Part 52 (1/2)
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._
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 a.n.a.lysis and understanding of the impulsive and pa.s.sionate 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._
KATHERINE 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._
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