JOHN LANE'S LIST OF FICTION 



BY IRENE MILLER. 



SEKHET. Crown Svo. 6/- 



% Sekhet deals with that topic of unwearying interest to readers o! romance 

 the adventures and struggles of an exquisitely lovely woman upon whom the 

 hand of Fate is laid heavily. From the days of her beautiful girlhood when her 

 Guardian himself proves her tempter, Evarne has good reason to believe herself 

 one of victims of " Sekhet," the ancient Egyptian Goddess of Love and Cruelty. 

 Even though the main theme of this story is the tragic outcome of a too passionate* 

 love, portions of Evarne's experiences, such as those with the bogus Theatrical 

 manager, are full of humour, and throughout there is a relieving lightness of touch 

 in the writing. The book grows in interest as it proceeds, and the final portion 

 a long duel between Evarne and the evil genius of her life is dramatic in the 

 extreme. The result remains uncertain till the last page or two, and though 

 decidedly ghastly is entirely original and unforeseen. 



BY HECTOR H. MUNRO (Saki) 



THE CHRONICLES OF CLOVIS. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Author of " Reg-inakl," 

 A NEW HUMOURIST. 



%* Clovia is an embodiment of the Modern Man in his most frivolous, cynical, 

 mischief-loving vem. lie moves through, or inspires, a series of congenial adventures 

 in the world of country-house and restaurant life. The chronicle of his sayings 

 and misdoings form a feast of wit and humour that will convince many that it ia 

 no longer necessary to go abroad for our humourists. 



BY LOUIS N. PARKER 



POMANDER WALK. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Author of "Rosemary," etc. With numerous Illustrations by 

 J. Scott Williams. 



% 'Novelised by the author of the delightful play of the same name, which has 

 met with so much success both in England and the United States. A picture ol 

 one of the quaint out-of-the-way corners of London of the olden times. The volume 

 contains a tinted frontispiece and title page, and numerous other charming 

 illustrations. 



BY JOHN PARKINSON. 



OTHER LAWS. Crown Svo. 6/- 



** This book is distinctly the outcome of the latest " intellectual " movement 

 in novel-writing. The hero, Hawkins, is an African explorer. During a holiday in 

 England he falls in love with and captivates Caroline Blackwood, a woman of 

 strong personality. Circumstances prevent him from entering upon a formal 

 engagement, and he departs again for Africa, without proposing marriage. Caroline 

 and Hawkins correspond fitfully for some time; but then a startling combination 

 of events causes Hawkins to penetrate further and further into the interior; a 

 native village is burned, and a report, based apparently upon fact, is circulated 

 of his death. Not until seven months have elapsed is he able to return to England. 

 He finds Caroline married to a man who has found her money useful. Here the 

 siory, strong and moving throughout, moves steadily to the close, describing 

 delicately and analytically the soul conflict of a man and a woman, sundered and 

 separate, with a yearning for eafh other's love. 



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