interest as a volume of detective stories, except that putting the
cases in a lawyer's mouth gives them a certain freshness. It is well
written, and makes a capital volume for a railway journey."--_The
Scotsman._
"Mr. Herbert Lloyd has added a very entertaining volume to the lighter
literature of the day. 'A Lawyer's Secrets' are a charmingly-told
series of short stories, full of life and incident, without
suggesting the impossible. The professional career of the lawyer
abounds in interesting confidences, explaining many of the apparent
mysteries which so frequently crop up. Mr. Lloyd ingeniously lets
his readers--and they no doubt will be numerous--into the secrets
of a highly-respected firm of solicitors, whose clients furnish the
remarkable cases contained in the volume. Care has been taken not to
weary the reader, who is afforded a very extensive range of sensations
in crime to peruse. After 'A Double Consultation' comes 'Charged with
Theft,' followed by 'A Tragic Bankruptcy.' Then 'A Curious Love Story'
is narrated, and the mystery associated with a 'Wilful Murder' is
solved by 'The Missing Clue.' The series is pleasantly concluded by an
adventure of 'An Australian Heiress,' and if Mr. Lloyd is good enough
at a subsequent period to divulge further secrets, we are sure they
will be heartily welcomed by a wide circle of friends."--_Birmingham
Daily Gazette._
"May be recommended for shortening a railway journey or a similar
purpose."--_Aberdeen Free Press._
_Elegantly bound, demy, 8vo., 7s. 6d._
"This is a charming and even captivating book."--_Friends' Quarterly
Examiner._
THE
QUAKER POETS
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
By EVELYN NOBLE ARMITAGE,
AUTHOR OF "A DREAM OF THE GIRONDE," "THE POET IN MAY," "THE MESSAGE OF
QUAKERISM," ETC., ETC.
[Illustration]
The volume opens with a brief sketch of the Rise of the Society of
Friends, and Characteristics of its Poetry, Biographical Notices and
Examples of the best Poems of the following poets are given:--
_Jessie Adams, Gulielma A. Wheeler Baker, William Ball, William
Barber, Bernard Barton, Henry Binns, James Beale, Mary Elizabeth
Beck, Louisa Bigg, Robert Bird, Elias Bockett, Hannah Bowden, John
Le Gay Brereton, Elizabeth Naish Capper, Jane Crewdson, Elfrida
Mary Crowley, Dorothy Crowley, Thomas Ellwood, Sarah Hustler Fox,
Robert Barclay Fox, Benjamin Goouch, Fanny Harris, John Harris,
Hannah T. Harvey, T. Newenham Harvey, Thomas Hodgkin, David Holt,
Mary Howitt, William Howitt, Richard Howitt, Thomas Hunton, James
Hurnard, William Kitching, Mary Leadbeater, Wm. Henry Leatham,
Thomas Lister, Charles Lloyd, Elizabeth Lucas, Mary C. Manners,
John Marriott, Mary Mollineux, Amelia Opie, Ellen Clare Pearson,
Fanny A. Prideaux, Anthony Purver, James Nicholson Richardson,
Thomas Clio Rickman, Richard Ball Rutter, John Scott of Amwell,
Lydia Shackleton, Lovell Squire, Matilda Sturge, Frederick Taylor,
Phillips Thompson, William Phillips Thompson, John Todhunter,
Arthur E. Tregelles, Anna Letitia Waring, Robert Spence Watson,
Deborah Webb, Anna Louisa Westcombe, Hannah Maria Wigham, Thomas
Wilkinson, James H. Wilson, Thomas Henry Wright._
Press Opinions.
