WON BY WAITING.
“The Dean’s daughters are perfectly real characters—the learned Cornelia especially;—the little impulsive French heroine, who endures their cold hospitality and at last wins their affection, is thoroughly charming; while throughout the book there runs a golden thread of pure brotherly and sisterly love, which pleasantly reminds us that the making and marring of marriage is not, after all, the sum total of real life.”—Academy.
“‘Won by Waiting’ is a very pleasing and well-written tale; full of graphic descriptions of French and English life, with incidents and characters well sustained. A book with such pleasant reading, and with such a healthy tone and influence, is a great boon to the young people in our families.”—Freeman.
SIX-SHILLING NOVELS
EACH IN ONE VOLUME CROWN 8vo.
HIS LITTLE MOTHER.
By the Author of “John Halifax, Gentleman.”
“‘His Little Mother’ is one of those pathetic stories which the author tells better than anybody else.”—John Bull.
“This book is written with all Mrs. Craik’s grace of style, the chief charm of which, after all, is its simplicity.”—Glasgow Herald.
MY LORD AND MY LADY.
By Mrs. Forrester.
“A very capital novel. The great charm about it is that Mrs. Forrester is quite at home in the society which she describes. It is a book to read.”—Standard.
“Mrs. Forrester’s style is so fresh and graphic that the reader is kept under its spell from first to last.”—Morning Post.
SOPHY.
By Violet Fane.
“‘Sophy’ is the clever and original work of a clever woman. Its merits are of a strikingly unusual kind. It is charged throughout with the strongest human interest. It is, in a word, a novel that will make its mark.”—World.
A HOUSE PARTY.
By Ouida.
“‘A House Party’ will be read, firstly, because it is Ouida’s, and, secondly, because of the brightness of the conversations and descriptions. It is indeed more like a comedy than any other of the writer’s books.”—Globe.
OMNIA VANITAS.
By Mrs. Forrester.
“This book is pleasant and well meant. Here and there are some good touches. Sir Ralph is a man worth reading about.”—Academy.
“This tale is well and cleverly written; the characters are drawn and sustained with considerable power, and the conversation is always bright and lively.”—Glasgow Herald.
BETRAYAL OF REUBEN HOLT.
By Barbara Lake.
“This novel shows considerable power of writing. There are some striking scenes and incidents.”—Scotsman.
“This tale displays elevation of thought and feeling, united to no little grace of expression.”—Post.
THE BRANDRETHS.
By the Right Hon. A. J. B. Beresford Hope, M.P.
“The great attraction of this novel is the easy, conversational, knowledgeable tone of it; the sketching from the life, and yet not so close to the life as to be malicious, men, women, periods, and events, to all of which intelligent readers can fit a name. The political and social sketches will naturally excite the chief interest among readers who will be attracted by the author’s name and experience.”—Spectator.
THE NEW AND POPULAR NOVELS. PUBLISHED BY HURST & BLACKETT.
ST. BRIAVELS. By Mary Deane, Author of “Quatrefoil,” &c. 3 vols.
“The authoress throughout writes with moderation and consistency, and her three ample volumes well repay perusal.”—Daily Telegraph.
“‘St. Briavels’ is a story replete with variety, and in all developments of her plot the author skilfully maintains an unabated interest.”—Morning Post.
A LILY MAID. By William George Waters. 3 vols.
“A story of the keenest interest. Mr. Waters’ plot is neat, and his style is bright and pleasing.”—Daily Telegraph.
“‘A Lily Maid’ is throughout exceedingly pleasant reading.”—Morning Post.
LIKE LUCIFER. By Denzil Vane. 3 vols.
“There is some pleasant writing in ‘Like Lucifer,’ and the plot is workmanlike.”—Academy.
“Denzil Vane has a talent for lively, fluent writing, and a power of tracing character.”—Whitehall Review.
A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS. By Jane Stanley. 2 vols.
“‘A Daughter of the Gods’ is very pretty. That is a description which specially suits the easy-flowing, love-making story.”—Athenæum.
LUCIA. By Mrs. Augustus Craven, Author of “A Sister’s Story.” Translated by Lady Herbert of Lea. 2 vols.
“This is a very pretty, touching, and consoling story. The tale is as much above the ordinary romance as the fresh air of the seaside is better than the stifling atmosphere of the fashionable quarter of the gayest city.”—St. James’s Gazette.
