A List of Current Fiction — Published by William Heinemann at 21 Bedford St., London, W.C.
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The Dark Flower by JOHN GALSWORTHY
“Human emotion at the intensity that is begotten of conflict insoluble, and not merely of satiable and sated aspiration, is, at least, the novelist’s pre-occupation in this volume. And, like the old tragedians, he stands apart from his grim rendering of life, drawing no moral save that of pity and terror.... One need scarcely say that with this novel Mr. Galsworthy has added another to his series of powerful, vivid, and sincere studies of human nature. His characters stand out with the firmness of life.”
—Daily Telegraph.
Author of
MAN OF PROPERTY
THE ISLAND PHARISEES
THE PATRICIAN
A MOTLEY
COUNTRY HOUSE
FRATERNITY
THE INN OF TRANQUILITY
MOODS, SONGS & DOGGERELS
Marrying of Hester Rainsbrook by J. A. REVERMORT
“This novel is permeated not only by real culture, but by genuine insight into character, and the romance of ‘Hester Rainsbrook’ with the man whose dark background she redeems is well worth reading. The minor characters, too, stand out in excellent perspective.”
—T.P.’s Weekly.
The Perfect Wife by JOSEPH KEATING
“It is all written in the gayest, happiest spirit of light comedy... the whole thing is cleverly and entertainingly done... the story holds you interested and amused throughout.”
—The Bookman.
“It is a pure comedy... it makes excellent and exciting and humorous reading. There is plenty of good character-drawing to boot, and the writing is simple and effective and often witty.... Mr. Keating has written a very entertaining story, and we are grateful to him.”
—Daily Chronicle.
The Milky Way by F. TENNYSON JESSE
“A light-hearted medley, the spirit and picturesqueness of which the author cleverly keeps alive to the last act.”
—Times Literary Supplement.
“A book of youth and high spirits! That is the definition of this altogether delightful ‘Milky Way’... this wholly enchanting ‘Viv,’ her entourage... as gay and irresponsible as herself.... Miss Tennyson Jesse has great gifts; skill and insight, candour, enthusiasm, and a pleasant way of taking her readers into her confidence... the final impression is that she enjoyed writing her book just as much as this reviewer has enjoyed reading it.”
—Daily Mail.
Indiscretions of Dr. Carstairs by A. de O.
“The art of the short story is a rare one, and A. de O. not only possesses it in a general way, but adds to it what seems to be the skill of a specialist in the treatment of the professional motive inspiring all his tales... he is undeniably entertaining.”
—Observer.
Diana and Two Symphonies by FRANCIS TOYE
“There is much in this novel that goes crash through sentimentalism, and there is some excellent characterisation... the whole breathes such a clear desentimentalised air that it is invigorating.”
—Daily News and Leader.
“The hose of common sense is turned on the persisting remnants of the romance of Bohemianism.... The book gives us the contrast between the trivial round of ‘respectable’ society and life among the intellectuals.”
—Morning Post.
Goslings by J. D. BERESFORD 6/-
Author of “Joseph Stahl,” “A Candidate for Truth.”
“Many of the scenes of his book will live long in the imagination. The book is packed with such striking episodes, which purge the intellect, if not always the soul, with pity and terror and wonder. Mr. Beresford has, in fact, proved once again that, even if he may appear somewhat unsympathetic on the emotional side, he has an intellectual grasp as strong and as sure as that of any living novelist.”
—Morning Post.
“It is a wild and airy fantasy, and it embodies some uncommonly grim home truths. A book of whose success it is hardly possible to feel uncertain, unless the public have lost all palate for a tale that can make them thrill and make them think.”
—Observer.
Growing Pains by IVY LOW 6/-
(2nd Impression)
“It is a clever study of a modern young woman that Miss Ivy Low has written, clever in its frank presentation of the thoughts and actions of a somewhat over self-conscious girl who wishes to find her place in the world and fumbles and blunders in the seeking.”
—Daily Telegraph.
