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FICTION. 



The Mermaid of Inish-Uig. 



By R. W. K. EDWARDS. 

 Crown 8vo., 35. 6d. 



'A book of singular freshness and originality.' Spectator. 



' " The Mermaid of Inish-Uig " has been written with a very rare and curious art. From first 

 to last it has been clear that Mr. Edward-*' aim has been to suggest the wonderful, the incredible, 

 and he has been completely successful. The idea is excellent ; still more excellent is the way in 

 which it has been worked out. Those who have essayed the genre of the wonderful know that 

 the chief difficulty lies in devising a background of sober fact, in the harmonizing of wild and 

 improbable incidents with everyday life. To tell a tale of frank impossibility is comparatively 

 easy. But it does not convince, and is seen at once to be a mere fantasy outside of life as we 

 know it. Here, then, is the difficulty which Mr. Edwards has overcome with such curious 

 success ; his novel is a fantasy, and yet it is convincing ; it is a part of real existence.' 

 Literature. 



' It is written with skill and genuine feeling for the pathetic and picturesque elements of 

 peasant life on th; coastline of Donegal.' Athenaum, 



A Reputation for a Song. 



By MAUD OXENDEN, Author of ' Interludes.' 

 Crown 8vo., 6s. 



'There is plenty of variety in Miss Oxenden s new story, and the threads of a very interesting 

 plot are cleverly held together.' World. 



' It is a capital piece of latter-day fiction, and is calculated to add to the reputation which 

 Miss Oxenden made in " Interludes." ' Scotsman, 



1 The cleverness of the story, the neatness of the style, and the liveliness of the dialogue show 

 that the author is one to be watched." Pall Mall Gazette- 



The King with Two Faces. 



ByM. E. COLERIDGE. 



Eighth Edition. One vol., crown 8vo., 6s. 



' We despair of giving to those who have not read this beautiful romance an adequate impres- 

 sion of the delicacy and variety of its portraiture, the freshness, subtlety, and distinction of its 

 dialogue, and the poignant interest excited in the fortunes of the leading dramatis persona. 

 In the whole range of contemporary fiction we know of no more picturesque Royal figure than 

 that of Gustavus as he is limned by Miss Coleridge. Above all, the book has to a quite 

 exceptional degree the quality of glamour. Fresh from its perusal, and still under the spell of 

 its magic, we are fain to re-echo Schumann's historic greeting addressed to Chopin in a review 

 of his earliest published pianoforte works, " Hats off, gentlemen ! A genius."' Spectator. 



' One of the very rare novels which yield so much pleasure that it almost stifles criticism 

 Miss Coleridge's quality is that of perfectly original brilliancy in romantic narration. Her style 

 is at once placid and spirited, full of colour without heaviness and luxury, correct, rapid, adequate, 

 with no tedious research of " the word," or preciosity. Her imagination is wonderfully vivid ; 

 for scenes and moments, colour, form, atmosphere, are all felt and conveyed in her pictures 

 which are not too numerous, and are never tedious." Times, 



1 One of the cleverest historical novels of late years.' Literature. 



' This is one of the most remarkable stories that we have read for many a day. . . . Gustavus 

 is throughout a magnificent figure. ... It is a bold thing to say, but we hardly remember in 

 fiction the figure of a king more finely drawn. . . . We desire to welcome this fascinating book.' 

 Westminster Gazette. 



