Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th December 1884, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1464, 1464 The Publishers' Circular Dec I5 Igg

London" Society will be distinguished in the coming year by a succession of Short Single-Number Stories—Bright , Humorous , and . Adventurous , written by well-known Storytellers . The Editor has reason to believe that the running Novel is an element which has rathe been r overdone a bore to in Magazine Periodical Headers Literature who of w late ould years prefer . k It appears ping the to ir be memor now y becoming untaxed by numerous plots , and taking their Novels in Volume form . London Society , therefore , recurs to its earlier practice ( one which found favour for many years ) of giving a variety of Short , Racy Stories and Novelettes—nearly all of them complete in one Number . The two which will appear in the January number are : — I . —NURSE EVA . By the Author of ' Molly Bawn , ' ' Portia , ' ' Doris , ' & c . By Dr II . — . C THE onan Doyle MAN , Author FRO of ' The M Gull ARCHANGEL y of Bluemansdyke . & c . The interesting series entitled FORTUNES MADE M BUSINESS , Literature which has , will now be acquired continued an at acknowl interva edged ls throughout value in the our year Current . The Narrative for January will be THE PL A TTS OF OLDHAM . PRICE ONE SHILLING , MONTHLY . KELLY & CO ., 51 Great Queen Street , W . C . UNDER THE METEOR FLAG ! THE LOG OF A MIDSHIPMAN DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WAR . BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD . Small post , fully illustrated , cloth , extra , gilt edges , 6 * . ; plain edges , 5 s . The 8 TANDA . RD of Dee . 12 says : the sea "Un , during der the the Meteor time Flap of the . " gre By at Harry war . Collingwood It is written . with Sampson a dash Low and , Maxston vigour which , Searle approach , and Rivington more nearly . —This to is Marrj a story at at of his best than does the work of any of the many writTS that have trodden in his steps . Mr . Collingwood has now taken the place in exciting so long ad occupied ventures . by There the late is a W stronger . H . G . Kingston coherency , and in his is in stories many , respects the interest distinctly is much his superior more sustained , while , equally the characters prolific which are more has marked been written , and the for sense boys of during humour the is present far more generation keen . . " The It is Meteor impossible Flag to " is give emphatically even an outline equal of to a story any set crowded t-tory laid from , in end and to around end with the episodes fslat . d of of adventure Corsica , at and the darin time g-. when We maj the say British , however Fleet , was that operating the scene against is , for nearly the French half the , who volume were , masters * It is of infinitely the island more . The attractive illustrations than , half by Mr the . Petherick stories that , are are spirited current and at this well time drawn /— . Scotsman ' . * It has the ring of the good old nautical novel , without any of its objectionable features . '—Leicdh Mercury . London : SAMPSON LOW , MAKSTON , SEARLE , & KIVINGTON . JNow ready . DARK DAYS . BEINO ARROWSMITH'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL for 1884 . By HUGH CONWAY , Author of 'Called Back . ' ONE SHILiLINO . Bristol : J . W . ARROWSMITH . London : GRIFFITH , FARRAN , OKEDEN , & WELSH .

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