The Ambassadress by WILLIAM WRIOTHESLEY 6/-
“‘The Ambassadress,’ among many good and brilliant points, has the supreme merit of knowing what it talks about. It is the ‘vie intime’ itself of a brilliant côterie. The play and interplay of the different nationalities, the way in which their German background affects them all, the little incidental scandals and piquancies, the thumb-nail portraits of pretty, restless women and blasé cynical men, with the sprinkling of the strong and the sincere which is the salt of all such brews; the beautiful natures of Alexa and of her wonderful stepmother; the impression of the Wagner opera, and the sudden plunge into the depths below the music, which show that Mr. Wriothesley has some of the gift of vision as well as observation; all these things make the book a vivid and uncommon one that can hardly fail to claim attention.”
—Evening Standard.
The Sixty-First Second by OWEN JOHNSON 6/-
“What an excellent title, and what an excellent story is so named!”
—Evening News.
“The plot of the novel is ingenious, and the love affair—though really a side issue—is conducted on lines that are refreshingly original.”
—Yorkshire Post.
The Kingdom by HAROLD GOAD 6/-
“Its style and its fine handling will commend it to the judicious, especially as, despite the knowledge it displays of the monastic life of to-day and its insight into the mystical temper, it reveals no bias other than the artist’s sympathy with the struggles of a human soul.”
—The Times.
“The book is excellently written and is a clever study of a man’s spiritual life.”
—Daily Graphic.
James Hurd by R. O. PROWSE 6/-
“Thoughtful, able and interesting novel. The story cannot but enhance its author’s reputation.”
—Scotsman.
Gutter Babies by DOROTHEA SLADE 6/-
“She has brought from the heart of the slums some of the most delicately pathetic and most quaintly humorous stories that have ever been published. The gutter babies really live and play and work and die in her delightful realistic book, and one feels at the end as closely akin to those small, wild people of the back streets and alleys, as if one had stolen a little of Miss Slade’s deep understanding and tender sympathy.
“An altogether pleasing and attractive book.”
—Bookman.
A Band of Brothers by CHARLES TURLEY
“The plot of ‘A Band of Brothers’ is not only excellent, but quite original.... Mr. Turley’s book, though as a story it will give abundant pleasure to juniors, will appeal with even greater effect to parents and guardians.”
—Spectator.
“Mr. Turley has a greater gift for interpreting the mind of the school boy and for envisaging his conditions, than any living writer. We are inclined, after reading ‘A Band of Brothers,’ to say that he is our greatest writer of school stories, not excluding Thomas Hughes.”
—Pall Mall Gazette.
Lu of the Ranges by ELEANOR MORDAUNT 6/-
Author of “The Cost of It.”
“Miss Eleanor Mordaunt has the art, not only of visualizing scenes with such imminent force that the reader feels the shock of reality, but of sensating the emotions she describes. A finely written book, full of strong situations.”
—Everyman.
Virginia by ELLEN GLASGOW 6/-
(2nd Impression)
Author of “Phases of an Inferior Planet.”
“From beginning to end the book is alive with absorbing interest, and all the characters are convincing in their realism. A sure touch is manifested throughout. It is a striking work in style, in thought, in sympathy and understanding. We expect something distinctive from this author and her latest book splendidly fulfils our hopes.”
—Daily Herald.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me by HALL CAINE 6/-
“The filling in of the story is marked by all Mr. Hall Caine’s accustomed skill. There is a wealth of varied characterisation, even the people who make but brief and occasional appearances standing out as real individuals, and not as mere names.... In description, too, the novelist shows that his hand has lost nothing of its cunning.... Deeply interesting as a story—perhaps one of the best stories that Mr. Hall Caine has given us—the book will make a further appeal to all thoughtful readers for its frank and fearless discussion of some of the problems and aspects of modern social and religious life.”
—Daily Telegraph.
“Hall Caine’s voice reaches far; in this way ‘The Woman Thou Gavest Me’ strikes a great blow for righteousness. There is probably no other European novelist who could have made so poignant a tale of such simple materials. In that light Mr. Hall Caine’s new novel is his greatest achievement.”
—Daily Chronicle.
Other Novels of Hall Caine
(of which over 3 million copies have been sold).
