"There is much good feeling in this book. It is pleasant and wholesome."--_Athenæum_. "A book that all should read. Whilst it is quite the equal of any of its predecessors in elevation of thought and style, it is perhaps their superior in interest of plot and dramatic intensity. The characters are admirably delineated, and the dialogue is natural and clear."--_Morning Post_. HANNAH. "A powerful novel of social and domestic life. One of the moat successful efforts of a successful novelist."--_Daily News_. "A very pleasant, healthy story, well and artistically told. The book is sure of a wide circle of readers. The character of Hannah is one of rare beauty."--_Standard_. NOTHING NEW. "'Nothing New' displays all those superior merits which have made 'John Halifax' one of the most popular works of the day."--_Post_. "The reader will find these narratives calculated to remind him of that truth and energy of human portraiture, that spell over human affections and emotions, which have stamped this author as one of the first novelists of our day."--_John Bull_. THE UNKIND WORD. "The author of 'John Halifax' has written many fascinating stories, but we can call to mind nothing from her pen that has a more enduring charm than the graceful sketches in this work, such a character as Jessie stands out from a crowd of heroines as the type of all that is truly noble, pure, and womanly."--_United Service Magazine_. STUDIES FROM LIFE. "These studies are truthful and vivid pictures of life, often earnest, always full of right feeling and occasionally lightened by touches of quiet genial humour. The volume is remarkable for thought, sound sense, shrewd observation, and kind and sympathetic feeling for all things good and beautiful."--_Post_. A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. "A book of sound counsel. It is one of the most sensible works of its kind, well written true-hearted, and altogether practical. Whoever wishes to give advice to a young lady may thank the author for means of doing so."--_Examiner_. "These thoughts are worthy of the earnest and enlightened mind, the all-embracing charity, and the well-earned reputation of the author of 'John Halifax.'"--_Standard_. "This excellent book is characterised by good sense, good taste, and feeling, and is written in an earnest, philanthropic, as well as practical spirit."--_Post_. HIS LITTLE MOTHER.