Mr. Duncan Schwann has recently been acclaimed as one of the four great humourists in England at the present time. This "Book of a Bachelor" is delightful reading of a light kind, but it carries weight also, for Mr. Schwann has picked out the little feeblenesses and frailty of this world as a background to his airy frivolity. "A picturesque romance of modern life is this story by Duncan Schwann.... There is, indeed, a good deal of cleverness in the book."--WESTMINSTER GAZETTE. "... Is decidedly entertaining. Mr. Schwann is an admirable journalist who has already given proof of his power, but he has done nothing so good as this ... which is intelligent, humorous, and on the side of the angels."--BRITISH WEEKLY. "There is knowledge of the world and some mild philosophy to be found in this pleasant romance of modern life."--GLOBE. A SHIP OF SOLACE By ELEANOR MORDAUNT Author of "The Garden of Contentment" "The Garden of Contentment," those charming letters to Mr. Nobody, has never ceased to sell from the moment it was published. The same may be said of "A Ship of Solace," which is filled with the breath of the sea, and the pleasing state of mind of complete idleness. It is a book for quiet hours, to which one can turn with pleasurable anticipation of repose and refreshment. "Readers who like the scent of real sea air will revel in this truly delightful book."--DAILY TELEGRAPH. THE GIFT OF THE GODS By FLORA ANNIE STEEL Author of "On the Face of the Waters," "The Potter's Thumb," "From the Five Rivers," etc. etc. "She has that gift, rare now among novelists, of being interested, first of all, in the story she has to tell. She is herself so strongly interested that her readers are carried along with her and share in her vitality and freshness."--STANDARD. "Mrs. Steel gives us one admirably dramatic scene,--the death of an old woman from shock at a sudden disillusion while on her way to the Communion Table.... The squalid and starveling lot of crofters living on barren soil in or towards the last decade of the 19th century is well depicted."--ATHENAEUM. THE NOVELS OF E. F. BENSON Uniform Edition. Crown 8vo. With coloured Frontispiece and Wrapper. Each vol. 2s net * * * * * DODO "The readers of Mr. Benson's book will delight in this story. It is full of interest and cleverness."--_Pall Mall Gazette._ THE VINTAGE "We would recommend this to our readers. It has vivid characters staged cleverly and a subtle charm which make the work thoroughly enjoyable."--_British Weekly._ MAMMON & CO. "Bright, witty dialogues and gay fascinating scenes. Full of humorous sayings and witty things."--_Daily Telegraph._ THE LUCK OF THE VAILS "This is a really thrilling and exciting tale of crime and mystery. It is readable all through and full of entertainment."--_Times._ SCARLET AND HYSSOP