“These volumes are in every way a pleasure to read. Of living authors, Mr. Hall Caine must certainly sway as multitudinous a following as any living man. A novel from his pen has become indeed for England and America something of an international event.”
—Times.
Author of
THE BONDMAN 6/-, 2/-, 7d. net.
CAPT’N DAVEYS HONEYMOON 2/-
MY STORY 6/-, 2/- net.
THE WHITE PROPHET 6/-
THE ETERNAL CITY 6/-, 2/-
THE MANXMAN 6/-, 2/-
THE PRODIGAL SON 6/-
THE SCAPEGOAT 6/-, 7d. net.
THE CHRISTIAN 6/-, 2/-
The Garden Without Walls by CONINGSBY DAWSON
“... work of such genuine ability that its perusal is a delight and its recommendation to others a duty.... It is a strong book, strong in every way, and it is conceived and executed on a large scale. But long as it is, there is nothing superfluous in it; its march is as orderly and stately as the pageant of life itself... and it is a book, too, that grows on you as you read it... and compels admiration of the talent and skill that have gone to its writing and the observation and reflection that have evolved its philosophy of life.”
—Glasgow Herald.
The Reward of Virtue by AMBER REEVES 6/-
“There is cleverness enough and to spare, but it is... a spontaneous cleverness, innate, not laboriously acquired.... The dialogue... is so natural, so unaffected, that it is quite possible to read it without noticing the high artistic quality of it.... For a first novel Miss Reeves’s is a remarkable achievement; it would be a distinct achievement even were it not a first novel.”
—Daily Chronicle.
Yonder by E. H. YOUNG
Author of “A Corn of Wheat.”
“The beauty of life shines through it all. The book is more than a conventional love story. Nothing could be more beautiful than the affection between Theresa and her Father, and it is a touch for which alone the story is worth reading. The Book is written throughout with sympathy and dignity, and in places sounds a note of poetry.”
—Daily Mail.
The Truth About Camilla by GERTRUDE HALL
“I have not for a long time past come across a more vivid personality in fiction.”
—Punch.
“Camilla never fails the reader, and we are sure very few readers will fail to give her enough admiration and affection to satisfy her passionate amour propre. For ourselves, we think her as delightful as she is amazing. If this be a first adventure in fiction it is certainly an extraordinarily good one, and the author is to be congratulated on what, with little exaggeration, may be described as a ‘tour de force.’”
—Pall Mall Gazette.
The Merry Marauders by ARTHUR J. REES
“‘The Merry Marauders’ in no way belies its title. In a gay, light-hearted fashion, whose fun is infectious, it tells of the vicissitudes of a humble dramatic company in their efforts to amuse New Zealand.... A book in which there is a laugh on every page is a rare thing now-a-days. And ‘The Merry Marauders’ have left us their debtor.”
—Outlook.
Less Than the Dust by MARY AGNES HAMILTON 6/-
“There is something delightfully fresh in the method of treatment, something that seems to mark the passing of another milestone in the work of the literary woman. Literary is the right word, for Miss Hamilton’s style bears the stamp of a natural purity of diction, while her analysis of emotion and character is keen without being over-protracted.”
—Daily Telegraph.
Set to Partners by Mrs. HENRY DUDENEY 6/-
Author of “A Runaway Ring,” “The Orchard Thief,” “A Large Room,” etc.
“If we were asked to say what is in ‘Set to Partners’ that we find so arresting, we should be likely to place the impression of reality which it conveys above its grim choice of situation, or even above Mrs. Henry Dudeney’s gift of delineating character, which is out of the common and yet never vague... a piece out of life... none will deny the splendid vitality of the work, which is by far the best that Mrs. Dudeney has yet done.”
—Daily Graphic.
The Hippodrome by RACHEL HAYWARD 6/-
Illustrated by CLARA WATERS.
A brightly coloured story, the scene of which is laid in Barcelona. A young Irish girl who is dependent on herself for a means of subsistence becomes a “star” turn at a circus. While in the back-waters of that existence she falls in with certain gentlemen of international importance. She becomes their dupe and slave and passes through many adventures. But there is a way of escape and she takes it. Decidedly a book of swift movement and keen excitement.
