Kate Coventry: An Autobiography

Name: Kate Coventry: An Autobiography
Author: Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John)

Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John)

England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction

This simple and candid study of one who lived up to the standard of
truth and honour and courtesy which an earlier age defined by the word
"gentleman" is one of the most popular novels of last century, and
there is no sign that its attraction is waning.

    Cranford. Mrs. GASKELL.

To praise _Cranford_ at this time of day is an idle task. After being
overshadowed for a little, it has taken its place finally among the
masterpieces of English fiction, along with Jane Austen and the _Vicar
of Wakefield_. There has never been a more delightful and tender study
of English village life, or one in which insight is so joined with
kindliness.

    East Lynne,      Mrs. HENRY WOOD.
    The Channings.

Mrs. Wood has long been the most popular of writers, and the
publishers are glad to be able to add her two chief novels to their
series. The whole world is familiar with her characters.

    The Deerslayer,               FENIMORE COOPER.
    The Last of the Mohicans,             "
    The Pathfinder.                       "

Fenimore Cooper was the Scott of America, the man who, by turning his
own history into great romance, gave it immortality. Many years have
passed since the first publication of these books, and there have been
many imitators, but their merits still remain unsurpassed.

    The Three Musketeers. ALEXANDRE DUMAS.

Dumas is, after Scott, the foremost of historical novelists, and _The
Three Musketeers_ is, by universal consent, his masterpiece. It tells
of a great companionship in arms, and the names of Athos, Porthos,
Aramis, and D'Artagnan are among the most familiar to all lovers of
good fiction. No man had so generous an imagination, so great a sense
of drama, so boyish a love of high enterprises, or so masterly a power
of narrative.

    Villette. CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

From an artistic point of view, the most perfect of Charlotte Bronte's
stories. Practically an autobiography, it abounds with rich humour and
keen analysis of character.

    Pride and Prejudice,   JANE AUSTEN.
    Sense and Sensibility.      "

Jane Austen's novels were Sir Walter Scott's especial favourites, and
of recent years their charm has won for them a great revival of
popularity.

    Uncle Tom's Cabin. Mrs. H. B. STOWE.

This is one of the books which have made history. It was the chief
instrument in the abolition of slavery in America, and it has touched
the conscience of mankind; but it is not only a great propagandist
work, it is also a brilliant story.

    The Bible in Spain. GEORGE BORROW.

One of the most brilliant and entertaining of books of travel.

    The Pilgrim's Progress. JOHN BUNYAN.

    Robinson Crusoe.        DANIEL DEFOE.

    Gulliver's Travels.     DEAN SWIFT.

Three immortal works, of which nothing remains to be said that has not
been said over and over again.

_In Preparation._

    Silas Marner. GEORGE ELIOT.

    Notre Dame.   VICTOR HUGO.

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Kate Coventry: An AutobiographyWhyte-Melville, G. J. (George John)

General

Kate Coventry: An Autobiography

Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John)

England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction

This simple and candid study of one who lived up to the standard of
truth and honour and courtesy which an earlier age defined by the word
"gentleman" is one of the most popular novels of last century, and
there is no sign that its attraction is waning.

    Cranford. Mrs. GASKELL.

To praise _Cranford_ at this time of day is an idle task. After being
overshadowed for a little, it has taken its place finally among the
masterpieces of English fiction, along with Jane Austen and the _Vicar
of Wakefield_. There has never been a more delightful and tender study
of English village life, or one in which insight is so joined with
kindliness.

    East Lynne,      Mrs. HENRY WOOD.
    The Channings.

Mrs. Wood has long been the most popular of writers, and the
publishers are glad to be able to add her two chief novels to their
series. The whole world is familiar with her characters.

    The Deerslayer,               FENIMORE COOPER.
    The Last of the Mohicans,             "
    The Pathfinder.                       "

Fenimore Cooper was the Scott of America, the man who, by turning his
own history into great romance, gave it immortality. Many years have
passed since the first publication of these books, and there have been
many imitators, but their merits still remain unsurpassed.

    The Three Musketeers. ALEXANDRE DUMAS.

Dumas is, after Scott, the foremost of historical novelists, and _The
Three Musketeers_ is, by universal consent, his masterpiece. It tells
of a great companionship in arms, and the names of Athos, Porthos,
Aramis, and D'Artagnan are among the most familiar to all lovers of
good fiction. No man had so generous an imagination, so great a sense
of drama, so boyish a love of high enterprises, or so masterly a power
of narrative.

    Villette. CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

From an artistic point of view, the most perfect of Charlotte Bronte's
stories. Practically an autobiography, it abounds with rich humour and
keen analysis of character.

    Pride and Prejudice,   JANE AUSTEN.
    Sense and Sensibility.      "

Jane Austen's novels were Sir Walter Scott's especial favourites, and
of recent years their charm has won for them a great revival of
popularity.

    Uncle Tom's Cabin. Mrs. H. B. STOWE.

This is one of the books which have made history. It was the chief
instrument in the abolition of slavery in America, and it has touched
the conscience of mankind; but it is not only a great propagandist
work, it is also a brilliant story.

    The Bible in Spain. GEORGE BORROW.

One of the most brilliant and entertaining of books of travel.

    The Pilgrim's Progress. JOHN BUNYAN.

    Robinson Crusoe.        DANIEL DEFOE.

    Gulliver's Travels.     DEAN SWIFT.

Three immortal works, of which nothing remains to be said that has not
been said over and over again.

_In Preparation._

    Silas Marner. GEORGE ELIOT.

    Notre Dame.   VICTOR HUGO.

       *     *     *     *     *

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Kate Coventry: An Autobiography

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