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 John Long's New & Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVELS Continued THE WHITE COUNTESS By FLORENCE WARDEN It may safely be stated of Miss Florence Warden's new story, "The White Countess," that before the reader has reached the end of the first chapter he will find himself immersed in a mystery of baffling complexity, and that the sensational events which follow in swift succession will give him no pause until the last lines are in sight. "The White Countess " is a story of action and plot, and it will uphold Miss Florence Warden's reputation as a writer of straightforward, dramatic, and exciting fiction. THE CURSE OF THE FEVERALS By L. T. MEADE. With coloured Frontispiece by E. J. SHERIE Mrs. L. T. Meade has chosen the subject of heredity as the theme of her new novel; but, as might be imagined, there is nothing unpleasant or technical in her treatment of "The Curse of the Feverals." On the contary, Mrs. Meade invariably looks at the brighter side of life upon its joys rather than its sorrows and she has brought her best talents to bear in the con- struction of this effective and moving story of domestic life. THE HOUSE ON THE THAMES By G. W. APPLETON A boating accident on the Thames, the rescue of Jeannie, a beautiful girl, and her sudden disappearance almost immediately afterwards, are the events which occur in the first chapter of Mr. G. W. Appleton's new novel. Thenceforward the reader's perplexity is mingled with an intense desire to probe the mystery. Mr. Appleton keeps well within the region of probability, and his sunny outlook upon life peeps forth in this exciting, dramatic, and withal humorous story. KINDRED SPIRITS By L. T. MEADE Deals with the passionate love of two girls for one man, and shows how the one whose love he did not return yet loved him so thoroughly, so nobly, so unselfishly, that in the end she was the means of his salvation. The story largely deals with an old family curse, and a strange mystery which is partially founded on fact. The characters of some of the most important persons are taken from life. In a word, this is the most exciting story that Mrs. Meade has ever produced, and the publisher predicts a more than ordinary success for it. JOHN LONG, 12, 13 & 14 Norris Street, Haymarkct, London