living story."
D. CITIZEN "Still booming!"
STANDARD "A notable book."
SATURDAY REVIEW "An achievement."
BOOKMAN "Something unique."
OUTLOOK "A remarkable book."
BYSTANDER "A human document."
COUNTRY LIFE "A human document."
TRUTH "Intensely interesting."
EV. STANDARD "A thrilling achievement."
D. TELEGRAPH "Will have a lasting value."
PALL MALL GAZ. "Nothing can withstand it."
SPHERE "The book has genius in it."
BOOKMAN "A poignantly human book."
ENGLISH REVIEW "A wonderful piece of work."
GRAPHIC "An enthralling slice of life."
D. SKETCH "A book that will make a stir."
ATHENAEUM "We welcome such books as this."
ILL. LONDON NEWS "An outstanding piece of work."
D. CHRONICLE "Tremendous, absorbing, convincing."
REV. OF REVIEWS "The book is not merely notable--it is remarkable."
LA STAMPA "Un nuovo grande astro della litteratura inglese."
D. EXPRESS "Will be one of the most talked-of books of the year."
SPECTATOR "A book of unusual interest, which we cannot but praise."

HERBERT JENKINS, LD. 12 ARUNDEL PLACE, LONDON, S.W.

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_BY THE SAME AUTHOR_

SONGS OF THE DEAD END

POEMS BY PATRICK MACGILL

"Remarkable."--_Daily Express_.

"Work of real genius."--_Bookman_.

"This is a remarkable book."--_Graphic_.

"He can do things, can our navvy poet."--_The Clarion_.

"This extraordinary man of the people."--_Public Opinion_.

"The greatest poet since Kipling."--JAMES DOUGLAS, in _The Star_.

"Verses of remarkable vigour, variety and ability."--_Pall Mall
Gazette_.

"MacGill's work is taking the literary world by storm."--_Morning
Leader_.

"His poems show a power of direct observation and of strong
emotion."--_Spectator_.

"We are at a loss to understand what manner of youth he
is."--_Manchester Guardian_.

"The author has a very considerable gift."--ANDREW LANG, in
_Illustrated London News_.

"It is a life which has been an Odyssey, the picturesque life a tone
poet can weather through as Mr. MacGill has done."--_Book Monthly_.

"The traits of an ardent, fearless personality, expressed in words of
fire, are here again in all their lyrical richness.... The poet says:

'I sing my songs to you--and well,
You'll maybe like them--who can tell?'

We do like them."--_Daily Chronicle_.

"When, in the terse vernacular of his calling, he gives voice to the
sorrows and impatience, the humour and the resignati