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Show John Long's New and Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVELS-contin11£d THE SONG OF SURRENDER By HENRY BRucE, Author of 11 The Native \Vife," ~<The Eurasian,"" The Residency," etc. Like the autho r's previous novels, this is a story of life in I ndia. It depicts the Maratha Prince, lover of the beautiful white Eurasian, and recounts their romantic attachment. The clement of mystery is skilfully contrived. Whether in its scns.'l.tiona\ or humorous p.'l.rts the novel retains a distinct grip. THE WIZARD OF THE TURF By NAT GouLD. (For Complete List of Nat Gould's Novels see pages 12 and 13.) This novel follows "A Fortune at Stake" and "A Gamble for Love," the first two novels by Nat Gould to be issued at the outset at 6s. The innovation was an immediate success. The new tale, "The Wizard of the Turf," should undoubtedly win for itself many admirers. The hero and heroine have strong dominating personalities, and the Jove interest is well sustained. The clement of sport of course prevails, and the OOok may fairly be said to be as thrilling as any Mr. Nat Gould has written. THE MORMON LION By DAVID FoRD. A story of true love and steadfast cou rage is never more cha rming than when contmsted with tragedy. Such is this powerful novel of the days when polygamy was rampant in Utah. In a vivid, lucid way the terrible C\·ents of Mormon history of the fifties a re woven into a plot, the interest of which never flags. The heroine is the sweet and lovely daughter of one of the many English families that were lured to the desert·girt land pointed to by 1\Jormon missionaries as an ea rthly paradise. THE COURTS OF LOVE By FARREN LEBRETON, Author of" Fruits of P leasure." A Russian prison, with all its grim horrors, closed round »hry Trefusis, a lovely young English girl. Overwhelming circumstances forced her to accept the protection of the prison governor, who soon passionately adored his bcauti· ful ward. The cont rast between her stirring life in Russia and the peaceful idyllic life she leads with her Guernsey fri ends is well presented. JOHN LONG, Ltd., 12, 13, and 14, Norris St., Haymarket, London John Long's New and Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVELS-continued THE DREAM FRIEND By V. GOLDIE, Author of "Nigel Thomson," "Marjorie Stevens," etc. A story that rai ses the question of how f.1.r it is pe rmi s~ ibl c to take the personal responsibility of dealing with one who is dangerous and burdensome to society, but against whom the existing Jaws pro\'idc no remedy. In the case of the moral degenerate, Donald Sturgess, husband of the Dream Friend, for whom the narrator of the talc has a romantic, but not wholly disinterested, friendship, an answer is found. But whether this answer, highly unusual in itse lf, is the right one, is for readers to decide according to their own standards. THE DESPOT By ELLEN ADA Sl\fiT!-1, Author of "The P rice of Conquest,"" The Busybody," etc. This is the story of a man who is great in everything with the exception of his unscrupulous methods of benefiting the race, present and future. An implacable man, and very greatly daring where his philanthropy is concerned, he sacrifices those round him ruthl essly to his most excellent purpose. The woman who loves him and his friend alike a re hound to his hard service. Some qualified to judge call him one of the greatest of hypnotists. De this as it may, his wife loves him to the last, and the friend whom he has betrayed into virtual slavery has loyal thoughts of him still. HONOUR IN PAWN By H . MAXWELL, Author of "The Paramount Shop," " The Beloved Premier," etc. There are few themes in fiction that g rip the interest of the reader so Ill · evitably as that which deals with the sudden rise from obscurity and poverty to influence and affiuence. The motif of the story is a wcl\.marked varia· tion of this very human theme. The no\·el abounds in fine situations and wei\. imagined incidents, and the dialogue is distinguished by that "crispness'' which we expect to find in Mr. Maxwell's work, and which the critics unite in commending as a special characteristic of his literary style. JOHN LONG, Ltd., 12, 13, and 14, Norris St., Haymarket, London |
