TIMES.—“His verse is musical and various, and his themes are touched with a happy knack of originality.”
SCOTSMAN.—“Poetry or not, his verse is of the kind that invariably inspires a friendly feeling to the writer; and every one who reads either this book or Lapsus Calami will keep a kindly eye open for Mr Stephen’s next appearance, and share the pleasures of its success.”
DAILY CHRONICLE.—“The whole of the Lapsus Ultimi are very clever, and show keen analysis of character as well as effective dramatic handling.”
CAMBRIDGE REVIEW.—“Mr J. K. Stephen’s new book, Quo Musa Tendis? fully maintains the reputation which its predecessor earned, and will be warmly welcomed by Mr Stephen’s numerous admirers.”
FREEMAN’S JOURNAL.—“On the whole the neat little volume is full of genuine and original merit, thoughts and fancies brightly expressed, and bearing evidences of the refined culture one associates with the best traditions of University life. We can only trust that ‘J. K. S.’s’ prose will not be unworthy of the promise of the muse of his student days.”
LAPSUS CALAMI. Fifth Edition (Fourth Thousand). With considerable omissions and additions. Foolscap 8vo. 2s. 6d. net. Also 150 on large paper, Dutch hand-made.
SPECTATOR.—“Parodies of moderate merit are so easy, that we seldom enjoy parodies, but J. K. S.’s parodies are of more than moderate merit. They do not merely make one smile, and then regret that one has smiled from the sense of emptiness which follows; they make one almost think that the parody must have been written by the poet parodied in a moment of amused self-ridicule.... Take it all in all, the Lapsus Calami will be a favourite wherever it is read.”
HERALD (Boston U.S.).—“Lapsus Calami was first published in the April of 1891. In May a second edition was called for, and in June a third was issued, an edition with various omissions and additions. I am glad that the stanzas I am about to copy were not omitted, for I think them delightfully wicked.... If the Boston Browning Club were not so grave and serious a body, I should like to read The Last Ride together to them when I come home.” Louise Chandler Moulton.
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CAMBRIDGE REVIEW.—“The pamphlet before us can be enjoyed, whatever our opinions may be, and deserves to be read and considered whether we are convinced by it or no.”