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"RITA'S" HOSTELB-^entinued.

Crown 8w. Price^ picture boards^ 2s, ; cloth giUy 2s, 6d. ; half morocco^

3x. 6^. each. Postage^ 4^.

8. Faustine.

  • ' A sensational novel of a refined order that must hold the attention

of the reader. It is very well written, and has all the elements of popularity. — Ufe*

9. After Long Grief and Pain.

  • ' The moral of the story is sound, the dialogue is smart and lively,

the style clear and vigorous throughout." — Daily Telegraph,

10. Two Bad Blue Eyes.

'^ As a literary exponent of the emotions of the lovers of our day, Rita is by no means below the average of her literary neighbours. In the present volume she has depicted a female St. Anthony, exposed to long and terrible temptations, yet arriving scathless at the goal of virtuous marriage with the man of her choice." — AtheruBUtn,

11. Darby and Joan.

"The real attraction of the book lies in Rita's especial g^ — the deHneations of the thougiits and feelings of youth." — M$ming Pott.

12. My Lord Conceit.

" Rita's books are so well known now that it does not need a critic to tell the public that her style is good, and the story she tells an interestmg one. Her present story has these good points, and the merit besides of refinement in a great degree." — Whitehall Review,

13.


  • "Corinna' is a work of more than average merit The plot is

neither deep nor intricate, but is both attractive and enter- taining^ and the language is undeniably graceful, and at times poetic," — C^urt JoumaU