MESSRS. METHUEN'S LIST 23 Stanley Weyman. UNDER THE RED ROBE. BY STANLEY WEYMAN, Author of 'A Gentleman of France.' With Twelve Illustrations by R. Caton Woodville. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. A cheaper edition of a book which won instant popularity. No unfavourable review occurred, and most critics spoke in terms of enthusiastic admiration. The 'Westminster Gazette' called it a book of which we have read every word for the sheer pleasure of reading, and which we put down with a pang that we cannot forget it all and start again. The 'Daily Chronicle' said that every one who reads books at all must read this thrilling romance, from the first page of which to the last the breathless reader is haled along. It also called the book an inspiration of manliness and courage. The 'Globe' called it a delightful tale of chivalry and adventure, vivid and dramatic, with a wholesome modesty and reverence for the highest.' E. F. Benson, DODO: A DETAIL OF THE DAY. By E. F. BENSON. Crown 8vo. Fourteenth Edition. 6s. A story of society which attracted by its brilliance universal attention. The best critics were cordial in their praise. The 'Guardian' spoke of Dodo' as 'unusually clever and interesting; the 'Spectator' called it a delightfully witty sketch of society;' the Speaker' said the dialogue was a perpetual feast of epigram and paradox'; the 'Athenæum' spoke of the author as a writer of quite exceptional ability'; the 'Academy' praised his amazing cleverness ;' the World' said the book was brilliantly written'; and half-a-dozen papers declared there was not a dull page in the book.' E. F. Benson. THE RUBICON. By E. F. BENSON, Author of 'Dodo.' Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. Of Mr. Benson's second novel the Birmingham Post' says it is well written, stimulating, unconventional, and, in a word, characteristic: the National Observer' congratulates Mr. Benson upon an exceptional achievement,' and calls the book a notable advance on his previous work.' Baring Gould. IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA: A Tale of the Cornish Coast. By S. BARING GOULD. Fifth Edition. 65. Baring Gould. MRS. CURGENVEN OF CURGENVEN. By S. BARING GOULD. Third Edition. 6s. ་ A story of Devon life. The 'Graphic' speaks of it as 'a novel of vigorous humour and sustained power'; the 'Sussex Daily News' says that the swing of the narrative is splendid'; and the 'Speaker' mentions its 'bright imaginative power.' Baring Gould. CHEAP JACK ZITA. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 65. By S. BARING GOULD. A Romance of the Ely Fen District in 1815, which the 'Westminster Gazette' calls a powerful drama of human passion'; and the 'National Observer' a story worthy the author.' Baring Gould. THE QUEEN OF LOVE. By S. BARING GOULD. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 65. The 'Glasgow Herald' says that 'the scenery is admirable, and the dramatic incidents are most striking.' The Westminster Gazette' calls the book 'strong, interesting, and clever.' 'Punch' says that you cannot put it down until you kave finished it.' 'The Sussex Daily News' says that it can be heartily recom mended to all who care for cleanly, energetic, and interesting fiction.' 24 KITTY ALONE. By S. BARING GOULD, Baring Gould. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'A strong and original story, teeming with graphic description, stirring incident, and, above all, with vivid and enthralling human interest.-Daily Telegraph. 'Brisk, clever, keen, healthy, humorous, and interesting.'-National Observer. Full of quaint and delightful studies of character.'-Bristol Mercury. W. E. Norris. MATTHEW AUSTIN. By W. E. NORRIS, Author Crown 8vo. 65. of Mdlle. de Mersac,' etc. Second Edition. "Matthew Austin" may safely be pronounced one of the most intellectually satisfactory and morally bracing novels of the current year.'-Daily Telegraph. 'The characters are carefully and cleverly drawn, and the story is ingenious and interesting.'-Guardian. The pictures 'Mr. W. E. Norris is always happy in his delineation of every-day experiences, but rarely has he been brighter or breezier than in "Matthew Austin.' are in Mr. Norris's pleasantest vein, while running through the entire story is a felicity of style and wholesomeness of tone which one is accustomed to find in the novels of this favourite author.'-Scotsman. 'Mr. Norris writes as an educated and shrewd observer, and as a gentleman.'Pall Mall Budget. NORRIS, Author of W. E. Norris. HIS GRACE. By W. E. 