A VERY STRANGE FAMILY. By F. W. ROBINSON, Author of "Grandmother's
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_Glasgow Herald._--"An ingeniously devised plot, of which the
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beats down opposition. So fascinating is his style that we cannot
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_Morning Post._--"Mr. Pinero's latest belongs to a high order of
dramatic literature, and the piece will be witnessed again with
all the greater zest after the perusal of such admirable
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THE PROFLIGATE: A Play in Four Acts. With Portrait of the Author, after
J. MORDECAI. (Vol. II.)
_Pall Mall Gazette._--"Will be welcomed by all who have the true
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THE CABINET MINISTER: A Farce in Four Acts. (Vol. III.)
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THE HOBBY HORSE: A Comedy in Three Acts. (Vol. IV.)
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LADY BOUNTIFUL. A Play in Four Acts. (Vol. V.)
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ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. By AMELIE RIVES, Author
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THE PENANCE OF PORTIA JAMES. By TASMA,
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_Athenaeum._--"A powerful novel."
INCONSEQUENT LIVES. A Village Chronicle. By
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_Saturday Review._--"A vivid picture of the life of Cornish
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A QUESTION OF TASTE. By MAARTEN MAARTENS,
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COME LIVE WITH ME AND BE MY LOVE. By
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