Mistress Spitfire: A Plain Account of Certain Episodes in the History of Richard Coope, Gent., and of His Cousin, Mistress Alison French, at the Time of the Revolution, 1642-1644
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Mistress Spitfire: A Plain Account of Certain Episodes in the History of Richard Coope, Gent., and of His Cousin, Mistress Alison French, at the Time of the Revolution, 1642-1644
Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Fiction
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_UNIFORM WITH THE ABOVE._
THE PROMISED LAND.
Pall Mall Gazette.
“A story simple and strong, with much quiet pathos, keen analytic
power, and graphic picturing of character and place. It is a book
to read, enjoy, and muse over, both for its domestic and political
interest.”
Scotsman.
“It is told with so equable an art and with so much fidelity,
both to the general life which a reader of any nationality can
understand, and to the local conditions to Denmark, that it is
always full of a quiet intense interest. The English version is
throughout well done, and it has the advantage of a series of
pleasant illustrations from the pen of Miss Nelly Erichsen.”
Manchester Guardian.
“It is impossible to read it without feeling that Henrik
Pontoppidan is an artist of the first rank.”
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THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE.
BY MRS. ALFRED BALDWIN,
AUTHOR OF “WHERE TOWN AND COUNTRY MEET,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY J. AYTON SYMINGTON.
Pall Mall Gazette.
“We have not seen for some time anything that, without any
suggestion of imitation, more vividly recalls the manner of George
Eliot than do some of Mrs. Baldwin’s characters.”
National Observer.
“Mrs. Baldwin has a very pleasant humour of her own, and a rare
gift of characterisation.”
Athenæum.
“‘The Story of a Marriage’ shows considerable promise for
the future of its author. It contains several excellent
character-sketches, drawn with real humour and insight.”
St. James’s Gazette.
“Uncommonly well written.”
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THE SHADOW ON THE BLIND, AND OTHER GHOST STORIES.
BY MRS. ALFRED BALDWIN,
AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY J. AYTON SYMINGTON.
Leeds Mercury.
“For those who love a good, downright, thrilling tale of the
supernatural, just the thing.”
Pall Mall Gazette.
“A handful of weird stories, as calculated to ‘freeze our blood’ as
were the Fat Boy’s revelations to the Maiden Aunt. Are a welcome
collection for the lovers of the supernatural.”
Scotsman.
“Believe or disbelieve it as you like; at least you cannot deny
that it is a capital story and well told.”
Athenæum.
“The author shows considerable skill in working up to a climax.”
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THE ILLUSTRATED NOVELS OF ALPHONSE DAUDET.
TARTARIN OF TARASCON.
TARTARIN ON THE ALPS.
KINGS IN EXILE.
ARTISTS’ WIVES.
RECOLLECTIONS OF A LITERARY MAN.
THIRTY YEARS OF PARIS.
JACK. 2 vols.
ROBERT HELMONT.
Globe.
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