Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. ICrawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
History
Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. I
Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Venice (Italy) -- History
=MARIETTA (A Maid Of Venice).=--“The workshop, its processes, the
ways and thought of the time, all this is handled in so masterly a
manner, not for its own sake, but for that of the story.... It has
charm and the romance which is eternally human, as well as that
which was of the Venice of that day. And over it all there is an
atmosphere of worldly wisdom, of understanding, sympathy, and
tolerance, of intuition and recognition, that makes Marion Crawford
the excellent companion he is in his books for mature men and
women.”--_New York Mail and Express._
=CORLEONE (A Tale of Sicily).=--_The last of the famous Saracinesca
Series._--“It is by far the most stirring and dramatic of all the
author’s Italian stories.... The plot is a masterly one, bringing
at almost every page a fresh surprise, keeping the reader in
suspense to the very end.”--_The Times_, New York.
=MR. ISAACS.=--“It is lofty and uplifting. It is strongly, sweetly,
tenderly written. It is in all respects an uncommon novel.”--_The
Literary World._
=DR. CLAUDIUS.=--“The characters are strongly marked without any
suspicion of caricature, and the author’s ideas on social and
political subjects are often brilliant and always striking. It is
no exaggeration to say that there is not a dull page in the book,
which is peculiarly adapted for the recreation of the student or
thinker.”--_Living Church._
=A ROMAN SINGER.=--“A powerful story of art and love in Rome.”--_The
New York Observer._
=AN AMERICAN POLITICIAN.=--“One of the characters is a visiting
Englishman. Possibly Mr. Crawford’s long residence abroad has made
him select such a hero as a safeguard against slips, which does not
seem to have been needed. His insight into a phase of politics with
which he could hardly be expected to be familiar is
remarkable.”--_Buffalo Express._
=TO LEEWARD.=--“It is an admirable tale of Italian life told in a
spirited way and far better than most of the fiction
current.”--_San Francisco Chronicle._
=ZOROASTER.=--“As a matter of literary art solely, we doubt if Mr.
Crawford has ever before given us better work than the description
of Belshazzar’s feast with which the story begins, or the
death-scene with which it closes.”--_The Christian Union_ (now _The
Outlook_).
=A TALE OF A LONELY PARISH.=--“It is a pleasure to have anything so
perfect of its kind as this brief and vivid story. It is doubly a
success, being full of human sympathy, as well as thoroughly
artistic.”--_The Critic._
=MARZIO’S CRUCIFIX.=--“We take the liberty of saying that this work
belongs to the highest department of character-painting in
words.”--_The Churchman._
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