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 John Long's New & Forthcoming Books SIX SHILLING NOVELS Continued THE SIN OF GABRIELLE By Mrs. COULSON KERNAHAN In this story Mrs. Kernahan has shown in the character of Gabrielle Desturnelle a beautiful young French adventuress, who has all the seductive charm of " Fanchette," without that heroine's innocence. The story shows how, by her arts and unscrupulous cleverness, she wrecks the life of Donovan Fitzgerald, a man of high ideals. The heartlessness of Gabrielle is put forth with power, while the nobility of Fitzgerald will win the sympathy of the reader. THE SECOND BEST By CORALIE STANTON & HEATH HOSKEN The work of Coralie Stanton and Heath Hosken stands out from the fiction of to-day in bold outline ; there is nothing commonplace or anaemic about it. Their new novel, "The Second Best," is a realistic story of modern English society ; the characters are vivid and natural, and the incidents palpitate with drama. The title is in keeping with the underlying idea, but " The Second Best" is, in point of fact, the authors' very best; it grips from the first, and a rich treat is in store for those who come within the spell of this rousing story. A LOVELY LITTLE RADICAL By ALICE M. DIEHL The work of Alice M. Diehl has two main recommendations its freedom from the unpleasant and its polished and artistic setting. " A Lovely Little Radical," however, is not a placid story. It recounts the love of a young girl of patrician birth and heritage for a simple man of the people. The author manipulates her theme with unfailing tact and discrimination, and succeeds in eliciting the reader's sympathies from the commencement. "A Lovely Little Radical " may be regarded as the crowning achievement of this popular romanticist. JOHN LONG, 12, 13 & 14 Norris Street, Hay market, London