Saturday Review.—“The plot is ingenious, and the style pleasant.”
Daily Telegraph.—“Lovers of the sensational in fiction will find abundance of congenial entertainment in Mr W. P. Kelly’s new story. In the way of accessories to startling situations all is fish that comes to this ingenious author’s net. The wonders of primitive nature, the marvels of latter-day science, the extravagances of human passion—all these he dexterously uses for the purpose of involving his hero in perilous scrapes from which he no less dexterously extricates him by expedients which, however far-fetched they may appear to the unimaginative, are certainly not lacking in originality of device or cleverness of construction.… This is a specimen incident—those which succeed it derive their special interest from the action of Rontgen rays, subterranean torrents, and devastating inundations. The book is very readable throughout, and ends happily. What more can the average novel reader wish for in holiday time?”
The Lady of the Leopard. A Powerful and Fascinating Novel. By Chas. L’Epine, Author of “The Devil in a Domino.” A new edition. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 6s.
Public Opinion.—“A remarkable book.… We are plunged into a delicious and tantalising romance; incident follows incident like a panorama of exciting pictures. Fertility of imagination is everywhere apparent, and the dénouement is artfully concealed till it bursts upon the reader with a suddenness that fairly takes away his breath.”
Liverpool Post.—“A very skilfully-constructed story, mysterious and strange, with a natural explanation suggested of all the mystery which does not spoil one’s enjoyment (here follows analysis of plot). This is the bare outline of the story up to a certain point; it is impossible to convey adequately an idea of the awe-inspiring characteristics of the story. Readers can safely be recommended to turn to the book itself.”
The Love Thirst of Elaine. A Powerful Novel. By Justin Hannaford. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Miss Malevolent. A Realistic Study of Modern Life in London. By the Author of “The Hypocrite.” Second edition, with a new Preface. Art cloth, 3s. 6d.
Saturday Review.—“The great novel-reading public, which found ‘The Hypocrite’ to its taste, will not be disappointed in the author’s latest effort. The writer has a knack of character-presentment which means that his people live; he has a dramatic instinct; he is at times on the verge of real wit; he knows certain phases of literary and artistic life well; and his story is original enough to hold the interest throughout.”
St James’s Gazette.—“It is decidedly clever.… An improvement on ‘The Hypocrite.’ There is real power shown in the drawing of Kitty Nugent.”