr. Marchmont, accordingly,must be complimented on making a very welcome and notable addition tothe library of fiction."
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"A well-sustained and thrilling narrative."
The Daily Express says:--"It is sure to have a great success."
THE LITTLE ANARCHIST.
GEORGE HORTON
A FAIR INSURGENT.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"Mr. George Horton has given us a mostthrilling romance which, both in invention and workmanship, should takehigh rank among books of adventure. The author has the power ofexciting real interest in the puppets of his capital book, and the artof telling an exciting story thoroughly well."
PRINCESS ROMANOVA.
The Dundee Advertiser says:--"A stirring tale of the Far East, full ofadventures, narrated in an impressive style."
THE MONK'S TREASURE.
FRED M. WHITE
THE CRIMSON BLIND.
The Sheffield Telegraph:--"'The Crimson Blind' is one of the mostingeniously conceived 'detective' stories we have come across for along time. Each chapter holds some new and separate excitement. Thepace is kept with such vigour that the reader arrives breathless at thelast page."
THE CARDINAL MOTH.
The British Weekly:--"A brilliant orchid story, full of imaginativepower. This is a masterpiece of construction, convincing amid itsunlikeliness, one of the best novels of the season."
THE CORNER HOUSE.
The Western Morning News:--"The secret of 'The Corner House' is keptuntil the closing chapters, and it is impossible to lay the book asideuntil the secret is discovered. It is an excellent romance which willbe eagerly read."
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN.
The Dublin Daily Express:--"Mr. F. M. White is one of the princes offiction. A stirring tale full of the spice of adventure, breathless ininterest, skilful in narrative.... Who could refrain from reading sucha story?"
THE SLAVE OF SILENCE.
The Sheffield Telegraph:--"Attention is arrested at the outset, and soadroitly is the mystery handled that readers will not skip a singlepage."
A FATAL DOSE.
Irish Independent:--"A work in Mr. White's best style, so brimful ofaction and excitement that the reader would fain finish it at a sittingif possible."
ARCHIBALD EYRE
THE TRIFLER.
The Daily Express:--"A most cleverly contrived farcical comedy full ofreally fresh incidents, and a dialogue that is genuinely amusing; thereis not a character who is not always welcome and full of entertainment."
THE CUSTODIAN.
The Morning Post:--"An exceptionally clever and entertaining novel; thereader is compelled to finish the book when he has once taken it up....It is impossible to resist its attractions."
THE GIRL IN WAITING.
The Daily Mail:--"This is quite a delightful book. The note is struckingeniously and hilariously on the doorstep. It is a most enj
oyablecomedy, which must be read to be appreciated. We can cordiallyrecommend it."
HEADON HILL
A RACE WITH RUIN.
The Morning Advertiser says:--"A book by Headon Hill may always berelied on to provide good reading with plenty of incident. In 'A Racewith Ruin' he fully maintains his reputation. A good, stirring storywith an admirable and well-worked-out plot."
MILLIONS OF MISCHIEF.
The Stage says:--"Not even the late Guy Boothby imagined anything moremagnificently preposterous than the motive of Mr. Headon Hill's'Millions of Mischief.'"
THE AVENGERS.
The Tribune says:--"Mr. Hill's new book, 'The Avengers,' has not a dullline, and one's pulse is kept on the jig all the time."
UNMASKED AT LAST.
The Sheffield Telegraph says:--"The story is in the author's mostapproved style, one of those alluringly audacious plots that HeadonHill revels in."
THE HIDDEN VICTIM.
SIR Wm. MAGNAY, BART.
THE RED CHANCELLOR.
Lloyd's News says:--"A story full of action, with its charactersstrongly drawn. The book altogether is one that can be most heartilyrecommended."
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
The Pall Mall Gazette says:--"Of sterling merit. The plot of the bookis as well contrived as in any tale of the kind we have read."
COUNT ZARKA.
The World says:--"Clever and entertaining. The narrative is brisk; itaffords us glimpses of forest scenery which we like, and one remarkabledeparture from beaten tracks, a woman's duel in earnest. This feat ofarms forms the subject of an illustration in his best manner by MauriceGrieffenhagen."
FAUCONBERG.
The Field says:--"The book has a grip, and should be a success. Theultimate fate of Fauconberg is always in doubt from the beginning tothe unexpected ending."
THE MASTER SPIRIT.
The Court Journal says:--"A capital story. The intensely interestingsituation is developed with much ingenuity and power.... A reallyfascinating novel."
THE MYSTERY OF THE UNICORN.
GUY BOOTHBY
THE RACE OF LIFE.
