Sporting Life.—“The character of the heartless roue, who tells his story, is very well sustained, and the rich parvenu, Peter Drewitt, the owner of the favourite that is very nearly nobbled by the unscrupulous Beauclerc, is cleverly drawn. Altogether it is an exciting and an uncommon tale, and is quite correct in all the sporting details.”
Anna Marsden’s Experiment. An Interesting Novel. By Ellen Williams. Crown 8vo, art cloth, 2s. 6d.
Outlook.—“A good story cleverly told and worked out.”
Echo.—“A very natural and interesting tale is carefully set forth in Ellen Williams’s clever little book.”
Monitor.—“Miss Williams has here seized on an original concept, and given it fitting presentation. The ‘experiment’ is a novel one, and its working out is a deft piece of writing. The psychology of the work is faultless, and this study of a beautiful temperament, in a crude frame, has with it the verity of deep observation and acute insight.… We await with considerable confidence Miss Williams’s next venture.”
Sheffield Independent.—“The writer has treated a delicate and unusual situation with delicacy and originality. The heroine’s character is drawn with firmness and clearness, and the whole story is vivid and picturesque.… The history of the experiment is exceedingly well told. Keen insight into character, and cleverness in its delineation, as well as shrewd observation and intense sympathy, mark the writer’s work, while the style is terse and clear, and the management of trying scenes extremely good.”
Farthest South. Being an account of the Startling Discovery made by the Wise Antarctic Expedition. A Humorous Story. By Harold E. Gorst, Author of “Without Bloodshed,” “Sketches of the Future,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
Daily Graphic.—“Very easy, light reading, and reminds one of ‘Three Men in a Boat.’ Just the book for a railway journey.”
Bookman.—“A lively and very amusing tale of a wonderful discovery made by the Wise Antarctic Expedition.”
Glasgow Herald.—“An amusing skit on Polar expeditions.… The book contains plenty of fun.”