FICTION.

THE OWL’S NEST IN THE CITY. In 1 vol. Cloth, crown 8vo.

TWO GIRLS. By Frederick Wedmore, Author of “A Snapt Gold Ring.” In 2 vols. Cloth, crown 8vo.

A powerful and dramatic story of Bohemian life in Paris and in London.

JUDITH GWYNNE. By Lisle Carr. In 3 vols. Crown 8vo, cloth.

MR. CARINGTON. A Tale of Love and Conspiracy. By Robert Turner Cotton. In 3 vols. Cloth, crown 8vo.

TOO LATE. By Mrs. Newman. Two vols. Crown 8vo.

A dramatic love story.

LADY MORETOUN’S DAUGHTER. By Mrs. Eiloart. In 3 vols. Crown 8vo, cloth.

HEATHERGATE. In 2 vols. Cr. 8vo, cloth. A Story of Scottish Life and Character by a new Author.

THE QUEEN’S SHILLING. By Captain Arthur Griffiths, Author of “Peccavi.” 2 vols.

“ ... A very lively and agreeable novel.”—Vanity Fair.

“‘The Queen’s Shilling’ is a capital story, far more interesting than the meagre sketch we have given of the fortunes of the hero and heroine can suggest. Every scene, character, and incident of the book are so life-like that they seem drawn from life direct.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

MIRANDA. A Midsummer Madness. By Mortimer Collins. 3 vols.

“There is not a dull page in the whole three volumes.”—Standard.

“The work of a man who is at once a thinker and a poet.”—Hour.

SQUIRE SILCHESTER’S WHIM. By Mortimer Collins, Author of “Marquis and Merchant,” “The Princess Clarice,” &c. Crown 8vo. 3 vols.

“We think it the best (story) Mr. Collins has yet written. Full of incident and adventure.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Decidedly the best novel from the pen of Mr. Mortimer Collins that we have yet come across.”—Graphic.

“So clever, so irritating, and so charming a story.”—Standard.

THE PRINCESS CLARICE. A Story of 1871. By Mortimer Collins. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.

“Mr. Collins has produced a readable book, amusingly characteristic....”—Athenæum.

“Very readable and amusing. We would especially give an honourable mention to Mr. Collins’s ‘vers de société,’ the writing of which has almost become a lost art.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“A bright, fresh, and original book.”—Standard.

WHAT ’TIS TO LOVE. By the Author of “Flora Adair,” “The Value of Fosterstown.” 3 vols.

REGINALD BRAMBLE, A Cynic of the 19th Century. An Autobiography. One Volume.

“There is plenty of vivacity in Mr. Bramble’s narrative.”—Athenæum.

“Written in a lively and readable style.”—Hour.

“The skill of the author in the delineation of the supposed chronicler, and the preservation of his natural character, is beyond praise.”—Morning Post.

EFFIE’S GAME; How she Lost and how she Won. By Cecil Clayton. 2 vols.

“Well written. The characters move, and act, and, above all, talk like human beings, and we have liked reading about them.”—Spectator.

CHESTERLEIGH. By Ansley Conyers. 3 vols. Crown 8vo.

“We have gained much enjoyment from the book.”—Spectator.

“Will suit the hosts of readers of the higher class of romantic fiction.”—Morning Advertiser.

BRESSANT. A Romance. By Julian Hawthorne. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.

“The son’s work we venture to say is worthy of the sire.... The story as it stands is one of the most powerful with which we are acquainted.”—Times.

“Pretty certain of meeting in this country a grateful and appreciative reception.”—Athenæum.

“Mr. Julian Hawthorne is endowed with a large share of his father’s peculiar genius.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Enough to make us hopeful that we shall once more have reason to rejoice whenever we hear that a new work is coming out written by one who bears the honoured name of Hawthorne.”—Saturday Review.

HONOR BLAKE: The Story of a Plain Woman. By Mrs. Keatinge, Author of “English Homes in India,” &c. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.

“One of the best novels we have met with for some time.”—Morning Post.

“A story which must do good to all, young and old, who read it.”—Daily News.

OFF THE SKELLIGS. By Jean Ingelow. (Her First Romance.) Crown 8vo. In 4 vols.

“Clever and sparkling.”—Standard.

“We read each succeeding volume with increasing interest, going almost to the point of wishing there was a fifth.”—Athenæum.

“The novel as a whole is a remarkable one, because it is uncompromisingly true to life.”—Daily News.

