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AVOEKS PUBLISHED 13 Y
NEW NOVELS.
(to be iiad at all libraries.)
the dennes of daundelyonn.
By Mrs. Charles J. Proby. 3 vols.
(Note ready.)
cousin stella; or, Conflict.
By the Author of " Violet Bank."
3 vols.
" An excellent novel, written with great care;
the interest is well sustained to the end, and the
characters are all life-like. It is an extremely
well-written and well-conceived story, with quiet
power and precision of touch, with freshness of
interest and great merit."—Athenæum.
"’ Cousin Stella’ has the merit, now becoming
rarer and rarer, of a comparative novelty in irs
subject; the interest of wnicli will secure for this
novel a fair share of popularity." — Saturday
Review.
" The character of Cousin Stella, gentle,
impulsive, almost childlike, is most ably and beautifully
drawn; and from beginning to end there is an
abundance of life and animation, truthful
conversation, ever-varying scenes, and bright
pie-tui’cs."—Leader.
confidences. By the Author of
" Rita."
"Decidedly both good and interesting. The
book has a Iresh and pleasant air about it: it is
written in an excellent tone, and there are touches
of pathos here and there which we must rank
with a higher style of composition than that
usually attained in works of this class."—New
Quarterly Review.
"This new novel, by the author of ’Rita,’
displays t he same combination of ease and power in
the delineation of character, the same life-like
dialogue, and the same faculty of constructing an
Interesting story."—Spectator.
" A work to be recommended not less from the
moral than the literary point of view."—Press.
" ’Confidences’ is written in the most pleasing
manner of any novel we have read for years
past."—Leader.
"A clever book, and not too long."—Exam iner.
trust for trust. By
A. J. Barrowcliffe, Author of
" Amberhill." 3 vols.
" The story is admirably developed. Theinterest
never Hags, the incidents are natural without
being commonplace, and the men and woman talk
and act like human beings."—Press.
" It is seldom we find, even in this great age of
novel wiiting, so much that is pleasant and so
little to object to as in ’ Trust for Trust.’ It
contains much original thought and fresh humour."
—Leader.
"’Trust for Trust’may be safely recommended ;
the reader will not willingly lay down the book
until he has reached the eiid of the third volume.
There is a certain spirit and dramatic power in
many of the scenes that is worthy ol’ praise, and
there is sutllcient consistency in the characters
and unity in the plot to give artistic completeness
to the tale."—Economist.
" The story evinces vigour of description and
power of writing."—Literary Churchman,.
old and younc. 1 vol.
" The writer’s powers of description are
certainly above the average. The writing
throughout is that ol a well-educated and polished scholar.
. . . The tone is manly and healthful:"—Uorninu
Herald.
20
ellen raymond; OR, Ups AND
Downs. By Mrs. Vidal, Author
of "Tales for the Bush," &c.
3 vols.
" The plot is wrought out wi’h wonderful
ingenuity, and the different characters are sustained
I in perfect keeping to the end ."—Illustrated News
of the World.
" The characters are good, the style pure,
correct, brisk, and easy ."—Press.
" Mrs. Vidal displays resource, imagination,
and power in no common degree. * * * There is
more p wer and strength put forth in ’ Ellen
Raymond’ than perhaps ill any lady’s book of
this generation."—Saturday Review.
"There is infinite vigour and variety in ’ Ellen
Raymond,’ and an interest that increases with
every page. The delineation of the several
dramatis jiersonæ is exiremely forcible and
natural."— Duilu Teuaraph.
" This novel will find a great many admirers."
—Leader.
lost and won. By Georgian.*.
M. Craik, Author of " Riverston."
1 vol. 2nd Edition.
"Nothing superior to this novel has appealed
during the present season."—Leader.
" Miss Craik’s new story is a good one and in
point of ability above the average of ladies’ novels."
—Daily News.
" The language is good, the narrative spirited,
the characters are fairly delineated, and the
dialogue has considerable dramatic force."—
Saturday Review.
" This is an improvement on Miss Craik’s first
work. The story is more compact and more
interesting."—^ thenæum.
"There is a freshness and cleverness ill this
tale which renders it charming."—(jlobe.
an old debt. By Florence
Dawson. 2 vols.
" a powerfully written novel; one of the best
which lias recently proceeded from a female
hand. . . . The dialogue is vigorous and
spirited."— llornino Post.
"There is an energy and vitality about this
work which distinguish it from the common
head or novels. It s terse vigour somet imes recals
Miss HrontP, but in some respects Miss Florence
Dawson is decidedly superior to the author of
’ Jane Eyre.’"—Saturday Review.
"This novel is written with great care and
painstaking; it evinces considerable powers of
reflection. The style is good, and the author
possesses the power of depicting emotion."—
Athenæum.
" The story displays considerable talent."—
Eclect ic Review.
"A very good seasonable novel."—Leader.
the moors and the fens.
By F. G. Trafford. 3 vols.
" This novel stands out much in the same way
that’J ane Eyre’did. . . . The characters are
drawn by a mind which can realize fictitious
characters with minute intensity."—Saturday
Review.
"It is seldom that a first Action is entitled to
such applause as is ’The Moors and the Fens,
and we shall look anxiously for the writer’s next
essay."—Critic.
" The author has the gift of telling a story, and
’The Moors and the Fens’ will be read." —
Athenæum.
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