... The King’s Own In addition to two serial stories of more than passing interest, The King s usually contains a goodly supply of first-class scientific and historic articles from the pens of able writers. month Poisonous Paths of Ilotany by Walter Sexton ...

... best recognised writers. Ouk Ni:\V >I,I;IAL STORY' to commence with the New YYar will be written by Miss Adeline Sergeant, whose fame as a popular novelist is of worldwide knowledge. Miss Sergeant’s serials have appeared in our columns, and have always ...

... publication of serial tales by standard writers. This decision was arrived at after the receipt of repeated and numerous appeals to devote the space at our disposal for tales to the work of Irish writers ; and, from the specimens of short stories then in our ...

... paused, struck dumb by this unanswerable objection.” Space forbids us to further enter into the merits of this very excellent story in this issue. There is only room to recommend in the warmest manner possible this new series of novels to our readers. There ...

... a more welcome than ever friend in every Irish home. Instead of a longdrawn-out serial tale we have decided to print one, or, perhaps, two completed and original stories in each issue. We have made this arrangement so that we might be able to extend a ...

... portions of charming serial tales by most capable and popular writers. The description of Wye Land is pleasing, and The Ending of a Story ” some, what sensational The Sun hails from Paisley, and is a credit to that good old town. The stories, poetry, &c., of ...

... and realistic novel of the detective story type. It is well written, and the plot is pieced together most ingeniously. From the first to the closing page the reader is kept in a continual state of excitement. The story of the lost diamonds is worthy of perusal ...

... regard, it. M- Burnand s story, “Poor Number One” —almost entirely conversational —is an interesting piece of fiction, which, owing to this conversational style, carries the reader’s attention unt ired to the end. Ihe three serials—“ A Third Person,” The ...

... vigorous touches throughout that redeem the tale fromthe charge of being hackneyed in style. There are also three other complete stories and a paper on Busy Idleness,” which deals fully with the pressure upon society people to keep up acquaintances by the returning ...

... good poetry, Assuredly they are numerous and diverse Two further chapters are given of F. Marion Crawford’s serial Don Oreino, and the other stories and papers are quite up Macmillan's standard, in, , r. x ] - ,\,r ■ •' •, I ■'^'■p••/■■) '*••-. K ...

... fictional contributions. In London Society fiction predominates, and of the short stories Lilian’s First Love,” by E. A. R., is the one we liked most. To praise the serials, The Countess Fharamond,” and Buried Sin, were indeed “wasteful and ridiculous excess ...

... words of this article An American apart from other Americans.” The two serials “Found Wanting” and “A Cornish Maid,” are as good specimens of fiction as we have ever read in serial form. TWO SUMMER NUMHERS. We have received the Holiday Number of Belgravia ...