The North Star.—“The book is of a most daring character, but the author has treated his theme in a very clever manner.… Messrs W. H. Smith & Son refuse to circulate ‘Shams,’ objecting to it on moral grounds. This act on their part, however, will not greatly interfere with the sale of the book, which really castigates vice. We believe it will be as widely read as the works of Ouida and Marie Corelli.”
Romance Of a Harem. Translated from the French of “Dans L’ombre du Harem” by Clarence Forestier-Walker. Crown 8vo, art vellum, 5s.
The Idealist. A Realistic Roman-a-clef. By Grove Johnson. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Zoroastro. An Historical Romance. By Creswick J. Thompson, Author of “Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries,” “The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
To-day.—“There is no lack of excitement in ‘Zoroastro.’ The tale is a good one, and should be popular.”
St James’s Gazette.—“A sound and entertaining piece of work.”
Universe.—“A splendidly-written romance of a sixteenth-century magician, and there is no lack of interest throughout the book. The various ideas of the time, descriptions of the customs and modes of living, are cleverly woven into the story.”
The Sword of Fate. An Interesting Novel. By Henry Herman, Author of “Eagle Joe,” “Scarlet Fortune,” etc., and Joint Author of the “Silver King,” “Claudian.” Crown 8vo, art cloth, 6s.
Vanity Fair says:—“The hand that wrote the ‘Silver King’ has by no means lost its cunning in painting broad effects of light and shadow. The description of life in Broadmoor is, we fancy, done from actual observation. It is quite new.” And the critic of Black and White sums it up pithily as “A story which holds our attention and interests us right from the first chapter. The book is as exciting as even a story of sensation has any need to be.” Speaking of the scene of Mr Herman’s drama, the beautiful county of Devonshire, where the greater part of the story takes place, the Manchester Courier says: “The author’s descriptive powers vividly portray the lovely spots by the winding Tamar, while the rich dialect of the district is so faithfully reproduced as to become not the least feature of an exciting tale.”