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SMITH, ELDER -AJTSTD CO.
NEW NOVELS—continued.
sylvan holt’s daughter.
By Holme Lee, Author of " Kathie
Brande," &c. 2nd edition. 3 vols.
"The well-established reputation of Holme
Lee, as a novel writer, will receive an additional
glory from the publication of ’Sylvan Holt’s
Daughter.’ It is a charming tale of country life
I and character."—Globe.
" There is much that is attractive in ’Sylvan
Ilolt’s Daughter,’ much that is graceful and
re-lined, much that is fresh, healthy, and natural."
—Press.
"The conception of the story Ins a good deal of
i originality, and the characters avoid
commonplace types, without being unnatural or
improba-! ble. The heroine herself is charming. It is a
novel in which there is much to interest and
please."—New Quarterly Review.
" A novel that is well worth reading, and which
possesses the cardinal virtue of being extremely
interesting."—Athenæum.
" A really sound, good book, highly finished,
true to nature vigorous, passionate, honest, aud
sincere."—Dublin University Magazine.
my lady : a Tale of Modern
Life. 2 vols.
"’My Lady’ is a fine specimen of an English
matron, exhibiting that union of strength and
gentleness, of common sense and romance, of
energy and grace, which nearly approaches our
ideal of womanhood."—Press.
" ’ My Lady’ evinces charming feeling and
delicacy of touch. It is a novel that will be read with
interest."—Athenæum.
" The story is told throughout with great
strength of feeling, is well written, and lias a
plot which is by no means common-place."—
Examiner.
"There is some force and a good deal of
freshness in ’ My Lady.’ The characters are distinctly
drawn, aud often wear an appearance of
individuality, or almost personality. The execution
is fresh and powerful."—Spectator.
"A tale of some power ."—National Review.
"It is not in every novel we can light upon a
style so vigorously graceful—upon an intelligence
so relined without littleness, so tenderly truthful,
which has sensibility rather than poetry; but
which is also most subtly and searchingly
powerful."— Dublin University Magazine.
"Care has been bestowed on the writing, which
is pleasant and flowing. The descriptions of nature
are truthful and delicately drawn."—Economist.
gaston bligh. By L. S. Lavenu,
Author of " Erlesmere." 2 vols.
"’ Gaston Bligh’ is a good story, admirably
told, full of stirring incident, sustaining to the
close the interest of a very ingenious plot, and
abounding in clever sketches of character. It
sparkles with wit, and will reward perusal."—
Critic.
"The story is told with great power; the whole
book sparkles with esprit; and the characters
talk like gentlemen and ladies. It is very
enjoyable reading."—Press.
the three chances.
By the Author of "The Fair
Carew." 3 vols.
"This novel is of a more solid texture than
moft of its contemporaries. It is full of good
sense, good thought, and good
writing."—Statesman.
"Some of the characters and romantic
situations are strongly marked and peculiarly original.
. . . It is the great merit of the authoress that
t lie personages ol’ her tale are human and real."—
Leader.
the professor. By Currer
Bell. 2 vols.
"We think the author’s friends have shown
sound judgment in publishing the ’ Professor,’
now that she is gone. ... It shows the first
germs of conception, which afterwards expanded
and ripened into the great creations of her
imagination. At the same time her advisers were
equally right when they counselled lier not to
publish it in her lifetime. . . . But it abounds
in merits."—Saturday Review.
"The idea is original, and we every here and
there detect germs of that power which took the
world by storm in ’Jane Eyre.’ The rejection of
the ’Professor’ was, in our opinion, 110 less
advantageous to they011111*authoress than creditable
to the discernment of the booksellers."—Press.
" Anything which throws light upon the growth
and composition of such a mind cannot be
otherwise than interesting. I11 the’ Professor’ we may
discover the germs of many trains of thinking,
which afterwards came to be enlarged anil
illustrated in subsequent and more perfect
works."—Critic.
"There is much new insight in it, much
extremely characteristic genius, and one character,
moreover, of fresher, lighter, and more airy
grace."—Economist.
" We have read it with the deepest interest;
and confidently predict that this legacy of
Charlotte Bronte’s genius will renew and confirm the
general admiration of her extraordinary powers,"
—Eclectic.
below the surface. 3 vols.
" The book is unquestionably clever and
entertaining. The writer develops from first to last
liis double view of liumau life, as coloured by the
manners of our age. . . . It is a tale superior
to ordinary novels, in its practical application to
the phases of actual life."—Athenæum.
" There is a great deal of cleverness in this story ;
a much greater knowledge of country life and
character in its various aspects and conditions
than is possessed by nine-tenths of the novelists
who undertake to describe it."—Spectator.
" The novel is one that keeps the attention fixed,
and it is written in a genial, often playful tone.
The temper is throughout excellent."—Examiner.
"This is a book which possesses the rare merit
of being exactly what it claims to be, a s,tory of
English country life: and, moreover, a very well
told story."—Daily Neivs.
" ’Below the Surface’ merits high praise. It is
full of good things; good taste—good feeling—
good writing—good notions, and high morality."
—Globe.
"Temperate, sensible, kindly, and pleasant."—
Saturday Review.
"A more pleasant story we have not read for
many a day ."—British Quarterly.
eva desmond ; or, Mutation.
3 vols.
"a more beautiful creation than Eva it would
be diltlcult to imagine. The novel is undoubtedly
full of interest."—Morning Post.
" There is power, pathos, and originality in
conception and catastrophe."—Leader.
the cruelest wrong of all.
By the Author of "Margaret; or,
Prej udice at Home." 1 vol.
" The author has a pathetic vein, and there is a
tender sweetness in the tone of her narration."—
Louder.
"It. has the first requisite of a work meant to
amuse: it is amusing."—Globe.
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