E-text prepared by Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) THE ATTACK ON THE MILL AND OTHER SKETCHES OF WAR Uniform with this Volume. Price 3s. 6d. THE AVERAGE WOMAN By WOLCOTT BALESTIER World.—“Characteristic, fresh, and simply-pathetic.” World. St. James’s Gazette.—“Decidedly good stories and well told.” St. James’s Gazette. Scotsman.—“The book will interest every one who takes it up.” Scotsman. Morning Post.—“Considerable freshness of inspiration ... touches both of humour and pathos.” Morning Post. LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN The Attack on the Mill AND OTHER SKETCHES OF WAR The Attack on the Mill AND OTHER SKETCHES OF WAR BY Émile Zola BY Émile Zola