The Soul of London. By Ford Madox Hueffer. Imp. 16mo.
5s. net.
“It is long since we came across a more attractive collection of essays on any subject, and the author is to be heartily congratulated on his success.”—The Morning Post.
“‘The Soul of London,’ published to-day, is the latest and truest image of London, built up out of a series of brilliant negations that together are more hauntingly near to a composite picture of the city than anything we have ever seen before....”—The Daily Mail.
“Londoners should read this book; and even more certainly should countrymen and denizens of provincial cities read it.”—The Standard.
“There have been many books on London, written by literary men, statisticians, reformers. But no one has achieved or attempted what in this book Mr. Hueffer has done with power and fine insight.”—The Daily News.
The New Sketch Book. Being Essays now first collected from the Foreign Quarterly, and edited with an Introduction by Robert S. Garnett. Demy 8vo.
7s. 6d. net.
The undoubted authenticity of “The New Sketch Book” has been conceded by every critic whose expert knowledge makes his judgment of value. Mr. W. L. Courtney, in the Daily Telegraph, says:—“The world is to be heartily congratulated on having obtained the opportunity, which Mr. Garnett’s editorial care has given it, of READING NEW SPECIMENS OF THACKERAY’S LIGHT WIT, RAPIER-LIKE DEXTERITY, AND CURIOUSLY INDIVIDUAL STYLE.” “No true admirer of the larger Thackeray,” says Mr. Walter Jerrold in The Tribune, “but will welcome this book, and wish to turn to it himself and read the essay now identified with the honoured name.” “The publication of the book is beyond all cavil justified” (Daily Chronicle). “Mr. Garnett’s editorial introduction is admirable, and for his labours we have nothing but praise” (Times). “We must congratulate Mr. Robert Garnett on a discovery which it is surprising that no one had made before, and on the sound critical introduction which he prefixes to these delightful essays” (Academy). “Lovers of Thackeray need have no hesitation in placing on their shelves, in company with the master’s other writings of the same fugitive order” (World). “Here is his New Sketch Book gathered together with inspired industry by Mr. R. S. Garnett.... Mr. Punch places it in his archives with reverence.” (Punch).