Victorian Literature: Sixty Years of Books and BookmenShorter, Clement King
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Victorian Literature: Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen
Shorter, Clement King
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
"It is in truth a prose poem, one of the most beautiful and delightful
we have ever read.... Nothing could be better than that the leaders of
all Churches should breathe the pure and tender atmosphere of 'The House
of Dreams,' and carry it with them into the world of daily
reality."--_Methodist Times._
"A vision of extraordinary force and significance.... It seems to us
that no thoughtful reader will be likely to rise from a perusal of this
book without feeling himself heartened, so inspiring are certain of its
passages.... It is full of high suggestion, of pathos, and of
poetry."--_The Literary World._
THE FIFTIETH THOUSAND NOW READY.
_Long 8vo, sewed, 1s.; cloth extra, gilt, gilt top, 2s._
The Child, the Wise Man, and the Devil
By Coulson Kernahan
Author of "God and the Ant."
_SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS._
_The Bookman_ says--
"It is the author's special gift to stimulate the minds of Christian
teachers.... In this little work he has given us work which deserves to
live.... No one can read these pages without emotion."
_The Daily Mail_ says--
"The writer's views are expressed with bold and manly sincerity, and in
a spirit of true reverence. His little book must make a very deep and
abiding impression upon the hearts and minds of all who read it to the
end."
_The Echo_ says--
"There will be few readers of this work who will not allow with
enthusiasm the moral earnestness, the poetic imagination, and the
literary charm of Mr Kernahan's stern muse."
_The British Weekly_ says--
"By far the best piece of work that Mr Kernahan has done.... The spirit
of the age, with its yearnings, its sorrows, its vague aspiration, finds
expression in these pages."
_The Queen_ says--
"A work of genius. No one who has read it will ever be likely to forget
it."
_The Saturday Review_ says--
"There is a touch of genius, perhaps even more than a touch, about this
brilliant and original booklet."
_The Illustrated London News_ says--
"All must recognise the boundless charity, the literary power, and the
intense sincerity of one of the most interesting works of the year."
"We put first of the books for girls 'When Hearts are Young' by Deas
Cromarty."--_The Christian World_ on "The Season's Gift Books."
_Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 2s. 6d._
When Hearts are Young
By Deas Cromarty
With Eight Illustrations by Will Morgan.
_OPINIONS OF THE PRESS._
_The Manchester Guardian_ says--
"It is delightful to read. One has come across few recent books that
leave a pleasanter impression on the reader's memory."_
_The Star_ says--
"There is true insight into the peasant character of the lower fringe of
the Highlands.... The girl Maggie is true to the life.... _One is
grateful for the wholesomeness of this gentle story._"
_Lloyd's News_ says--
_"This is one of the pleasantest volumes we have picked up for a long
time.... It is a tender, beautiful love story, very fresh and wholesome,
with a wealth of fine descriptive writing."_
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