The Last Stroke: A Detective Story, Lawrence L. Lynch [books for new readers .txt] 📗

>Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 5s.

A more lively, romantic, and amazing bit of fiction than "The Beautiful White Devil" it would be hard to indicate.... It is full of surprise and fascination for the fiction-lover, and is worthy of the reputation of the creator of the famous Nikola.

A Bid for Fortune; or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta. With about Fifty Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood and other Artists. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 5s.

"He never allows the interest to drop from first page to the last.... The plot is highly ingenious, and when once it has fairly thickened, exciting to a degree."—The Times.

"It is impossible to give any idea of the verve and brightness with which the story is told. Mr. Boothby may be congratulated on having produced about the most original novel of the year."—Manchester Courier.

In Strange Company. A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas. With Six Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards, 5s.

"A capital novel of its kind—the sensational adventurous. It has the quality of life and stir, and will carry the reader with curiosity unabated to the end."—The World.

The Marriage of Esther: A Torres Straits Sketch. With Four Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 5s.

"A story full of action, life, and dramatic interest.... There is a vigour and a power of illusion about it that raises it quite above the level of the ordinary novel of adventure."—Manchester Guardian.

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ARTHUR MORRISON.

Martin Hewitt, Investigator. By the author of "Tales of Mean Streets," etc. With about Fifty Illustrations by Sydney Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 5s.

"Most people like tales of this sort, ... and no one writes them better than Mr. Morrison does. The narratives are written not only with ingenuity, but with conviction, which is, perhaps, even the more valuable quality."—Globe.

Chronicles of Martin Hewitt. Being the Second Series of "Martin Hewitt, Investigator." With Thirty Illustrations by D. Murray Smith. Crown 8vo, art canvas, 5s.

"Certainly the most ingenious and entertaining of the numerous successors of Sherlock Holmes. There is not one of the stories in this collection that is not ingeniously constructed and cleverly written."—The Academy.

Adventures of Martin Hewitt. Being the Third Series of "Martin Hewitt, Investigator." With Thirty-five Illustrations by T. S. C. Crowther. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 5s.

The remarkable reception given by both press and public to "Martin Hewitt, Investigator," and "Chronicles of Martin Hewitt," is sufficient guarantee that this third series of the adventures of that astute detective will be warmly welcomed.

MAX PEMBERTON.

Jewel Mysteries I Have Known. By the author of "The Iron Pirate," "A Gentleman's Gentleman," etc. With Fifty Illustrations by R. Caton Woodville and Fred Barnard. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt edges, 5s.

"The most interesting and entrancing 'mystery' stories that have appeared since the publication of the doings of Mr. Sherlock Holmes."—The Literary World.

"Mr. Pemberton has attempted a great deal more than to give mere plots and police cases, and he has succeeded in capturing our attention from the first story to the last."—The Bookman.

FRANCIS PREVOST.

Rust of Gold. Crown 8vo, art canvas, 5s.

"A series of nine fin de siècle stories of great power and picturesqueness.... As word-pictures they are simply masterpieces."—Daily Telegraph.

On the Verge. Crown 8vo, art canvas, 5s.

"'Rust of Gold' was good, but 'On the Verge' is better."—Star.

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HENRY KINGSLEY.

New Library Edition of Henry Kingsley's Novels. Edited by Clement K. Shorter. Well printed (from type specially cast) on good paper, and neatly and handsomely bound. With Frontispieces by eminent Artists. Price 3s. 6d. per volume, cloth gilt.

1. The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn. With a Photogravure Portrait of Henry Kingsley, and a Memoir by Clement K. Shorter. Illustrated by Herbert Railton.

2. Ravenshoe. With Frontispiece by R. Caton Woodville.

3. The Hillyars and the Burtons. With a Note on Old Chelsea Church by Clement K. Shorter. Illustrated by Herbert Railton.

4. Silcote of Silcotes. With Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed.

5. Stretton. With Frontispiece by George M. Henton.

6. Austin Elliot, and The Harveys. With Frontispiece by Walter Paget.

7. Mdlle. Mathilde. With Frontispiece by Holland Tringham.

8. Old Margaret, and other Stories. With Frontispiece by Robert Sauber.

9. Valentin, and Number Seventeen. With Frontispiece by R. Caton Woodville.

10. Oakshott Castle, and The Grange Garden. With Frontispiece by W. H. Overend.

11. Reginald Hetherege, and Leighton Court. With Frontispiece by Gordon Browne.

12. The Boy in Grey, and other Stories. With Frontispiece by A. Forestier.

"Henry Kingsley was born to wear the purple of romance.... Where will anyone who is ordinary and sane find better comradeship? Scarcely outside the novels of Walter Scott.... Messrs. Ward, Lock and Co.'s edition of this despotic and satisfying romancer is cheap and well printed, and comfortable to hold. Those who love Kingsley will love him again and better for this edition, and those who have not loved have a joy in store that we envy them."—The National Observer.

"To Mr. Clement Shorter and to the publishers the unreserved thanks of the public are warmly due; there can be no finer mission from the world of fiction to the world of fact than the putting forth of these ennobling novels afresh and in a fitting form."—The Daily Chronicle.

"To renew your acquaintance with Henry Kingsley is for Henry Kingsley to stand forth victorious all along the line. His work, in truth, is moving and entertaining now as it was moving and entertaining thirty odd years ago."—The Pall Mall Gazette.

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WILLIAM LE QUEUX.

