Mr. John Strood. By Percy White. 1 vol.—3886.
A story, written somewhat on the lines of “Mr. Bailey-Martin,” of the career of a public man. The snobbishness of the quondam friend who is here supposed to write the biography is cunningly revealed throughout.
The Artful Miss Dill. By F. Frankfort Moore. 1 vol.—3887.
A modern English romance, the opening scene of which, however, is laid in Caracas, and is of a most stirring nature.
Genius Loci, and The Enchanted Woods. By Vernon Lee. 1 vol.—3888.
A collection of essays and articles on towns and villages in France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, in which the authoress paints her impressions of their romanticism or interest.
The House of Mirth. By Edith Wharton. 2 vols.—3889/90.
An American society novel in which the hollow life of a certain moneyed clique of New York is admirably described.
Ring in the New. By Richard Whiteing. 1 vol.—3891.
This book might almost be described as socialistic. It is a description of the difficulty experienced at the present day by man or woman of earning their daily bread.