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Show John Long's New and Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVELS-conti111ted BLESSINGTON'S FOLLY By THEODORE GooDRIDGE RoBERTS, Author of "Love on Smoky River,'' etc. The qualities which made" Love on Smoky River" such an instantaneous and unqualified success are again brought into play in the present novel. The author unfolds his theme with skill and power, and fully maintains the reputation he has gained for telling a good story well. AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE By VIoLET TwEEDALE, Author of "The House of the Other \Vorld," etc. This is a book of a very unusual type. It is a powerful no\"el dealing with Sata.nism, an evil cult which is making crcat headway in Europe. The man who forms the unholy alliance is Canon Gilchrist, who ha<> been unfairly de. prived of a peerage, and hopes to regain his position hy the help of the Powers of Darkness. There is a charming love element, and the story shows the author at her best. A MILLION FOR A SOUL By Mrs. C. E. PHILLIMORE, Author of" Two Women and a Maharajah." An Irish patriot bequeaths to his child, as her sole inheritance, his love for drink. She marries in• India, and through constant strain succumbs to the degrading habit. Cast off by her husband, h~r lov~r seek~ to regain her and effect her regeneration. The story ends wtlh thts achteved, though the manner of its accomplislnnent is by way of the unexpected. THREE SUMMERS By VtcTOR L. WHITECHURCII, Author of "The Canon in Residence/' 11 Left in Charge," etc. Here is a book that will appeal to all who love a good plot and plenty of incident. It runs along fresh and sparkling and true to the end. The h:ro and heroine are cleverly depicted in this charming romance, which t~ems wtth lovable characters. I t is a novel which enhances the reputation of thts popular author. JOHN LONG, Ltd., 12, I3, and 14, Norris St., Haymarket, London ... ~ .... , .. .,., I I ·~ I" r • • John Long's New and Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVEL S-contim<ed THE SNAKE GARDEN By AMY J. BAKe.,, Author of" I Too Have Known,'' "The Impenitent Prayer," etc. As with her two previous successes, the scene is laid in South Africa. Miss Baker writes with a realism that is the outcome of personal experience. Theo, the he:-oinc, is an unusual type of girl, and how she st raigh tens out her life is told witil rare humour and psychological insight. The book is remarkable for its clear-cut pictures of Colonial life. THE BARBARIANS By jAMES BLYTH, Author of "Rubina," 11 Amazement," etc. The marital relationship is the keynote of "The Barbarians." Original, virile, human, bold and sympathetic, the novel, both in interest and craftsmanship, is a worthy successor of a sequence of brilliantly limned portraits of the feminine character. It is the tale that matters, and as a story-teller Mr. Blyth may well challenge comparison. THE SECRET CALLING By OLIVIA RAMSEY, Author of" Callista in Revolt," etc. This is a Jove story of unusual charm dealing with the fortunes of two gi rls. An artist falls in love with one; the other rejects the brilliant marriage arranged for her by her worldly aunt. Each girl seeks safety in flight. I low both are finally won by the men who love them is convincingly described by the author. In this book she again displays her acknowledged skill as a clever novelist. THE ENCHANTING DISTANCE By LtLtAN ARNOLD, Author of" The Storm-Dog," 11 Also Joan," etc. This is a love story, in the development of which it becomes apparent that things arc seldom what they seem, and that the most passionate attachments are rarely based on pure reason. The adventures of the heroine in search of a life of her own in London arc told with much humour. JOHN LONG, Ltd., 12, 13, and 14, Norris St., Haymarket, London |
