A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and ParodyAdams, William Davenport
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A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody
Adams, William Davenport
Burlesque (Literature); English literature -- History and criticism; Parody
LONDON: HENRY & CO., 6, BOUVERIE STREET, E.C.,
AND AT ALL LIBRARIES AND BOOKSELLERS'.
THE NEW ROMANCE. At all Libraries and Booksellers'.
_BY CLIVE HOLLAND._
=RAYMI; or, The Children of the Sun.=
By the Author of "The Golden Hawk." Crown 8vo, tastefully bound, 5s.
Illustrated.
"Of all the writers who may be described as belonging to the school
of Rider Haggard, Mr. Clive Holland is the most original and the
most successful. His 'Raymi' would do no discredit to Mr. Haggard
himself. There is room for improvement in the style, but that will
come with use. What is of more importance in a new (and presumably
young) writer is that he should have the root of the matter in him;
and in all the essentials for a good story--character, 'go,' and
incidents--Mr. Holland manifests great facility. Hugh Carton, the
hero, is put through some sad and dramatic experiences, and not the
least enthralling of these is his encounter with Richard Savill, the
buccaneer. It is under the most extraordinary circumstances that Hugh
makes his acquaintance. Savill is vigorously drawn, so that one is
able to realise the man as he was in his habit. Another part of the
volume which contains several graphic passages is that devoted to a
description of the Children of the Sun, with their rites and customs.
Mr. Holland has written a previous romance, with which we are not
acquainted, but his present venture certainly warrants the expectation
of good work from him in the future."--_Daily Chronicle._
"This is a good story--a mixture of the real and the romantic. Both
elements are well worked out: the real is so like to Nature, that we
are ready to think that the marvellous is not so very remote from
it."--_Spectator._
_BY LADY FLORENCE DIXIE._
=GLORIANA; or, The Revolution of 1900.=
With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 6s.
"There is abundant play of fancy in the book, as well as some of the
ordinary elements of romance."--_Queen._
"A good many of the characters have a touch of individuality; and in a
literary point of view this book is more carefully written and is more
interesting than any of our author's previous works."--_Athenæum._
"A prose Revolt of Islam."--_Saturday Review._
"It is a book that cannot fail to interest any one who takes it up;
and to any one who thinks at all it will, as it has done for us,
afford a good deal to think about. It is full of exciting incidents
and adventures closely drawn from life."--_St. Stephen's Review._
"Giving the clever and accomplished novelist all credit for
earnestness of purpose, it is scarcely possible to accept wholly
the form in which she has urged and illustrated her views; still we
must respect and admire the talent with which she pleads the cause
she has so much at heart.... The tale is well written, vigorous, and
interesting."--_Life._
_BY MRS. A. S. BRADSHAW._
=WIFE OR SLAVE?=
By the Author of "A Crimson Stain," etc. Second Edition. Crown 8vo,
cloth, 2s.
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