Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.’s New Novels, Autumn 1901
By F. FRANKFORT MOORE.
A Nest of Linnets
By the Author of “The Jessamy Bride,” “The Fatal Gift,” etc.
With 16 Full-page Illustrations by J. JELLICOE.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
The story opens in Bath at the time when that city was at the height of its popularity as a fashionable resort. Most of the action of the story takes place there or in the neighbourhood, and Mr. Moore could scarcely have chosen a more interesting period. Such well-known characters as Dr. Johnson, Horace Walpole, the Duchess of Devonshire, David Garrick, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Thrale, the Sheridans, and the Linleys, are introduced with all the skill and close intimacy to which Mr. Moore has accustomed us in “The Jessamy Bride” and “The Fatal Gift”; but the chief interest is centred in the beautiful Miss Linley and Dick Sheridan, whose romantic and faithful attachment ends, after many exciting incidents, in the well-known dénouement. Of Mr. Moore’s trio of fascinating historical romances “A Nest of Linnets” will undoubtedly rank as the daintiest and most charming of all.
By RONALD MACDONALD.
God Save the King
By the Author of “The Sword of the King.”
In crown 8vo, cloth. 6s.
This historical novel of the Stuart period has a fine literary quality. The Author has already done promising work, and he more than fulfils expectations in this new novel.
By “IOTA.”
Jill Drake
By the Author of “A Yellow Aster,” “A Quaker Grandmother,” etc., etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
Mrs. Caffyn has taken a somewhat reckless but brilliant Irish girl as the heroine of her new story. She knows the Irish character well; there is great force in her portraiture, and apart from the Author’s style, which is distinctly her own, the story is uncommon in its plot and unconventional in treatment.
By ALLEN RAINE.
A Welsh Witch
By the Author of “A Welsh Singer,” “Tom Sails,” “Garthowen,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
No one can write a Welsh story like “Allen Raine.” She commands the field, and there is not one of her novels that has not been read by thousands of admirers of her work. The new story will be even more generally liked, for it marks a great advance in the Author’s work; it is stronger in the delineation of character, while possessing all the charm of style which is so characteristic of the earlier works, and it has, moreover, an uncommonly interesting story.
By A. W. MARCHMONT.
For Love or Crown
By the Author of “By Right of Sword,” “A Dash for a Throne,” etc.
With 8 Full-page Illustrations by D. MURRAY SMITH.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
The many thousands of readers of the Author’s novels, “By Right of Sword” and “A Dash for a Throne,” will read with avidity this new stirring story. It is full of incident, and the action never flags. The heroine is kidnapped; there are escapes, rescues, duels, and exciting situations which carry the reader along in a way the Author has made peculiarly his own, until in the end the heroine renounces her claim to a throne to mate with the lover who has encountered innumerable perils on her behalf.
By E. EVERETT-GREEN.
Olivia’s Experiment
By the Author of “Golden Gwendolyn,” “The Silver Axe,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
Lady Charteris, who has lost both husband and children, adopts the baby boy of a depraved woman. The story gives the life history of this boy, who is underbred and low in the scale of moral development. A bright and noble girl comes largely into the story, and there are several love-threads. The story is very readable, and the moral excellent. It will appeal to all those who like such writers as Rosa N. Carey, Charlotte M. Yonge, and L. T. Meade.
By ADELINE SERGEANT.
The Marriage of Lydia Mainwaring
By the Author of “The Idol Maker,” “The Mistress of Quest,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
Miss Sergeant can always be relied upon for a good story, and her new novel will not disappoint her many readers. It is on a level with her best work, which is saying much.
By MARIAN FRANCIS
Where Honour Leads
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
This story of events during the reign of George II. has for its chief actors a Canon of York and his motherless daughter. It is full of incident, and the characterisation is excellent, the heroine in particular, a noble and heroic figure, being a fine study. There is also much charm to be found in the thorough grasp which its Author has of the period of which she writes. She has distinctly realised its atmosphere and tone of thought. The story is one of Hanoverians and Jacobites; but it has the novelty of concentrating the interest upon the Hanoverians and not on the Jacobites. The book is a delightful picture of eighteenth-century life in England.
By GEORGE GRIFFITH.
