“One does not know of any woman writing novels in England to-day who is capable of anything so imposing in invention and so refined in execution as ‘Tante.’ ‘Tante’ is a remarkable novel, full of brilliant things and of beautiful things--the strongest work of a very distinguished writer.”--_Manchester Guardian._
“A work of rare distinction. ‘The Bracknels’ is more than brilliant; it is actual; it is true; it is an accurate reproduction of an experience.”--_Daily News._
“An admirable novel, from which one has had no ordinary amount of pleasure.”--_Manchester Guardian._
“A remarkable novel and a novel of character. It is as fine a piece of work as we have come upon for a long time.”--_Daily Chronicle._
PROVOST OF KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. AUTHOR OF “GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY,” ETC.
“I wish to place myself on record as unreservedly recommending ‘More Ghost Stories.’ It is Dr. James’s method that makes his tales so fascinating. As he puts it in his preface, a ghost story ought to be told in such a way that the reader shall say to himself: ‘If I am not very careful something of this kind may happen to me.’”--_Punch._
“What makes these stories impressive is not only the artistic skill shown in the application of supernatural elements, but the air of vraisemblance that distinguishes each narrative. Dr. James is a master of the art of ‘true relation.’”--_Westminster Gazette._
=THE MOTTO OF MRS. McLANE. The Story of an American Farm.= By SHIRLEY CARSON. =3s. 6d.=
“Here is a story about which, given space and time, we should like to pour out our souls in rapturous eulogies. It is absolutely fascinating.”--_Irish Times._
=A ROMANCE OF THE SIMPLE.= By MARY J. H. SKRINE, Author of “A Stepson of the Soil.” =6s.=
“In ‘A Stepson of the Soil’ Mrs. Skrine touched her highest point so far. In ‘A Romance of the Simple’ she goes beyond it. It is the best thing she has done.”--_Country Life._
“To those who read it it must for its truth and originality remain one of the most remarkable books of the year.”--_Standard._
=LOVE IN BLACK.= By Sir H. HESKETH BELL, K.C.M.G., Governor of Northern Nigeria. =6s.=
“The last volume in our list also concerns West Africa. Sir Hesketh Bell’s ‘Love in Black’ is a delightful and successful experiment in a very difficult form of art. His seven short stories are almost wholly concerned with native life, but out of his far-away material he constructs very living dramas. The grim irony of the ‘Yam Custom’ and ‘A Woman of Ashanti,’ the broad comedy of ‘His Highness Prince Kwakoo,’ and the pathos of ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ are relieved by such charming idylls as the title-story and ‘The Tale of a Tail-Girl.’ A curious tenderness, especially when dealing with children, and a very real imaginative sympathy are the keynotes of the book.”--_Spectator._