The Cross in Ritual, Architecture and ArtTyack, Geo. S. (George Smith)
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The Cross in Ritual, Architecture and Art
Tyack, Geo. S. (George Smith)
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"This is a powerful story, the last from the pen of an indefatigable
worker and true friend of the total abstinence cause. The scene of the
o'er true tale is laid in East Yorkshire, the author's native district,
which he knew and loved so well. The characters appear to be drawn from
life, and every chapter has a vivid and terrible interest. The friendship
between old Aaron Brigham and Little Kitty is touching. The tale of
trouble, sorrow, and utter ruin wrought by the demon of strong drink might
well rouse every man, woman, and child to fight the destroyer, which, in
the unfolding of the story, we see enslaving minister and people, shaming
the Christian Church, breaking hearts all round, and wrecking the dearest
hopes of individuals and families. A striking and pitiful tale, not
overdrawn."--_Alliance News._
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Faces on the Queen's Highway,
By FLO. JACKSON.
Though oftenest to be found in a pensive mood, the writer of this very
dainty volume of sketches is always very sweet and winning. She has
evidently a true artist's love of nature, and in a few lines can limn an
autumn landscape full of colour, and the life which is on the down slope.
And she can tell a very taking story, as witness the sketch "At the Inn,"
and "The Master of White Hags," and all her characters are real, live
flesh-and-blood people, who do things naturally, and give very great
pleasure to the reader accordingly. Miss Jackson's gifts are of a very
high order.--_Aberdeen Free Press._
A charmingly written series of sketches and stories by Flo Jackson,
published under the happy title "Faces on the Queen's Highway." The writer
possesses descriptive powers of a high order, and her "visionary glimpses
of the passers on the patch of highway beyond the curtained window,"
appeals strongly to one's better and nobler feelings.--_Chester Courant._
This volume bears the name, as its author, of Flo Jackson, a talented
writer, whose sketches and stories we have often read with pleasure. We
can promise the same experience for readers of this volume, which contains
some of Miss Jackson's typical work in prose. "In Winter Mood," "At the
Inn," "The Journey of the Leaves," "Safe at Last," and the sketches in
"Faces" are specimens of a high standard of literary excellence. With a
poetic and imaginative nature the writer combines a happy power of
expression, and she is thus enabled to paint a picture which easily
arrests the attention. "At the Inn," already named, is a short story,
which for its artistic effect and its pathos would sustain the reputation
of one of our leading authors. Throughout the book there is a spirit of
tender refinement; while there are numerous features likely to attract the
reader, there are none to repel him. The prevailing style is as
unconventional as the "introduction," which is a pretty departure from the
orthodox mode of bowing to the reader.--_Bristol Observer._
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