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ple fiction, which is also of the deepest interest." THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR. _NATIONAL OBSERVER_--"In spite of yourself and of them, you become interested in uninteresting people, annoyed at their follies, and sympathetic with their trifling sorrows and joys. This is Mrs. Oliphant's secret." SIR TOM. _SATURDAY REVIEW_--"Has the charm of style, the literary quality and flavour that never fail to please." Globe 8vo. 2s. each. A SON OF THE SOIL. THE CURATE IN CHARGE. YOUNG MUSGRAVE. THE WIZARD'S SON. _SPECTATOR_--"We have read it twice, once in snippets, and once as a whole, and our interest has never flagged." A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN AND HIS FAMILY. _ACADEMY_--"Never has her workmanship been surer, steadier, or more masterly." THE SECOND SON. _MORNING POST_--"Mrs. Oliphant has never shown herself more completely mistress of her art.... The entire story is clever and powerful." _WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ JERUSALEM, THE HOLY CITY: ITS HISTORY AND HOPE. With 50 Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 21s. _Also a limited Edition on Large Paper._ 50s. net. _GRAPHIC_--"An eloquent monograph on Jerusalem, written with all the picturesqueness and force of style which distinguishes the writer." _SPECTATOR_--"Mrs. Oliphant has successfully accomplished the difficult achievement of recasting the familiar old Hebrew stories into the language of our own land and century without losing their charm." _SCOTSMAN_--"One of the most attractive books of the year." _RECORD_--"It is entitled to yet higher praise than that which is due to it for its charm as an expression of the highest literary skill." _OBSERVER_--"Mrs. Oliphant has written no better literature than this. It is a history; but it is one of more than human interest." THE MAKERS OF VENICE: DOGES, CONQUERORS, PAINTERS, AND MEN OF LETTERS. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 10s. 6d. _Edition de Luxe_, with additional Plates. 8vo. 20s. net. _BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE_--"Even more delightful than the _Makers of Florence_. The writing is bright and animated, the research thorough, the presentation of Venetian life brilliantly vivid. It is an entirely workmanlike piece of work." THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE: DANTE, GIOTTO, SAVONAROLA, AND THEIR CITY. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 10s. 6d. _Edition de Luxe_, with 20 additional Plates, r
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