Hutchinson's Important New Books, 7/6 Net
The Love-Story of Aiiette Brunton
Author of "Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant" (65th Thousand), "The Seeds of Enchantment," etc.
One of the most versatile writers of to-day, Mr. Gilbert Frankau follows his successes "Peter Jackson" and "The Seeds of Enchantment" with a powerful story in an entirely new vein.
In "The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton" he presents a penetrating and sympathetic study of a woman who dared all for love's sake. It is more than an interest-compelling story; it is a courageous and illuminating book, which should influence men and women who give serious thought to the modern problems of marriage and divorce.
The Great Husband Hunt
Author of "A Girl for Sale," "Her Mad Month," etc., etc.
In "The Great Husband Hunt," Mrs, Barnes-Grundy introduces us to a delightful elderly and impecunious bachelor uncle who has shared his home in Devonshire with four nice and interesting orphan nieces, but who have been denied the gift of beauty. Unexpectedly inheriting a fortune, he offers a thousand pounds down to the first of the four who is engaged to be married within a prescribed time and a handsome dowry when the marriage is solemnised. How the four accept the challenge and set forth in quest of husbands makes a most amusing tale.
The Toll of the Black Lake
Author of "The Strayings of Sandy" etc.
Kathleen Donovan, a pretty, sensitive Irish girl, is an attractive figure in Mrs. Conyers' new novel. It is a story of Ireland, and the true Irish atmosphere is, as usual, admirably conveyed. Her novels about Irish people and Irish scenes stand alone in modern fiction. Thoroughly enjoyable from first chapter to last, they appeal to all who are fond of horses, hunting, excitement, and, above all, a good story.
The Pharisees By M. MORGAN GIBBON
Author of "Jan," "Helen Marsden."
Miss M. Morgan Gibbon is a young writer whose progress is being followed with more than ordinary interest. Her second novel, "Helen Marsden," was described by a leading literary critic as "a triumph of characterisation," and the same qualities which went to make a big success of her first two books will be found in full abundance in her third.
"The Pharisees" is a well-told dramatic story in which the characters stand out with something of the crisp clearness of Georgt Eliot.
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