“A more charming story, to our taste, has rarely been written. Within the compass of a single volume the writer has hit off a circle of varied characters, all true to nature--some true to the highest nature--and she has entangled them in a story which keeps us in suspense till the knot is happily and gracefully resolved; while, at the same time, a pathetic interest is sustained by an art of which it would be difficult to analyse the secret. It is a choice gift to be able thus to render human nature so truly, to penetrate its depths with such a searching sagacity, and to illuminate them with a radiance so eminently the writer’s own. Even if tried by the standard of the Archbishop of York, we should expect that even he would pronounce ‘Christian’s Mistake’ a novel without a fault.”--_The Times._ “This is a story good to have from the circulating library, but better to have from one’s bookseller, for it deserves a place in that little collection of clever and wholesome stories which forms one of the comforts of a well-appointed home.”--_Examiner._ MISTRESS AND MAID. “A good, wholesome book, as pleasant to read as it is instructive.”--_Athenæum._ “This book is written with the same true-hearted earnestness as ‘John Halifax.’ The spirit of the whole work is excellent.”--_Examiner._ “A charming tale charmingly told.”--_Standard._ A NOBLE LIFE. “This is one of those pleasant tales in which the author of ‘John Halifax’ speaks out of a generous heart the purest truths of life.”--_Examiner._ “Few men, and no women, will read ‘A Noble Life’ without finding themselves the better.”--_Spectator._ “A story of powerful and pathetic interest.”--_Daily News._ A BRAVE LADY. “A very good novel, showing a tender sympathy with human nature, and permeated by a pure and noble spirit.”--_Examiner._ “A most charming story.”--_Standard._ “We earnestly recommend this novel. It is a special and worthy specimen of the author’s remarkable powers. The reader’s attention never for a moment flags.”--_Post._ HANNAH. “A powerful novel of social and domestic life. One of the most 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._ 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._ YOUNG MRS. JARDINE. “‘Young Mrs. Jardine’ is a pretty story, written in pure English.”--_The Times._ “There is much good feeling in this book. It is pleasant and wholesome.”--_Athenæum._