ON

READY-MONEY MORTIBOY,

A MATTER-OF-FACT STORY.

From the "Pall Mall Gazette."

"Money is an interesting subject, and the author of this powerful novel has made the most of it. The hero, young Ready-money Mortiboy, is a strange and perfectly This is beyond fiction, and gives proof of what we conceive to be a serious humanitarian purpose pervading one of the most remarkable novels which has appeared of late."

original character.

From the "Athenæum."

"Old Ready-money's son Dick is the most original character we have come across for some time in modern fiction. It is refreshing to meet with an author who shrinks from nothing that comes in his way as the painter of men and women as they are, and who lets them say in his pages just what they say every day in real life."

From the " Daily News."

"Ready-money Mortiboy' cannot fail to interest and amuse the most superficial readers, while the moral underlying its pages will attract those who have little time to spare for fiction."

From the "Standard."

"There is not a dull page in the whole story, and the plot is so naturally and ingeniously worked out that the interest is unbroken up to the final catastrophe."

From "Fun."

"A second perusal has only confirmed our opinion that it is one of the freshest and most interesting stories we have read of late."

From the "Court Journal."

"A capital novel, altogether free from the taint of sensationalism, yet replete with incident and adventure. The story is full of life and animation, and is one of the

most satisfactory that has appeared for some time.'

From "Figaro."

"We thank the author for Dick Mortiboy, because in that hero we have a new creation in the world of fiction. We recommend our readers to put 'Ready-money Morti

boy' at the head of their next list for Mudie's."

From "Bell's Weekly Messenger."

"The author has based his plot on the Dickens, Thackeray, and Collins school of fiction; and, as he possesses ample qualifications for his task, the result is a work of more than average interest."

From the "Graphic."

"The work shows no want of a practised hand; and its materials, if imaginary, evince bold and clever conception. There is much variety in the story."

From the "Echo."

"A smartly written anonymous novel.

The author is evidently a shrewd observer, and has seen a great deal of what is called 'life.'"

From the "Civilian."

"The work deserves success; it stands apart from the more fashionable novel of the day, and has plenty of 'grit' in it."

From "Land and Water."

"It is fresh, racy, and clever; and people who have been bored to death with the usual reams of spoilt paper with which Mr. Mudie has to fill his boxes, may look to 'Readymoney Mortiboy' for a change."

From "Vanity Fair."

"This is a very interesting and uncommon story.'