The Cuckoo in the Nest, v. 2/2

by Mrs. Oliphant

[A] The greater number of the Volumes mentioned in the following catalogue are now ready, and may be obtained from every bookseller and at every railway bookstall on the Continent. The reader is referred to the last pages of the cover for an exact list of the volumes of The English Library issued up to the present date.

1. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. By Rudyard Kipling, Author of “The Phantom Rickshaw,” “Soldiers Three,” “The Story of the Gadsbys,” &c. 1 vol.

“It is the first truth about Mr. Kipling that he has power, real intrinsic power.”—Academy.

2, 3. SIDNEY. By Margaret Deland, Author of “John Ward, Preacher.” 2 vols.

“Better even than ‘John Ward, Preacher.’ ”—Speaker.

4, 5. APRIL’S LADY. By Mrs. Hungerford, Author of “Molly Bawn.” 2 vols.

“Quite worthy of the author of ‘Molly Bawn.’ ”—Athenæum.

“The tipsy-cake of literature, light and sweet.”—Saturday Review.

6. THE LIGHT of the WORLD. By Sir Edwin Arnold, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Author of “The Light of Asia.” 1 vol.

“The multitude of readers who were delighted and instructed by ‘The Light of Asia’ will turn to this new volume with lively expectation. The whole burden of the poem is to set forth the joyful aspect of the Christian faith as compared with that of Buddha.”—Daily News.