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THE NOVEL-READER'S HANDBOOK,

BY WILLIAM ROBERTON.

The objects of this Handbook are:— (1) To mention the chief novels of important recent authors. (2) To show what kind of novels they write. (3) To tell what some of the leading novels are about. (4) To give a brief sketch of the writer's career. (5) To show something of public opinion concerning them. (6) To illustrate the struggle of authors for a footing.

PRESS NOTICES.

"The noble army of novel readers will find a good deal of useful and interesting information in 'The Novel-Reader's Handbook,' by William Roberton, author of 'The Kipling Guide Book,' and published by The Midland Counties Herald, Birmingham. The book is a guide to recent novels and novelists. As the author says, in the main the novelists dealt with have become popular within the last decade, and, as a rule, those have been selected who are in demand at the libraries, and who have a good public at their command."— Sheffield Daily Telegraph.

PUBLISHERS:

"THE MIDLAND COUNTIES HERALD," BIRMINGHAM.