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  THREE-AND-SIXPENNY NOVELS

  EDNA LYALL. DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST. By EDNA LYALL, Author of'Donovan,' etc. _Forty-first Thousand. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  BARING GOULD. ARMINELL: A Social Romance. By S. BARING GOULD. _NewEdition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  BARING GOULD. MARGERY OF QUETHER, and other Stories. By S. BARINGGOULD. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  BARING GOULD. JACQUETTA, and other Stories. By S. BARING GOULD. _Crown8vo. 3s. 6d._

  MISS BENSON. SUBJECT TO VANITY. By MARGARET BENSON. _With numerousIllustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  'A charming little book about household pets by a daughter of theArchbishop of Canterbury.'--_Speaker_.

  'A delightful collection of studies of animal nature. It isvery seldom that we get anything so perfect in its kind.... Theillustrations are clever, and the whole book a singularly delightfulone.'--_Guardian_.

  'Humorous and sentimental by turns, Miss Benson always manages tointerest us in her pets, and all who love animals will appreciateher book, not only for their sake, but quite as much for itsown.'--_Times_.

  'All lovers of animals should read Miss Benson's book. For sympatheticunderstanding, humorous criticism, and appreciative observation shecertainly has not her equal.'--_Manchester Guardian_.

  GRAY. ELSA. A Novel. By E. M'QUEEN GRAY. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  'A charming novel. The characters are not only powerful sketches, butminutely and carefully finished portraits.'--_Guardian_.

  J.H. PEARCE. JACO TRELOAR. By J.H. PEARCE, Author of 'EstherPentreath.' _New Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  The 'Spectator' speaks of Mr. Pearce as '_a writer of exceptionalpower_'; the 'Daily Telegraph' calls the book '_powerful andpicturesque_'; the 'Birmingham Post' asserts that it is '_a novel ofhigh quality_.'

  X.L. AUT DIABOLUS AUT NIHIL, and Other Stories. By X.L. _Crown 8vo.3s. 6d._

  'Distinctly original and in the highest degree imaginative. Theconception is almost as lofty as Milton's.'--_Spectator_.

  'Original to a degree of originality that may be called primitive--akind of passionate directness that absolutely absorbs us.'--_SaturdayReview_.

  'Of powerful interest. There is something startlingly original in thetreatment of the themes. The terrible realism leaves no doubt of theauthor's power.'--_Athenaeum_.

  O'GRADY. THE COMING OF CUCULAIN. A Romance of the Heroic Age ofIreland. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn and his Companions,'etc. Illustrated by MURRAY SMITH. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  'The suggestions of mystery, the rapid and exciting action, are superbpoetic effects.'--_Speaker_.

  'For light and colour it resembles nothing so much as a Swissdawn.'--_Manchester Guardian_.

  'A romance extremely fascinating and admirably well knit.'--_SaturdayReview_.

  CONSTANCE SMITH. A CUMBERER OF THE GROUND. By CONSTANCE SMITH, Authorof 'The Repentance of Paul Wentworth,' etc. _New Edition. Crown 8vo.3s. 6d._

  AUTHOR OF 'VERA.' THE DANCE OF THE HOURS. By the Author of 'Vera.'_Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  ESME STUART. A WOMAN OF FORTY. By ESME STUART, Author of 'Muriel'sMarriage,' 'Virginia's Husband,' etc. _New Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s.6d._

  'The story is well written, and some of the scenes show great dramaticpower.'--_Daily Chronicle_.

  FENN. THE STAR GAZERS. By G. MANVILLE FENN, Author of 'Eli'sChildren,' etc. _New Edition. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  'A stirring romance.'--_Western Morning News_.

  'Told with all the dramatic power for which Mr. Fenn isconspicuous.'--_Bradford Observer_.

  DICKINSON. A VICAR'S WIFE. By EVELYN DICKINSON. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  PROWSE. THE POISON OF ASPS. By R. ORTON PROWSE. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

  GREY. THE STORY OF CHRIS. By ROWLAND GREY. _Crown 8vo. 5s._

  LYNN LINTON. THE TRUE HISTORY OF JOSHUA DAVIDSON, Christian andCommunist. By E. LYNN LINTON. _Eleventh Edition. Post 8vo. 1s._