The English Review says:--"Ahead even of Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne and SirConan Doyle, Mr. Boothby may be said to have topped popularity's pole."
FOR LOVE OF HER.
The Court Journal says:--"The many admirers of Mr. Guy Boothby willwelcome another volume from his pen, and will not be disappointed intheir expectations. The book shows vivid imagination and dramaticpower. Moreover, sketches of Australian life, from one who knows hissubject, are always welcome."
A CRIME OF THE UNDER SEAS.
The Speaker says:--"Is quite the equal in art, observation, anddramatic intensity to any of Mr. Guy Boothby's numerous other romances,and is in every respect most typical of his powers."
A BID FOR FREEDOM.
The Sheffield Telegraph says:--"As fascinating as any of itsforerunners, and is as finely handled. 'A Bid for Freedom' discloses apowerfully written romance, which bristles with thrilling passages,exciting adventures, and hairbreadth escapes."
A TWO-FOLD INHERITANCE.
Punch says:--"Just the very book that a hard-working man should readfor genuine relaxation. This novel is strongly recommended by thejustly appreciating 'Baron de Bookworms.'"
The Glasgow Herald says:--"Contains all the elements that have made Mr.Boothby's works popular the world over, and it will be read with zestby thousands of his admirers."
CONNIE BURT.
The Birmingham Gazette says:--"One of the best stories we have seen ofMr. Boothby's."
The Glasgow Herald says:--"Contains many stirring scenes of life in theBush, and some really clever and attractive sketches of Australiancharacter."
THE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT.
Public Opinion says:--"Brighter, crisper, and more entertaining thanany of its predecessors from the same pen."
MY STRANGEST CASE.
The Yorkshire Post says:--"No work of Mr. Boothby's seems to us to haveapproached in skill his new story. It is worked out with realingenuity, and written with so much skill that the reader's attentionis from first to last riveted on the narrative."
FAREWELL, NIKOLA.
The Dundee Advertiser says:--"Guy Boothby's famous creation of Dr.Nikola has become familiar to every reader of fiction."
MY INDIAN QUEEN.
The Sunday Special says:--"'My Indian Queen' shows Mr. Boothby at hisbest. A vivid story of adventure and daring, bearing all thecharacteristics of careful workmanship."
LONG LIVE THE KING.
The Aberdeen Free Press says:--"It is marvellous that Mr. Boothby'snovels should all be so uniformly good. The story is written in Mr.Boothby's best style, and is full of interest from start to finish."
A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS.
The Scotsman says:--"Of absorbing interest. The exploits are describedin an enthralling vein."
A MAKER OF NATIONS.
The Spectator says:--"'A Maker of Nations' enables us to understand Mr.Boothby's vogue. It has no lack of movement or incident."
THE RED RAT'S DAUGHTER
The Daily Telegraph says:--"Mr. Guy Boothby's name on the title-page ofa novel carries with it the assurance of a good story to follow. Thissprightly imaginative writer's latest romance is a clever andfascinating narrative."
LOVE MADE MANIFEST.
The Daily Telegraph says:--"A powerful and impressive romance. One ofthose tales of exciting adventure in the confection of which Mr.Boothby is not excelled by any novelist of the day."
PHAROS THE EGYPTIAN.
The Scotsman says:--"This powerful novel is weird, wonderful, andsoul-thrilling. There never was in this world so strange and wonderfula love story, and Mr. Boothby's admirers will probably agree that themost marvellous fiction he has ever produced is 'Pharos the Egyptian.'"
ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFE.
The British Weekly says:--"This stirring tale ranks next to 'Dr.Nikola' in the list of Mr. Boothby's novels. It is an excellent pieceof workmanship, and we can heartily recommend it."
A SAILOR'S BRIDE.
The Manchester Courier says:--"Few authors can depict action asbrilliantly and resourcefully as the creator of 'Dr. Nikola.'"
THE LUST OF HATE.
The Daily Graphic says:--"Mr. Boothby gives place to no one in whatmight be called dramatic interest, so whoever wants dramatic interestlet him read 'The Lust of Hate.'"
THE FASCINATION OF THE KING.
The Bristol Mercury says:--"Unquestionably the best work we have yetseen from the pen of Mr. Guy Boothby.... 'The Fascination of the King'is one of the books of the season."
DR. NIKOLA.
The Scotsman says:--"One hairbreadth escape succeeds another withrapidity that scarce leaves the reader breathing space.... The interestof their experience is sufficient to stay criticism, and carry himthrough a story ingeniously invented and skilfully told."
THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
The Yorkshire Post says:--"A more exciting romance no man couldreasonably ask for."
