“Its humour, its wit, its elegant charm....”—Rose Macaulay in the Daily News.
“The art of Guy de Maupassant is rare among English storytellers, but Michael Arlen can reflect glimpses of the great Frenchman’s genius. He has a story to tell, and he tells it.... Michael Arlen is a fine literary artist.”—Sunday Times.
“Belgravia’s best seller.”—Cassell’s Weekly.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] But all that is changed now. It has lately been observed that the quality was never before held in such high esteem as it is at present. Some people say that this is a good sign, as denoting a healthy reaction against the spirit of Bolshevism that is abroad; but some people will say anything.
[B] Fair Ladies of London! A Novel by Ivor Pelham Marlay (Heinemann, 1914).
[C] The Legend of the Last Courtesan. A Romance by Ivor Pelham Marlay. Collins 8/6 (October, 1918). Eighth Impression.
[D] The narrative of this favourite’s brilliant life and unhappy end will be found in that great romance by Miss Mary Johnston, By Order of the Company.
[E] First Families of Virginia.