The Furnace

by Rose Macaulay

ABBOTS VERNEY

'A fine novel.'—Review of Reviews.

'A novel of great promise.'—Sheffield Telegraph.

'A clever book—unusually so; a thoughtful, judicious, well-developed book, full of interesting people.'—Daily Chronicle.

'A singularly clever novel.'—Truth.

'"Abbots Verney" has charm and distinction ... an unusually capable book.'—Morning Post.

'Far above the common run of novels.'—Literary World.

'A notably sound, original, and well-constructed story.'—Birmingham Post.

'The characters are realized vividly and with insight; the story, which is carefully written and full of interest, is unfolded with no little skill.'—Bookman.

'A remarkable novel.... It is finely written. The style is crisp, brilliant, and pointed. There is not a superfluous paragraph, line, or phrase. The book will make its mark.'—Scotsman.

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Transcriber's note: In the Table of Contents, the title of Chapter V is "Balæ's Bay," but in the text the title of Chapter V is "Baiæ's Bay." This difference was present in the original text.

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