Chapter II: Almayer's Folly

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"This startling, unique, splendid book."--Mr. T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P.

"This is a decidedly powerful story of an uncommon type, and breaks fresh ground in fiction ... All the leading characters in the book--Almayer, his wife, his daughter, and Dain, the daughter's native lover--are well drawn, and the parting between father and daughter has a pathetic naturalness about it, unspoiled by straining after effect. There are, too, some admirably graphic passages in the book. The approach of a monsoon is most effectively described.... The name of Mr. Joseph Conrad is new to us, but it appears to us as if he might become the Kipling of the Malay Archipelago."--_Spectator_.

THE EBBING OF THE TIDE

BY

LOUIS BECKE

Author of "By Reef and Palm"

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"Mr. Louis Becke wields a powerful pen, with the additional advantage that he waves it in unfrequented places, and summons up with it the elemental passions of human nature.... It will be seen that Mr. Becke is somewhat of the fleshly school, but with a pathos and power not given to the ordinary professors of that school.... Altogether for those who like stirring stories cast in strange scenes, this is a book to be read."--_National Observer_.

PACIFIC TALES

BY

LOUIS BECKE

With a Portrait of the Author

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"The appearance of a new book by Mr. Becke has become an event of note--and very justly. No living author, if we except Mr. Kipling, has so amazing a command of that unhackneyed vitality of phrase that most people call by the name of realism. Whether it is scenery or character or incident that he wishes to depict, the touch is ever so dramatic and vivid that the reader is conscious of a picture and impression that has no parallel save in the records of actual sight and memory."--_Westminster Gazette_.

"Another series of sketches of island life in the South Seas, not inferior to those contained in 'By Reef and Palm.'"--_Speaker_.

"The book is well worth reading. The author knows what he is talking about and has a keen eye for the picturesque."--G. B. BURGIN in _To-day_.

"A notable contribution to the romance of the South Seas."--T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P., in _The Graphic_.

PADDY'S WOMAN

BY

HUMPHREY JAMES

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"Traits of the Celt of humble circumstances are copied with keen appreciation and unsparing accuracy."--_Scotsman_.

"....... They are full of indescribable charm and pathos."--_Bradford Observer_.

"The outstanding merit of this series of stories is that they are absolutely true to life .... the photographic accuracy and minuteness displayed are really marvellous."--_Aberdeen Free Press_.

"'Paddy's Woman and Other Stories' by Humphrey James; a volume written in the familiar diction of the Ulster people themselves, with perfect realism and very remarkable ability.... For genuine human nature and human relations, and humour of an indescribable kind, we are unable to cite a rival to this volume."--_The World_.

"For a fine subtle piece of humour we are inclined to think that 'A Glass of Whisky' takes a lot of beating.... In short Mr. Humphrey James has given us a delightful book, and one which does as much credit to his heart as to his head. We shall look forward with a keen anticipation to the next 'writings' by this shrewd, 'cliver,' and compassionate young author."--_Bookselling_.

End of Project Gutenberg's Australasian Democracy, by Henry de R. Walker

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