“The narrative is always bright. Whether the author is describing a dinner-party in Shiraz, or a Fourth of June at Eton, he is always readable; ... there is no doubt that he has written an amusing and ingenious story.”—St. James’s Gazette.
“There is delightful easy-going reading in Mr. C. J. Wills’ new novel.... Interesting sketches drawn from sporting and fashionable life, ... a pretty love story such as one finds in a comedy of manners, and all these elements are blended with a skill that is none the less praiseworthy because it nowhere shows traces of effort.... Sure to be widely read.”—Scotsman.
“A rollicking story.... Mr. Wills’ undeniable vivacity.”—The Times.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET.
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“The characters are all alive, the conversations are exceedingly bright and natural; there is in the novel a genuine vein of somewhat pungent humour, and the style has for the most part both vigour and accuracy.”—Spectator.
“‘The Pit Town Coronet’ is the best of a batch of novels now lying before us.”—World.
“There is no denying the author’s power any more than his gift of humour. The village scenes are inimitable, and so is Mrs. Dodd, the masterful parson’s wife—her Dorcas Meeting is exquisitely droll.... An exciting story.”—Academy.
“‘The Pit Town Coronet’ is both interesting and well written.”—Athenæum.