Detective and mystery stories; England -- Fiction; Love stories
The Impregnable City. Illustrated. 6s. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"Those of us who are willing, and fain, to keep young as long as
possible will read Mr. Pemberton's latest romance, 'The Impregnable
City,' with the keenest delight."--_The Sketch._
The Sea-Wolves. Illustrated. 6s. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"A story easy to begin and difficult, if not impossible, to leave
off--at any rate, until the last page is reached; and then one
has to stop, not because one will, but simply because one
must."--_Daily Chronicle._
The Iron Pirate. Illustrated. 5s. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"One of the most thrilling books of adventure we have met with for
some time."--_Athenæum._
_By RIDER HAGGARD._
King Solomon's Mines. 3s. 6d.
"To tell the truth, we would give many novels, say eight hundred
(that is about the yearly harvest), for such a book."--_Saturday
Review._
_By ANTHONY HOPE._
Father Stafford. 3s. 6d.
"The book will be heartily enjoyed by everyone who reads it, and
will enhance its author's reputation."--_Scotsman._
_By BERTRAM MITFORD._
The White Shield. _Cheap Edition_. 3s. 6d.
"The adventures described are very exciting, and very cleverly
worked out, some of the points being particularly ingenious."--_Bristol
Mercury._
_By S. WALKEY._
Rogues of the "Fiery Cross." 5s.
"Boys will follow the story with bated breath."--_Dundee
Advertiser._
_By FRANK STOCKTON._
A Story-Teller's Pack. 6s.
"Perfect Stocktonese, which I recommend to all who are willing to
be led into the pleasant paths of frivolity by this delightful
writer."--_Academy._
Mrs. Cliff's Yacht. 6s.
Stirring adventure and genuine humour characterise this new work
from Mr. Stockton's pen. It is charmingly illustrated.
The Adventures of Captain Horn. 6s.
"Mr. Frank Stockton has prepared for his many admirers a great
surprise and a surpassing treat."--_The Speaker._
Pomona's Travels. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"Written with the happy blending of quaint naïveté and saturnine
humour that is a familiar and ever-entertaining characteristic of
Mr. Frank Stockton's fictional works."--_Daily Telegraph._
_By G. B. BURGIN._
Tuxter's Little Maid. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"'Tuxter's Little Maid,' by G. B. Burgin, is one of those rare
fictitional masterpieces upon which the judicious critic feels
inclined to lavish his whole stock of laudatory terms."--_Daily
Telegraph._
_By JOHN BLOUNDELLE-BURTON._
The Hispaniola Plate. _Cheap Edition_, 3s. 6d.
"A tale of piracy and treasure-seeking, heaped up, pressed
down, and running over with buccaneers, sharks, and foul
weather."--_Scotsman._
_By LESLIE KEITH._
'Lisbeth. 6s.
Mr. J. M. BARRIE, writing of Leslie Keith's new novel "'Lisbeth,"
says that the characters "are real Scots, drawn with great truth
and power."
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