Three Men in a Boat (1889)/Adverts
Arrowsmith's Bristol Library.
Fcap. 8vo, stiff covers, 1/-; cloth, 1/6.
Saturday Review speaks of Arrowsmith's Bristol Library "as necessary to the traveller as a rug in winter and a dust-coat in summer."
CALLED BACK; HUGH CONWAY.
BROWN EYES MAY CROMMELIN.
DARK DAYS HUGH CONWAY.
FORT MINSTER, M.P. Sir E.J. REED, K.C.B., M.P.
THE RED CARDINAL Mrs. FRANCES ELLIOT.
THE TINTED VENUS F. ANSTEY.
JONATHAN'S HOME ALAN DALE.
SLINGS AND ARROWS HUGH CONWAY.
OUT OF THE MISTS DANIEL DORMER.
KATE PERCIVAL Mrs. J. COMYNS CARR.
KALEE'S SHRINE GRANT ALLEN.
CARRISTON'S GIFT HUGH CONWAY.
THE MARK OF CAIN ANDREW LANG.
PLUCK J. STRANGE WINTER.
DEAR LIFE Mrs. J. E. PANTON.
GLADYS' PERIL JOHN COLEMAN and JOHN C. CHUTE.
WHOSE HAND? or, The Mystery of No Man's Heath. W. G. WILLS and The Hon. Mrs. GREENE
THAT WINTER NIGHT ROBERT BUCHANAN
THE GUILTY RIVER WILKIE COLLINS.
FATAL SHADOWS Mrs. L. L. LEWIS.
THE LOVELY WANG Hon. L. WINGFIELD
PATTY'S PARTNER JEAN MIDDLEMASS.
"VR." A Comedy of Errors EDWARD ROSE.
THE PARK LANE MYSTERY. A Story of Love and Magic JOSEPH HATTON.
FRIEND MAC DONALD MAX O'RELL.
KATHARINE REGINA WALTER BESANT.
JAN VERCLOOTZ MATTHEW STRONG.
THE CLIFF MYSTERY HAMILTON AIDÉ.
AS A BIRD TO THE SNARE. GERTRUDE WARDEN.
TRACKED OUT: A Secret of the Guillotine, ARTHUR À BECKETT.
A SOCIETY CLOWN GEORGE GROSSMITH.
CHECK & COUNTER-CHECK BRANDER MATTHEWS and GEORGE H. JESSOP.
THE INNER HOUSE WALTER BESANT.
A VAGABOND WILL W. G. WATERS.
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER EDGAR LEE,
TROLLOPE'S DILEMMA ST. AUBYN.
JACQUES BONHOMME MAX O'RELL.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
Crown 4to. 5/-.
King Diddle. By H. C. Davidson.
Illustrated by E. A. Lemann.
'A beautifully illustrated book for children,"—Pall Mall Gazette.
"Merrily described. The coloured illustrations are particularly refined and graceful."—Graphic.
"Quaint and fanciful, it is well calculated to interest young readers."—Scotsman.
"The story is charmingly told, and cannot fail to prove a source of great delight to children."—Manchester Courier.
"A very pretty gift book, with beautiful type and paper, and charming drawings by E. A, Lemann."—Standard.
"Deals with the wondrous sight seen by two children in a lumber room one night."—Punch.
"Graceful and charming and original."—Art Journal.
Fcap. 4to, coloured cover, 2/6 (postage 3d.)
Buz; or, The Life and Adventures of a Honey Bee. By Maurice Noel. Illustrated by Linley Sambourne.}}
"One of the best children's books this season."—Saturday Review.
"Into this pretty little story the author has woven an interesting account of the habits of bees,"—Bookseller.
"Swarming, comb-building, storing honey, and other incidents in bee economy, are described in pleasant and familiar style."—Literary World.
"Buz is partly a fairy tale, partly an account of the economy of a bee's life." Academy.
"Under the guise of a cheerful insect biography Mr. Noel in Buz minutely depicts the habits of bees, and gives an excellent idea of the busy workers and their homes."—Graphic.
