"Mrs. Molesworth has long established a reputation as one of the
freshest and most graceful of contemporaneous writers of light
fiction; but in 'Miss Bouverie' she has surpassed herself, and it
is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the prettiest stories
which as appeared for years."--_Morning Post_.
"Everyone knows Mrs. Molesworth by her exquisite Christmas stories
for children, and can guess that any novel she writes is interesting,
without sensationalism. The refinement which pervades all Mrs.
Molesworth's stories comes evidently from a pure, spiritual nature,
which unconsciously raises the reader's tone of thought, without any
approach to didactic writing."--_Spectator_.
LONDON: HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED.
_Each in One Volume, Crown Octavo, 3s. 6d._
FROM HARVEST TO HAYTIME.
By the Author of 'Two English Girls.'
"The accomplished author of 'Two English Girls' has produced another
novel of considerable merit. The story is one of a rural district in
England, into which there introduces himself one day a foot-sore,
hungry, sick tramp, who turns out to be a young man of education and
consideration, whose career in the past is strange, and whose career
in the future the author has depicted as stranger still. The writer
is successful chiefly in the excellent life-like pictures which she
presents of Rose Purley, the young lady who manages the farm, and of
the village doctor, Gabriel Armstrong. The book is one which may be
read with pleasure."--_Scotsman_.
THE WINNING OF MAY.
By the Author of 'Dr. Edith Romney.'
"It is the writing of one who is determined, by dint of conscientious
and painstaking work; to win success from that portion of the public
that does not look for the brilliant achievements of genius, but can
recognise meritorious work. The tale is an agreeable one, and the
character of Mr. Beresford is admirably drawn, showing considerable
insight and understanding. The author has a steady mastery over the
story she wishes to tell, and she tells it clearly and eloquently,
without hesitation and without prolixity. The book has this
merit--the first merit of a novel--that the reader is interested in
the people rather than the plot, and that he watches the development
of character rather than that of event."--_Literary World_.
SIR ANTHONY.
By Adeline Sergeant.
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