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Show John Long's New and Forthcoming Bool\s SIX SHILLING NOVE L S- co,.ti111ced MAIDS OF SALEM By K. L. ~1 oNTGOMERV, Author of" The Gate-Openers," " T he Cardinal's Pawn," etc. The witch -persecution of New England, one of the most dramatic chapters of American history, is the theme of K. L. Montgomery's new novel. The scene is Salem, Massachusetts Bay. T he story is one of tmg:cdy and romance, told in the inimitable way with which the author's admirers have been so charmed by her previous books. THE HEART OF JOANNA By RonERT A. HAMBLIN. How a too narrow conception of duty may be productive of harm, rather than of good, is shown in this realistic novel. The ~lcroinc s~ ifl cs a noble passion in the interests of her parents. In the end she IS dramalically brought to a sense of her larger responsibilities. The way this is achieved must be gathered from the book itself, which, by its grim hum o ~ r , its pathos, and its fide lity to actual life, will appeal to all lovers of good fictiOn. THE GREATNESS OF JOHN By FLORENCE ANGELO. This novel will have a double charm for the English reader. The scenes transpi re in lndia, and the re arc no poli tics or conspiracies or nat!vc unrest. The author weaves a happily romantic web around the Anglo-lnd1an persons of the story, and gives agre_eable pictures of ~iv ~ l and military society. ]t is a love story which will meet With general apprec1at1on. THE DICE OF LOVE By EDMUND BosANQUET, Author of 11 A Society Mother," " Mary's Marriage," etc. Since the days of "A Society Mother," Mr. Edmund Bosanque~ has go~e far, and th is, his latest romance, will more than satisfy the expectatiOnS of Ius admirers. The characters a re never insipid, and have the happy knac~ of getting on the right side of the reader immediately. There is a sustamed brilliance about the book which augurs well for its success. JOHN LONG, Ltd ., 12, 13, and 14, Norris St., Haymarket, London John Long's New and Forthcoming Bool\s SIX SHILLING NOVE L S-co11tim~ed THE MAN WHO KNEW ALL By MARIE CoNNOR L EIGHTON, Author or "Convict 99," etc. The story of a society beauty who finds herself obliged to accept the terms of a freakish will, whereby she must marry before a given date. She chooses a young hero who has s.wed many lives in a colliery accident, and is supposed to be dying from his injuries. Afte r the bedside marriage she goes back into her own world, considering he rself al ready as good as a widow. llut there comes a moment of horror a few months later, when, standing before the ahar of a fashionable London church with the new bridegroom of her heart's choice, she sees among the congregation the man she had taken for husband as he lay on the very brink of the grave. THE ROMANCE OF PRINCESS ARNULF There is a subtle attraction about royalty which is irresistible. On the Continent there a re small reigning houses which form a link with the past. Such a house as this is depicted in "The Romance of Princess Arnulf." The pictu resque side of royalty is shown in strong contrast to the intimate life in the Cl'l.stle with, as it we re, the "lid off." With amazing candour the Princess unveils the family history and discovers more than one skeleton in the cupboard. But shi ning through these pages is the engaging personal ity of the Princess. \Ve fo llow her in her wanderings from capital to capital, in her unexpected accession to great weal th, and finally in her extraordina ry marriage and divorce. Not for many years has a book of such unusual interest been given to the reading public. THE WOMAN RUTH By Cu RTIS YoRKE, Author or "Irresponsible Ki tty,'' "Delphine,ll etc. Readers of Curt is Yorke do not need to be commended to her latest novel. The secret of her continued success is that she never gives us less than her best. "The Woman Ruth" epitomizes the qualities of head and heart to which she has accustomed us. An opt imistic view of life-tenderness, humour, human sympathy-these arc the main weapons in this gi fted author's bright and shining armou ry. JOHN LONG, Ltd., 12, 13, and 14, Norris St., Haymarke t, London |