Libby Ann by SADIE CASEY
“A delightful story of Irish village life, written with intimate knowledge, and a very vivid pen, resulting in a charming mosaic of small happenings, none of them made magically interesting by the craft of the author. If this is a first book, as it appears to be, it is a grateful duty to welcome the writer to the realms of fiction, and to hope that she will add many more such works to her record.... This is an entirely charming book, full of humour, and affording a particularly interesting picture of life in rural Ireland.”
—Daily Graphic.
King Errant by FLORA ANNIE STEEL 6/-
(2nd Impression)
Author of “On the Face of the Waters,” etc.
“Mrs. Steel has made for herself a high reputation by the excellence of her Indian novels; in the vividness of the Oriental picture which it presents her ‘King Errant’ stands on quite as high a level as her other books.
“Historically accurate and sufficiently absorbing, and the results of Mrs. Steel’s careful study of his character is that Baber stands out from the mists of nearly four centuries as a very real and attractive person.”
—Times.
Author of
A PRINCE OF DREAMERS
THE FLOWER OF FORGIVENESS
FROM THE FIVE RIVERS
THE HOSTS OF THE LORD
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF GOD
IN THE PERMANENT WAY
MISS STUART’S LEGACY
ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS
THE POTTER’S THUMB
RED ROWANS
A SOVEREIGN REMEDY
VOICES IN THE NIGHT
and other stories.
O Pioneers by WILLA S. CATHER
“An admirably written tale of life in Nebraska.... The pioneer spirit has been seized and rendered without gesticulation, and the heroine is an altogether charming and natural figure.”
—T. P’s Weekly.
“Vivid pictures of the old country life of those early pioneering years are provided, and the sunshine of romance and the shadow of tragedy flit across the pages and lift the story to fascinating heights at times.”
—Scotsman.
The Mountain Apart by JAMES PROSPER
“This is not merely a ‘clever’ novel, but a book of marked originality, in which are neither villains nor saints, but real people whom we come to know intimately.... It is a book that should be read carefully, and we wish its author the large public that such work deserves.”
—Academy.
The Life Mask by the Author of “He Who Passed.” 6/-
“A highly remarkable novel, with a plot both striking and original, and written in a style quite distinctive and charming.”
“Seldom, if ever, has a tale given me so genuine a surprise or such an unexpectedly creepy sensation.”
—Punch.
He Who Passed
To M. L. G. 6/-
“As a story, it is one of the most enthralling I have read for a long time.... Six—seven o’clock struck—half-past-seven—and yet this extraordinary narrative of a woman’s life held me absolutely enthralled.... I forgot the weather; I forgot my own grievances; I forgot everything, in fact, under the spell of this wonderful book.... In fact the whole book bears the stamp of reality from cover to cover. There is hardly a false or strained note in it. It is the ruthless study of a woman’s life.... If it is not the novel of the season, the season is not likely to give us anything much better.”
—The Tatler.
John Christopher
I. Dawn and Morning.
II. Storm and Stress.
III. John Christopher in Paris
IV. The Journey’s End
by ROMAIN ROLLAND each 6/-
Translated by GILBERT CANNAN. Author of “Little Brother,” etc.
“To most readers he will be a revelation, a new interest in their lives. Take the book up where you will, and you feel interested at once. You can read it and re-read it. It never wearies nor grows irritating.”
—The Daily Telegraph.
“His English exercises so easy an effect that the reader has never for an instant the irritating sense of missing beauties through the inadequacies of a borrowed language; we have also compared it in many cases with the original and found it remarkably accurate. Readers may then be assured that they will lose but little of Mr. Rolland’s beauty and wisdom, even though they are unable to read him in the original, and Mr. Cannan is to be warmly congratulated.”
—The Standard.
“A noble piece of work, which must, without any doubt whatever, ultimately receive the praise and attention which it so undoubtedly merits.... There is hardly a single book more illustrative, more informing and more inspiring... than M. Romain Rolland’s creative work, ‘John Christopher’.”
—The Daily Telegraph.
