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| A budget of good fiction of which no one will tire.'—Scotsman.
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H. G. Wells. T H E S TO L E N B A C IL LU S , and other Stories.
By H. G. W e l l s , Author of ‘ The Time Machine.’ Crown
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' reader o f fiction ™ay he glad to know that these stories are eminently
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Arthur Morrison. T A L E S O F M EA N S T R E E T S . B y A r t h u r
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' c° nsummate. f 1 ? ? d extraordinary detail. He tells a plain, unvarnished
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appalling and «resistible m its interest. It is humorous also ; without humour
it would not make the mark it is certain to makz.*—World.
3. Maclaren Cobban. T H E K IN G OF AN D AM AN : A
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? An unquestionably interesting book. It would not surprise us i f it turns out to be
if ™ ost. lnJ? rest>ng novel of the season, for it contains one character, at least,
who has in hun the root of immortality, and the book itself is ever exhaling thé
™ l v îh fV0’Ti °C unexpected. . . . Plot is forgotten and incident fadesfand
° ° y , the ? human endures, and throughout this book there stands out in bold
ü f S T t - h'gh-souled and chivalric protagonist, James the Master
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° r« mal and refreshing story. James Hutcheon is a personage whom it is
good to know and impossible to forget. He is beautiful within and without,
( whichever w ay we take him.—Spectator.
Andaman,” is a book which does credit not less to the heart than
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' T =,fXaf * ?<trîîer^ i aJest7 the Queen has been pleased to gracefully express to the
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‘ The story is fresh and healthy from beginning to finish ; and our liking for the two
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‘.The book is quite worthy to be ranked with many clever predecessors. It is ex-
cellent reading. —Glasgow Herald.
T. L. Paton. A HOME IN IN V E R E S K . B y T. L. P a t o n .
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‘ A book which bears marks of considerable promise.’—Scotsman.
* A pleasant and well-written story.*—Daily Chronicle.
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* The story is redolent of humour, pathos, and tenderness, while it is not without a
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C. Phillips Woolley. T H E Q U E E N S B E R R Y CUP. A Tale
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Robert Barr. IN T H E M ID S T O F A LA RM S . B y R o b e r t
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‘ A book which has abundantly satisfied us by its capital humour.’—Daily Chronicle.
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her book unmistakably from the ordinary novel o f commerce. The
story is briskly told, and well conceived.’—Glasgow Herald.