'Mademoiselle de Mersac.' Third Edition. 'The characters are delineated by the author with his characteristic skill and No one can depict vivacity, and the story is told with that ease of manners and Thackerayean insight which give strength of flavour to Mr. Norris's novels the Englishwoman of the better classes with more subtlety.'-Glasgow Herald. 'Mr. Norris has drawn a really fine character in the Duke of Hurstbourne, at once unconventional and very true to the conventionalities of life, weak and strong in a breath, capable of inane follies and heroic decisions, yet not so definitely portrayed as to relieve a reader of the necessity of study on his own behalf.'Athenæum. Gilbert Parker. MRS. FALCHION. By GILBERT PARKER, Author of 'Pierre and His People.' New Edition. 6s. the Mr. Parker's second book has received a warm welcome. The 'Athenæum' called Gilbert Parker. PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE. BY GILBERT PARKER. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 65. 'Stories happily conceived and finely executed. There is strength and genius in Mr. Parker's style.'-Daily Telegraph. Gilbert Parker. THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE. By GILBERT PARKER, Author of 'Pierre and His People,' 'Mrs. Falchion,' etc. Crown 8vo. 6s. "The plot is original and one difficult to work out; but Mr. Parker has done it with great skill and delicacy. The reader who is not interested in this original, fresh, and well-told tale must be a dull person indeed.'-Daily Chronicle. 'A strong and successful piece of workmanship. The portrait of Lali, strong, dignified, and pure, is exceptionally well drawn.'-Manchester Guardian. 'A very pretty and interesting story, and Mr. Parker tells it with much skill. The story is one to be read.'-St. James's Gazette. MESSRS. METHUEN'S LIST 25 Gilbert Parker. THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD. By GILBERT PARKER, Author of 'Pierre and his People,' etc. Crown 8vo. 65. A historical romance dealing with a stirring period in the history of Canada. Arthur Morrison. TALES OF MEAN STREETS. BY ARTHUR MORRISON. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'Told with consummate art and extraordinary detail. He tells a plain, unvarnished tale, and the very truth of it makes for beauty. In the true humanity of the book lies its justification, the permanence of its interest, and its indubitable triumph.'Athenæum. 'Each story is complete in itself, vivid, engrossing. His work is literature, and literature of a high order.'-Realm. 'A great book. The author's method is amazingly effective, and produces a thrilling sense of reality. The writer lays upon us a master hand. The book is simply appalling and irresistible in its interest. It is humorous also; without humour it would not make the mark it is certain to make.'-World. 'Mr. Morrison has shot the flashlight of his unmistakable genius. The literary workmanship is of the highest order.'-Aberdeen Press. 'Powerful pictures from the lower social depths.'-Morning Post. Robert Barr. IN THE MIDST OF ALARMS. By ROBERT BARR, Author of 'From Whose Bourne,' etc. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'A delightful romance with experiences strange and exciting. There are two pretty girls in the story, both the heroes fall in love, and the development of this thread of the tale is in all respects charming. The dialogue is always bright and witty; the scenes are depicted briefly and effectively; and there is no incident from first to last that one would wish to have omitted.'-Scotsman. Pryce. TIME AND THE WOMAN. BY RICHARD_PRYCE, Author of 'Miss Maxwell's Affections,' 'The Quiet Mrs. Fleming,' etc. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'Mr. Pryce's work recalls the style of Octave Feuillet, by its clearness, conciseness, its literary reserve.'-Athenæum. Marriott Watson. DIOGENES OF LONDON and other Sketches. By H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON, Author of 'The Web of the Spider.' Crown Svo. Buckram. 6s. 'By all those who delight in the uses of words, who rate the exercise of prose above the exercise of verse, who rejoice in all proofs of its delicacy and its strength, who believe that English prose is chief among the moulds of thought, by these Mr. Marriott Watson's book will be welcomed.'-National Observer. Gilchrist. THE STONE DRAGON. BY MURRAY GILCHRIST. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s. 