_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
"THIS STARTLING, UNIQUE, SPLENDID BOOK."
MR. T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P.
"This is a decidedly powerful story of an uncommon type, and breaks
fresh ground in fiction.... All the leading characters in the
book--Almayer, his wife, his daughter, and Dain, the daughter's
native lover--are well drawn, and the parting between father and
daughter has a pathetic naturalness about it, unspoiled by
straining after effect. There are, too, some admirably graphic
passages in the book. The approach of a monsoon is most effectively
described.... The name of Mr. Joseph Conrad is new to us, but it
appears to us as if he might become the Kipling of the Malay
Archipelago."--_Spectator._
THE EBBING OF THE
TIDE BY
LOUIS BECKE
Author of "By Reef and Palm"
_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
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"Mr. Louis Becke wields a powerful pen, with the additional
advantage that he waves it in unfrequented places, and summons up
with it the elemental passions of human nature.... It will be seen
that Mr. Becke is somewhat of the fleshly school, but with a pathos
and power not given to the ordinary professors of that school....
Altogether for those who like stirring stories cast in strange
scenes, this is a book to be read."--_National Observer._
PACIFIC TALES
BY
LOUIS BECKE
With a Portrait of the Author
_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
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"The appearance of a new book by Mr. Becke has become an event of
note--and very justly. No living author, if we except Mr. Kipling,
has so amazing a command of that unhackneyed vitality of phrase
that most people call by the name of realism. Whether it is scenery
or character or incident that he wishes to depict, the touch is
ever so dramatic and vivid that the reader is conscious of a
picture and impression that has no parallel save in the records of
actual sight and memory."--_Westminster Gazette._
"Another series of sketches of island life in the South Seas, not
inferior to those contained in 'By Reef and Palm.'"--_Speaker._
"The book is well worth reading. The author knows what he is
talking about and has a keen eye for the picturesque."--G. B.
BURGIN in _To-day_.
"A notable contribution to the romance of the South Seas."
T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P., in _The Graphic_.
PADDY'S WOMAN
BY
HUMPHREY JAMES
_Crown 8vo._, 6s.
"Traits of the Celt of humble circumstances are copied with keen
appreciation and unsparing accuracy." _Scotsman._
"... They are full of indescribable charm and pathos."--_Bradford
Observer._
"The outstanding merit of this series of stories is that they are
absolutely true to life ... the photographic accuracy and minuteness
displayed are really marvellous."
_Aberdeen Free Press._
"'Paddy's Woman and Other Stories' by Humphrey James; a volume written
in the familiar diction of the Ulster people themselves, with PERFECT
REALISM AND VERY REMARKABLE ABILITY.... FOR GENUINE HUMAN NATURE AND
HUMAN RELATIONS, AND HUMOUR OF AN INDESCRIBABLE KIND, WE ARE UNABLE TO
CITE A RIVAL TO THIS VOLUME."
_The World._
"For a fine subtle piece of humour we are inclined to think that 'A
GLASS OF WHISKY' takes a lot of beating.... In short Mr. Humphrey James
has given us a delightful book, and one which does as much credit to his
heart as to his head. We shall look forward with a keen anticipation to
the next 'writings' by this shrewd, 'cliver,' and compassionate young
author."--_Bookselling._
CLARA HOPGOOD
BY
MARK RUTHERFORD
_EDITED_ BY
REUBEN SHAPCOTT
_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
(_The Third and Cheaper Edition is now ready, Crown 8vo.,
cloth_, 3s. 6d.)
"The writer who goes by the name of Mark Rutherford is not the most
popular novelist of his time by any means. There are writers with names
which that recluse genius has never heard of, probably, whose stories
give palpitations to thousands of gentle souls, while his own are
quietly read by no more than as many hundreds. Yet his publisher never
announces a new story by the Author of 'Mark Rutherford's
Autobiography,' and 'The Revolution in Tanner's Lane,'--which we believe
to be one of the most remarkable bits of writing that these times can
boast of--without strongly exciting the interest of many who know books
as precious stones are known in Hatton Garden.... 'Clara Hopgood' is
entirely out of the way of all existing schools of novel-writing.... Had
we to select a good illustration of 'Mark's way' as distinguished from
the way of modern storytellers in general, we should point to the
chapter in which Baruch visits his son Benjamin in this narration.
Nothing could be more simple, nothing more perfect."--_Pall Mall
Gazette._
A FIRST FLEET FAMILY
BEING A HITHERTO
UNPUBLISHED NARRATIVE
OF CERTAIN REMARKABLE
ADVENTURES COMPILED
FROM THE PAPERS OF
SERGEANT WILLIAM
DEW, OF THE MARINES
BY
LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY
_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.
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"As convincingly real and vivid as a narrative can be."--_Sketch._
"No maker of plots could work out a better story of its kind, nor
balance it more neatly."--_Daily Chronicle._
"A book which describes a set of characters varied and so attractive as
the more prominent figures in this romance and a book so full of life,
vicissitude, and peril, should be welcomed by every discreet novel
reader."--_Yorkshire Post._
"A very interesting tale, written in clear and vigorous
English."--_Globe._
"The novel is a happy blend of truth and fiction, with a purpose that
will be appreciated by many readers; it has also the most exciting
elements of the tale of adventure."
_Morning Post._
THE TALES OF JOHN
OLIVER HOBBES