"Mr. Farjeon's new novel, 'Aaron the Jew,' is his best work since 'Grif' made him known to the reading world as a writer of fiction gifted with exceptional power and originality. The story is finely conceived and worked out with great care and lucidity." Liverpool Daily Post. "The book is, indeed, in every way an excellent production of Mr. Farjeon's pen, and will no doubt attain the popularity it unquestionably deserves." _AARON THE JEW_ A Novel _By_ _B. L. FARJEON_ AUTHOR OF "_Great Porter Square_," "_Grif_," "_Blade o' Grass_," "_The Last Tenant_," _etc._, _etc_. London, 1895 HUTCHINSON & CO 34, _PATERNOSTER ROW_ _All rights reserved_ _CHEAP AND POPULAR EDITION_. * * * * * * THE LAST TENANT BY B. L. FARJEON. _In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top, 2s. 6d.;_ _picture boards, 2s_. * * * * * * "A well written novel of absorbing interest." _Scotsman_. "The story enchains the reader's attention from the first page to the last."--_Yorkshire Post_. "Must be pronounced a successful piece of detective narration. Those who like a good detective story will find what they want in 'The Last Tenant.'" _Manchester Guardian_. * * * * * * London: HUTCHINSON & CO., Paternoster Row. CONTENTS. BOOK THE FIRST. _MOTHER AND CHILD_. * * * * CHAP. I. THE POOR DOCTOR. II. DR. SPENLOVE'S VISITOR. III. DR. SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION. IV. FLIGHT. V. DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE. VI. THE FRIEND IN NEED. VII. DR. SPENLOVE ADVISES. VIII. WHAT WAS PUT IN THE IRON BOX. IX. MR. MOSS PLAYS HIS PART. BOOK THE SECOND. _RACHEL_. * * * * X. THE VISION IN THE CHURCHYARD. XI. MR. WHIMPOLE INTRODUCES HIMSELF. XII. THE COURSE OF THE SEASONS. XIII. AARON COHEN PREACHES A SERMON ON LARGE NOSES. XIV. A PROCLAMATION OF WAR. XV. THE BATTLE IS FOUGHT AND WON. XVI. JOY AND SORROW. XVII. DIVINE CONSOLATION. BOOK THE THIRD. _THE TEMPTATION AND THE FALL_. * * * *