E-text prepared by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://www.archive.org/details/beautifulmissbro00zangiala [Illustration: Cover] THE BEAUTIFUL MISS BROOKE * * * * * SOME PRESS OPINIONS Of "Z. Z.'s" Previous Work. _Daily Chronicle_ (London).--In all modern fiction there is no novel which contains a more able and finished analysis of character. It is a serious contribution to literature. _Echo_ (London).--His work reveals a grand dramatic instinct There are indeed possibilities of fine work in "Z. Z.," and we may anticipate valuable studies of life in the immediate future. Mr. Louis Zangwill should cut a pretty figure in latter-day fiction. _Academy_ (London).--A few masterful novelists like "Z. Z." have it in their power to attain to a complete achievement. _Daily Telegraph_ (London).--One of the ablest works of recent fiction. _Illustrated London News._--One of the cleverest novels of the day. _Graphic_ (London).--The new novel by "Z. Z." is a tragedy of which the power can not possibly be denied. Never for one moment does the author lose his grip. _Weekly Sun_ (London).--He is one of the forces to be counted with in contemporary literature. Great qualities have gone to the making of his book, and with these qualities Mr. Louis Zangwill is bound to travel far. * * * * * THE BEAUTIFUL MISS BROOKE [Illustration: Decoration] By "Z. Z." Author of A Drama in Dutch, The World and a Man, Etc. New York D. Appleton and Company 1897 Copyright, 1897, D. Appleton and Company. THE BEAUTIFUL MISS BROOKE. CHAPTER I.