M A Z E P P A
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
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A FORBIDDEN NAME.
‘We have to congratulate the author upon a thoroughly competent piece ofwork. The style is good and without affectations; the principalcharacters are drawn with a due regard for both the strength andshortcomings of human nature, and are conducted through their allottedparts with sympathy, consistency, and intelligence, whilst the partsallotted to them are such as to present dilemmas to each in his or herturn, and therefore to keep the author’s brain busy and the reader’sinterested.... As good a novel of its kind as we expect to see for sometime.’—Manchester Guardian.
‘A well-thought-out study of unrest and political intrigue in theRussian capital soon after the death of the great Peter.... Alike inmatter as in manner the novel is one of notable merit, and will be readwith the greatest interest.’—Scotsman.
‘If you care for an historical novel of a time and of a country whichhave lain almost fallow in spite of their wealth of material, I canrecommend to you Mr. Fred. Whishaw’s “A Forbidden Name.” ... WhetherCatherine was capable of the magnanimity she shows ..