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Softly upon me, from the willow tree
Dropped rustling leaves. I did solicit Sleep

Kindly to come, ere Night's dark reign should close.
She, taunting, whispered from the glimmering shore,
"Come thou across this weary rippling stream
Forsake thy resting-place. Hast thou no wings?"

I whispered wearily, "I have no wings!"
Murmured consolingly the willow tree,
Casting her dead leaves to the sleepy stream,
"Patiently wait. Oft have I known coy Sleep,
Back-glancing from that far-off further shore,
Relentingly return before Night's close.”

Before Night's close, spreading her dusky wings,
She left the shore, and past the willow tree
Calmly came Sleep across the rippling stream.

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BRADBURY

AGNEW & CO. LD., PRINTERS, LONDON AND TONBRIDGE

OCTOBER,

1907.

LONDON: ALSTON RIVERS, LIMITED,

BROOKE STREET, HOLBORN BARS, E.C.

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"THE VIPER OF MILAN" MADE ITS AUTHOR KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD.

ENGLAND-The Spectator." For so young a writer Miss Bowen shows a remarkable sense of style, which, taken in conjunction with her energy and imaginative power, makes her a welcome recruit to the ranks of imaginative romancers." SCOTLAND-The Scotsman.—“Miss Bowen is a new authoress who, with this piece of work, must take a prominent place in the ranks of present-day novelists." AUSTRALIA-The Melbourne Argus.—“Miss Bowen writes with unusual picturesqueness for so young an authoress. Her style has remarkable qualities. She is lucid, energetic, and bold, and at the same time writes with both grace and fluency. She has a vivid picturesque fashion of describing scenes and events, and is surprisingly free from the usual faults of youth, exaggeration and a tendency to anti-climax."

AMERICA-The New York Times." This sounds like extravagant praise, but it will be the exceptional person who will not be aroused to unwonted enthusiasm by Miss Bowen's work. The historical novel had apparently died the final death, but Miss Bowen's manner of approaching its difficulties would seem to promise a new era in its existence. ... She has certainly triumphed along unconventional lines."

It is no exaggeration to say that Marjorie Bowen's
first novel, "The Viper of Milan," was welcomed
throughout the English-speaking world as a romance
of quite exceptional power and distinction. Her
second book, "The Glen o' Weeping," is now ready,
and bids fair to outrival the popularity of its
predecessor. Any Bookseller or Library should be
able to supply copies.

"THE GLEN O' WEEPING," by Marjorie Bowen.

Fiction for Autumn Publication, 1907.

Mr. Meyer's Pupil. By
Impression.

EVA LATHBURY.

Second 6s.

Ever since the foundation of the publishing house of Alston Rivers, a persistent endeavour has been made to discover new authors, and to appreciate how successful has been the quest a mere glance at the firm's publications will suffice. In introducing Miss Eva Lathbury to readers of fiction, the publisher can but hope that he is not too sanguine in anticipating that the author's lively wit and whimsical outlook on the life of the leisured classes will meet with the reception which, in his opinion, it deserves. The author's style should at least escape the charge of being derivative. The volume is rendered still more attractive by means of a coloured frontispiece by Mr. R. Pannett.

The Adventures of Count O'Connor. By HENRY STACE.

6s.

A new novel writer of exceptional promise is always interesting, but when he makes his bow equipped with a story that is absolutely fresh, his chances of success are all the greater. In "The Adventures of Count O'Connor" at the Court of the Great Mogul, the author has found a theme exactly fitted to his delightful humour and vivacity. No historian has ever furnished a more convincing idea of the crafty Aurungzebe and his egregious court. The escapades of the hero, as the selfdubbed IrishCount" may worthily be styled, are of the most extraordinary description, and are recounted so racily, that the reader can barely pause to question his veracity. The "Count's" journey from Agra to Surat is packed with incident, and though gruesome events are chronicled, the writer's innate lightheartedness completely divests them of horror.

The Lord of Latimer Street. By JANE WARDLE. Author of "The Artistic Temperament."

6s.

In the early month of the year Miss Wardle's first book made a sensation both in the literary circles and with the general public, it being a matter of common wonder how such a young lady, as she was understood to be, could have such a grasp of the artistic, commercial, and suburban worlds. That Miss Wardle would be heard of again was prophesied by more than one critic, and there seems every prospect of "The Lord of Latimer Street" going far to substantiate her claim to recognition as a writer of marked originality. As may be conjectured from the title, Miss Wardle's new book is concerned with characters of more lofty station than was the type depicted in "The Artistic Temperament." The same whimsical humour, however, pervades the story, which, it is to be hoped, is sufficiently characteristic of the author to allay any suspicion on the part of critics as to a concealment of identity.

