"True emotion and an admirable power of selecting and drawing her characters raise Miss Silberrad's book quite above the common level of fiction ... we can cordially recommend the volume."--_Daily Telegraph._
"It is good to take up a new novel by the Author of "The Good Comrade." ... "Desire" is a well written book. It satisfies the intelligence at the same time as it appeals to the emotions, and it sets up a fine romantic standard of Life which should not be missed."--_Morning Post._
"It has every quality of success."--_The Daily Mail._
"The book has a curious charm. I put it down with an unstinted admiration for its technique and the naturalness of its dialogue, with a strong desire to read it again at once."--_Punch._
"Miss Silberrad is certainly to be congratulated on her book, which shows real ability and is distinctly interesting."--_The Queen._
"It may be safely said that few tales of recent years have been more excellently told. There is a quiet humorous force about the style, a mature originality which is altogether admirable."--_The Morning Leader._
An Illustrated Edition of Mr. Chambers earliest and very characteristic work.
"Mr. Chambers tries to give his readers a new shiver of terror. All the sketches have power, and almost all are gruesome."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"He has never done anything better than these short stories. We find not only extraordinary constructive skill but a remarkable power of suggesting a curious and unfamiliar atmosphere."--_Liverpool Courier._
A delightfully whimsical series of stories in Mr. Chambers best vein.
"Let none be afraid of not finding good entertainment in 'The Tree of Heaven.'"--_Morning Post._
"A story of absorbing interest; many of the characters are drawn with great subtlety."--_Daily Chronicle._
"There is a spirit and freshness about the story which will make it attractive to all readers who like a wholesome novel."--_Daily Telegraph._
"They are all drawn with such skill and knowledge that one closes the book with a pleasant sense of its abundant vitality, breadth, and charm."--_Times._
"His new and most attractive novel ... a work that is sure of a wide success."--_Punch._
"With its wealth of material and serious excellence of workmanship, a novel deserving of more than careless perusal."--_Manchester Guardian._