First Person Paramount Part 40

The Times says:--"In truth a brilliant tale."

A. E. W. MASON

LAWRENCE CLAVERING.

SIR A. CONAN DOYLE

A STUDY IN SCARLET.

With a note on Sherlock Holmes by Dr. Joseph Bell. Ill.u.s.trations by George Hutchinson.

H. RIDER HAGGARD

AYESHA.

The Sequel to "She." Thirty-two full-page ill.u.s.trations by Maurice Greiffenhagen.

S. R. CROCKETT

JOAN OF THE SWORD HAND.

_The Daily Mail_ says:--"A triumph of cheery, resolute narration. The story goes along like a wave, and the reader with it."

STRONG MAC.

The Morning Post says:--"At the very outset the reader is introduced to the two leading characters of what is truly a drama of real life. So vividly is the story told that it often reads like a narrative of things that have actually happened."

LITTLE ESSON.

The Scarborough Post says:--"One of the most popular of Mr. Crockett's books since 'Lilac Sunbonnet.'"

The Newcastle Journal says:--"The book is one to read with great enjoyment. It is a true Crockett in every respect."

MAX PEMBERTON

PRO PATRIA.

The Liverpool Mercury says:--"A fine and distinguished piece of imaginative writing; one that should shed a new l.u.s.tre upon the clever author of 'Kronstadt.'"

CHRISTINE OF THE HILLS.

The Daily Mail says:--"a.s.suredly he has never written anything more fresh, more simple, more alluring, or more artistically perfect."

A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN.

The Daily Chronicle says:--"This is very much the best book Mr.

Pemberton has so far given us."

THE GOLD WOLF.

The Ill.u.s.trated London News says:--"From the beginning Mr. Pemberton weaves his romance with such skill that the tangled skein remains for long unravelled ... marked by exceptional power, and holds the attention firmly."

THE LODESTAR.

The Standard:--"'The Lodestar' impresses us as an exceedingly poignant and effective story, true to real life. Written with cleverness and charm."

E. F. BENSON

LIMITATIONS.

JAMES BLYTH

A HAZARDOUS WOOING.

The Morning Leader says:--"A rattling good yarn of a kind which many writers of historical novels might envy."

The Scotsman says:--"Delightful reading from beginning to end."

E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

CONSPIRATORS.

With Ill.u.s.trations by A. Wallis Mills.

THE SECRET.

The Standard says:--"We have no hesitation in saying that this is the finest and most absorbing story that Mr. Oppenheim has ever written. It glows with feeling; it is curiously fertile in character and incident, and it works its way onward to a most remarkable climax."

A LOST LEADER.

The Daily Graphic says:--"Mr. Oppenheim almost persuades us into the belief that he has really been able to break down the wall of secrecy which always surrounds the construction of a Cabinet, and has decided to make an exposure on the lines of a well-known American writer. He also touches upon the evils of gambling in Society circles in a manner which should be applauded by Father Vaughan, and, in addition, treats us to a romance which is full of originality and interest from first to last."

MR. WINGRAVE, MILLIONAIRE.

The British Weekly says:--"Like good wine, Mr. Oppenheim's novels need no bush. They attract by their own charm, and are unrivalled in popularity. No one will read this present story without relis.h.i.+ng the rapid succession of thrilling scenes through which his characters move.

There is a freshness and unconventionality about the story that lends it unusual attractiveness."

A MAKER OF HISTORY.

The Standard says:--"Those who read 'A Maker of History' will revel in the plot, and will enjoy all those numerous deft touches of actuality that have gone to make the story genuinely interesting and exciting."