MR. CHAPMAN brings to bear on his task a rare store of critical perception and literary knowledge, while in his own style there is nothing to be found of the obscure or the inflated. The interesting part of Mr. Chapman’s work is that he has something new to say about everything he touches.—The Spectator.
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This Essay (Emerson) is the most effective critical attempt made in the United States, or I should suppose anywhere, to get near the sage of Concord.—Henry James.
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We shall hope to come across Mr. Chapman again. Few living critics go so straight to the heart of their problem, or waste so little time in writing “about it and about.”—The Academy.
Causes and Consequences
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Politics. Society. Education.
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NO one can read Mr. Chapman’s book without finding in it something instructive and suggestive. The author is an enthusiast for humanity converted by stress of circumstances into a preacher against corruption. His book is a manly appeal to the rising generation, for whom it has a message of courage and hope sadly wanting nowadays.—The Nation.