Times.—“He has passion and energy enough to stock half a dozen average minor poets.… But he has in him something of the stuff of which poetry—as opposed to verse—is made.”
Court Circular.—“Unquestionably a poet of a very high order—musical, suggestive, imaginative and picturesque. ‘In the Times to come’ is a beautiful poem, full of suggestion, with a subtle melody of its own. How well Mr Longstaff can write is seen in ‘A Hopeless Dawn.’ It is the work of a true poet. Mr Longstaff’s poems deserve more extended notice. There is art in his work, and music; and his verse is full of promise. Mr Longstaff’s muse is frank and sincere, and many of his readers will forgive her for not posing as a prude.”
Ballads of Ghostly Shires. By George Bartram, Author of “The People of Clopton,” “The White-headed Boy,” etc. Dedication accepted by Theodore Watts-Dunton. Small 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d. nett.
Speaker.—“We hail with the greatest pleasure Mr George Bartram’s ‘Ballads of Ghostly Shires.’”
Academy.—“His descriptive passages have the true poetic touch, and a fresh grace about them. He is, in truth, well worth reading, and has the distinction of writing narrative verse well in a lyric age. It is a breezy, picturesque, taking little book.”
Athenæum.—“Mr Bartram has the gift of description, and his vigorous narrative verse moves swiftly.”
Sunday Sun.—“Remarkable and beautiful poems. Enjoyable reading.”
Village Life and Feeling. Songs and Verses. By Rupert Upperton, the Ploughboy Poet. 2s. 6d. nett.
Scotsman.—“This is a pleasant and an interesting volume of healthy English verse.… The book deserves to be read, and will interest any curious lover of poetry.”