ST. JAMES'S GAZETTE.—'That region of the universe of romance which Mr. Haggard has opened up is better worth a visit than any that has been explored for many a long year.'
WORLD.—'There is invention and fancy enough in these three hundred pages to furnish all the circulating libraries in the kingdom for a year.... As rich and original a piece of romance as any our age has seen.'
TIMES.—'It is too wondrous to be told except in the words of the Author himself. Worthy of Poe is the scene of the vast charnel-house.... On the other hand, the pages of "Vathek" could hardly show finer imagery than we meet here.'
SPECTATOR.—'At every stage of the story we feel persuaded that the Author must have exhausted his resources, and that the interest must begin to decline. As a matter of fact, this is not the case. At almost every page the weird interest of the story rises.'
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