A BID FOR FORTUNE.
The Manchester Courier says:--"It is impossible to give any idea of theverve and brightness with which the story is told. Mr. Boothby may becongratulated on having produced about the most original novel of theyear."
IN STRANGE COMPANY.
The World says:--"A capital novel. It has the quality of life and stir,and will carry the reader with curiosity unabated to the end."
THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER.
_The Manchester Guardian_ says:--"A story full of action, life, anddramatic interest. There is a vigour and a power of illusion about itthat raises it quite above the level of the ordinary novel ofadventure."
BUSHIGRAMS.
The Manchester Guardian says:--"Intensely interesting. Forces from us,by its powerful artistic realism, those choky sensations which itshould be the aim of the human writer to elicit, whether in comedy ortragedy."
SHEILAH McLEOD.
Mr. W. L. Alden in The New York Times, says:--"Mr. Boothby ca
n crowdmore adventure into a square foot of canvas than any other novelist."
DR. NIKOLA'S EXPERIMENT.
Illustrated by Sidney Cowell.
JOSEPH HOCKING
ROGER TREWINION.
T. P.'s Weekly says:--"It is a foregone conclusion that Mr. Hockingwill always have a good story to tell. 'Roger Trewinion' can standforth with the best, a strong love interest, plenty of adventure, anatmosphere of superstition, and Cornwall as the scene. And the scenesof lawlessness, the curse of hatred between two brothers, the greed ofa selfish mother, and the steadfastness of a sweetheart withdrawn froma grave, all serve to lead, in a series of graphically and finelywritten scenes, to the conclusion that 'there's no curse can standagainst love.'"
THE COMING OF THE KING.
The Glasgow Herald says:--"Mr. Hocking's latest romance exhibits nodiminution of ability, and is marked by insight and dramatic power. Hisimagination is fertile, and his skill in the arrangement of incidentfar above the average, and there is an air of reality in all hiswriting which is peculiarly charming. The author steadily but surelyengages our attention, and we pass from episode to episode with adeepening sense of the reality of the tale. This is art of no commonorder."
ESAU.
The Outlook says:--"Remarkable for the dramatic power with which thescenes are drawn and the intense human interest which Mr. Hocking haswoven about his characters. 'Esau' is sure to be one of the novels ofthe season."
The British Weekly says:--"A brilliant, exciting narrative by a writerwho has never penned a dull page."
GREATER LOVE.
The Newcastle Chronicle says:--"Though of a totally different characterfrom 'Lest We Forget,' Mr. Hocking's latest story is entitled to takerank along with that fine romance. The story arrests the attention fromthe first chapters, and soon becomes highly dramatic."
LEST WE FORGET.
Public Opinion says:--"His story is quite as good as any we have readof the Stanley Weyman's school, and presents an excellent picture ofthe exciting times of Gardiner and Bonner."
AND SHALL TRELAWNEY DIE?
The British Weekly says:--"We can strongly recommend both stories ashealthy and hearty tales, sensational but not incredible."
The Weekly Sun says:--"An engaging and fascinating romance. The readerputs the story down with a sigh, and wishes there were more of thesebreezy Cornish uplands, for Mr. Joseph Hocking's easy style ofnarrative does not soon tire."
JABEZ EASTERBROOK.
The Rock says:--"Real strength is shown in the sketches, of which thatof Brother Bowman is most prominent. In its way it is delightful."
The Record says:--"A book that can be read with interest and withprofit. A clever tale, cleverly told."
THE WEAPONS OF MYSTERY.
"Weapons of Mystery" is a singularly powerful story of occultinfluences and of their exertion for evil purposes. Like all Mr.Hocking's novels, "Weapons of Mystery" has an underlying religious andmoral purpose, but merely as a story, and quite apart from the purposewhich was in the mind of the author, the tale has a curious fascinationfor the reader. The cleverly conceived plot, and the strange experienceof the hero and heroine make "Weapons of Mystery" a story which it isnot easy to put down when once commenced.
ZILLAH: A ROMANCE.
The Spectator says:--"The drawing of some of the characters indicatesthe possession by Mr. Hocking of a considerable gift of humour. Thecontents of his book indicate that he takes a genuine interest in thedeeper problems of the day."
THE MONK OF MAR-SABA.
The Star says:--"Great power and thrilling interest.... The scenery ofthe Holy Land has rarely been so vividly described as in this charmingbook of Mr. Hocking's."
The Manchester Guardian says:--"The author has turned his visit toPalestine to good account.... His descriptions of the wild scenery ofdifferent parts of the Holy Land are both vigorous and graphic, and thestories themselves are interesting."