"It is a book that can hardly fail to be a favourite with the young readers." School Board Chronicle.
Fcap. 4to, coloured cover, 3/6.
Under the Water. By Maurice Noel. Author of "Buz."
Drawings by E. A. Lemann.
"Inevitably recalls Kingsley's Water Babies,"—Saturday Review.
"We have here something like a blending of the legend of Lurline and the story of Alice in Wonderland."—Daily News.
"The story is full of adventure and wonderment,"—Western Morning News.
"Children would be delighted with this tasteful book and its lively illustrations." Graphic.
"There is some pretty, fanciful writing; the pictures, too, are decidedly good." Spectator.
"Much quiet humour is displayed in the narrative."—Daily News.
Crown 8vo, cloth, 2/- (postage 2d.)
Folk Lore and Fairy Tales. By W. A. Leonard.
"Great credit is due to Mr. Leonard for the manner in which he has handled his subject; many of his stories are derived from German, and some few from Oriental sources."—Bookseller.
Crown 4to. Cloth 5/-
FAIRY TALE BY ANDREW LANG.
The Gold of Fairnilee.
FRONTISPIECE by T. SCOTT, and FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS (in colours) by E. A. LEMANN.
"A Fairy Tale by a Master of the Craft."—Glasgow Herald.
"The tale is written with admirable simplicity and charm."—Scotsman.
Crown 8vo, parchment back, paper sides, 3/6.
A Life's Idylls, and other Poems.
By Hugh Conway.
Author of "Called Back," "Dark Days," &c., &c.
"Marked by a freshness of inspiration which is in itself a rare and welcome merit."—Morning Post.
Crown 8vo, 202 pp., cloth, 2/6. (Published at 5/-).
Soap. A Romance.
By Constance MacEwen (Mrs. A. C. Dicker),
Author of "Miss Beaucham," "A Philistine," &c.,
"Decidedly both clever and amusing."—Literary World.
"Teems with original thought and purity of style."—John Bull.
Crown 8vo. 5/-.
Twycross's Redemption. By Alfred St. Johnston.
Author of '*CAMPING AMONG CANNIBALS," '*In Quest oF Gold," &c., &c.
Eight Illustrations by Gordon Browne.
"Rightly calls itself a story of wild adventure."—Athenæum.
"There are few Christmas books that equal it in interest."—London Figaro.
Fcap. folio. Price 5/-, published at 10/6.
Pen and Pencil Notes on the Riviera and North Italy. By Mary D. Tothill.
Forty-seven full-page Pen and Ink Sketches.
"There is a freshness and directness about the whole book which is very charming, and many of the illustrations show genuine artistic power."—Figaro.
Crown 8vo, 1/6. Cloth, 2/6.
Lawn-Tennis: its Rise and Progress.
Including Biographical Sketch and Portrait of Ernest Renshaw, W. Renshaw, H. F. Lawford, W. J. Hamilton, E. W. Lewis, E. de S. H. Browne, H. Grove, C, Lacy Sweet, Miss L. Dod. And a Treatise on the Game.
By W. METHVEN BROWNLEE.
Author of 'The Biography or W. G. Grace."
Admitted by all the Champion Players to be the best work on the game that has yet appeared.
READY IN OCTOBER.
Broad cap 8vo, 142 pp., cloth 3/6.
PRINCE PRIGIO
BY
Author of "The Mark of Cain," "The Gold of Fairnilee," &c.
FRONTISPIECE and 26 ILLUSTRATIONS
By GORDON BROWNE.
Crown 8vo, 300 pp., stiff boards, 2/6.
JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT.
BY
Author of "John Bull and His Island,"
"Friend MacDonald," &c.
"The book is delightful reading; light, bright, witty, never deep but never dull. It is vastly enteraining."—Scotsman.
"Max O'Rell's book is creating a stir throughout the length and breadth of America. 45,000 copies were sold within a week of publication,"—New York World.