Bildungsromans; Country life -- Fiction; England -- Fiction; Pastoral fiction; Siblings -- Fiction
PAGAN PAPERS
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_Academy._—‘Rarely does one meet with an author whose
wit is so apt, whose touches of sentiment are so
genuine. His paper on tobacco is good reading, though
one remembers Calverley and the Arcadian mixture; the
eulogy on the loafer is second only to Mr. Stevenson’s
praise of “The Idler.” There is too a distinct flavour
of poetry in much of Mr. Grahame’s works. One could
have wished “White Poppies” had been written in verse,
were not the prose of it so delicate and adequate.’
_Daily Chronicle._—‘Mr. Kenneth Grahame’s
accomplishment is astounding.... His style is a
delight, so high is its vitality, or cool its colours,
so nimble and various its rhythms. He has read and
assimilated Browne Burton. He has a pretty poetic
fancy and is apt at a quaint analogy. Many forms of
beauty—existent and non-existent—he loves with a deep
and discriminating love.’
THE HEADSWOMAN
16mo. 50 cents net. New Edition.
_Bookman._—‘Mr. Grahame’s cleverness does not forsake
him when he attempts satire. “The Headswoman” is a
pretty bit of foolery.’
_Literary World._—‘A delightful little tale with a
tinge of satire in it. For gracefulness of style and
charm in the telling of a story it is in the front
rank, and that is saying a great deal.’
_Dundee Advertiser._—‘Humour is not dead amongst us,
for Kenneth Grahame’s witty little romance of “The
Headswoman” brims over with it.’
MR. W. L. COURTNEY in _Daily Telegraph_.—‘Well we are
more than a trifle dull, _nous autres_; and we should
be grateful to Mr. Kenneth Grahame for throwing in a
story or two of his own, as often as he can. Happy Mr.
Grahame, who can weave romances as well.’
_Scotsman._—‘Mr. Grahame has written a most charming
book, which cannot fail to delight all who were once
children.’
JOHN LANE COMPANY, _The Bodley Head_, NEW YORK
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Transcriber’s note:
Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.
Repeated chapter titles were deleted to avoid redundancy.
Page 97, “supicious” changed to “suspicious” (beastly suspicious by)
Page 101, “stealthly” changed to “stealthy” (his stealthy career)
Page 102, “frighful” changed to “frightful” (a frightful funk)
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