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emarkable literary achievements of this generation. Miss Lawless is possessed of the very essence of historical genius.'--_Manchester Guardian_. E.F. BENSON. DODO: A DETAIL OF THE DAY. By E.F. BENSON. _Crown 8vo. Sixteenth Edition, 6s._ A story of society which attracted by its brilliance universal attention. The best critics were cordial in their praise. The 'Guardian' spoke of 'Dodo' as '_unusually clever and interesting_'; the 'Spectator' called it '_a delightfully witty sketch of society_;' the 'Speaker' said the dialogue was '_a perpetual feast of epigram and paradox_'; the 'Athenaeum' spoke of the author as '_a writer of quite exceptional ability_'; the 'Academy' praised his '_amazing cleverness_;' the 'World' said the book was '_brilliantly written_'; and half-a-dozen papers declared there was '_not a dull page in the book_.' E.F. BENSON. THE RUBICON. By E.F. BENSON, Author of 'Dodo.' _Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._ Of Mr. Benson's second novel the 'Birmingham Post' says it is '_well written, stimulating, unconventional, and, in a word, characteristic_'; the 'National Observer congratulates Mr. Benson upon '_an exceptional achievement_,' and calls the book '_a notable advance on his previous work_.' M.M. DOWIE. GALLIA. By MENIE MURIEL DOWIE, Author of 'A Girl in the Carpathians.' _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._ 'The style is generally admirable, the dialogue not seldom brilliant, the situations surprising in their freshness and originality, while the subsidiary as well as the principal characters live and move, and the story itself is readable from title-page to colophon.'--_Saturday Review_. 'A very notable book; a very sympathetically, at times delightfully written book.'--_Daily Graphic_. _MR. BARING GOULD'S NOVELS_ 'To say that a book is by the author of "Mehalah" is to imply that it contains a story cast on strong lines, containing dramatic possibilities, vivid and sympathetic descriptions of Nature, and a wealth of ingenious imagery.'--_Speaker_. 'That whatever Mr. Baring Gould writes is well worth reading, is a conclusion that may be very generally accepted. His views of life are fresh and vigorous, his language pointed and characteristic, the incidents of which he makes use are striking and original, his characters are life-like, and though somewhat exceptional people, are drawn and coloured with artistic force. Add to this that his descriptions of scenes and scenery are
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