A Crime of the Under-seas Part 25

IN STRANGE COMPANY THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER A BID FOR FORTUNE THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL DR. NIKOLA THE FASCINATION OF THE KING BUSHIGRAMS THE l.u.s.t OF HATE ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFE PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN LOVE MADE MANIFEST THE RED RAT'S DAUGHTER A MAKER OF NATIONS A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS A SAILOR'S BRIDE LONG LIVE THE KING MY INDIAN QUEEN SHEILAH McLEOD FAREWELL, NIKOLA MY STRANGEST CASE THE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT CONNIE BURT A TWO-FOLD INHERITANCE A BID FOR FREEDOM

WORKS BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.

All Ill.u.s.trated.

The Master Mummer.

A romance of quality. A Princess of the Kingdom of Bartena is kept out of the way so that her position may be filled by that of her cousin. Her temporary guardian is killed, and, knowing nothing of her parentage, and while without friends, she finds one in an English gentleman, who makes a place for her in his house. Then a thousand intrigues to get her out of his hands are set on foot. It is without doubt the most romantic and entertaining novel which Mr. Oppenheim has yet written.

The Betrayal.

The Dundee Advertiser says:--"Mr. Oppenheim's skill has never been displayed to better advantage than here.... He has excelled himself, and to a.s.sert this is to declare the novel superior to nine out of ten of its contemporaries."

Anna, The Adventuress.

The Globe says:--"The story is ingeniously imagined and cleverly wrought out. Mr. Oppenheim has the gift of invention and keeps his readers on the tenter-hooks of suspense."

The Daily News says:--"Mr. Oppenheim keeps his readers on the alert from cover to cover, and the story is a fascinating medley of romance and mystery."

The Yellow Crayon.

The Daily Express says:--"Mr. Oppenheim has a vivid imagination and much sympathy, fine powers of narrative, and can suggest a life history in a sentence. As a painter of the rough life of mining camps, of any strong and striking scenes where animal pa.s.sions enter, he is as good as Henry Kingsley, with whom, indeed, in many respects, he has strong points of resemblance."

A Prince of Sinners.

Vanity Fair says:--"A vivid and powerful story. Mr. Oppenheim knows the world and he can tell a tale, and the unusual nature of the setting in which his leading characters live and work out their love story gives this book distinction among the novels of the season."

The World says:--"Excellent. A book to read, enjoy, and think over."

The Traitors.

The Athenaeum says:--"Its interest begins on the first page and ends on the last. The plot is ingenious and well-managed, the movement of the story is admirably swift and smooth, and the characters are exceedingly vivacious. The reader's excitement is kept on the stretch to the very end."

A Millionaire of Yesterday.

The Daily Telegraph says:--"The story is admirably constructed, and developed simply and forcibly. It abounds in dramatic situations, and there is more than one note of pathos which at once captures our sympathies. We cannot but welcome with enthusiasm a really well-told story like 'A Millionaire of Yesterday.' At the same time there is no lack of character-study in this very satisfactory book."

The Survivor.

The Nottingham Guardian says:--"We must give a conspicuous place on its merits to this excellent story. It is only necessary to read a page or two in order to become deeply interested in the central figure of the story; while the opening scenes, on which not a word is wasted, impress by their originality and power, and give promise of something worth following up. A story marked by brilliant and terse narration, vivid touches of characterization, and a plot that is consistent and yet fruitful in surprises."

The Great Awakening.

The Yorkshire Post says:--"A weird and fascinating story, which, for real beauty and originality, ranks far above the ordinary novel."

The Daily Telegraph says:--"Possesses an absorbing interest; it has also an extraordinary fascination."

As a Man Lives.

The Sketch says:--"The interest of the book, always keen and absorbing, is due to some extent to a puzzle so admirably planned as to defy the penetration of the most experienced novel reader."

A Daughter of the Marionis.

The Scotsman says:--"Mr. Oppenheim's stories always display much melodramatic power and considerable originality and ingenuity of construction. These and other qualities of the successful writer of romance are manifest in 'A Daughter of the Marionis.' Full of pa.s.sion, action, strongly contrasted scenery, motives, and situations."

Mr. Bernard Brown.

The Daily Graphic says:--"Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim has a remarkable gift of making up an exciting story."

The Aberdeen Daily Journal says:--"The story is rich in sensational incident and dramatic situations. It is seldom, indeed, that we meet with a novel of such power and fascination."

The Man and His Kingdom.

The Freeman's Journal says:--"It is high praise to say that in this novel the author has surpa.s.sed his previous thrilling and delightful story, 'The Mysterious Mr. Sabin.' Yet that high praise is eminently deserved. The story is worthy of Merriman at his very best. It is a genuine treat for the ravenous and often disappointed novel reader."

The World's Great Snare.

The World says:--"If engrossing interest, changing episode, deep insight into human character, and bright diction are the _sine qua non_ of a successful novel, then this book cannot but bound at once into popular favour. It is so full withal of so many dramatic incidents, thoroughly exciting and realistic. There is not one dull page from beginning to end."

A Monk of Cruta.

The Bookman says:--"Intensely dramatic. The book is an achievement at which the author may well be gratified."

Mysterious Mr. Sabin.

The Literary World says:--"As a story of incident, with a deep-laid and exciting plot, this of the 'Mysterious Mr. Sabin' can hardly be surpa.s.sed."