Robert Orange
people call by the name of realism. Whether it is scenery or character
or incident that he wishes to depict, the touch is ever so dramatic
and vivid that the reader is conscious of a picture and impression
that has no parallel save in the records of actual sight and
memory."--_Westminster Gazette._
"Another series of sketches of island life in the South Seas, not
inferior to those contained in 'By Reef and Palm.'"--_Speaker._
"The book is well worth reading. The author knows what he is talking
about and has a keen eye for the picturesque."--_G. B. Burgin in
To-day._
"A notable contribution to the romance of the South Seas."--T. P.
O'CONNOR, M.P., in _The Graphic_.
PADDY'S WOMAN by HUMPHREY JAMES
_Crown 8vo._, 6s.
"Traits of the Celt of humble circumstances are copied with keen
appreciation and unsparing accuracy."--_Scotsman._
" ... They are full of indescribable charm and pathos."--_Bradford
Observer._
"The outstanding merit of this series of stories is that they are
absolutely true to life ... the photographic accuracy and minuteness
displayed are really marvellous."--_Aberdeen Free Press._
"'Paddy's Woman and Other Stories' by Humphrey James; a volume written
in the familiar diction of the Ulster people themselves, with perfect
realism and very remarkable ability.... For genuine human nature and
human relations, and humour of an indescribable kind, we are unable to
cite a rival to this volume."--_The World._
"For a fine subtle piece of humour we are inclined to think that 'A
Glass of Whisky' takes a lot of beating.... In short Mr. Humphrey James
has given us a delightful book, and one which does as much credit to his
heart as to our head. We shall look forward with a keen anticipation to
the next 'writings' by this shrewd, 'cliver,' and compassionate young
author."--_Bookselling._
A FIRST FLEET FAMILY: BEING A HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED NARRATIVE OF
CERTAIN REMARKABLE ADVENTURES COMPILED FROM THE PAPERS OF SERGEANT
WILLIAM DEW, OF THE MARINES by LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY
_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"As convincingly real and vivid as a narrative can be."--_Sketch._
"No maker of plots could work out a better story of its kind, nor
balance it more neatly."--_Daily Chronicle._
"A book which describes a set of characters varied and so attractive as
the more prominent figures in this romance, and a book so full of life,
vicissitude, and peril, should be welcomed by every discreet novel
reader."--_Yorkshire Post._
"A very interesting tale, written in clear and vigorous
English."--_Globe._
"The novel is a happy blend of truth and fiction, with a purpose that
will be appreciated by many readers; it has also the most exciting
elements of the tale of adventure."--_Morning Post._
THE TALES OF JOHN OLIVER HOBBES
With a Frontispiece Portrait of the Author
_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"The cleverness of them all is extraordinary."--_Guardian._
"The volume proves how little and how great a thing it is to write a
'Pseudonym.' Four whole 'Pseudonyms' ... are easily contained within its
not extravagant limits, and these four little books have given John
Oliver Hobbes a recognized position as a master of epigram and narrative
comedy."--_St. James's Gazette._
"As her star has been sudden in its rise so may it stay long with us!
Some day she may give us something better than these tingling, pulsing,
mocking, epigrammatic morsels."--_Times._
"There are several literary ladies, of recent origin, who have tried to
come up to the society ideal; but John Oliver Hobbes is by far the best
writer of them all, by far the most capable artist in fiction.... She is
clever enough for anything."--_Saturday Review._
THE HERB MOON by JOHN OLIVER HOBBES
_Third Edition, Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"The jaded reader who needs sauce for his literary appetite cannot do
better than buy 'The Herb Moon.'"--_Literary World._
"A book to hail with more than common pleasure. The epigrammatic
quality, the power of rapid analysis and brilliant presentation are
there, and added to these a less definable quality, only to be described
as charm.... 'The Herb Moon' is as clever as most of its predecessors,
and far less artificial."--_Athenaeum._
THE STICKIT MINISTER AND SOME COMMON MEN by S. R. CROCKETT
_Eleventh Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"Here is one of the books which are at present coming singly and at long
intervals, like early swallows, to herald, it is to be hoped, a larger
flight. When the larger flight appears, the winter of our discontent
will have passed, and we shall be able to boast that the short story can
make a home east as well as west of the Atlantic. There is plenty of
human nature--of the Scottish variety, which is a very good variety--in
'The Stickit Minister' and its companion stories; plenty of humour, too,
of that dry, pawky kind which is a monopoly of 'Caledonia, stern and
wild'; and, most plentiful of all, a quiet perception and reticent
rendering of that underlying pathos of life which is to be discovered,
not in Scotland alone, but everywhere that a man is found who can see
with the heart and the imagination as well as the brain. Mr. Crockett
has given us a book that is not merely good, it is what his countrymen
would call 'by-ordinar' good,' which, being interpreted into a tongue
understanded of the southern herd, means that it is excellent, with a
somewhat exceptional kind of excellence."--_Daily Chronicle._
THE LILAC SUN-BONNET by S. R. CROCKETT
_Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"Mr. Crockett's 'Lilac Sun-Bonnet' 'needs no bush.' Here is a pretty
love tale, and the landscape and rural descriptions carry the exile back
into the Kingdom of Galloway. Here, indeed, is the scent of bog-myrtle
and peat. After inquiries among the fair, I learn that of all romances,
