Madame. — "Curious, but fascinating. There are many exciting episodes in the book." Ladies' Field. — "A very clever and attractive novel, in- teresting and exciting. The book is admirably illustrated by Mr. Harrison Fisher." Daily News. — "The American novelist is generallv sure to give good entertainment. Mr. Harold MacGrath's romance is well worth reading. . . . Patty is just as lovelv as a. pipe dream." Hearth and Home. — " Clear cut, breathless, vital, entertain- ing." Western Morning News. — " This is one of the most interesting stories that have come to us from America for many years. . . . The womenfolk in the book are also very charming, and altogether this will be one of the novels of the season." MR. PRATT By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN Third Edition, Crown 8vo, Cloth, 3/. 6d. Daily Mail.—"H is a delightful tale. The book is full of genuine humour, and ' Mr. Pratt ' is racy of the soil. All the rest is pure joy. Van Brunt's efiorts to sail a boat, and his and Hartley's endeavours to cultivate the sandy soil of the Hermitage, their catching of clams — all is good for hearty and innocuous laughter. We do not know if this is a ' best-selling ' book in America; but we do know it ought to be." Daily Telegraph. — " For those healthy people who like to laugh when they read, this is a book that may be heartily recommended." Morning Post. — " ' Mr. Pratt ' is quite fresh and readable." Queen. — " Bright and humorous throughout." Ladies' Field. — " Their experiences are described with irre- sistible comicality. Mr. Lincoln's humour is fresh and abundant." Scotsman. — " Distinctly a clever piece of work." Dublin Express. — " ' Mr. Pratt ' is a book of the type which makes one, like Oliver Twist, ask for more." Yorkshire Post. — " Infectiously merry and amusing-," Literary World. — "Their adventures are told with much raciness, and the mother wit and caustic tongue of ' Mr. Pratt ' make the story a deliciously amusing one." Birmingham Owl. — " A genuine find. . . It is emphatically a book to read." A GUILTY SILENCE A Novel By SIDNEY WARWICK AND MULVY OUSELEY Crown 8vo, Cloth, 6s. Sir William Bull, M.P. — " It is so dramatic . . . . the charac- ters are boldly drawn and the scenes vivid— in fact, the story lives. ... I sat up till I finished it." Times. — "A full complex plot, well handled, with plenty of movement and stir of feeling." Glasgow News. — "This is a present-day Lancashire story of considerable ingenuity of plot. . . . It is a racy tale." Dundee Daily Advertiser. — " The tale is unfolded in a way that carries conviction." Catholic Times. — " A story that will interest many readers.'' Books of To-day and To-morrow. — " One of the best novels ot the month." Queen. — " The other night, when I was very tired, I looked out for what would be a light novel among those on my table waiting for review. My choice fell upon ' A Guilty Silence. "... I found it to be such a powerfully written and well sustained story that I forgot I was tired and sat up half the night reading it." THE SORROWS OF MICHAEL By MULVY OUSELEY {^Author oj " IQtty and the Viscount") Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s. Daily Telegraph. — " A fascinating personality." Ladies' Field. —"The novel is vigorously written and of absorbing interest. It should do much to confirm the author's reputation as a clever writer of romantic fiction." Bookman. — " Truly there is not a dull page in the book." THE SOCIAL SECRETARY BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS 1 1 Illustrations by CLARENCE F. UNDERWOOD Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, Gilt Top, j/.

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Madame. — "Curious, but fascinating. There are many exciting episodes in the book." Ladies' Field. — "A very clever and attractive novel, interesting and exciting. The book is admirably illustrated by Mr. Harrison Fisher." Daily News. — "The American novelist is generally sure to give good entertainment. Mr. Harold MacGrath's romance is well worth reading. . . . Patty is just as lovely as a. pipe dream." Hearth and Home. — " Clear cut, breathless, vital, entertaining." Western Morning News. — " This is one of the most interesting stories that have come to us from America for many years. . . . The womenfolk in the book are also very charming, and altogether this will be one of the novels of the season." MR. PRATT By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN Third Edition, Crown 8vo, Cloth, 3/. 6d. Daily Mail.—"H is a delightful tale. The book is full of genuine humour, and ' Mr. Pratt ' is racy of the soil. All the rest is pure joy. Van Brunt's efiorts to sail a boat, and his and Hartley's endeavours to cultivate the sandy soil of the Hermitage, their catching of clams — all is good for hearty and innocuous laughter. We do not know if this is a ' best-selling ' book in America; but we do know it ought to be." Daily Telegraph. — " For those healthy people who like to laugh when they read, this is a book that may be heartily recommended." Morning Post. — " ' Mr. Pratt ' is quite fresh and readable." Queen. — " Bright and humorous throughout." Ladies' Field. — " Their experiences are described with irresistible comicality. Mr. Lincoln's humour is fresh and abundant." Scotsman. — " Distinctly a clever piece of work." Dublin Express. — " ' Mr. Pratt ' is a book of the type which makes one, like Oliver Twist, ask for more." Yorkshire Post. — " Infectiously merry and amusing-," Literary World. — "Their adventures are told with much raciness, and the mother wit and caustic tongue of ' Mr. Pratt ' make the story a deliciously amusing one." Birmingham Owl. — " A genuine find. . . It is emphatically a book to read." A GUILTY SILENCE A Novel By SIDNEY WARWICK AND MULVY OUSELEY Crown 8vo, Cloth, 6s. Sir William Bull, M.P. — " It is so dramatic . . . . the characters are boldly drawn and the scenes vivid— in fact, the story lives. ... I sat up till I finished it." Times. — "A full complex plot, well handled, with plenty of movement and stir of feeling." Glasgow News. — "This is a present-day Lancashire story of considerable ingenuity of plot. . . . It is a racy tale." Dundee Daily Advertiser. — " The tale is unfolded in a way that carries conviction." Catholic Times. — " A story that will interest many readers.'' Books of To-day and To-morrow. — " One of the best novels ot the month." Queen. — " The other night, when I was very tired, I looked out for what would be a light novel among those on my table waiting for review. My choice fell upon ' A Guilty Silence. "... I found it to be such a powerfully written and well sustained story that I forgot I was tired and sat up half the night reading it." THE SORROWS OF MICHAEL By MULVY OUSELEY {^Author oj " IQtty and the Viscount") Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s. Daily Telegraph. — " A fascinating personality." Ladies' Field. —"The novel is vigorously written and of absorbing interest. It should do much to confirm the author's reputation as a clever writer of romantic fiction." Bookman. — " Truly there is not a dull page in the book." THE SOCIAL SECRETARY BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS 1 1 Illustrations by CLARENCE F. UNDERWOOD Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, Gilt Top, j/.

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