BY THE SAME AUTHOR. Uniform Edition, Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. DOOM CASTLE. A Romance. “He may now be ranked with absolute confidence among the small company of novelists whose work really counts as literature.”—Pall Mall Gazette. “Inspires reader and reviewer with deep gratitude and admiration.”—Spectator. JOHN SPLENDID. The Tale of a Poor Gentleman and the Little Wars of Lorne. “A masterly and most interesting novel.”—Times. “An achievement of rare merit and distinction.”—Pall Mall Gazette. THE LOST PIBROCH, and other Sheiling Stories. Mr Andrew Lang says: “In ‘The Lost Pibroch’ we meet genius as obvious and undeniable as that of Mr Kipling. Mr Munro’s powers are directed to old Highland life, and he does what genius alone can do—he makes it alive again, and makes our imagination share its life—his knowledge being copious, original, at first hand.” CHILDREN OF TEMPEST. “More than a good story. It is a downright good book, realistic, powerful, and effective, absolutely perfect in its picturing of the simple, sturdy seafolk of Uist and the Outer Isles of the West.”—Daily Telegraph. SHOES OF FORTUNE. “Readable from cover to cover.”—Evening Standard. GILIAN THE DREAMER. “We earnestly hope Mr Munro will give us more of such things.”—Liverpool Courier. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS, Edinburgh and London. |