“We have been agreeably surprised, and have no hesitation in placing this latest work far beyond her previous novels.”—Lloyd’s.
* A BROKEN BLOSSOM. By Florence Marryat, Author of “Phyllida,” “Facing the Footlights,” &c., &c., &c.
“Deserves to be ranked as the most artistic and altogether the best work of fiction its clever and prolific author has yet written.”—Scotsman.
“A really charming story, full of delicate pathos and quiet humour, pleasant to read, and pleasant to remember.”—John Bull.
“‘A Broken Blossom’ is a pleasantly told tale, and will doubtless find acceptance with many.”—Morning Post.
* SWEETHEART AND WIFE. By Lady Constance Howard, Author of “Mollie Darling,” &c., &c.
“The story from first to last is attractive, and cannot fail to command wide favour.... There is, indeed, throughout the whole of the story a most unusual power, not only of language but of imagination, and the tender pathos, which is introduced in no laboured fashion, adds a charm which it is difficult to describe, but impossible for the reader not to appreciate.”—Whitehall Review.
“There is a genuine flavour of the old-fashioned romance in it which is too frequently lacking in what may be termed the latter-day novel.”—Court Circular.
“‘Sweetheart and Wife’ is a love idyll, skilfully painted in the midst of many people and many scenes, described by one who writes with that very rare attribute of the modern novelist—knowledge of, and familiarity with, the society she pictures.”—Life.