Athenæum.—“A creditably ingenious tale of crime and detection, drawn with spirit and humour.”
Morning Post.—“We must give Mr Golsworthy high praise for the way in which he plays the game. Old hands as we are at these things, we were for a long time completely baffled by the plot as the most wooden-headed detective of fiction.… It is an excellent book of its particular kind. Mr Golsworthy has succeeded admirably in the careful, clever, amusing character-drawing of an odd group of subsidiary folk. These are very human people who stick in the mind after the book is closed.”
A Dead Woman’s Vow. A Powerful Story. By Emile Zola. Translated by Count S. C. de Soissons. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Sapho. A new Translation, by G. F. Monkshood, of Daudet’s celebrated Romance. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Thaïs. A new Translation, by E. F. Moody, of the celebrated Romance of Old Egypt by the great French novelist, Anatole France. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Shams! A Social Satire. By ——? This is a remarkable and interesting story of Modern Life in London Society. It is a powerful work, written with striking vividness. The plot is fascinating, the incidents exciting, and the dialogue epigrammatic and brilliant. “Shams” is written by one of the most popular novelists of the day. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.
Public Opinion.—“This novel is a daring attack. The author, whoever he may be, is a clever writer, and the pictures of the seamy side of idle London life are described by him with vivid power.”
The Outlook.—“Something wrong-headed, sensual, and Corellian is anticipated, nor is one disappointed.… Bound to command the public.”
Christian World.—“A pungent, cleverly-written, and altogether out-of-the-common-rut Society novel. The author unsparingly exposes the ‘little ways’ of smart people.… Every sane reader will wish the author success in his efforts to expose the hollowness and rottenness of ‘aristocratic virtuous London.’”