J. H. Pearce. JACO TRELOAR. By J. H. Pearce, Author of 'Esther Pentreath.' New Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
A tragic story of Cornish life by a writer of remarkable power, whose first novel has been highly praised by Mr. Gladstone.
The 'Spectator' speaks of Mr. Pearce as 'a writer of exceptional power'; the 'Daily Telegraph' calls the book 'powerful and picturesque'; the 'Birmingham Post' asserts that it is 'a novel of high quality.'
Clark Russell. MY DANISH SWEETHEART. By W. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor,' etc. Illustrated. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
X. L. AUT DIABOLUS AUT NIHIL, and Other Stories. By X. L. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
'Distinctly original and in the highest degree imaginative. The conception is almost as lofty as Milton's.'—Spectator.
'Original to a degree of originality that may be called primitive—a kind of passionate directness that absolutely absorbs us.'—Saturday Review.
'Of powerful interest. There is something startlingly original in the treatment of the themes. The terrible realism leaves no doubt of the author's power.'—Athenæum.
'The stories possess the rare merit of originality.'—Speaker.
O'Grady. THE COMING OF CUCULAIN. A Romance of the Heroic Age of Ireland. By Standish O'Grady, Author of 'Finn and his Companions,' etc. Illustrated by Murray Smith. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.