Daily Chronicle.—“Work admirably representative of the writer’s genius. The subtle and humorous criticism of life, the deep yet simple philosophy wrought into apothegms after the manner of Blake and Lavater, which added such lustre to The Crock of Gold.”
Times.—“A story may have many and diverse effects upon its reader. It may leave him smiling, laughing, frowning (perhaps weeping), angry, perplexed, exalted, afraid. The bits of stories in Here are Ladies, the sketches, essays, snapshots, call them what you will, will leave him for the most part happy and hungry—for more.”
Daily Graphic.—“One might go on quoting, and perhaps quoting to more persuasive effect; but for ourselves we need no persuading that Mr. Stephens’ humour is to our liking, his writing entrancing to us, his originality beyond question.”
THE CROCK OF GOLD.
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Times.—“It is crammed full of life and beauty ... this delicious, fantastical, amorphous, inspired medley of topsy-turvydom.”
Punch.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”
Pall Mall Gazette.—“A wise, beautiful, and humorous book.... If you could have given Sterne a soul and made him a poet he might have produced The Crock of Gold.”
THE CHARWOMAN’S DAUGHTER.
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