"'Taquisara' in vigor of language and sustained interest of plot easily ranks with Mr. Crawford's best work, which, by the way, is quite as good as the best by any living writer."--Oneonta Herald.
"'Taquisara,' as its name indicates, is another of Mr. Crawford's happily told stories of Italian life, and must find many admirers. Here the author is at his best. He knows his Italy--who could have read his 'Casa Braccio' and not been conscious of it? In this last novel the interest is unflagging, and all the imaginative charm and literary force which belong to the author are to be found."
CASA BRACCIO.
BY
F. MARION CRAWFORD.
WITH THIRTEEN FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS
BY CASTAIGNE.
Buckram. 2 vols., in box. $2.00.
PRESS COMMENTS.
"Mr. Crawford's latest novel, 'Casa Braccio,' may not improbably come to be regarded as the supreme masterpiece in fiction--of the English tongue at least--that has appeared since 'Daniel Deronda.' Its breadth of human emotion, its vividness of individualities, its splendor of coloring, all entitle this novel to a lasting place in the literature of fiction."--Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"Mr. Crawford has won success in two different fields of fiction. In this, his present work, he combines these fields, and wins a greater success than ever. There is but little question that 'Casa Braccio' will prove to be the great novel of the year."--Boston Daily Advertiser.
"We are grateful when Mr. Crawford keeps to his Italy. The poetry and enchantment of the land are all his own, and 'Casa Braccio' gives promise of being his masterpiece.... He has the life, the beauty, the heart and the soul of Italy at the tips of his fingers."--Los Angeles Express.