PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Vol. 99.
October 25, 1890.
MR. PUNCH'S PRIZE NOVELS.
No. IV.—BOB SILLIMERE.
(By Mrs. HUMPHRY JOHN WARD PREACHER, Author of "Master Sisterson.")
[On the paper in which the MS. of this novel was wrapped, the following note was written in a bold feminine hand:—"This is a highly religious story. GEORGE ELIOT was unable to write properly about religion. The novel is certain to be well reviewed. It is calculated to adorn the study-table of a Bishop. The £1000 prize must be handed over at once to the Institute which is to be founded to encourage new religions in the alleys of St. Pancras.—H.J.W.P.">[