"A strikingly realistic and decidedly original contribution to modern
literature."—_Boston Saturday Evening Gazette._
New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 72 Fifth Avenue.
"A better book than 'The Prisoner of Zenda.'"—_London Queen._
_THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO._ By ANTHONY HOPE, author of "The
God in the Car," "The Prisoner of Zenda," etc. With photogravure
Frontispiece by S. W. Van Schaick. Third edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
"No adventures were ever better worth recounting than are those of
Antonio of Monte Velluto, a very Bayard among outlaws.... To all those
whose pulses still stir at the recital of deeds of high courage, we may
recommend this book.... The chronicle conveys the emotion of heroic
adventure, and is picturesquely written."—_London Daily News._
"It has literary merits all its own, of a deliberate and rather deep
order.... In point of execution 'The Chronicles of Count Antonio' is
the best work that Mr. Hope has yet done. The design is clearer, the
workmanship more elaborate, the style more colored.... The incidents
are most ingenious, they are told quietly, but with great cunning,
and the Quixotic sentiment which pervades it all is exceedingly
pleasant."—_Westminster Gazette._
"A romance worthy of all the expectations raised by the brilliancy of
his former books, and likely to be read with a keen enjoyment and a
healthy exaltation of the spirits by every one who takes it up."—_The
Scotsman._
"A gallant tale, written with unfailing freshness and spirit."—_London
Daily Telegraph._
"One of the most fascinating romances written in English within
many days. The quaint simplicity of its style is delightful, and
the adventures recorded in these 'Chronicles of Count Antonio' are
as stirring and ingenious as any conceived even by Weyman at his
best."—_New York World._
"Romance of the real flavor, wholly and entirely romance, and narrated
in true romantic style. The characters, drawn with such masterly
handling, are not merely pictures and portraits, but statues that are
alive and step boldly forward from the canvas."—_Boston Courier._
"Told in a wonderfully simple and direct style, and with the magic
touch of a man who has the genius of narrative, making the varied
incidents flow naturally and rapidly in a stream of sparkling
discourse."—_Detroit Tribune._
"Easily ranks with, if not above, 'A Prisoner of Zenda.' ...
Wonderfully strong, graphic, and compels the interest of the most
_blasé_ novel reader."—_Boston Advertiser._
"No adventures were ever better worth telling than those of Count
Antonio.... The author knows full well how to make every pulse thrill,
and how to hold his readers under the spell of his magic."—_Boston
Herald._
"A book to make women weep proud tears, and the blood of men to tingle
with knightly fervor.... In 'Count Antonio' we think Mr. Hope surpasses
himself, as he has already surpassed all the other story-tellers of the
period."—_New York Spirit of the Times._
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