The Meddler. By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE and W. A. BRYCE. With 8 illustrations and frontispiece.

Those who affect the lighter side of literature have never been in such need of 65. thoroughly amusing books as during the last year or two, and with the host of requests for "something with a laugh on every page," the bookseller has been powerless to comply. The publication of "The Meddler " is at least one step in the right direction; it is full of fun of the lightest, healthiest sort. The artist, too,

has entered thoroughly into the spirit of a book which goes with a merry swing from start to finish.

Furze the Cruel. By JOHN TREVENA.

"Arminel of the West," etc.

Author of 6s.

Mr. John Trevena's rise to a high position among West Country novelists hasbeen rapid indeed. If "A Pixy in Petticoats" revealed a talent for romance, combined with the nicest vein of rustic humour, "Arminel of the West" proved that the author was fully equal to the task of writing a really powerful novel. In his latest work he has advanced still farther, for there has been no more artistic representation of the men and women, far from simple in many respects, yet in others primitive to a degree, who dwell in the heart of Devon. When a district possesses chroniclers like Mr. Trevena, it is easy to explain why holiday makers are year by year evincing a disposition to leave the beaten tracks in their rambles,

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Fiction for Autumn Publication, 1907-continued.

The Turn of the Balance. By Brand Whitlock.

6s.

Though it is true that many novels that have had a huge vogue in America meet with a comparatively frigid reception on this side of the Atlantic, it is equally true that when once an American book hits the British taste, the impression it leaves is far more lasting than that of the average run of publications. "The Turn of the Balance" is the work of a realist who, perhaps inspired originally by the archrealist, Mr. Howett, has attained a realism that places him in a position entirely his own. "The Turn of the Balance,'" says Mr. Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle," "is an extraordinary piece of work. It is as true as life itself, and yet irresistible in its grip upon the reader. I know nothing with which to compare it, except Tolstoy's 'Resurrection.'"

The title gives a ready clue to the purpose of the book. "The Turn of the Balance" is a searching and sweeping arraignment of American modes of administer. ing justice. The indictment is set forth in detail and particularity acquired through years of living at first-hand contact with the sufferers from man's inhumanity to man. The law itself is put on trial here, and all who reach from under the law's mantle black bands to crush their fellows with injustice.

The Rainy Day. Tales from the Great City. By the Author of "A London Girl," etc. Second impression.

3s. 6d.

The anonymous author of Tales from the Great City has already attained to high repute by means of "A London Girl" and "Closed Doors," in both of which his unrelenting pen exposed the depths of misery that underlie the so-called "Life of Pleasure." In his latest work, "The Rainy Day," the author turns his attention to the middle-class suburb as it existed in the eighties of last century, before the local idea was completely absorbed by the spirit of metropolitanism. To the novel reader who demands a good story, and to the student of social phenomena, "The Rainy Day" can be recommended with equal confidence.

Rivers's Popular Fiction.

The Glen o' Weeping.

Fourth impression.

NOW READY.

By MARJORIE BOWEN.

6s.

"Is a great improvement upon The Viper of Milan,' with which Miss Marjorie Bowen suddenly conquered a position for herself last year. The writer is on firm ground. It is our own history that she is playing with, and it is handled with far more confidence and power of conviction than a seasoned reader found in her Italian feast of bloodshed."-OUTLOOK.

"Such a novel as this might be placed not very far from those in which the Master of Historical Romance made such admirable use of Scottish history.”— SCOTSMAN.

"Should serve to maintain the popularity, while it increases the reputation, or the author."-TRIBUNE.

"The only thing to be said about 'The Viper of Milan' and its brilliantly successful successor, The Glen o' Weeping,' is that they carry one completely away. There is in this second novel every fine quality of its predecessor. It is an entire and complete success."-MORNING Leader.

As we began by saying, Miss Bowen has an assured future, and is something of a wonder."-DAILY TELEGRAPH.

"The author has a sense of style and a fertile imagination."—ATHENÆUM.

Exton Manor.

By ARCHIBALD MARSHALL.

"Richard Baldock," etc. Fourth impression.

Author of 6s.

"Better than any of its predecessors.... Captain Thomas Turner might well say of it-could he read a story of which he is a delightful part-'That's a capital one!'"-DAILY TELEGRAPH.

"Few writers of the day have the power of Mr. Marshall to enchain interest and yet to disregard conventional devices."-BYSTANDER.

Will be read with pleasure from the first page to the last-and leave the reader

still asking for more."-TRIBUNE.

"By far the best thing he has done. A novel which is not merely entertaining, but sane, wholesome and excellently observed-qualities by no means invariably found combined in modern fiction."-PUNCH.

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