THE PURPLE ROBE.
The Queen says:--"Mr. Hocking's most interesting romance. It isexceedingly clever, and excites the reader's interest and brings outthe powerful nature of the clever young minister. This most engrossingbook challenges comparison with the brilliance of Lothair. Mr. Hockinghas one main fact always before him in writing his books--to interesthis readers and he certainly succeeds admirably in doing so."
THE SCARLET WOMAN.
The Methodist Recorder says:--"This is Mr. Hocking's strongest and bestbook. We advise every one to read it. The plot is simple, compact andstrenuous; the writing powerful. It brings out sharply the realcharacter of the typical Jesuit, his training, motives, limitations,aims."
ALL MEN ARE LIARS.
The Christian World says:--"This is a notable book. Thoughtful peoplewill be fascinated by its actuality, its fearlessness, and the insightit gives into the influence of modern thought and literature upon theminds and morals of our most promising manhood."
The Standard says:--"A striking book.... It is strong and earnest andvigorous; it shows knowledge of the lower class, and impatience andcontempt of shams of all sorts."
ISHMAEL PENGELLY: AN OUTCAST.
The Record says:--"As a story this book is a splendid piece of writing;every detail is interesting, and the situations it creates are noveland striking."
The Athenaeum says:--"The book is to be recommended for the dramaticeffectiveness of some of the scenes. The wild, half-mad woman is alwayspicturesque wherever she appears, and the rare self-repression of herson is admirably done."
THE STORY OF ANDREW FAIRFAX.
The Manchester Examiner says:--"Rustic scenes and characters are drawnwith free, broad touches, without Mr. Buchanan's artificiality, and, ifwe may venture to say it, with more realism than Mr. Hardy's countrypictures."
The Liverpool Mercury says:--"Beautifully told. There are few booksbetter adapted to widen the mind and discipline the judgment than thisnoble story."
THE BIRTHRIGHT.
The Spectator says:--"This volume proves beyond all doubt that Mr.Hocking has mastered the art of the historical romancist. 'TheBirthright' is, in its way, quite as well constructed, as well written,and as full of incident as any story that has come from the pen of Mr.Conan Doyle or Mr. Stanley Weyman."
MISTRESS NANCY MOLESWORTH.
The Scotsman says:--"'Mistress Nancy Molesworth' is as charming a storyof the kind as could be wished, and it excels in literary workmanshipas well as in imaginative vigour and daring invention.... It wouldhardly be possible to tell a story of its kind better, or to leave thereader better pleased at the end."
FIELDS OF FAIR RENOWN.
The Scotsman says:--"Mr. Joseph Hocking's 'Fields of Fair Renown' is anovel with a purpose, and the theme is worked out with a good deal offorce and effective power.... it is both interesting and powerful."
The Dundee Advertiser says:--"Mr. Hocking has produced a work which hisreaders of all classes will appreciate.... There are exhibited some ofthe most beautiful aspects of disposition."
LOUIS TRACY
A FATAL LEGACY.
The Scotsman says:--"In all the annals of fiction a more ingenious orstartlingly original plot has not been recorded."
RAINBOW ISLAND.
The Literary World says:--"Those who delight in tales of adventureshould hail 'Rainbow Island' with joyous shouts of welcome. Rarely havewe met with more satisfying fare of this description than in its pages."
THE ALBERT GATE AFFAIR.
The Birmingham Post says:--"An excellent detective tale, brimful ofadventure. Told in Mr. Tracy's best style."
THE PILLAR OF LIGHT.
The Evening Standard says:--"So admirable, so living, so breathlesslyexciting a book. The magnificent realism of the lighthouse and itsperils, the intense conviction of the author, that brings the veryscene he pictures before the reader's eyes with hardly a line ofdetached description, the interest of the terrible dilemma of the cutoff inhabitants of the 'Pillar' are worthy of praise from the mostjaded reader."
HEART'S DELIGHT.
A. C. GUNTER
'TWIXT SWORD AND GLOVE.
The Manchester Evening News says:--"It is with the utmost suspense thatthe reader will follow the adventurous and perilous career of ComteBertram de Conflans.... A cleverly written book."
DOCTOR BURTON.
The Tribune:--"A series of exciting escapades and amateur detectivework, eminently compelling and full of interest."
MARION BOWERS
THE WRESTLERS.
The Nottingham Guardian says:--"A skilfully presented study of thesubtle moods of a woman's heart. The picture of Muriel Attledon'ssubjection to a husband who slights and neglects her while he flirtswith another woman, and covers his disloyalty with a specious cloak ofsolicitude, is finely sketched."