JOHN LANE'S LIST OF FICTION 

 BY ARNOLD HOLCOMBE. 



THE ODD MAN. Crown Svo. 61- 



Monnng Post — " One of the most refreshing and amusing books that we have 

 read for some months. ... ' The Odd Man ' is a book to put on one's shelves 

 and Mr. Holcombe's is a name to remember.' 



BY ADELAIDE HOLT. 



THE VALLEY OF REGRET. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Timcs. — " Strong individualities, freshlj' conceived and firmly drawn. . . . 

 The book is one which augurs well for the writer; for she certainly has the gift 

 of reaching the reader's heart." 



BY WILFRID SCARBOROUGH JACKSON. 



NINE POINTS OF THE LAW. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Manchesler Guardian — "The kindly humorous philosophy of this most divert- 

 ing story is as remarkable as its attractive style. "There is hardly a page without 

 something quotable, some neat bit of phrasing or apt wording of a truth." 



HELEN OF TROY. N.Y. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Daily Chronicle— '■^ The story is at once original, impossible, artificial, and 

 very amusing. Go, get the work and read." 



TRIAL BY MARRIAGE. Crown Svo. 6/- 



J-f^orld—" One can confidently promise the reader of this skilfully treated and 

 unconventional novel that he will not find a page of it dull. It is one that will be 

 not only read but remembered." 



BY MRS. JOHN LANE. | 



KITW^^K. Crown Svo. 6/- 



A Story with numerous illustrations by Howard Pyle, 

 Albert Sterner and George Wharton Edwards. 



Times — " Mrs. Lane has succeeded to admiration, and chiefly by reason of 

 being so much interested in her theme that she makes no conscious effort to 

 please. . . . Everyone who seeks to be diverted will read ' Kitwyk ' for its 

 obvious qualities of entertainment." 



THE CHAMPAGNE STANDARD. Crown Svo. 6/- 



Morning Post — " The author's champagne overflows with witty sayings too 

 numerous to cite." 



Pall Mall Gazette — " Mrs. Lane's papers on our social manners and foibles are 

 the most entertaining, the kindest and the truest that have been oflered us for a 

 longtime. . . . The book shows an airy philosophy that will render it of service 

 to the social student." 



BALTHASAR AND OTHER STORIES . Crown Svo. 6/- 



Translated by Mrs. John Lane from the French of Anatole France 



Daily Graphic — "The original charm and distinction of the author's style has 

 survivedf the difficult ordeal of appearing in another language. . . . 'The Cure's 

 Mignonette" is as perfect in itself as some little delicate flower." 



