‘The Night of Reckoning’ is a story of Doris, a young girl who, being left alone in the world, becomes the sport of relatives, who to rob her of her heritage do not shrink from the committal of the blackest crimes. But Doris has good as well as bad fairies to watch over her. All who like a rousing novel full of sensation and presented with an air of authenticity will greatly enjoy Mr. Frank Barrett’s new book. It places him at the head of the few writers of good dramatic fiction.
ROSAMOND GRANT. By Mrs. Lovett Cameron
‘Rosamond Grant’ Is the story of a woman’s life—of her illusions, emotions, hopes, regrets and mistakes. It is a theme admirably suited to Mrs. Lovett Cameron’s method. Her characters are human to a degree, and the charm lies in their refreshing originality and their bright and entertaining vivacity. The story will make many new friends for this delightful and sympathetic writer.
THE SECRET PASSAGE. By Fergus Hume
Since Mr. Fergus Hume became famous as the writer of the ‘Mystery of a Hansom Cab,’ he has steadily progressed in public favour, and is now regarded as a veritable master of strategy in fiction. The reader who takes up one of his books may depend upon finding an enthralling story and a plot of baffling ingenuity. In his new work Mr. Fergus Hume’s unusual gifts are displayed in their maturity. ‘The Secret Passage’ is, perhaps, the author’s best book.
CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG LADY. By Richard Marsh, Author of ‘The Beetle,’ etc.
Mr. Richard Marsh belongs to the younger generation of writers of fiction, and he can hold his own with the most brilliant of them. His qualities are originality of invention, a command over the weird and mysterious, a clear, straightforward narrative, and a bizarre humour, all the more telling because it flashes at unexpected moments across the page. In his new book, ‘The Confessions of a Young Lady,’ Mr. Richard Marsh’s remarkable powers are strikingly en evidence. It shows him at his best in the plenitude of his varied moods. The book will add much to the author’s popularity.
THE FATE OF FELIX. By Mrs. Coulson Kernahan
The general reader loves a mystery. Mrs. Coulson Kernahan is evidently well aware of the fact, and caters for her public accordingly. In ‘Devastation’ she took the reader into her confidence in the beginning; in ‘The Fate of Felix’ she keeps her secret to the end. This book has a most amazing plot, and has a love-story running through it of a very unusual description.
LOVE AND TWENTY. By John Strange Winter