Captain Ishmael
By the Author of “The Angel of the Revolution,” “The Outlaws of the Air,” etc.
With a Frontispiece and Cover design by HAROLD PIFFARD.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
This Saga of the South Seas is a legitimate mixture of fact and legendary fancy, so woven together that a most spirited and weird story of adventure is achieved. It quickens in action as it proceeds, until a fine climax is reached; and all who have read the Author’s previous book, “The Angel of the Revolution,” will be grateful for such a thrilling story as he has given here. It deals with vast treasures, naval engagements, guns of marvellous power, volcanic isles, and other marvels which the Author knows so well how to turn to account in an exciting work of fiction.
By CHRIS. HEALY.
The Work of his Hands
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
This unusually powerful story by a clever new novelist is bound to command attention. It is altogether original, and exceptionally well written. The principal character is a wood-carver—a genius: he is devoted to his art, but is unstable; his weaknesses bring him much trouble; he passes through fire, but his good angel saves him. The characters are strongly drawn, the style is vigorous, and the story itself absorbingly interesting.
By ARABELLA KENEALY.
The Love of Richard Herrick
By the Author of “A Semi-Detached Marriage,” “Charming Renée,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
There is a freshness about every new novel by Miss Kenealy which is as welcome as it is rare in the realm of fiction. “The Love of Richard Herrick” is a quite original book by a very capable writer, and it is sure of attention.
By MRS. HUGH FRASER.
Marna’s Mutiny
By the Author of “A Diplomatist’s Wife in Japan,” “A Little Grey Sheep,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
“A heroine who is charming from her first appearance to her last; a delightful Japanese background, delicately painted in words, and an easy style. These three things are so rare in combination, and so pleasant, as to make ‘Marna’s Mutiny’ a most attractive book.”—World.
“A charming story. The characters are capitally drawn. We have heartily enjoyed its perusal.”—St. James’s Gazette.
By ÉMILE ZOLA.
The Monomaniac
By the Author of “A Love Episode,” etc.
Translated by Edward Vizetelly.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, with Frontispiece by N. Tenison. 3s. 6d.
To the large and ever-increasing public which reads Zola in the English translations this novel will make a special appeal. It is one of the Author’s finest works, and of deep interest throughout. In no work has the Author portrayed diverse characters more convincingly, or worked out a more elaborate plot. It is a matter of surprise that it has not hitherto been published in England. The translation now presented has been very carefully made by Mr. Edward Vizetelly, who is already known as a translator of other of the Author’s works.
By PERCY WHITE.
The Grip of the Bookmaker.
By the Author of “The West End,” “The Heart of the Dancer,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
asterism A Second Edition immediately called for.
“All that one expects from Mr. White is to be found in his latest book. It abounds with cynicism so delicate and restrained as to be most unkindly telling. It gives brilliant little peeps at a world less respectable than its half-sister, the demi-monde, because so infinitely more cruel and less candid.”—Saturday Review.
By GEORGE GIBBS.
In Search of Mademoiselle
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by the Author.
Sydney Killigrew, the hero of this historical romance of the time of Elizabeth, is a young Englishman who, being impoverished, is easily induced to serve on board a ship which is about to take a hazardous voyage. He soon sees some fighting: a Spanish ship is captured, and the Mademoiselle of the story rescued from captivity. She and her father are Huguenots, and circumstances impel Killigrew to join them when they sail, with other Huguenots, for Florida. Spanish vessels follow them. On the Huguenots landing there is a massacre. Killigrew escapes, but Mademoiselle is left, and he is uncertain of her fate. Another expedition sets out from France to save the honour of the country and to avenge the massacre. Killigrew joins this expedition, hoping to save Mademoiselle; and after many misfortunes and terrible fighting, the French, being aided by the Indians, ultimately put the Spaniards to the sword, and Killigrew and Mademoiselle meet again, to enjoy together the wealth and happiness for which they have waited. There is much that is fresh in this story, for the early colonisation of Florida has not been frequently dealt with; but the story makes, in addition, special claims to attention. It is written in a simple but vigorous style, there is not a dull page in the book, the characters are boldly drawn, and, without being sensational, there are thrilling adventures vividly described. It is a fine, well-constructed romance, founded on historical facts, and a thoroughly artistic piece of work right above the average of historical novels.