A Secret Service. Being Strange Tales of a Nihilist. By the author of "The Great War," "Zoraida." With Frontispiece by Harold Piffard. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

"Apart altogether from its political interest, "A Secret Service" will be read and appreciated for its brightly-written stories of mystery and sensation and romance which are threaded together in the narrative of Anton Préhzner."—Daily Mail.

ANNIE E. HOLDSWORTH.

Spindles and Oars. By the author of "The Years that the Locust hath Eaten." Crown 8vo, cloth, with Special Title Page, 3s. 6d.

Miss Holdsworth has written a delightful series of Scottish Idylls, which can only be compared with the work of Mr. J. M. Barrie and "Ian Maclaren." They are full of tender pathos and quaint humour, and are sure to sustain the reputation she has already made.

J. E. MUDDOCK.

Stormlight; or, the Nihilist's Doom. A Story of Switzerland and Russia. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top, 3s. 6d.

"The work has a strong plot, exciting situations, and a certain truth to history, that make it full of interest."—The Scotsman.

"A thrilling tale, chock full of sensational incidents."—Liverpool Post.

ADA CAMBRIDGE.

A Humble Enterprise. By the author of "The Three Miss Kings," "Fidelis," "A Marked Man," etc. With Four Full-page Illustrations by St. Clair Simmons. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"It is a delightful story, refreshingly original, singularly well told, and absorbingly interesting from beginning to end."—Daily Mail.

"A pretty, graceful story, and one to leave, so to speak, a clean taste in one's mouth; such dishes are rarely served to the public."—Pall Mall Gazette.

MARY TENNYSON.

The Fool of Fate. By the author of "Friend Perditus." Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

"Although sad in tone, this book is exceedingly clever and well written.... The book is not loaded with psychological analysis, but the incidents are mainly allowed to speak for themselves, and the work is a clever, clear, and consistent character study."—Bristol Mercury.

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BERTRAM MITFORD.

The Expiation of Wynne Palliser. A Novel of Contrast. By the author of "The King's Assegai," etc. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s, 6d.

Readers who wish to have a realistic picture of the South African life, concerning which recent events have aroused such interest, should not fail to get Mr. Mitford's new work. It brings the whole scene before the reader's eye with startling vividness, and is an intensely interesting story as well.

The Curse of Clement Waynflete: A Story of Two South African Wars. With Four Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"Telling us wonderful incidents of inter-racial warfare, of ambuscades, sieges, surprises, and assaults almost without number.... A thoroughly exciting story, full of bright descriptions and stirring episodes."—The Daily Telegraph.

A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"We have seldom come across a more thrilling narrative. From start to finish Mr. Mitford secures unflagging attention."—Leeds Mercury.

A. CONAN DOYLE.

THE FIRST BOOK ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES.

A Study in Scarlet. By the author of "The White Company," etc. With Forty Illustrations by George Hutchinson. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top, 3s. 6d.

"One of the cleverest and best detective stories we have yet seen.... Mr. Conan Doyle is a literary artist, and this is a good specimen of his skill."—London Quarterly Review.

"Few things have been so good of late as Mr. Conan Doyle's 'Study in Scarlet.'"—Mr. Andrew Lang, in Longman's Magazine.

THOMAS HENEY.

The Girl at Birrell's. With Frontispiece by T. S. C. Crowther. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

"The attraction of the book, which is considerable, lies in the vivid picture it gives of life on a huge portion of a huge pastoral estate in Australia."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"Apart from the excellence of telling, the accurate local colour of 'The Girl at Birrell's' renders it valuable."—Black and White.

OUTRAM TRISTRAM.

The Dead Gallant; together with "The King of Hearts." With Full-page Illustrations by Hugh Thomson and St. George Hare. Crown 8vo, art linen, gilt, 5s.

"Both stories are well written in faultless English, and display a knowledge of history, a careful study of character, and a fine appreciation of a dramatic point, all too rare in these days of slipshod fiction."—National Observer.

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HEADON HILL.

The Rajah's Second Wife. A Story of Missionary Life and Trial in India. By the author of "Zambra the Detective," "Cabinet Secrets," etc. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Waler S. Stacey. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 3s. 6d.

"Will assuredly be read with the deepest interest.... The novel, as a whole, is one that will be read with genuine pleasure."—The Scotsman.

The Divinations of Kala Persad. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"Distinctly worth having. 'The Divinations of Kala Persad,' so far as the book relates to that remarkable man, have a novelty that is refreshing."—The Spectator.

"The stories in this book are well told and interesting, and have the charm of freshness."—St. James's Gazette.

The Queen of Night. With Frontispiece by Harold Piffard. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

No one who is familiar with the work of Mr. Headon Hill will dispute that in "The Queen of Night" is to be found the most skilful and enthralling detective story he has yet done. The idea is absolutely original, and is worked out with breathless interest and unusual power. From first to last it holds the reader's attention.

MAGGIE SWAN.

A Neglected Privilege: The Story of a Modern Woman. By the author of "A Late Awakening," etc. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stephen Reid. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

Readers of Annie Swan and Silas Hocking will find a story to their liking in Maggie Swan's new novel, "A Neglected Privilege." It is a pure and wholesome tale, told with as much skill as characterises the work of her longer known sister. Every lover of pure literature will enjoy this charming tale.

A Late Awakening. With Two Full-page Illustrations by St. Clair Simmons. Square fcap. 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt top, price 2s. 6d.

"'A Late Awakening' is both pretty and pathetic. Miss Swan has a distinct faculty for describing wild scenery in the Scottish islands and for realistically painting the life led by people in the lonely villages thereon. Her characters are excellent."—The Star.

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