"A very clever book.... The characters are well and firmly drawn."--_Liverpool Mercury._ VIII. =An Island Princess.= By THEODORE GIFT. "A charming and often brilliant tale."--_Literary World._ IX. =Elizabeth's Pretenders.= By HAMILTON AIDE. "It is a novel of character, of uncommon power and interest, wholesome, humorous, and sensible in every chapter."--_Bookman._ X. =At Tuxter's.= By G. B. BURGIN. "A very interesting story. The characters are particularly well drawn."--_Boston Times._ XI. =At Cherryfield Hall.= By FREDERIC H. BALFOUR (Ross George Deering). "This is a brilliantly-told tale, the constructive ingenuity and literary excellence of which entitle the author to a place of honor in the foremost rank of contemporary English romancists."--_London Telegraph._ XII. =The Crime of the Century.= By R. OTTOLENGUI. "It is one of the best-told stories of its kind we have read, and the reader will not be able to guess its ending easily."--_Boston Times._ XIII. =The Things that Matter.= By FRANCIS GRIBBLE. "A very amusing novel, full of bright satire directed against the New Woman and similar objects."--_London Speaker._ XIV. =The Heart of Life.= By W. H. MALLOCK. "Interesting, sometimes tender, and uniformly brilliant.... People will read Mr. Mallock's 'Heart of Life,' for the extraordinary brilliance with which he tells his story."--_Daily Telegraph._ XV. =The Broken Ring.= By ELIZABETH K. TOMPKINS. "A romance of war and love in royal life, pleasantly written and cleverly composed for melodramatic effect in the end."--_Independent._ XVI. =The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason.= By MELVILLE D. POST. "This book is very entertaining and original ... ingeniously constructed ... well worth reading."--_N. Y. Herald._ XVII. =That Affair Next Door.= By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN. "The success of this is something almost unprecedented. Its startling ingenuity, sustained interest, and wonderful plot shows that the author's hand has not lost its cunning."--_Buffalo Inquirer._ XVIII. =In the Crucible.= By GRACE DENIO LITCHFIELD. "The reader will find in this book bright, breezy talk, and a more than ordinary insight into the possibilities of human character."--_Cambridge Tribune._ XIX. =Eyes Like the Sea.= By MAURUS JOKAI. "A strikingly original and powerful story."--_London Speaker._ XX. =An Uncrowned King.= By S. C. GRIER. "Original and uncommonly interesting."--_Scotsman._ XXI. =The Professor's Dilemma.= By A. L. NOBLE. "A bright, entertaining novel ... fresh, piquant, and well told."--_Boston Transcript._ XXII. =The Ways of Life.= Two Stories. By MRS. OLIPHANT. "As a work of art we can praise the story without reserve."--_London Spectator._ XXIII. =The Man of the Family.= By CHRISTIAN REID.