+The First Series.+
_FIFTY-FIFTH THOUSAND._
"We regard these stories as almost perfect of their kind."--THE
SPECTATOR.
"Fresh, lively, vigorous, and full of clever dialogue, they will meet
with a ready welcome. The Author is masterly in the skill with which she
manages her successive dramas."--STANDARD.
"It is an agreeable change to come upon a book like Johnny
Ludlow."--SATURDAY REVIEW.
"Vigour of description and a strong grasp of character."--ATHENÆUM.
"The Author has given proof of a rarer dramatic instinct than we had
suspected among our living writers of fiction."--NONCONFORMIST.
"Tales full of interest."--VANITY FAIR.
"Fresh, clear, simple, strong in purpose and in execution, these stories
have won admiration as true works of inventive art. Without a single
exception they maintain a powerful hold upon the mind of the reader, and
keep his sympathies in a continued state of healthy excitement."--DAILY
TELEGRAPH.
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