“One of the most finished stories, from a literary point of view, that the author has ever produced.”—Spectator.
16, 17. IN THE HEART OF THE STORM. By Maxwell Gray, Author of “The Silence of Dean Maitland.” 2 vols.
“The nobility, the seriousness of purpose, the keen sense of humour, the boldness and brilliance in description, will all be familiar to the readers of her previous works. It stands far, very far, above our average fiction.”—Speaker.
18. TOURMALIN’S TIME CHEQUES. By F. Anstey, Author of “Vice Versâ,” “The Giant’s Robe,” &c. 1 vol.
“A writer who thoroughly understands and sympathetically describes English character.”—Vanity Fair.
19, 20. THE WAGES OF SIN. By Lucas Malet. Author of “Col. Enderby’s Wife,” “Mrs. Lorimer,” &c. 2 vols.
“Since ‘The Mill on the Floss’ there has been nothing more powerful in fiction.”—Scotsman.
“We admire greatly the singular dramatic power, psychological skill, and literary art of Lucas Malet, never displayed with such effect as in ‘The Wages of Sin.’ ”—Speaker.
21. THE ANGLOMANIACS. By Mrs. Burton Harrison. 1 vol.
This story, published anonymously in the Century magazine, aroused the most lively interest and discussion during its serial course. It has more than usual attraction from its clever analysis of the latest tendency in American society, here satirised under the name of Anglomania.