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 WORKS BY JAMES PAYN.

'A little- masterpiece.'—National Observer.

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The Disappearance of George Driffell.

THE SPEAKER.—'Mr. Payn has never written a more excellent story.'

THE ATHENAEUM.—'Uncommonly well told. ... The book is full of those good spirits and those dashes of fun which have lighted up all his writings.'

THE DAILY NEWS.—'The story evolves through a sequence of ingeniously devised and vividly presented scenes, and the dialogue has unfailing point and wit. The interest holds us to the end.'

'Replete with good stories.'—The Times.

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GLEAMS OF MEMORY; WITH SOME REFLECTIONS.

THE WORLD.—'Of all the personal books that have appeared of late years, James Payn's "Gleams of Memory" is the most attractive. ... It is not a book to be analysed or criticised; it is to be read, liked, and simply believed.' PUNCH.—'Within its modest limits of space will be found not only some of the best stories of the day, but stories the best told. Not a superfluous word spoils the gems.'

'One of the pleasantest books that has appeared for some time.' Pall Mall Gazette.

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SOME LITERARY RECOLLECTIONS.

THE ATHENAEUM.— 'To say that Mr. Payn is seen at his best in the book is as much as to say that it is remarkably pleasant reading. The stories it contains are not all new. ... But, old and new, the stories are all well told. ... And then the spirit of the book is eminently generous and gay. ... In brief, his book is one of those which, like that of Maxime du Camp, if for somewhat different reasons, leave a good taste in the mouth. ... For that reason, if for no other, it should have readers in abundance.'

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THE HEIR OF THE AGES.

THE SPECTATOR.—'"The Heir of the Ages" is as pleasant and attractive a story as one can expect to come across.'

THE ATHENAEUM.—'Mr. Payn has always taken a cheerful view of life, but in "The Heir of the Ages" he surpasses himself. . . . Through it all Mr. Payn is at his best.'

THE ACADEMY.—'As bright, as clever, and as interesting as any of its predecessors. In one respect—namely, as regards clear, sympathetic, and graphic delineation of character—it is almost superior to any others by the same writer.'

Pleasant and unassuming papers.'—MANCHESTER GUARDIAN.

With a Portrait, and a Memoir by Leslie Stephen. Crown Svo. 6s.

THE BACKWATER OF LIFE; OR, ESSAYS OF A LITERARY VETERAN. ATHENAUM.—'Even those who know not Payn can realise, after reading Mr. Stephen's admirable pages, something of the esteem and tenderness which all who were brought into either social or business relations with him felt for the humorous companion and gentle critic'

TIMES.—'The selection has been judiciously made. His many friends will seem to hear in "The Backwater of Life; or, Essays of a Literary Veteran," the last echoes of the familiar voice.'

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