Author of “Cynthia’s Damages,” etc.
Some Press Opinions.
Bookman.—“A political novel of decided interest, picturing modern society, political method and influences, a really great lady, and a young man who thinks. Mr. Turner’s style is bright, shrewd, and trenchant.”
Pall Mall Gazette.—“A cleverly-written story of more than usual interest. Mr. Turner has here something to say, and says it well. From the first page onward we follow the career of Maurice Yorke with close interest, an interest which never flags, and the final chapter is in every way equal to the book’s earlier promise. There is nothing slipshod, no falling off. The author has given us sterling good work throughout. The characterisation of Lady Sothern is excellent—so human withal. ‘The Comedy of Progress’ is a brilliant novel, its title, by the way, fitting it ‘like a glove.’”
Glasgow Evening Times.—“Mr. Reginald Turner has achieved another success in ‘The Comedy of Progress.’ It is a clever novel, pleasantly satirical, bright in style, and with skilfully sustained interest in the fanciful social and political personages who figure in its pages.”
Morning Post.—“Readers will be delighted with the ‘Comedy of Progress’ by Reginald Turner. The story is told with skill and true artistic effect. Lady Sothern is an excellently drawn character, full of life and force. The charm and influence which she exercises over all who know her are quite convincingly expressed, and the scene with her husband when she confesses herself an old woman and stamps on her jewels is very ably done. Mr. Turner may be sincerely congratulated on accomplishing a difficult task with more restraint and ability than one generally expects in such efforts.”
Spectator.—“Problems and politics are dealt with in ‘The Comedy of Progress,’ and both are to a certain extent successfully treated. The story is readable, and the pictures of society are not badly drawn.”
Daily Telegraph.—“Mr. Turner has a pretty knack of touching off a character, or expressing a quaint thought, in a couple of lines, and there is no blinking the fact that some of his portraits are diverting likenesses of people he had met in the flesh.”
St. James’s Gazette.—“The book is decidedly clever. Maurice Yorke himself, Lord and Lady Sothern, and Jonas Allen, are distinct and well-drawn characters, conceived and maintained with considerable skill. The story is something more than a political novel. It is concerned with the philosophy of life and its aims. There is much serious thought and practical wisdom in its pages, set forth in dialogue, which is always amusing and sometimes brilliant.”
Athenæum.—“‘The Comedy of Progress’ contains clever conversation and well-realised characters.”