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FARJEON, The Brilliant Author of the World-renowned' Novels:-" The Great Porter Square Mystery," " |f» ii no March of ir fttoi » " Aaron the Jew," " Basil and Annette," " The House or Shadows,' &C, Ac. "THE BETRAYAL OF JOHN FORDHAM" Is a story of mystery and passion, love and hate, good .and evil, and depicts their iniiuonco on human life. THE OPENING CHAPTERS WILL APPEAR IN OUR COLUMNS TO-MORROW, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25. Mil B. I/. FARJEON, Whose stories havo delighted thousands of readers in both hemisphere*, was "discovered " by Charles Dickens. Whilst working as a journalist in New Zealand the author of "Tho Great Porter Square Mystery," received a kind and encouraging letter from the great novelist, vi'lilch decided his future cu'iior. Since then be his devoted himself to the writing of novels, until, as the "Strand Magazine " aptly says, "perhaps no living author "has a stronger hold upon thfl public. He combines the power of Willfie Collins with the humour of Charles Dickens. 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He becomes weary of a life which U only a torture, hut is saved from suicide by the influence of a gentle, upright worn in. To protect her, I'ordham leaves the country, and while abroad, learns of his wife's death. He returns to England and mcoU with an adventure which ends. In his believing himself to have con. mitted a murder. The unravelling of the plot against I'ordham and the detection of the cnusnirstors must he revealed by the story, Which ends happily. The work is exceedingly powerful, and contains many graphic sketches and exciting In.idents, WE SHALL PUBLISH THE,OPENING •;", ,' , cifAPTUiis.oir . THE BETRAYAL OF JOHN FORDHAM, BY ! 15. L. FARJEON, , ; ■ 't \ TO-MORROW, ; \I _, ;, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25,, ) And will be continued on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10036, 24 January 1896, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10036, 24 January 1896, Page 4