BOOKS WORTH READING
Being a List of the
New and Forthcoming Publications
OF
GREENING & CO., Ltd.
20 Cecil Court
Charing Cross Road
LONDON, W.C.
SEASON 1901
GENERAL LITERATURE, CRITICISM,POETRY, ETC.
English Writers of To-Day:Being a Series of Monographs on living Authors.The following are the first volumes in the Series:—
Rudyard Kipling. The Man and His Work. Beingan attempt at an “Appreciation.” By G. F. Monkshood, Authorof “Woman and The Wits,” “My Lady Ruby,” etc. Containinga portrait of Mr Kipling and an autograph letter to the authorin facsimile. A new and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt,3s. 6d.
Daily Telegraph.—“He writes fluently, and he has genuine enthusiasm for his subject,and an intimate acquaintance with his work. Moreover, the book has been submittedto Mr Kipling, whose characteristic letter to the author is set forth on the preface.…Of Kipling’s heroes Mr Monkshood has a thorough understanding, and his remarkson them are worth quoting” (extract follows).
Globe.—“It has at the basis of it both knowledge and enthusiasm—knowledge of theworks estimated and enthusiasm for them. This book may be accepted as a generousexposition of Mr Kipling’s merits as a writer. We can well believe that it will havemany interested and approving readers.”
Scotsman.—“This well-informed volume is plainly sincere. It is thoroughly wellstudied, and takes pains to answer all the questions that are usually put about Mr Kipling.The writer’s enthusiasm carries both himself and his reader along in the most agreeablestyle. One way and another his book is full of interest, and those who wish to talkabout Kipling will find it invaluable, while the thousands of his admirers will read itthrough with delighted enthusiasm.”
Bret Harte: a Treatise and a Tribute. By T. EdgarPemberton, Author of “The Kendals,” “Life of Sothern,” etc.,with a new portrait of Mr Bret Harte and a Bibliography. Crown8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.
Spectator.—“A highly interesting book.”
Daily Mail.—“An interesting biography full of good things.”
Sunday Sun.—“A pleasant and interesting memoir.”
Whitehall Review.—“a truly delightful book.… Written in no mean spirit ofadulation, it is a well-balanced, characteristic, and fair estimate of a personality and amind far above the average.”
Sunday Special.—“It is an intensely interesting life story Mr Pemberton has to tell.…This little volume is eminently readable, full of excellent stories and anecdotes,and is in short a very admirable commentary upon the work of one of