Part 42

Kriegspiel: The War Game. By Francis Hindes Groome. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s.

"Seemingly at one bound Mr. Groome has taken rank amongst the most promising novelists of the day, so full is 'Kriegspiel' of interest, of stirring incident, and of vivid and varied sketches of men and manners from contemporary English life."--Illustrated London News.

SHAN F. BULLOCK.

By Thrasna River: The Story of a Townland. Given by one John Farmer, and Edited by his Friend, Shan F. Bullock. With Full-page Illustrations by St. Clair Simmons. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s.

"This is a charming book, and affords quite the best picture of Irish rural life that we have ever come across."--The Athenaeum.

"It is an Irish 'Thrums,' in which the character is drawn as straight from life as in Mr. Barrie's delightful annals of Kirriemuir."--The Sketch.

FRANCIS PREVOST.

False Dawn. By Francis Prevost. Crown 8vo, canvas, full gilt, 6s.

"There is a mingled delicacy and power ... intensely interesting.... The book is one to be read and remembered."--Speaker.

"Beautifully written, with real and rare powers both of psychology and of word painting."--Academy.

Rust of Gold. By Francis Prevost. Crown 8vo, art canvas, 5s.

"A series of nine fin de siecle stories of great power and picturesqueness.... A more appalling tale than 'A Ghost of the Sea' has not been recounted for many years past, nor have the tragical potentialities of modern life, as lived by people of culture and refinement, been more graphically illustrated than in 'Grass upon the Housetops,' 'The Skirts of Chance,' and 'False Equivalents.' As word-pictures they are simply masterpieces."--Daily Telegraph.

On The Verge. By Francis Prevost. Crown 8vo, art canvas, 5s.

"'Rust of Gold' was good, but 'On the Verge' is better."--Star.

MAX PEMBERTON.

Jewel Mysteries I Have Known. By Max Pemberton, Author of "The Iron Pirate." &c. With about Fifty Illustrations by R. Caton Woodville and Fred. Barnard. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards, gilt edges, 5s.

"The most interesting and entrancing mystery stories that have appeared since the publication of the doings of Sherlock Holmes."--The Literary World.

"Mr. Pemberton has attempted a great deal more than to give mere plots and police cases, and he has succeeded in capturing our attention, and never letting it go, from the first story to the last."--The Bookman.

BERTRAM MITFORD.

The Curse of Clement Waynflete: A Story of Two Wars. By Bertram Mitford, Author of "The King's Assegai," "The Gun Runner," &c. With Four Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"Telling us wonderful incidents of inter-racial warfare, of ambuscades, sieges, surprises, and assaults almost without number.... A thoroughly exciting story, full of bright descriptions and stirring episodes."--The Daily Telegraph.

A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance. By Bertram Mitford, Author of "The Gun Runner," "The Curse of Clement Waynflete," &c. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"We have seldom come across a more thrilling narrative. From start to finish Mr. Mitford secures unflagging attention."--Leeds Mercury.

The Expiation of Wynne Palliser. By Bertram Mitford, Author of "The King's Assegai," &c. With Two Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.

"The best of this author's many excellent romances."--The Globe.

Fordham's Feud. By Bertram Mitford, Author of "A Veldt Official," "The Curse of Clement Waynflete," "The Expiation of Wynne Palliser," &c. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. With Four Full-page Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood.

"A story of much merit and startling denouement. For wealth of character, pleasant descriptive matter, romantic incident, and powerful plot, there are few books that will eclipse 'Fordham's Feud.'"--Manchester Courier.

COULSON KERNAHAN.