=Athenæum.=—“The stories—three in number—are concerned with the horrors and splendours of the mighty monarchies which shared, in ancient days, the dominion of the East, pre-Roman and pre-Mohammedan. It must be said he (Mr. Spurrell) has painted a bold picture in lurid colours; like the art of Assyria, its bulls and lions, it is splendid and impressive.” =Scotsman.=—“Full of life and incident, there are events recorded of a nature that simply appals. Will be read with great interest. The writer knows his subject thoroughly, and writes well, and with dramatic effect.” =Literary World.=—“The scenes are placed in the very far-distant past, when Nineveh and Babylon were still unbuilt, and in the ‘Baratarias’ of the ancient world. There is some reminiscence of the Arabian Nights in them, and in barbaric splendour and reckless bloodshed they rival the productions of Mr. Rider Haggard. As pictures of what may have been, they are replete with excitement and incident. Mr. Spurrell writes well.” =British Weekly.=—“‘Out of the Past’ takes us into the changeless East. The Author wears a magic veil, he sleeps and awakes with wondrous Oriental romances in his brain. They are wild and full of terrors, but they are fruits of a brisk imagination.” =A Heroine of Reality.= A novel by PERCY VINCENT DONOVAN. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s. =Literary World.=—“Written in an attractive style. The description of Swiss scenery is carefully done, and the story as a whole will be read with interest.” =Vanity Fair.=—“The story is briskly and effectively told.” =To-Day.=—“Picturesquely staged amid the mountains and valleys of Switzerland. The interest of this powerful story is centred in an unhappy middle-aged woman’s taint of drunkenness, and this secret vice forms the pivot around which the love story of three men for her daughter revolves. The characters are well drawn, and distinctly more human than those one is accustomed to meet in the average novel.” =Daily Despatch.=—“The Book abounds in many fine situations. It is an interesting though daring novel.” =The Ice Maiden.= A society novel by “LADY FRIVOL.” Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d. =Whitehall Review.=—“The writer has a very pretty gift of character drawing. The characters of the vain and flimsy society women are drawn with care, knowledge, and vigour.” =Glasgow Herald.=—“This tale abounds in romantic sentiment, and in delineations of smart society.” =Free Lance.=—“A strange and lively tale.” =Liverpool Courier.=—“A society story on daringly original lines.... A charming story of modern fashionable life. The book abounds in unexpected situations, some of which are keenly humourous, and the different characters talk like men and women.” =Daily Express.=—“Smart repartee and scathing conclusions on the ways and manners of modern society life.” =British Weekly.=—“A lively love story.”