John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost ColonyPayson, William Farquhar
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John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost Colony
Payson, William Farquhar
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
In his audacious imaginative insight into the romantic
possibilities underlying the discoveries or the suggestion of
modern science Mr. Wells stands unrivalled.… It is just like a
transcript from real life, recalling the best work of Poe in
its accent of sincerity and surpassing it in its felicity of
style.—_The Spectator_, London.
BY GEORGE DU MAURIER
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French and Latin expressions in the story is included.)
SOCIAL PICTORIAL SATIRE. Reminiscences and Appreciations of English
Illustrators of the Past Generation. With Illustrations by the Author and
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Mr. du Maurier’s style has much distinction—a blending of
refinement and unconventionality that is delightful. It is
vehemently alive, moreover; there is not a word which could be
spared without marring the effect, not a line which does not
fall into rank with vigorous step. It has poetic grace, too, a
musical and witching rhythm here and there.—_New York Tribune._
BY E. F. BENSON
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A fantastic tale of a principality broken down by the gambling
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The stirring scenes in Greece during the Greek War of
Independence, in 1820-1821, are pictured in a graphic and vital
way by Mr. Benson. An interesting romance of a period of which
far too little is written.
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“The Vintage” is a story of adventure in the best sense of
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portrayed; there are many thrilling incidents, and (most
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Tribune._
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An odd, suggestive story.… The tale is well told, the conceit a
striking one.—_Hartford Courant._
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