“‘Lucia’ is as good a novel as has been published for a long time.”—Academy.
LOVE, THE PILGRIM. By May Crommelin, Author of “Queenie,” “A Jewel of a Girl,” &c. 3 vols.
“‘Love, the Pilgrim’ is a pretty story, which, beginning quietly, develops into one of very sensational incident indeed.”—Graphic.
“A tale of thrilling interest.”—Scotsman.
THE KING CAN DO NO WRONG. By Pamela Sneyd, Author of “Jack Urquhart’s Daughter.” 2 vols.
“This novel gives evidence of imagination, insight into character, and power of delineation.”—Athenæum.
“Shows command of exceptional narrative and descriptive power—the story is told with cleverness and force.”—Scotsman.
THE COURTING OF MARY SMITH. By F. W. Robinson, Author of “Grandmother’s Money,” “No Church,” &c. 3 vols.
“One of the finest studies that any of our novelists has produced of late years. To read such a book is to strengthen the soul with a moral tonic.”—Athenæum.
“The book is full of the truths and experiences of actual life, woven into a romance by an undoubtedly clever novelist.”—Morning Post.
THRO’ LOVE AND WAR. By Violet Fane, Author of “Sophy: or the Adventures of a Savage,” &c. 3 vols.
“‘Thro’ Love and War’ has a succinct and intelligible plot, and is written with a quaint combination of acute perception, veiled sarcasm, and broad fun, which is certain to ensure for it a wide popularity.”—The World.
PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A LADY in 1814, 1815, 1816. By Hamilton Aidé, Author of “Rita,” “Penruddocke,” “Poet and Peer,” &c. 3 vols.
TILL MY WEDDING DAY. By a French Lady. 2 vols.
THE GREEN HILLS BY THE SEA: A Manx Story. By Hugh Coleman Davidson. 3 vols.
VICTIMS. By Theo Gift, Author of “Pretty Miss Bellew,” “Lil Lorimer,” &c. 3 vols.
THE BROKEN SEAL. By Dora Russell, Author of “Footprints in the Snow,” &c. 3 vols.
“Miss Dora Russell writes easily and well, and she has the gift of making her characters describe themselves by their dialogue, which is bright and natural.”—Athenæum.
MURIEL’S MARRIAGE. By Esme Stuart, Author of “A Faire Damzell,” &c. 3 vols.
“Much of the interest and charm of the story, and both are considerable, are due to the delineations, not merely of the two principal personages, but of the minor characters.”—Scotsman.
ONCE AGAIN. By Mrs. Forrester, Author of “Viva,” “Mignon,” “My Lord and My Lady,” &c. (Second Edition) 3 vols.
“A really fascinating story. Bright and often original as is Mrs. Forrester, her peculiar gifts have never been seen to better advantage than in ‘Once Again.’ An undercurrent of tragedy runs through this startling tale, and this, together with its graphically drawn characters, sets it completely apart from the ordinary society story.”—Morning Post.
A WILFUL YOUNG WOMAN. By A. Price, Author of “A Rustic Maid,” “Who is Sylvia?” &c. 3 vols.
“A very readable story. Mrs. Price has drawn her dramatis personæ with some power and vigour.”—Academy.
“The story is throughout both sound and high-principled.”—Literary World.
THE SURVIVORS. By Henry Cresswell, Author of “A Modern Greek Heroine,” “Incognita,” &c. 3 vols.
“There is cleverness in this book, and occasional brilliancy and wit.”—Academy.
“An amusing comedy of modern life; there are some good situations and striking episodes in the book.”—Athenæum.
A WICKED GIRL. By Mary Cecil Hay, Author of “Old Myddelton’s Money,” &c. 3 vols.
“The author of ‘Old Myddelton’s Money’ always manages to write interesting stories.”—Academy.
“The story ‘A Wicked Girl’ has an ingeniously carried out plot. Miss Hay is a graceful writer, and her pathos is genuine.”—Post.
THE WOOING OF CATHERINE. By E. Frances Poynter, Author of “My Little Lady,” &c. 2 vols.
“The figures are drawn with clear, bold strokes, each individual standing before us with marked personality, while the backgrounds are effective and striking.”—Literary World.
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