The anonymous author of Tales from the Great City has already attained to high repute by means of “A London Girl” and “Closed Doors,” in both of which his unrelenting pen exposed the depths of misery that underlie the so-called “Life of Pleasure.” In his latest work, “The Rainy Day,” the author turns his attention to the middle-class suburb as it existed in the eighties of last century, before the local idea was completely absorbed by the spirit of metropolitanism. To the novel reader who demands a good story, and to the student of social phenomena, “The Rainy Day” can be recommended with equal confidence.
The Glen o’ Weeping. By Marjorie Bowen. Fourth impression.
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“Is a great improvement upon ‘The Viper of Milan,’ with which Miss Marjorie Bowen suddenly conquered a position for herself last year. The writer is on firm ground. It is our own history that she is playing with, and it is handled with far more confidence and power of conviction than a seasoned reader found in her Italian feast of bloodshed.”—Outlook.
“Such a novel as this might be placed not very far from those in which the Master of Historical Romance made such admirable use of Scottish history.”—Scotsman.
“Should serve to maintain the popularity, while it increases the reputation, of the author.”—Tribune.
“The only thing to be said about ‘The Viper of Milan’ and its brilliantly successful successor, ‘The Glen o’ Weeping,’ is that they carry one completely away. There is in this second novel every fine quality of its predecessor. It is an entire and complete success.”—Morning Leader.
“As we began by saying, Miss Bowen has an assured future, and is something of a wonder.”—Daily Telegraph.
“The author has a sense of style and a fertile imagination.”—Athenæum.
Exton Manor. By Archibald Marshall. Author of “Richard Baldock,” etc. Fourth impression.