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“‘Robert Falconer’ is a work brimful of life and humour and of the
deepest human interest. It is a work to be returned to again and again
for the deep and searching knowledge it evinces of human thoughts and
feelings.”—_Athenæum._
“This story abounds in exquisite specimens of the word-painting in which
Dr. Mac Donald excels, charming transcripts of Nature, full of light,
air, and colour.”—_Saturday Review._
“This noble story displays to the best advantage all the powers of Dr.
Mac Donald’s genius.”—_Illustrated London News._
“‘Robert Falconer’ is the noblest work of fiction that Dr. Mac Donald
has yet produced.”—_British Quarterly Review._
“The dialogues in ‘Robert Falconer’ are so finely blended with humour
and pathos as to make them in themselves an intellectual treat to which
the reader returns again and again.”—_Spectator._
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DAVID ELGINBROD.
“A novel which is the work of a man of genius. It will attract the
highest class of readers.”—_Times._
“There are many beautiful passages and descriptions in this book. The
characters are extremely well drawn.”—_Athenæum._
“A clever novel. The incidents are exciting and the interest is
maintained to the close. It may be doubted if Sir Walter Scott himself
ever painted a Scotch fireside with more truth than Dr. Mac
Donald.”—_Morning Post._
“David Elginbrod is the finest character we have met in fiction for many
a day. The descriptions of natural scenery are vivid, truthful and
artistic; the general reflections are those of a refined, thoughtful,
and poetical philosopher, and the whole moral atmosphere of the book is
lofty, pure, and invigorating.”—_Globe._
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SIR GIBBIE.
“‘Sir Gibbie’ is a book of genius.”—_Pall Mall Gazette._
“This book has power, pathos, and humour. There is not a character which
is not lifelike. There are many powerful scenes, and the portraits will
stay long in our memory.”—_Athenæum._
“‘Sir Gibbie’ is unquestionably a book of genius. It abounds in
humour, pathos, insight into character, and happy touches of
description.”—_Graphic._
“‘Sir Gibbie’ contains some of the most charming writing the author has
yet produced-”—_Scotsman._
“‘Sir Gibbie’ is one of the most touching and beautiful stories that has
been written for many years. It is not a novel to be idly read and laid
aside; it is a grand work, to be kept near at hand, and studied and
thought over.”—_Morning Post._
WORKS BY THE AUTHOR OF
‘SAM SLICK, THE CLOCKMAKER.’
_Each in One Volume, Frontispiece, and Uniformly Bound, Price 5s._
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NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE.
“We enjoy our old friend’s company with unabated relish. This work is a
rattling miscellany of sharp sayings, stories, and hard hits. It is full
of fun and fancy.”—_Athenæum._
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