2j- Series continued. 

 THE BLIND SIDE OF THE HEART. 



By F. E. CRICHTON. Author of " The Soundless 

 Tide " ; " Tinker's Hollow," &c. 



" Full of humour and yet touched with fairy light. Mr. 

 Brady and James Hanlon as horse-dealers are a perpetual 

 joy. . . . We are truly thankful to Mrs. Crichton for 

 her subtle blending of humour and magic." Pall Mall 

 Gazette. 



"It is in her peasants and commonalty that Mrs. 

 Crichton excels. . . . The landlady, the farmers, the 

 horse-dealers, these live and move and have their being 

 in a way that proves that out of them Mrs. Crichton could 

 build as Barrie built in Thrums." Northern Whig. 



" Very fine Irish story. . . . The writer can reproduce 

 Irish humour and the native dialect, that give it such a 

 charm, with unfailing accuracy." Dublin Daily Express. 



" The charm of the book lies in the author's sympathetic 

 and instinctive understanding of the Irish character and 

 in the ability with which the thought and speech of the 

 Irish country people are reproduced. . . ." Manchester 

 Courier. 



" This is a story of Irish ' life ' . . and one of the most 

 fragrant and charming modern romances that has come 

 even out of Ireland. Its sketches of Irish life are full of 

 vivacity and humour. . . . It is a very human story ; 

 its many and varied characters are delightfully natural 

 men and women, and it is their very naturalness and the 

 naturalness of what they say and do that is at least half 

 the secret of the story's interest." Bookman. 



11 What is chiefly attractive in the book is not so much 

 the simple story as the delightful quiet humour with 

 which the book is pervaded. . . . The whole thing 

 is told with a simplicity and naturalness equal to that 

 of the people themselves." Glasgow News. 



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