SEETA. By Colonel Meadows Taylor, Author of “Tara,” “Ralph Darnell,” &c. Crown 8vo. 3 vols.

“The story is well told, native life is admirably described, and the petty intrigues of native rulers, and their hatred of the English, mingled with fear lest the latter should eventually prove the victors, are cleverly depicted.”—Athenæum.

“We cannot speak too highly of Colonel Meadows Taylor’s book.... We would recommend all novel-readers to purchase it at the earliest opportunity.”—John Bull.

“Thoroughly interesting and enjoyable reading.”—Examiner.

HESTER MORLEY’S PROMISE. By Hesba Stretton. 3 vols.

“‘Hester Morley’s Promise’ is much better than the average novel of the day; it has much more claim to critical consideration as a piece of literary work,—not mere mechanism. The pictures of a narrow society—narrow of soul and intellect—in which the book abounds, are very clever.”—Spectator.

“Its charm lies not so much, perhaps, in any special excellence in character, drawing, or construction—though all the characters stand out clearly and are well sustained, and the interest of the story never flags—as in general tone and colouring.”—Observer.

THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA. By Hesba Stretton, Author of “Little Meg,” &c., &c. Crown 8vo. 3 vols.

“A fascinating story which scarcely flags in interest from the first page to the last. It is all story; every page contributes something to the result.”—British Quarterly Review.

THE ROMANTIC ANNALS OF A NAVAL FAMILY. By Mrs. Arthur Traherne. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.

“A very readable and interesting book.”—United Service Gazette, June 28, 1873.

“Some interesting letters are introduced, amongst others, several from the late King William IV.”—Spectator.

“Well and pleasantly told. There are also some capital descriptions of English country life in the last century, presenting a vivid picture of England before the introduction of railways, and the busy life accompanying them.”—Evening Standard.

JOHANNES OLAF. By E. de Wille. Translated by F. E. Bunnett. Crown 8vo. 3 vols.

“The art of description is fully exhibited; perception of character and capacity for delineating it are obvious; while there is great breadth and comprehensiveness in the plan of the story.”—Morning Post.

THE SPINSTERS OF BLATCHINGTON. By Mar. Travers. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.

“A pretty story. Deserving of a favourable reception.”—Graphic.

“A book of more than average merits, worth reading.”—Examiner.

A GOOD MATCH. By Amelia Perrier, Author of “Mea Culpa.” 2 vols.

“Racy and lively.”—Athenæum.

“As pleasant and readable a novel as we have seen this season.”—Examiner.

“This clever and amusing novel.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Agreeably written.”—Public Opinion.

THOMASINA. By the Author of “Dorothy,” “De Cressy,” etc. 2 vols. Crown 8vo.

“A finished and delicate cabinet picture, no line is without its purpose, but all contribute to the unity of the work.”—Athenæum.

“For the delicacies of character-drawing, for play of incident, and for finish of style, we must refer our readers to the story itself.”—Daily News.

“This undeniably pleasing story.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

VANESSA. By the Author of “Thomasina.” 2 vols. Crown 8vo. [Shortly.

THE STORY OF SIR EDWARD’S WIFE. By Hamilton Marshall, Author of “For Very Life.” 1 vol. Crown 8vo.

“A quiet graceful little story.”—Spectator.

“There are many clever conceits in it.... Mr. Hamilton Marshall can tell a story closely and pleasantly.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

LINKED AT LAST. By F. E. Bunnett. 1 vol. Crown 8vo.

“‘Linked at Last’ contains so much of pretty description, natural incident, and delicate portraiture, that the reader who once takes it up will not be inclined to relinquish it without concluding the volume.”—Morning Post.

“A very charming story.”—John Bull.

PERPLEXITY. By Sydney Mostyn. 3 vols. Crown 8vo.

“Shows much lucidity—much power of portraiture.”—Examiner.

“Written with very considerable power, great cleverness, and sustained interest.”—Standard.

“The literary workmanship is good, and the story forcibly and graphically told.”—Daily News.

MEMOIRS OF MRS. LÆTITIA BOOTHBY. By William Clark Russell, Author of “The Book of Authors.” Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“Clever and ingenious.”—Saturday Review.

“One of the most delightful books I have read for a very long while.... Thoroughly entertaining from the first page to the last.”—Judy.

“Very clever book.”—Guardian.

CRUEL AS THE GRAVE. By the Countess Von Bothmer. 3 vols. Crown 8vo.

