Through the Postern Gate Part 23

THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE

"A youthful sentiment, fresh and romantic, flows through Mrs. Barclay's new book, and gives to the story some of the delicate odour of lavender and jessamine, and old-fas.h.i.+oned flowers."--_Daily Graphic_.

THE FOLLOWING OF THE STAR

"A worthy successor to 'The Rosary.' It has the same charm and grip, whilst the plot is again unusual and clever...."--_Evening Standard_.

THROUGH THE POSTERN GATE

"It is a book to turn over in a sunny garden, under shady trees, when one might look up from the clear print and see a happy prince coming in through the green gate to lead one's own self to fairyland."--_Manchester Guardian_.

THE BROKEN HALO

"It is the record of the saving of a soul by charity. The end represents the triumph of mortal kindness."--_Standard_.

THE WALL OF PARt.i.tION

"A brisk, readable story with a strong plot, full of incident and sure of a wide appreciation."--_Globe_.

THE UPAS TREE

"The book is full of that mixture of humour, feeling, and religion that gain for Mrs. Barclay so wide a popularity."--_Church Family Newspaper_.

RETURNED EMPTY

"This is certainly the most arresting tale that the auth.o.r.ess has produced since her first huge success."--_Daily Mail_.

SHORTER WORKS

Seven of Mrs. Barclay's Shorter Stories now collected for the first time into one volume, and including one which has never before been printed in book form.

THE WHITE LADIES OF WORCESTER

3s. 6d. net.

Mrs. Barclay's Last Long Novel.

"It has tenderness, it has a story which never flags, above all it has humanity."--_Observer_.

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24 Bedford St., Strand, London, W.C. 2, & New York

_SOME PRESS OPINIONS ON THE LATE_

FLORENCE L. BARCLAY

"A writer who appealed to and won the affection of so many of her fellow countrymen and women is no negligible quant.i.ty. Indeed there is reason to think that Mrs. Barclay understood the tendency of her age better than many contemporary novelists whose technical skill exceeded hers."--_Times_.

"Mrs. Barclay's death will be regretted by many thousands of readers."--_Morning Post_.

"'The Rosary' and nearly all her other books were inspired by true religious feeling, which she always managed to infuse into the imagination of her readers."--_Sphere_.

"From the highest to the lowest she commanded an attentive public."--_Liverpool Daily Courier_.

"There was a purpose behind all she wrote that lifted her books above the common, and enabled her to reach readers who would turn away from the 'typical best-seller' in disgust."--_Sunday Times_.

"Mrs. Barclay was not merely a popular auth.o.r.ess. The ideals she preached were high and n.o.ble and tended to elevate her readers."--_Church Family Newspaper_.

"The underlying quality of Mrs. Barclay's literary art was her wonderful gift of depicting home life, and it was this characteristic which made her name loved in countless homes all over the land."--_Lady_.

"She gave wholesale enjoyment to countless thousands, while she was also one of the comparatively few popular auth.o.r.esses who are in themselves as good as the very best of their books."--_Glasgow Herald_.

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, Ltd.,

24 Bedford St., Strand, London, W.C. 2, & New York

_BY FLORENCE L. BARCLAY_

THE ROSARY THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE THE FOLLOWING OF THE STAR THROUGH THE POSTERN GATE THE UPAS TREE THE BROKEN HALO THE WALL OF PARt.i.tION THE WHITE LADIES OF WORCESTER RETURNED EMPTY SHORTER WORKS

_BY ONE OF HER DAUGHTERS_

THE LIFE OF FLORENCE BARCLAY