By Dr. M. R. JAMES,
PROVOST OF KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. AUTHOR OF “GHOST STORIES OF
AN ANTIQUARY,” ETC.
_Medium 8vo._ =6s.= _Second Impression._
“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._