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The Canon’s Butterfly. A novel by Max Baring (Author of “The Troubles of a Shovel Hat,” &c.) Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
A POPULAR AMERICAN NOVEL.
The Day of Prosperity. A vision of the century to come, by Paul Devinne. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Daily Telegraph.—“It is a clever story, with some strikingly novel views on political and social economy, and contains much genuine reflection and foresight.”
Out of the Past. Stories of the Ancient East by H. G. F. Spurrell. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Athenæum.—“The stories—three in number—are concerned with the horrors and splendours of the mighty monarchies which shared, in ancient days, the dominion of the East, pre-Roman and pre-Mohammedan. It must be said he (Mr. Spurrell) has painted a bold picture in lurid colours; like the art of Assyria, its bulls and lions, it is splendid and impressive.”
Scotsman.—“Full of life and incident, there are events recorded of a nature that simply appals. Will be read with great interest. The writer knows his subject thoroughly, and writes well, and with dramatic effect.”
Literary World.—“The scenes are placed in the very far-distant past, when Nineveh and Babylon were still unbuilt, and in the ‘Baratarias’ of the ancient world. There is some reminiscence of the Arabian Nights in them, and in barbaric splendour and reckless bloodshed they rival the productions of Mr. Rider Haggard. As pictures of what may have been, they are replete with excitement and incident. Mr. Spurrell writes well.”
British Weekly.—“‘Out of the Past’ takes us into the changeless East. The Author wears a magic veil, he sleeps and awakes with wondrous Oriental romances in his brain. They are wild and full of terrors, but they are fruits of a brisk imagination.”