The Novels of Dostoevsky
Translated by CONSTANCE GARNETT
“By the genius of Dostoevsky you are always in the presence of living, passionate characters. They are not puppets, they are not acting to keep the plot in motion. They are men and women—I should say you can hear them breathe—irresistibly moving to their appointed ends.”
—Evening News.
I. The Brothers Karamazov 3/6 Net
“No other writer perhaps has given to materials so ugly, not merely strength and life, but grave pathos and tragic beauty.”
—Times.
II. The Idiot 3/6 Net
“In many of his novels, Dostoevsky has contrasted spiritual love and physical passion, but in no other has the terror of the conflict culminated in such tragic loneliness as in the final scene of ‘The Idiot.’”
—Daily Chronicle.
The Possessed
The Novels of Leo Tolstoy
Translated by CONSTANCE GARNETT
Anna Karenin 2/6 Net
War and Peace 3/6 Net
“Mrs. Garnett’s translations from the Russian are always distinguished by most careful accuracy and a fine literary flavour.”
—The Bookman.
“Mrs. Garnett’s translation has all the ease and vigour which Matthew Arnold found in French versions of Russian novels and missed in English. She is indeed so successful that, but for the names, one might easily forget he was reading a foreign author.”
—The Contemporary Review.
The Headquarter Recruit by RICHARD DEHAN 6/-
(2nd Impression)
“There is real truth and pathos in the ‘Fourth Volume,’ originality in ‘The Tribute of Offa,’ and pith in nearly all of them.”
—Times.
“There is not one of the tales which will fail to excite, amuse, entertain, or in some way delight the reader.”
—Liverpool Daily Post.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Between Two Thieves
(2nd Impression)6/-
“The book is really an amazing piece of work. Its abounding energy, its grip on our attention, its biting humour, its strong, if sometimes lurid word painting have an effect of richness and fullness of teeming life, that sweeps one with it. What an ample chance for praise and whole-hearted enjoyment. The thing unrols with a vividness that never fails.”
—Daily News and Leader.
The Dop Doctor
(Now in its 16th Edition).2/- net
“Pulsatingly real—gloomy, tragic, humorous, dignified, real. The cruelty of battle, the depth of disgusting villainy, the struggles of great souls, the irony of coincidence are all in its pages.... Who touches this book touches a man. I am grateful for the wonderful thrills ‘The Dop Doctor’ has given me. It is a novel among a thousand.”
—The Daily Express.
A Likely Story by WILLIAM DE MORGAN 6/-
“How delightful it all is.... Mr. De Morgan is worth having for himself alone and for the point of view of the world that he shows us.”
—Standard.
“The book is great fun.... Much amusement, much cause for sly chuckling throughout the book.... I have enjoyed every line of it.”
—T. P.’s Weekly.
“You cannot resist the charm of the narrator, who makes you feel as if you were listening to an improvisation.”
—The Spectator.
Author of
JOSEPH VANCE
ALICE FOR SHORT
AN AFFAIR OF DISHONOUR
IT NEVER CAN HAPPEN AGAIN
SOMEHOW GOOD
The Weaker Vessel by E. F. BENSON 6/-
“Among the writers of the present day who can make fiction the reflection of reality, one of the foremost is Mr. E. F. Benson. From the very beginning the interest is enchained.”
—Daily Telegraph.
Author of
JUGGERNAUT
*ACCOUNT RENDERED
AN ACT IN A BACKWATER
*THE ANGEL OF PAIN
*THE BOOK OF MONTHS
*THE CHALLONERS
*THE CLIMBER
THE HOUSE OF DEFENCE
*THE IMAGE IN THE SAND
*THE LUCK OF THE VAILS
*MAMMON & CO.
*PAUL
THE PRINCESS SOPHIA
*A REAPING
THE RELENTLESS CITY
*SCARLET AND HYSSOP
*SHEAVES
Each Crn. 8vo. Price 6/-.
Those volumes marked * can also be obtained in the Two Shilling net Edition, and also the following volumes
THE OSBORNES
THE VINTAGE
DODO
⁂ “The Book of Months” and “A Reaping” form one volume in this Edition.
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