[Gutenberg 53085] • The Nine of Hearts: A Novel

A British novelist, playwright, printer and journalist.

Mr. Farjeon's style is remarkable for its vivid realism. The London "Athenæum" in a long and appreciative review styles him "a master of realistic fiction." On account of his sentiment and minute characterization he is regarded as a follower of the method of Dickens. No writer since that master can picture like Farjeon the touching and pathetic type of innocent childhood, pure in spite of miserable and squalid surroundings. He can paint, too, a scene of sombre horror so vividly that even Dickens himself could scarcely emulate its realism.

Contents

The Duchess of Rosemary Lane

Joshua Marvel

A Fair Jewess

The Mystery of M. Felix

Basil and Annette

The Nine of Hearts

At the Sign of the Silver Flagon

Self-Doomed

Aaron the Jew

Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square, A Mystery

The House of the White Shadows

The Last Tenant

The Shield of Love

Devlin the Barber

Great Porter Square, A Mystery V.1

Great Porter Square, A Mystery V.2

Great Porter Square, A Mystery V.3

Blade-O'-Grass. Golden Grain. and Bread and Cheese and Kisses

The Betrayal of John Fordham

Miser Farebrother, Volume 1 (of 3)

Miser Farebrother, Volume 2 (of 3)

Miser Farebrother, Volume 3 (of 3)

Toilers of Babylon

London's Heart

A Secret Inheritance, Volume 1 (of 3)

A Secret Inheritance, Volume 2 (of 3)

A Secret Inheritance, Volume 3 (of 3)

"The House of the White Shadows," on its appearance in America, with a brief account of Mr. Farjeon's life and literary career. Considering his popularity it is astonishing how very little is generally known regarding this author's personality.