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G re a t £ 2 50 Prize Novel for 1920 The title of this may not yet be divulged, nor the author’s name ; but Mr. Melrose, who was the final adjudicator in the competition, declares that this is the most remarkable novel that has come his way, and that the author must take her place among the great writers of an earlier generation. It is a story of a Glasgow family, and chiefly of one daughter, brought up in a family under the domination of Moody and Sankey, her revolt through passionate years, and of her escape. The story shifts from Glasgow to London, to Italy, and thence back to Scotland.

The

P uritan’s Progress

By A. M. M. HALES.

Price 8s. net

This novel was submitted in the competition, and but for the fact that the eventual winner was such a strong book, it would have deservedly won the prize. As it is, the publishers mark their appreciation of its quality by giving a special bonus of ^ 5 0 to the author. Here again the theme is a girl’s revolt from a narrow religious milieu. Her escape comes by way of Oxford, and a daring experiment in London.

Beau Regard By DOROTHY BRANDON.

Price 6s. net

A fascinating, romantic book of an unusual kind, set as far back as the twelfth century, but full of convincingness, and surrounded by an atmosphere in which pictures are vividly realised. Only a very skilful writer could have come successfully through with such a story, and that Miss Brandon has come through in triumph is a tribute at once to her imagination and her skill. A play made from the text is due to appear in a London theatre shortly.

H azard By JOHN OVERTON.

The

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By K. C. RYVES.

Price 6s. net

Secret Price 6s. net

LONDON: ANDREW MELROSE LTD.