8 Mr. Edward Arnold's Spring Announcements 



NEW NOVELS— continued. 



AN EXTREMELY INTERESTING NOVEL 

 BY A NEW AUTHOR. 



SILVERWOOL. 



a a;nle of tbe mortb Countrg jfelle. 



By EMILY JENKINSON. 



Crown 8vo., cloth. 6s. 



Every page of this powerful and original novel is fragrant with 

 the fresh mountain air of the Fells. What Thomas Hardy has 

 done for the people of Wessex, Miss Jenkinson aims with con- 

 siderable success at doing for the Northern Dalesmen. ' Silver- 

 wool ' is a prize ram, and the action of the story to some extent 

 centres round his fortunes in the show-ground, affording the 

 author scope for some very interesting studies of country life and 

 character. The situations are excellent, the characters well- 

 drawn, and the style literary and charming. 



A STEPSON OF THE SOIL. 



By MARY J. H. SKRINE. ■? 



Crown 8vo., cloth. 6s. 



This story deals with life in an English village of the southern 

 counties. It concerns itself chiefly with an old couple in an old 

 cottage, their 'hidy-holes,' their relations with each other, and 

 with a runaway waif, who becomes their lodger : also with the 

 fortunes in love and luck of handsome Robert Burn, the 

 Warrener ; and with the local wise woman and her ' lawful arts.' 

 It is impossible to do justice to the charm and skill of the story 

 in a mere outline. The waif, Phil White, is admirably drawn, so 

 are the old Dallins. There is a delicate strength in the picture of 

 Jane Dallin, which will be appreciated by every reader. 



LONDON : EDWARD ARNOLD, 41 & 43 MADDOX STREET. W. 



