"--recreates a wholly new drama of existence."--WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE, N. Y. Times.
"Mr. Masefield comes like a flash of light across contemporary English poetry, and he trails glory where his imagination reveals the substances of life. The improbable has been accomplished by Mr. Masefield; he has made poetry out of the very material that has refused to yield it for almost a score of years. It has only yielded it with a passion of Keats, and shaped it with the imagination of Coleridge."--Boston Evening Transcript.
"Originality, force, distinction, and deep knowledge of the human heart."--Chicago Record-Herald.
"They are truly great pieces."--Kentucky Post.
"A vigor and sincerity rare in modern English literature."--The Independent.
"If Mr. Masefield has occasionally appeared to touch a reminiscent chord with George Meredith, it is merely an example of his good taste and the sameness of big themes."--GEORGE MIDDLETON in La Foliette's Magazine.
JOHN MASEFIELD'S
The Story of a Round-House, and other Poems
"John Masefield has produced the finest literature of the year."--J. W. BARRIE.
"John Masefield is the most interesting poetic personality of the day."--The Continent.