The St. James’s Gazette says:—

“Mr. Graham has a keen eye for what is called on the stage a striking situation, and his situations follow each other so thick and fast that his story never flags. From the suicide of Apicius to the tremendous fight in the dining-room under the eyes of Tiberius himself all is movement. And this movement is never hurried or huddled, nor are the means by which Mr. Graham extricates his characters from the difficulties into which he brings them ever far-fetched or improbable. He is a born story-teller, and ‘Neæra’ is in consequence an admirable story.”

Macmillan’s Colonial Library.

	1. BARKER.—Station Life in New Zealand. By Lady Barker.
	2. BARKER.—A Year’s House-keeping in South Africa. By the Same.
	3. BLACK.—A Princess of Thule. By William Black.
	4. CONWAY.—A Family Affair. By Hugh Conway.
	5. CRAWFORD.—Mr. Isaacs: a Tale of Modern India. By F. M. Crawford.
	6. CRAWFORD.—Dr. Claudius: a True Story. By F. Marion Crawford.
	7. CRAWFORD.—A Roman Singer. By F. Marion Crawford.
	8. CRAWFORD.—A Tale of a Lonely Parish. By F. Marion Crawford.
	9. EMERSON.—The Conduct of Life. By Ralph Waldo Emerson.
	10. FARRAR.—Seekers after God. By the Venerable F. W. Farrar, D.D., F.R.S., Archdeacon of Westminster.
	11. FORBES.—Souvenirs of some Continents. By Archibald Forbes, LL.D.
	12. HAMERTON.—Human Intercourse. By P. G. Hamerton.
	13. KEARY.—Oldbury. By Annie Keary.
	14. JAMES.—Tales of Three Cities. By Henry James.
	15. MITFORD.—Tales of Old Japan. By A. B. Mitford.
	16. OLIPHANT.—A Country Gentleman. By Mrs. Oliphant.
	17, 18, 19. OLIPHANT.—The Literary History of England in the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Century. By Mrs. Oliphant. 3 vols.
	20. ST. JOHNSTON.—Camping among Cannibals. By Alfred St. Johnston.
	21. MURRAY.—Aunt Rachel. By D. Christie Murray.
	22. YONGE.—Chantry House. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
	23. HARRISON.—The Choice of Books, and other Literary Pieces. By Frederic Harrison.
	24. THE AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.’—Miss Tommy: A Medieval Romance. By the author of ‘John Halifax, Gentleman.’
	25. MALET.—Mrs. Lorimer: A Sketch in Black & White. By Lucas Malet.
	26. CONWAY.—Living or Dead. By Hugh Conway.
	27. OLIPHANT.—Effie Ogilvie. By Mrs. Oliphant.
	28. HARRISON.—A Northern Lily. By Joanna Harrison.
	29. NORRIS.—My Friend Jim. By W. E. Norris.
	30. LAWLESS.—Hurrah: a Study. By the Hon. Emily Lawless.
	31. THE AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.’—King Arthur: Not a Love Story. By the author of ‘John Halifax, Gentleman.’
	32. HARDY.—The Mayor of Casterbridge. By Thomas Hardy.
	33. GRAHAM.—Neæra: a Tale of Ancient Rome. By John W. Graham.
	34. MADOC—Margaret Jermine. By Fayr Madoc.
	35. YONGE.—A Modern Telemachus. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
	36. SHORTHOUSE.—Sir Percival. By J. Henry Shorthouse.
	37. OLIPHANT.—A House Divided against Itself. By Mrs. Oliphant.
	38. THE AUTHOR OF ‘JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.’—About Money, and other Things. By the author of ‘John Halifax, Gentleman.’
	39. BLACK.—The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton. By William Black.
	40. ARNOLD.—Essays in Criticism. By Matthew Arnold.
	41. HUGHES.—Tom Brown’s Schooldays. By an Old Boy.
	42. YONGE.—The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
	43. OLIPHANT.—A Beleaguered City. By Mrs. Oliphant.
	44. MORLEY.—Critical Miscellanies. By John Morley.
	45. BRET HARTE.—A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready, etc. By Bret Harte.
	46. CRAWFORD.—Saracinesca. By F. Marion Crawford.
	47. VELEY.—A Garden of Memories: and other Stories. By Margaret Veley.
	48. BLACK.—Sabina Zembra. By William Black.
	49. HARDY.—The Woodlanders. By Thomas Hardy.
	50. DILLWYN.—Jill. By E. A. Dillwyn.
	51. DILLWYN.—Jill and Jack. By E. A Dillwyn.
	52. WESTBURY.—Frederick Hazzleden. By Hugh Westbury.
	53, 54. The New Antigone: A Romance. 2 vols.
	55. BRET HARTE.—The Crusade of the ‘Excelsior.’ By Bret Harte.
	56. CUNNINGHAM.—The Cœruleans: A Vacation Idyll. By H. S. Cunningham.
	57, 58. HARTLEY.—Ismay’s Children. By Mrs. Noel Hartley. 2 vols.
	59. CRAWFORD.—Zoroaster. By F. Marion Crawford.
	60. NOEL.—Hithersea Mere. By Lady Augusta Noel.

*** Other Volumes to follow.

Footnotes

[1.] The ‘Clavus’ was a very distinctive token in the later Roman days. The ‘Latus Clavus’ was a broad purple band running down the centre of the tunic; it was worn only by senators. The ‘Clavus Angustus,’ as described above, was a sign of equestrian rank. A senator retiring from office changed the former for the latter. [2.] About £500,000, or half a million of money. [3.] Nearly £90,000.