=PAUL PATOFF.=--“It need scarcely be said that the story is skilfully and picturesquely written, portraying sharply individual characters in well-defined surroundings.”--_New York Commercial Advertiser._ =PIETRO GHISLERI.=--“The strength of the story lies not only in the artistic and highly dramatic working out of the plot, but also in the penetrating analysis and understanding of the impulsive and passionate Italian character.”--_Public Opinion._ =THE CHILDREN OF THE KING.=--“One of the most artistic and exquisitely finished pieces of work that Crawford has produced. The picturesque setting, Calabria and its surroundings, the beautiful Sorrento and the Gulf of Salerno, with the bewitching accessories that climate, sea, and sky afford, give Mr. Crawford rich opportunities to show his rare descriptive powers. As a whole the book is strong and beautiful through its simplicity.”--_Public Opinion._ =MARION DARCHE.=--“We are disposed to rank ‘Marion Darche’ as the best of Mr. Crawford’s American stories.”--_The Literary World._ =THE THREE FATES.=--“The strength of the story lies in portrayal of the aspirations, disciplinary efforts, trials, and triumphs of the man who is a born writer, and who by long and painful experiences learns the good that is in him and the way in which to give it effectual expression. Taken for all in all, it is one of the most pleasing of all his productions in fiction, and it affords a view of certain phases of American, or perhaps we should say of New York, life that have not hitherto been treated with anything like the same adequacy and felicity.”--_Boston Beacon._ =KATHARINE LAUDERDALE.=--“It need scarcely be said that the story is skilfully and picturesquely written, portraying sharply individual characters in well-defined surroundings.”--_New York Commercial Advertiser._ =THE RALSTONS.=--“The whole group of character studies is strong and vivid.”--_The Literary World._ =LOVE IN IDLENESS.=--“The story is told in the author’s lightest vein; it is bright and entertaining.”--_The Literary World._ =CASA BRACCIO.=--“We are grateful when Mr. Crawford keeps to his Italy. The poetry and enchantment of the land are all his own, and ‘Casa Braccio’ gives promise of being his masterpiece.... He has the life, the beauty, the heart, and the soul of Italy at the tips of his fingers.”--_Los Angeles Express._ =TAQUISARA.=--“A charming story this is, and one which will certainly be liked by all admirers of Mr. Crawford’s work.”--_New York Herald._ =ADAM JOHNSTONE’S SON and A ROSE OF YESTERDAY.=--“It is not only one of the most enjoyable novels that Mr. Crawford has ever written, but is a novel that will make people think.”--_Boston Beacon._