“The merits of ‘Les Miserables’ do not merely consist in the conception of it as a whole; it abounds with details of unequalled beauty. M. Victor Hugo has stamped upon every page the hall-mark of genius.”--_Quarterly Review._ 29. BARBARA’S HISTORY. By AMELIA B. EDWARDS. “It is not often that we light upon a novel of so much merit and interest as ‘Barbara’s History.’ It is a work conspicuous for taste and literary culture. It is a very graceful and charming book, with a well-managed story, clearly-cut characters, and sentiments expressed with an exquisite elocution. It is a book which the world will like.”--_Times._ 30. LIFE OF THE REV. EDWARD IRVING. BY MRS. OLIPHANT. “A good book on a most interesting theme.”--_Times._ “A truly interesting and most affecting memoir. Irving’s Life ought to have a niche in every gallery of religious biography.”--_Saturday Review._ 31. ST. OLAVE’S. “This charming novel is the work of one who possesses a great talent for writing, as well as experience and knowledge of the world.”--_Athenæum._ 32. SAM SLICK’S AMERICAN HUMOUR. “Dip where you will into this lottery of fun, you are sure to draw out a prize.”--_Post._ 33. CHRISTIAN’S MISTAKE. BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.” “A more charming story has rarely been written. Even if tried by the standard of the Archbishop of York, we should expect that even he would pronounce ‘Christian’s Mistake’ a novel without a fault.”--_Times._ 34. ALEC FORBES. By GEORGE MAC DONALD, LL.D. “No account of this story would give any idea of the profound interest that pervades the work from the first page to the last.”--_Athenæum._ 35. AGNES. By MRS. OLIPHANT. “‘Agnes’ is a novel superior to any of Mrs. Oliphant’s former works.”--_Athenæum._ “A story whose pathetic beauty will appeal irresistibly to all readers.”--_Post._ 36. A NOBLE LIFE. BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.” “This is one of those pleasant tales in which the author of ‘John Halifax’ speaks out of a generous heart the purest truths of life.”--_Examiner._ 37. NEW AMERICA. By HEPWORTH DIXON. “A very interesting book. Mr. Dixon has written thoughtfully and well.”--_Times._ “We recommend every one who feels any interest in human nature to read Mr. Dixon’s very interesting book.”--_Saturday Review._ 38. ROBERT FALCONER. By GEORGE MAC DONALD. “‘Robert Falconer’ is a work brimful of life and humour and of the deepest human interest. It is a book to be returned to again and again for the deep and searching knowledge it evinces of human thoughts and feelings.”--_Athenæum._ 39. THE WOMAN’S KINGDOM. BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.”