they best love not 'sociology,' not 'theology,' still less, open
manslaughter, for a motive, but just love's young dream, chapter after
chapter. From Mr. Crockett they get what they want, 'hot with,' as
Thackeray admits that he liked it."--Mr. ANDREW LANG in _Longman's
Magazine._
THE RAIDERS by S. R. CROCKETT
_Eighth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"A thoroughly enjoyable novel, full of fresh, original, and accurate
pictures of life long gone by."--_Daily News._
"A strikingly realistic romance."--_Morning Post._
"A stirring story.... Mr. Crockett's style is charming. My Baronite
never knew how musical and picturesque is Scottish-English till he read
this book."--_Punch._
"The youngsters have their Stevenson, their Barrie, and now a third
writer has entered the circle, S. R. Crockett, with a lively and jolly
book of adventures, which the paterfamilias pretends to buy for his
eldest son, but reads greedily himself and won't let go till he has
turned over the last page.... Out of such historical elements and
numberless local traditions the author has put together an exciting tale
of adventures on land and sea."--_Frankfurter Zeitung._
_SOME SCOTCH NOTICES._
"Galloway folk should be proud to rank 'The Raiders' among the classics
of the district."--_Scotsman._
"Mr. Crockett's 'The Raiders' is one of the great literary successes of
the season."--_Dundee Advertiser._
"Mr. Crockett has achieved the distinction of having produced the book
of the season."--_Dumfries and Galloway Standard._
"The story told in it is, as a story, nearly perfect."--_Aberdeen Daily
Free Press._
"'The Raiders' is one of the most brilliant efforts of recent
fiction."--_Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser._
THE GREY MAN by S. R. CROCKETT
_Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
_Also, an Edition de Luxe, with 26 Drawings by SEYMOUR LUCAS, R.A.,
limited to 250 copies, signed by Author. Crown 4to., cloth gilt_, 21s.
_net._
"It has nearly all the qualities which go to make a book of the
first-class. Before you have read twenty pages you know that you are
reading a classic."--_Literary World._
"All of that vast and increasing host of readers who prefer the novel of
action to any other form of fiction should, nay, indeed, must, make a
point of reading this exceedingly fine example of its class."--_Daily
Chronicle._
"With such passages as these [referring to quotations], glowing with
tender passion, or murky with horror, even the most insatiate lover of
romance may feel that Mr. Crockett has given him good measure, well
pressed down and running over."--_Daily Telegraph._
A DAUGHTER OF THE FEN by J. T. BEALBY
_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"It will deserve notice at the hands of such as are interested in the
ways and manner of living of a curious race that has ceased to be."
_Daily Chronicle._
"For a first book 'A Daughter of the Fen' is full of
promise."--_Academy._
"This book deserves to be read for its extremely interesting account of
life in the Fens and for its splendid character study of Mme.
Dykereave."--_Star._
"Deserves high praise."--_Scotsman._
"It is an able, interesting ... an exciting book, and is well worth
reading. And when once taken up it will be difficult to lay it
down."--_Westminster Gazette._
IN A MAN'S MIND by JOHN REAY WATSON
_Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"We regard the book as well worth the effort of reading."--_British
Review._
"The book is clever, very clever."--_Dundee Advertiser._
"The power and pathos of the book are undeniable."--_Liverpool Post._
"It is a book of some promise."--_Newsagent._
"Mr. Watson has hardly a rival among Australian writers, past or
present. There is real power in the book--power of insight, power of
reflection, power of analysis, power of presentation.... 'Tis a very
well made book--not a set of independent episodes strung on the thread
of a name or two, but closely interwoven to the climax." _Sydney
Bulletin._
"There is behind it all a power of drawing human nature that in time
arrests the attention."--_Athenaeum._
NANCY NOON by BENJAMIN SWIFT
_Second Edition. Cloth_, 6s.
Some Reviews on the First Edition.
"'Nancy Noon' is perhaps the strongest book of the year, certainly by
far the strongest book which has been published by any new writer....
Mr. Swift contrives to keep his book from end to end real, passionate,
even intense.... If Mr. Meredith had never written, one would have
predicted, with the utmost confidence, a great future for Mr. Benjamin
Swift, and even as it is I have hopes."--_Sketch._
"Certainly a promising first effort"--_Whitehall Review._
"If 'Nancy Noon' be Mr. Swift's first book, it is a success of an
uncommon kind."--_Dundee Advertiser._
"'Nancy Noon' is one of the most remarkable novels of the year, and the
author, avowedly a beginner, has succeeded in gaining a high position in
the ranks of contemporary writers.... All his characters are delightful.
In the heat of sensational incidents or droll scenes we stumble on
observations that set us reflecting, and but for an occasional roughness
of style--elliptical, Carlyle mannerisms--the whole is admirably
written."--_Westminster Gazette._
"Mr. Swift has the creative touch and a spark of genius."--_Manchester
Guardian._
"Mr. Swift has held us interested from the first to the last page of his
novel."--_World._
"The writer of 'Nancy Noon' has succeeded in presenting a powerfully
written and thoroughly interesting story."--_Scotsman._
"We are bound to admit that the story interested us all through, that it
absorbed us towards the end, and that not until the last page had been
read did we find it possible to lay the book down."--_Daily Chronicle._
"It is a very strong book, very vividly coloured, very fascinating in
its style, very compelling in its claim on the attention, and not at all