"Fancy a woman ... so gifted, sitting down with the resolve to crush into a few words the infinite tale of all the whole race of her sex can suffer, and you have an idea of what this remarkable book is like.... As wonderful an epitome of a world of sorrow as I have ever read." "A work of great charm, over which one likes to linger, and dream, and think.... The words flow with that tuneful felicity which belongs more to poetry than to prose."--_Liverpool Post._ "The five short, poignant stories which make up this excellent little book, are remarkable for distinction of style, and interesting by reason of the writer's observation of life and character, and the originality of her reflections.... Miss Watson can tell a story in a way to cut the reader to the heart.... The reader of sensibility will find a chastened pleasure in every one of them."--_The Morning._ "So real is this first sketch, so human, so sensitively delicate, so successful in its curious mingling of boldness and tenderness, that the reader necessarily imagines it to be autobiographical, believing that only out of actual sorrow could be distilled so true a record of passion and of regret."--_The Daily Mail._ "Written in most admirable prose, this collection of five beautiful, though sad stories, will appeal to all lovers of good literature.... It adds to its worth as a clever book the additional charm of being a good one."--_Lloyd's Newspaper._ THE LAUREL LIBRARY--VOLUME II. _Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt top, 2s._ The Widow Woman A CORNISH TALE. By Charles Lee. _OPINIONS OF THE PRESS._ "Such a delightfully natural love story is this that even staid old people who have not read one for a score of years will admit that it is quite unromantic enough to be sensible.... We close the book with a feeling of gratitude to the author who has supplied us with such a delightful study."--_Manchester Courier._ "A delightful little work.... Mr Lee knows these fisher folk by heart, and has the ability to draw them to the life in a few bright strokes of drollery.... The character sketching is admirable, the scenes and situations are most vividly brought out, and the pervading humour is of a genuine stamp."--_Sheffield Independent._ "An entertaining story.... A clever, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable book."--_Scotsman._ "A fascinating book.... From beginning to end it is delightfully fresh and vigorous; the vignettes of Cornish life and character are quaint and humorous; and the snatches of unsophisticated philosophy, not without a dash of subtlety, are as amusing as they are original.... Nothing so deliciously witty as John Trehill's courtship has been written of late, and another story from the author's pen will be awaited with the keenest pleasure and interest."--_Dundee Advertiser._ "The story, simple and homely in its nature, is told with a humour and abandon that makes the book most delightful reading."--_Glasgow Daily Mail._