A collection of eight clever short stories alternately gay and pathetic. Mrs. Clifford’s pathos, especially, is of a quite exceptionally fine order, and these tales will appeal to every reader.
The Eight Guests. By Percy White. 2 vols.—3946/47.
An ironical skit on the mammon-worshipping proclivities of modern society, in which several fair representatives of the smart set receive a wholesome lesson.
Harry and Ursula. By W. E. Norris. 1 vol.—3948.
A fine study in human nature, in which the struggle between love and duty leads to a touching ending and original situations.
The Motormaniacs. By Lloyd Osbourne. 1 v.—3949.
Four delightfully humorous stories of motoring and motorists. A thoroughly breezy and original volume of high spirits.
Benita. By H. Rider Haggard, 1 vol.—3950.
A new African story of buried treasure, fighting, and the supernatural, by the author of “She” and “King Solomon’s Mines.”
The Seven Lamps of Architecture. By John Ruskin. (With Illustr.) 1 vol.—3951.