In Monte Carlo. A Tale by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Author of “Quo Vadis,” “With Fire and Sword,” etc., etc. Translated by S. C. de Soissons. Crown 8vo, art cloth, with a new Portrait of the Author, 2s. 6d.
M. A. P.—“Very light and dainty in its tone. ‘In Monte Carlo’ is a typical example of the work of the great Polish writer.… It is the old, old tale of a man with a maid—plus a lady with the instincts of the vampire, who lives in the gambling hell of Europe.”
Pall Mall Gazette.—“It is beyond all question the work of a great artist. It is subtly analytical and psychologically true. So triumphant is the art of the Polish novelist that we follow the story with lively sympathy and unflagging interest.… It is always interesting; the clear, able and convincing portrayal of the two leading characters gives the book its chief value. There are wise sayings and occasional epigrams, and the thumbnail sketches of Mrs Elsen’s lovers are wholly admirable.”
My Lady Ruby and John Basileon: Chief of Police. Two stories by G. F. Monkshood, Author of “Rudyard Kipling: The Man and His Work,” etc. Cloth, 2s. 6d.
Monitor.—“‘My Lady Ruby’ is charming, and as witty as she is charming.… ‘John Basileon’ evinces imagination and subtlety of a highly vivid and intense quality. The note of the book is modern, but of a modernity far removed from that of the term understood by the French Symbolists and the English Degenerates. Messrs Greening & Co. are to be congratulated on a publication which is likely to arouse considerable attention in those literary circles from which approbation is praise indeed.”
“Fame, the Fiddler.” A Story of Literary and Theatrical Life. By S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald. Crown 8vo, cloth, new and cheaper edition, 2s. 6d.
Graphic.—“The volume will please and amuse numberless people.”
Pall Mall Gazette.—“A pleasant, cheery story. Displays a rich vein of robust imagination.”
Standard.—“There are many pleasant pages in ‘Fame, the Fiddler,’ which reminds us of ‘Trilby,’ with its pictures of Bohemian life, and its happy-go-lucky group of good-hearted, generous scribblers, artists and playwrights. Some of the characters are so true to life that it is impossible not to recognise them. Among the best incidents in the volume must be mentioned the production of Pryor’s play, and the account of poor Jimmy Lambert’s death, which is as moving an incident as we have read for a long time. Altogether, ‘Fame, the Fiddler’ is a very human book, and an amusing one as well.”