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Biaine3s Notieaa. THI WEEKLY PRESS © PECIAL >:jk NNOUXGBStENT. ; - .i-- ■ ; .:.*■- ■ ' ' . APPROACHING .NEWSPAPER PUBLICA TION OF AN ORIGINAL STORY BY WALTER BESANT, THE ORIGINATOR OP THE PEOPLE'S PALACE FOR EAST LONDON', AND THE MdST'POPULAH BRITISH NOVELIST OF THB DAY. I "HJ j<; are gratified in tn> extreme at feeing T v able t-j announce to our Renders that by Special Arrangement with the Author, the New Story upon which WALTER BESANT is now-engaged, hsa been secured for Original Publication in the Fiction Columns of the Our enterprise in thus obtaining at very considerable, outlay the right to publish a New "Work.by"; so distinguished, and popular a Novelist will be fully appreciated by our subscribers, who, we trust, will give the announce-ment-the widest possible publicity; and while extending the WEEKLY PRESS circulation have the gratification, as the Story progresses from week to week, of comparing notes with their friends upon the characters and incidents broofcht before them by one of the brightest intellects in the world of light literature. The title of our forthcoming Story Iβ HERRPAULUS: HIS RISE, HIS GREATNESS, AND HIS FALL, BY ■ J WALTER BESANT, ! Autborof "All Sorts and Conditions Of Men," &c, &c, AND THE OPENING INSTALMENT WIIJ. AHPEAB IN THE WEEKLY PRESS ON NOVEMBER l&rH. Personally WALTER BESANT to feeniaL rranfc W-hearted, and extremely His wide range of subjects makes. J"""" 1 admirable conversationalist, and besides being a Scholar, be ie a travelled Englishman. Broad ihSuldeVed, he has a and manner. Ho was educated at King s CoU6ste, Louden, from whence he proceeded to Cam- , mathematical honours. Subsequently he occupied a Professor'B chair in thoßoyal■ CoUefce, Mauritius. His literary partnership with James Rice produced in ten years more than a dozen novels and two plays, the names of which have become "familiar to our ears as householdwords." is "All Sorts and OondMous of Men, which is popularly believed to have resulted in tie erection of the People's Palo*» for East London, recently opened by her Majtety HERR PAULUS May be depended won to afford literary treat. Few Novelists Of modern times Waiter Besant in the ability toTrttoa really good, well conceived, boldly conducted, and admirably worked out story. I His literary gifts are unique. abß vi ithe result of his vigorous fancy, brilliant style, and careful attention to detail in all that concerns ■ hUetories. we haVe a series of volumes which Save.built up tor him a Btrong and endless popularity. -rar ALTER DBSANT'3 NEW STORY WILL APPEAR IN THE J WEEKLY PRESS, COMMENCING NOVEMBER 18th. , ! I THE PEOPLE'S PALACE. "SeWom.indeed.basit fallento the lot of a novelist to see the ideas sketched with ft vivid imagination ro bis romances become'realised in : fockYettbisis the happy fate of Mr Walter Besant. There can be no doubt that the Propltfs Palace is largely due to theinfiuence of that thoughtful and delightful book "All Sorts and.Conditions of Men." — "Nonconformist and Independent. I "'The pen is mightier than the sword;' aye,. tor the sword destroys, ... , . . i And spreads red ruin through the land and crushes hopes and joys; Bat what the well-directed pen can do the ■ -world's been taught, Since arst the People's Palace rose, based on an author's thought. —" London Figaro. | THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN, i "AveryDowerfuland fascinating romance/ ; -"The Literary World." "All the world reads Mr Beeant's books."— "Manchester Examiner. ' "One of the pleasantest of recent novels."— " Court ahdSociety Review." [ "Has much of the and vigor I which one has learned to expect from the author." "Academy. " His books strlltc us as models Of wbatnovelß ought to be. The story is powerful, pathetic, ana driginal."— " Saturday Review." ;: " A racy and exciting tele, as well a3 another proof of its writer's rare versatility. The work deserves to be xead." — Morning Post. "Mr Beeant's romances hare fire readers today to eny other novelist's one. Great tenderness and sweetness in his heroines is Mr Beaant'sspecial forte. l -"New York Timee." W A L T B R B B S A N T'S SPLENDID NEW STORY, SMTITItED HERR PAULUS: i. HIS, RISE, HIS GREATNESS, AND HIS | •V '■: .-_'■'■ ' c, FALL. ! COMMENCES ORIGINAL PUBLICATION j -"'■' ' " CJ TttE ys;to&j£hiL SI ess ON NOVEMBER itaH. THE PTCBLId E5 INyiTEB TO 'SUBSCRIBE : ■-■-■•■ -;• totsk ; ; B&T PAPfeR IN NEW ZEALAND Bebficriptlcnsniajbt«in«tfcayama. I ■