The Cross in Ritual, Architecture and ArtTyack, Geo. S. (George Smith)
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The Cross in Ritual, Architecture and Art
Tyack, Geo. S. (George Smith)
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"A very entertaining volume."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
A Lawyer's Secrets.
By HERBERT LLOYD,
AUTHOR OF "THE CHILDREN OF CHANCE," ETC.
PRESS OPINIONS.
"Mr. Herbert Lloyd gives us a succession of stories which may reasonably
be taken to have their origin in the experience of a lawyer practising at
large in the criminal courts. It is natural that they should be of a
romantic nature; but romance is not foreign to a lawyer's consulting room,
so that this fact need not be charged against this lawyer's veracity....
The stories, seven in all, cover the ground of fraud and murder, inspired
by the prevailing causes of crime--greed and jealousy. Our lawyer is happy
in having the majority of his clients the innocent victims of false
charges inspired and fostered in a great measure by their own folly; but
this is a natural phase of professional experience, and we are only
concerned with the fact that he generally manages it as effectively in the
interests of his clients as his editor does in presenting them to his
audience."--_Literary World._
"A volume of entertaining stories.... The book has much the same interest
as a volume of detective stories, except that putting the cases in a
lawyer's mouth gives them a certain freshness. It is well written, and
makes a capital volume for a railway journey."--_The Scotsman._
"Mr. Herbert Lloyd has added a very entertaining volume to the lighter
literature of the day. 'A Lawyer's Secrets' are a charmingly-told series
of short stories, full of life and incident, without suggesting the
impossible. The professional career of the lawyer abounds in interesting
confidences, explaining many of the apparent mysteries which so frequently
crop up. Mr. Lloyd ingeniously lets his readers--and they no doubt will be
numerous--into the secrets of a highly-respected firm of solicitors, whose
clients furnish the remarkable cases contained in the volume. Care has
been taken not to weary the reader, who is afforded a very extensive range
of sensations in crime to peruse. After 'A Double Consultation' comes
'Charged with Theft,' followed by 'A Tragic Bankruptcy.' Then 'A Curious
Love Story' is narrated, and the mystery associated with a 'Wilful Murder'
is solved by 'The Missing Clue.' The series is pleasantly concluded by an
adventure of 'An Australian Heiress,' and if Mr. Lloyd is good enough at a
subsequent period to divulge further secrets, we are sure they will be
heartily welcomed by a wide circle of friends."--_Birmingham Daily
Gazette._
"May be recommended for shortening a railway journey or a similar
purpose."--_Aberdeen Free Press._
A Second and Cheap Edition. PRICE, 1/-
Children of Chance,
By HERBERT LLOYD.
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