Westminster Gazette.—“Few letters in the language have in such perfection the qualities which good letters should possess. Frank, gay, brilliant, indiscreet, immensely clever, whimsical, and audacious, they reveal a character which, with whatever alloy of human infirmity, must endear itself to any reader of understanding.”
World.—“Throws a deal of new light on the domestic relations of the Sage of Chelsea. They also contain the full text of Mrs. Carlyle’s fascinating journal, and her own ‘humorous and quaintly candid’ narrative of her first love-affair.”
Daily News.—“Every page . . . scintillates with keen thoughts, biting criticisms, flashing phrases, and touches of bright comedy.”
ÉMILE ZOLA: Novelist and Reformer. An Account of his Life, Work, and Influence. By E. A. Vizetelly. With numerous Illustrations, Portraits, etc. Demy 8vo. 21s. net.
Morning Post.—“Mr. Ernest Vizetelly has given . . . a very true insight into the aims, character, and life of the novelist.”
Athenæum.—“. . . Exhaustive and interesting.”
M.A.P.—“. . . will stand as the classic biography of Zola.”
Star.—“This ‘Life’ of Zola is a very fascinating book.”
Academy.—“It was inevitable that the authoritative life of Emile Zola should be from the pen of E. A. Vizetelly. No one probably has the same qualifications, and this bulky volume of nearly six hundred pages is a worthy tribute to the genius of the master.”
Mr. T. P. O’Connor in T.P.’s Weekly.—“It is a story of fascinating interest, and is told admirably by Mr. Vizetelly. I can promise any one who takes it up that he will find it very difficult to lay it down again.”