E-text prepared by Annie R. McGuire from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) THE BECKONING HAND ETC. STORIES BY GRANT ALLEN. STRANGE STORIES. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with a Frontispiece by George Du Maurier, 6s.; post 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s. "Mr. Grant Allen has fully established his claim to be heard henceforth as a story-teller."—Academy. Academy "No one will be able to say that the stories are dull. The lighter stories can be read with pleasure by everybody, and the book can be dipped into anywhere without disappointment. One and all, the stories are told with a delightful ease and with an abundance of lively humour."—Athenæum. Athenæum "Almost all the stories are good, coming nearer to the weird power of Poe than any that we remember to have seen."—Pall Mall Gazette. Pall Mall Gazette "Perhaps the best fiction of the year is 'Strange Stories.' Mr. Grant Allen certainly took his friends by surprise when he burst forth as the author of the stories which had appeared under the signature of J. Arbuthnot Wilson. He was known to us all as one of the most able of the rising men of the evolution school, his contributions to modern science being of considerable value. Few suspected him of such levity as telling light stories. The volume is distinctly good."—County Gentleman. County Gentleman PHILISTIA. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d.; post 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s. "A very clever, well-written novel, full of freshness and originality."—St. James's Gazette.
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