By J. F. CAUSTON.
The Comedy of a Suburban Chapel
By the Author of “A Modern Judas.”
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
The interest of this novel is focussed on a large and important Wesleyan Chapel in one of the London suburbs. The action is concerned with the doings of members of the congregation, which is composed of well-to-do middle-class folk. The love interest is supplied by two girls who are both in love with the same man. There is a good plot well worked out, and some excellent delineations of character, particularly of the Neve family—Mr. and Mrs. Neve and their seven daughters. Mrs. Neve is a born match-maker, and has the instinct of a general for planning attacks, the masterly manner in which she contrives to marry off her daughters being described in a most amusing manner. The manœuvring mother is not altogether a novelty; but the Author has made of Mrs. Neve a humorous and original figure, and withal she is a good-natured and likeable woman. John Blount, the wealthy man and chief pillar of the congregation, is also an admirable study. He is not a humbug; his religion is real; but his self-importance is terrible. The Author writes with a skilful hand, his style is good, and he is evidently thoroughly acquainted with the subject of which he treats. In talent, humour, and insight, this story is far superior to the ordinary run of novels.
By LILIAN BELL.
The Expatriates
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
The principal characters of the story are rich Americans and titled Parisians, and the action takes place largely in Paris. It depicts a certain class of modern Parisians, which looks upon the rich Americans as legitimate prey, uses them, and despises them. The writer shows up the malice, the meanness, the greed, the utter callousness of this class. The Author evidently writes from first-hand knowledge, and feels keenly; but if the work is somewhat bitter, it is undoubtedly clever, and contains a most interesting story. There is, too, a freshness about the characters—the heroine, Rose, being a delightful type of the American girl.
By VIOLET TWEEDALE.
Her Grace’s Secret
By the Author of “The Kingdom of Mammon,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
This Society story is written by one who clearly knows Society from the inside. There is a go about it that will attract many readers. She is daring, and deals strongly with the faults and foibles of the great world, in a style not unlike that of “Ouida.”
“Mrs. Tweedale’s best novel. It is a distinct advance in skilful construction upon “The Kingdom of Mammon,” and is a striking story, told with vigour and intensity. The situation is remarkably clever and quite novel.”—World.
By JOHN OXENHAM.
Our Lady of Deliverance
By the Author of “God’s Prisoner,” etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
The teller of this story, Lamont, a young Scotsman of partially French extraction, becoming enamoured of the portrait of a beautiful girl, tracks the original, and finds her in the hands of those who mean mischief; her brother is in New Caledonia under charge of treason by a man who wishes to marry her. The story concerns itself with Lamont’s successful efforts to free Denise and her brother; and there is a joyful ending, after exciting scenes. Denise makes a capital heroine, and the Author has succeeded in making his story move along quickly, and keeping the interest alive from start to finish.
By DOUGLAS SLADEN.
My Son Richard
A Romance of the River Thames
Second Large Edition.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt. 6s.
“A delightful book; charming pictures of river life; an irresistible atmosphere; very human; a book to enjoy a long success.”—Standard.
“Seldom have I read a book with better appreciation, or laid one down with more regret—altogether a delightful book.”—Sporting Times (“The Pink ‘Un”).
“I have not read any book which is so deliciously saturated with the gay spirit of the river.”—Star.
“Strikes a fresh note, and presents us with charming visions of English youth and maidenhood on the loveliest reaches of the Thames.”—Queen.
The NOVELS of F. FRANKFORT MOORE.
In cloth gilt. 6s. each.
According to Plato
Well, After All——
Second Large Edition.
The Fatal Gift
With 8 Full-page Illustrations by Sauber.
Second Large Edition.
The Millionaires
With Illustrations by Maurice Grieffenhagen.
Eighteenth Thousand.
The Jessamy Bride
With Illustrations by A. Forestier.
Fourth Edition.
I Forbid the Banns
Fortieth Thousand.
A Gray Eye or So
Ninth Edition.
One Fair Daughter
Fourth Edition.
Phyllis of Philistia
Fifth Edition.
They Call it Love
Second Edition.
Daireen
Third Edition.
HUTCHINSON & CO., Paternoster Row
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Apparent printers' errors corrected. Long dashes are found spaced in the original; this spacing has been retained.
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