ver, as this
aspect of the story has been managed, it has other sources of
strength."--_Scotsman._

"The chief interest ... lies in the fascinating young
adventuress, who finds a temporary nest in the old
professor's family, and wins all hearts in St. Rule's by her
beauty and her sweetness."--_Morning Leader._

"Into the dignified atmosphere of a northerly academic town
Miss Ethel Heddle introduces a coil of events worthy of
Wilkie Collins."--_Manchester Guardian._

KATHARINE TYNAN

A Girl of Galway. With 8 full-page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6s.

When Bertha Grace is on the threshold of young womanhood, she
goes to stay with her grandfather in Ireland, with the trust
from her mother of reconciling him and his son, Bertha's father.
Bertha finds her grandfather a recluse and a miser, and in the
hands of an underling, who is his evil genius. How she keeps
faith with her mother and finds her own fate, through many
strange adventures, is the subject of the story.

"Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the
works of that gifted writer."--_World._

CAROLINE AUSTIN

Cousin Geoffrey and I. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON.
3s.

The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself
unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as
a dependant upon her kinsman. Life is saved from being
unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length
meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible.
She makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, until a
startling event brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together
again.

"Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well
developed."--_Saturday Review._

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

A Queen among Girls. With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. Cloth, 3s.
6d.

Augusta Pembroke is the head of her school, the favourite of her
teachers and fellow-pupils, who are attracted by her fearless
and independent nature and her queenly bearing. She dreams of a
distinguished professional career; but the course of her life is
changed suddenly by pity for her timid little brother Adrian,
the victim of his guardian-uncle's harshness. The story
describes the daring means adopted by Augusta for Adrian's
relief.

"An interesting and well-written narrative, in which humour
and a keen eye for character unite to produce a book ha