Messrs COLLINS' Latest Novels
Messrs COLLINS will always he glad to send their book lists regularly to readers who will send name and address.
THE ROMANTIC
By May Sinclair
Author of The Tree of Heaven, etc.
'Wellnigh perfect.'—Evening Standard.
'Told in tingling words.'—Times Literary Supplement.
'A novel of curious power and intensity.'—Daily Telegraph.
'Grips our interest.'—Morning Post.
'Expressed with extraordinary vividness—brilliantly conceived.'—Daily News.
ADAM OF DUBLIN
By Conal O'Riordan ('Norreys Connell')
Author of The Young Days of Admiral Quilliam, etc.
'The book is a thing of beauty. It has breadth; and it has unfailing humour.... A book of strange and original beauty, a wise book, a very moving book.'—Times Literary Supplement.
'A wholly delightful book—a thing of tears, and smiles, and laughter.'—Evening Standard.
'Mr O'Riordan has done us a real service in writing Adam of Dublin. It is definitely and defiantly romantic ... humour, fantasy, caricature, satire ... our only complaint is that its 300 pages are grievously short measure.'—Observer.
'The work of genius, informed with a rare wisdom and understanding ... the mere reading is a sheer joy ... a wonderful book.'—New Witness.
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ADAM AND CAROLINE
'We are promised a sequel to Adam of Dublin—namely, Adam and Caroline. It will be waited for with pleasure and excitement.'—Outlook.
THE PEOPLE OF THE RUINS
By Edward Shanks
Author of The Queen of China, etc.
'A fine, full-blooded story ... quaint and inviting.'—Times Literary Supplement.
'A powerfully imagined description of England, as it will be when Communism has attained its full triumph.... He handles one of the strangest love stories in the world with masterly skill.'—British Weekly.
FORGOTTEN REALMS
By Bohun Lynch
Author of Unofficial, etc.
'Curiously and delicately written, a study of the shadowy companion that walks beside every man, of that secret being who is manifested in the twilight of the spirit, and in the hour of dreams.'—Evening News.
'Fanciful and elusive ... remarkably well done, with the delicacy of a strong man's hand.'—Morning Post.
THE ADVENTUROUS LADY
By J. C. Snaith
'It has breezy humour and a whimsical charm, and those clever little character sketches of which Mr Snaith never fails us.'—Evening Standard.
'A delicious skit on the conventionally romantic novel—quite the most amusing book we have read for a long time.'—New Witness.
READ ALSO BY THE SAME AUTHOR
LOVE LANE
'Clever writing, full of charm ... a very cheerful tale.'—Punch.
THE VALLEY OF INDECISION
By Major Christopher Stone, D.S.O., M.C.
'A thoughtful and interesting study of the spiritual struggles of our time ... written with humour and real understanding.'—Times Literary Supplement.
WANG THE NINTH
THE STORY OF A CHINESE BOY
By Putnam Weale
Author of The Altar Fire, etc.
'A wonderful story ... a live thing ... a masterpiece of reality.'—New Witness.
'Unusual and fascinating.'—Athenæum.
'Most convincing.... Mr Weale is a true artist.'—Daily News.
A TALE THAT IS TOLD
By Frederick Niven
Author of The S.S. Glory, etc.
'Mr Niven at his best.... A simple story, but well-nigh perfect in its simplicity.'—Evening Standard.
'Finely written ... the most delicate effects in humour, character, and scene ... quite a beautiful piece of work.'—Bookman.
'A book to be read, laid down, and read again with pleasure.'—Morning Post.
THE HOUSE
By Katharine Tynan
'Katharine Tynan is a charming writer ... the general effect is pleasantly soothing and restful ... a pretty romance.'—Athenæum.
READ ALSO BY THE SAME AUTHOR
DENYS THE DREAMER
'Katharine Tynan wields a magic pen. She makes her readers see Ireland through her rose-coloured glasses. In a trice, she sets one down in the midst of Irish rural life and scenery; prejudices and politics slip away, and one remains a willing captive as she presents an enchanted vision ... one loves it.'—Evening Standard.
'We follow the story of his love and adventures with unabated interest ... unaffected and wholly charming.'—Bookman.
THE FOOLISH LOVERS
By St John Ervine
Author of John Ferguson, Mrs Martin's Man.
'Gives unfailing enjoyment.'—Observer.
'Alive with character ... a novel to be remembered.'—Daily Telegraph.
'Invested with the freshness and vigour which we have come to expect from his work.'—Spectator.