“Jealousy is cruel as the Grave.”

“An interesting, though somewhat tragic story.”—Athenæum.

“An agreeable, unaffected, and eminently readable novel.”—Daily News.

Thirty-Second Edition.

GINX’S BABY; His Birth and other Misfortunes. By Edward Jenkins. Crown 8vo. Price 2s.

Fourteenth Thousand.

LITTLE HODGE. A Christmas Country Carol. By Edward Jenkins, Author of “Ginx’s Baby,” &c. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 5s.

A Cheap Edition in paper covers, price 1s.

“Wise and humorous, but yet most pathetic.”—Nonconformist.

“The pathos of some of the passages is extremely touching.”—Manchester Examiner.

Sixth Edition.

LORD BANTAM. By Edward Jenkins, Author of “Ginx’s Baby.” Crown 8vo. Price 2s.

LUCHMEE AND DILLOO. A Story of West Indian Life. By Edward Jenkins, Author of “Ginx’s Baby,” “Little Hodge,” &c. Two vols. Demy 8vo. Illustrated. [Preparing.

HER TITLE OF HONOUR. By Holme Lee. Second Edition. 1 vol. Crown 8vo.

“With the interest of a pathetic story is united the value of a definite and high purpose.”—Spectator.

“A most exquisitely written story.”—Literary Churchman.

THE TASMANIAN LILY. By James Bonwick. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. Price 5s.

“The characters of the story are capitally conceived, and are full of those touches which give them a natural appearance.”—Public Opinion.

“An interesting and useful work.”—Hour.

MIKE HOWE, THE BUSH-RANGER OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND. By James Bonwick, Author of “The Tasmanian Lily,” &c. Crown 8vo. With a Frontispiece.

Second Edition.

SEPTIMIUS. A Romance. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The Scarlet Letter,” “Transformation,” &c. 1 vol. Crown 8vo, cloth, extra gilt. 9s.

The Athenæum says that “the book is full of Hawthorne’s most characteristic writing.”

“One of the best examples of Hawthorne’s writing; every page is impressed with his peculiar view of thought, conveyed in his own familiar way.”—Post.

PANDURANG HARI; or, Memoirs of a Hindoo. A Tale of Mahratta Life sixty years ago. With a Preface, by Sir H. Bartle E. Frere, G.C.S.I., &c. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. Price 21s.

“There is a quaintness and simplicity in the roguery of the hero that makes his life as attractive as that of Guzman d’Alfarache or Gil Blas, and so we advise our readers not to be dismayed at the length of Pandurang Hari, but to read it resolutely through. If they do this they cannot, we think, fail to be both amused and interested.”—Times.

MADEMOISELLE JOSEPHINE’S FRIDAYS, and other Stories. By Miss M. Betham Edwards, Author of “Kitty,” &c. [Shortly.

A collection of Miss Edwards’ more important contributions to periodical literature.

Second Edition.

HERMANN AGHA. An Eastern Narrative. By W. Gifford Palgrave, Author of “Travels in Central Arabia,” &c. 2 vols. Crown 8vo, cloth, extra gilt 18s.

“Reads like a tale of life, with all its incidents. The young will take to it for its love portions, the older for its descriptions, some in this day for its Arab philosophy.”—Athenæum.

“There is a positive fragrance as of newly-mown hay about it, as compared with the artificially perfumed passions which are detailed to us with such gusto by our ordinary novel-writers in their endless volumes.”—Observer.

MARGARET AND ELIZABETH. A Story of the Sea. By Katherine Saunders, Author of “Gideon’s Rock,” &c. In 1 vol. Cloth, crown 8vo.

GIDEON’S ROCK, and other Stories. By Katherine Saunders. In one vol. Crown 8vo.

Contents.—Gideon’s Rock.—Old Matthew’s Puzzle.—Gentle Jack.—Uncle Ned.—The Retired Apothecary.

JOAN MERRYWEATHER, and other Stories. By Katherine Saunders. In one vol. Crown 8vo.

Contents.—The Haunted Crust.—The Flower-Girl.—Joan Merryweather.—The Watchman’s Story.—An Old Letter.

A New and Cheaper Edition, in 1 vol. each, Illustrated, price 6s., of

COL. MEADOWS TAYLOR’S INDIAN TALES is preparing for publication. The First Volume will be “The Confessions of a Thug,” and will be published in December, to be followed by “Tara,” “Ralph Darnell,” “Tippoo Sultan.”