Conduct of life -- Fiction; Fantasy fiction; Parables
=Pall Mall Gazette.=—“A cleverly-written story of more than usual
interest. Mr. Turner has here something to say, and says it well. From
the first page onward we follow the career of Maurice Yorke with close
interest, an interest which never flags, and the final chapter is in
every way equal to the book’s earlier promise. There is nothing
slipshod, no falling off. The author has given us sterling good work
throughout. The characterisation of Lady Sothern is excellent—so human
withal. ‘The Comedy of Progress’ is a brilliant novel, its title, by
the way, fitting it ‘like a glove.’”
=Glasgow Evening Times.=—“Mr. Reginald Turner has achieved another
success in ‘The Comedy of Progress.’ It is a clever novel, pleasantly
satirical, bright in style, and with skilfully sustained interest in
the fanciful social and political personages who figure in its pages.”
=Morning Post.=—“Readers will be delighted with the ‘Comedy of
Progress’ by Reginald Turner. The story is told with skill and true
artistic effect. Lady Sothern is an excellently drawn character, full
of life and force. The charm and influence which she exercises over
all who know her are quite convincingly expressed, and the scene with
her husband when she confesses herself an old woman and stamps on her
jewels is very ably done. Mr. Turner may be sincerely congratulated on
accomplishing a difficult task with more restraint and ability than
one generally expects in such efforts.”
=Spectator.=—“Problems and politics are dealt with in ‘The Comedy of
Progress,’ and both are to a certain extent successfully treated. The
story is readable, and the pictures of society are not badly drawn.”
=Daily Telegraph.=—“Mr. Turner has a pretty knack of touching off a
character, or expressing a quaint thought, in a couple of lines, and
there is no blinking the fact that some of his portraits are diverting
likenesses of people he had met in the flesh.”
=St. James’s Gazette.=—“The book is decidedly clever. Maurice Yorke
himself, Lord and Lady Sothern, and Jonas Allen, are distinct and
well-drawn characters, conceived and maintained with considerable
skill. The story is something more than a political novel. It is
concerned with the philosophy of life and its aims. There is much
serious thought and practical wisdom in its pages, set forth in
dialogue, which is always amusing and sometimes brilliant.”
=Athenæum.=—“‘The Comedy of Progress’ contains clever conversation and
well-realised characters.”
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