Mazeppa

M A Z E P P A
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
Crown 8vo. cloth, gilt top, 6 s.
A FORBIDDEN NAME.
‘We have to congratulate the author upon a thoroughly competent piece of work. The style is good and without affectations; the principal characters are drawn with a due regard for both the strength and shortcomings of human nature, and are conducted through their allotted parts with sympathy, consistency, and intelligence, whilst the parts allotted to them are such as to present dilemmas to each in his or her turn, and therefore to keep the author’s brain busy and the reader’s interested.... As good a novel of its kind as we expect to see for some time.’—Manchester Guardian.
‘A well-thought-out study of unrest and political intrigue in the Russian capital soon after the death of the great Peter.... Alike in matter as in manner the novel is one of notable merit, and will be read with the greatest interest.’—Scotsman.
‘If you care for an historical novel of a time and of a country which have lain almost fallow in spite of their wealth of material, I can recommend to you Mr. Fred. Whishaw’s “A Forbidden Name.” ... Whether Catherine was capable of the magnanimity she shows ... readers in their breathless interest in the tale will hardly stop to ask.’—Truth.
‘“A Forbidden Name” involves a good deal of free but effective handling of Russian Court history during the later decades of the last century.’—Spectator.
‘The pathos and historic interest of the book can be enjoyed in their full measure.’—Daily Express.
‘The theme is well handled.’—Athenæum.
‘The style is pleasant and easy.’—Morning Leader.
‘Mr. Whishaw is an expert concocter of historical-adventure stories.... The story is well compacted of love, politics, and fighting.’—Academy.