'The author's faults are atoned for by certain positive and admirable merits. The romances have not their counterpart in modern literature, and to read them is a unique experience.'-National Observer. THREE-AND-SIXPENNY NOVELS By Edna Lyall. DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST. 35. 6d. Baring Gould. URITH: A Story of Dartmoor. By S. BARING Gould. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. 'The author is at his best.'-Times. 'He has nearly reached the high water-mark of "Mehalah.” '—National Observer. Baring Gould. MARGERY OF QUETHER, and other Stories. By S. BARING GOULD. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Baring Gould. JACQUETTA, and other Stories. By S. BARING GOULD. Crown Svo. 3s. 6d. Gray. ELSA. A Novel. 3s. 6d. By E. M'QUEEN GRAY. Crown 8vo. 'A charming novel. The characters are not only powerful sketches, but minutely and carefully finished portraits.'-Guardian. J. H. Pearce. JACO TRELOAR. By J. H. PEARCE, Author of 'Esther Pentreath.' New Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. A tragic story of Cornish life by a writer of remarkable power, whose first novel has been highly praised by Mr. Gladstone. ་ The 'Spectator' speaks of Mr. Pearce as a writer of exceptional power'; the 'Daily Telegraph' calls the book powerful and picturesque'; the "Birmingham Post' asserts that it is a novel of high quality.' Clark Russell. MY DANISH SWEETHEART. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor,' etc. Illustrated. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. X. L. 3s. 6d. AUT DIABOLUS AUT NIHIL, and Other Stories. By X. L. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. 'Distinctly original and in the highest degree imaginative. The conception is almost as lofty as Milton's.'-Spectator. 'Original to a degree of originality that may be called primitive-a kind of passionate directness that absolutely absorbs us.'-Saturday Review. 'Of powerful interest. There is something startlingly original in the treatment of the themes. The terrible realism leaves no doubt of the author's power.'—Athenæum. 'The stories possess the rare merit of originality.'—Speaker. O'Grady. THE COMING OF CUCULAIN. A Romance of the Heroic Age of Ireland. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn and his Companions,' etc. Illustrated by MURRAY SMITH. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. 'A flashlight thrown on the greatness and splendour of our ancestors. Redolent of freshness and purity.'- Cork Herald. The suggestions of mystery, the rapid and exciting action, are superb poetic effects.' -Speaker. 'For light and colour it resembles nothing so much as a Swiss dawn.'—Manchester Guardian. 'A romance extremely fascinating and admirably well knit.'—Saturday Review. Constance Smith. A CUMBERER OF THE GROUND. By CONSTANCE SMITH, Author of 'The Repentance of Paul Wentworth,' etc. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. MESSRS. METHUEN'S LIST Author of 'Vera.' 27 THE DANCE OF THE HOURS. By the Author of 'Vera.' Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Esmè Stuart. New A WOMAN OF FORTY. BY ESMÈ STUART, Author of 'Muriel's Marriage,' 'Virginié's Husband,' etc. Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. 'The story is well written, and some of the scenes show great dramatic power.'Daily Chronicle. Fenn. THE STAR GAZERS. By G. MANVILLE FENN, Author of 'Eli's Children,' etc. New Edition. 'A stirring romance.'-Western Morning News. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d. 'Told with all the dramatic power for which Mr. Fenn is conspicuous.'-Bradford Observer. Dickinson. A VICAR'S WIFE. By EVELYN DICKINSON. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. Prowse. THE POISON OF ASPS. By R. ORTON PROWSE. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. Grey. THE STORY OF CHRIS. By ROWLAND GREY. Crown 8vo. 55. Lynn Linton. THE TRUE HISTORY OF JOSHUA DAVIDSON, Christian and Communist. By E. LYNN LINTON. Eleventh Edition. Post 8vo. IS. HALF-CROWN NOVELS A Series of Novels by popular Authors, tastefully bound in cloth. 2/6 1. THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. By F. MABEL ROBINSON. 2. DISENCHANTMENT. By F. MABEL ROBINSON. 3. MR. BUTLER'S WARD. By F. MABEL Robinson. 4. HOVENDEN, V.C. By F. MABEL ROBINSON. 5. ELI'S CHILDREN. By G. MANVILLE FENN. 6. A DOUBLE KNOT. By G. MANVILLE FENN. 7. DISARMED. By M. BETHAM EDWARDS. 8. A LOST ILLUSION. BY LESLIE KEITH. 9. A MARRIAGE AT SEA. By W. CLARK Russell. 10. IN TENT AND BUNGALOW. By the Author of 'Indian Idylls.' 11. MY STEWARDSHIP. By E. M'QUEEN Gray. |