JOHN LOVELL & SON, PUBLISHERS, MONTREAL.

BROOKE'S DAUGHTER.

*A NOVEL.*

BY

ADELINE SERGEANT,
_Author of "A True Friend" etc., etc._

MONTREAL:
JOHN LOVELL & SON,
23 ST. NICHOLAS STREET.

Entered according to Act of Parliament in the year 1891, by John Lovell
& Son, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture and Statistics at
Ottawa.

*SECOND EDITION.*

"A DAUGHTER OF ST. PETER'S"

BY JANET C. CONGER.
(MRS. WM. COX ALLEN.)

*In Paper Cover, 30 Cents.
" Cloth " 50 "*

Lovell's Canadian Authors' Series, No. 60.

The authoress is a Canadian, and her story is remarkably well
told.--_Advertiser_, London.

In this work a new aspirant for literary honors in the field of fiction
makes her first appearance before the public. The story which she tells
is neither lengthy nor involved. It is a simple, prettily told story of
love at first sight, with a happy ending, and little to divert the mind
of the reader from the hero and heroine. Mrs. Conger's literary style is
pleasing, and her production evidences a well cultured mind and a
tolerable appreciation of character. Her book will be found very
pleasant reading.--"_Intelligencer_," Belleville.

The plot is ingeniously constructed, and its working out furnishes the
opportunity for some dramatic situations. The heroine, of whose early
life the title gives us a hint, is a creature all grace and tenderness,
a true offspring of the sunny south. The hero is an American, a man of
wealth, and an artist _in posse_. The other _dramatis personae_, who play
their parts around these central figures, are mostly Italians or
Americans. The great question to be solved is: Who is Merlina? In
supplying the solution, the author takes occasion to introduce us to an
obscure but interesting class of people. The denouement of "A Daughter
of St. Peter's" is somewhat startling, but we must not impair the
reader's pleasure by anticipation. We see from the advanced sheets that
it is dedicated to the Canadian public, to whom we cordially commend
it.--_The Gazette_, Montreal.

For a first effort, which the authoress in her preface modestly says the
novel is, "A Daughter of St. Peter's" must be pronounced a very
promising achievement. The plot is well constructed and the story
entertaining and well told. The style is light and agreeable, and with a
little more experience and facility in novel-writing we may expect Mrs.
Cong