Mr. JOHN MILNE'S CURRENT LIST.
The Express Series.
This Series is designed to meet the taste of readers who desire a swiftly-moving, well-written, dramatic tale, of moderate length, without superfluous descriptive or other literary "padding," but with continuity and action from the first page to the last. It contains only specially-written and selected stories, mostly by well-known writers, and each volume consists of about 224 pages, crown 8vo. The First Edition, for the Library, is bound in red cloth, with gilt top, and published at 2s. 6d. The Second and subsequent Editions are issued in handy form for the Pocket or the Train, in stout cardboard covers, illustrated in colours, at 1s.
The following have been published:—
I. THE ROME EXPRESS. By Major Arthur Griffiths. [Sixth Edition
II. A GIRL OF GRIT. By Major Arthur Griffiths. [Just published.
III. A DESPERATE VOYAGE. By E. F. Knight. [Just published.
A Desperate Voyage.