"The book throughout is a good example of scholarly and appreciative
editing."--_The Times._
"The book is well worth reading, and evinces signs of careful selection
and treatment of themes."--_Liverpool Daily Post._
"Mrs. Armitage's book was worth compiling, and has claims on others
than members of the Society of Friends."--_Newcastle Daily Leader._
"The volume is well worth careful study."--_Manchester Guardian._
"The austere simplicity of Quaker costume has, we believe, been
considerably mitigated of late, and the "bonnet of drab," which
Bernard Barton sang so enthusiastically, is no longer _de rigueur_
in the Society of Friends. The outward garb of this Quaker anthology
symbolises this relaxation for the sumptuary laws of costume; for
instead of a severely grave binding, Mrs. Armitage's publishers have
sent forth her collection in the form of a particularly handsome and
attractive octavo of the amplest dimensions. Some sixty or seventy
poets are represented, each selection being preceded by a page or two
of biographical and critical matter."--_Irish Monthly._
"The book has been compiled with care, and the biographical sketches
are well rendered. It is elegantly got up, and will doubtless be widely
read."--_Friends' Quarterly Examiner._
"The book can hardly fail to be widely read as its sterling merit
becomes known."--_Hastings Observer._
"One of the most remarkable features of this volume is the fact that of
the sixty-five poets sketched and quoted in its pages, not fewer than
twenty-six are women. It is doubtful whether any other religious body
could produce an equal proportion of female singers."--_Glasgow Herald._
"The volume has an introduction of ten well-written pages on the
rise of Quakerism and Quaker poetry, which fittingly leads up to
the condensed biographical notices of each author whose works are
quoted.... The book is admirably done, and the editor is entitled
to the thanks of all who are interested in the preservation of the
literature of the Society of Friends."--_Christian Leader._
Just published. Crown 8vo., 330 pp. A Portrait of the Author and other
Illustrations. Price 3/6.
The Red, Red Wine,
BY THE REV. J. JACKSON WRAY.
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"This, as its name implies, is a temperance story, and is told in the
lamented author's most graphic style. We have never read anything so
powerful since 'Danesbury House,' and this book in stern and pathetic
earnestness even excels that widely-known book. It is worthy a place in
every Sunday School and village library; and, as the latest utterance
of one whose writings are so deservedly popular, it is sure of a
welcome. It should give decision to some whose views about Local Option
are hazy."--_Joyful News._
"The story is one of remarkable power."--_The Temperance Record._
"An excellent and interesting story."--_The Temperance Chronicle._
"It is written in a graphic and conversational style, abounding with
rapidly-succeeding incidents, which arrest and sustain the interest of
the reader."--_The League Journal._
"It is just the right sort of book for a prize or present, and should
find a place in every Band of Hope and Sunday School library."--_The
Abstainer's Advocate._
"A pathetic interest attaches to this volume, it being the last legacy
of Mr. Jackson Wray. It is a story with a purpose--to advocate the
claims of total abstinence. The plot is laid in a small village of the
East Riding of Yorkshire, and the author sketches the awful ravages of
intemperance in that small community. The victims include a minister,
doctor, and many others who found, when too late, that the red, red
wine biteth like a serpent. Though terribly realistic, the picture is
drawn from life, and every tragical incident had its counterpart among
the dwellers in that village. It is a healthy and powerful temperance
tale, and a fearless exposure of the quiet drinking that was so common
in respectable circles thirty years ago. It should find a place in our
school libraries to be read by elder scholars."--_Methodist Times._
"This is a powerful story, the last from the pen of an indefatigable
worker and true friend of the total abstinence cause. The scene of the
o'er true tale is laid in East Yorkshire, the author's native district,
which he knew and loved so well. The characters appear to be drawn
from life, and every chapter has a vivid and terrible interest. The
friendship between old Aaron Brigham and Little Kitty is touching.
The tale of trouble, sorrow, and utter ruin wrought by the demon of
strong drink might well rouse every man, woman, and child to fight
the destroyer, which, in the unfolding of the story, we see enslaving
minister and people, shaming the Christian Church, breaking hearts all
round, and wrecking the dearest hopes of individuals and families. A
striking and pitiful tale, not overdrawn."--_Alliance News._
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Trancribers note:
The text contains unpaired double quotation marks which could not
be corrected with confidence.
Brian Fitzcount and Brien Fitzcount (or Fitz-Count) in "Historic
Berkshire" and "Wallingford Castle" may or may not be the same person.
The authors didn't say and I cannot reliably determine.
Hugh Farringdon and Hugh Faringdon in "The Last of the Abbotts" most
certainly were the same person. Which is correct, the reader can take
his choice. An on-line search shows both, hopefully Hugh knew.
The same applies to Colonel Whichcott and Colonel Whitchcott in
"Windsor Castle".