"The story opens well, and maintains its excellence throughout.... The author's triumph is the greater in the unquestionable interest and novelty which he achieves. The pictures of prison life are most vivid, and the story of the escape most thrilling."—The Freeman's Journal, London.
The Progress of Pauline Kessler. By Frederic Carrel.
Author of "Adventures of John Johns."
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 350 pages | $1.50 |
A novel that will be widely read and much discussed. A powerful sketch of an adventuress who has much of the Becky Sharpe in her. The story is crisply written and told with directness and insight into the ways of social and political life. The characters are strong types of the class to which they belong.
Ada Vernham, Actress. By Richard Marsh.
Author of "Frivolities," "Tom Ossington's Ghost," etc.
| Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 300 pages | $1.50 |
This is a new book by the author of "Frivolities," which was extremely well received last season. It deals with the inside life of the London stage, and is of absorbing interest.
The Wallet of Kai Lung. By Ernest Bramah.