Being an Artist’s impressions of Countries and People at the Antipodes. By George French Angas, Esq. In two vols. post 8vo., with numerous Illustrations.
“These are two volumes of good artistical description, with much of finer staple than the title-page promises. Mr. Angas observed nature in the Southern hemisphere with a painter’s eye, and has thrown much poetical feeling into his impressions of it.”—Morning Chronicle.
“He has not the bias or coarseness of many who have gone out to the antipodes; he has a better taste, in some sense a more cultivated mind, and is lifted above the atmosphere of Colonial partizanship.”—Spectator.
“Already favourably known to the public, both as an artist and an author, Mr. Angas has fully confirmed every expectancy by his new publication. Generally speaking, we might say it was artistical and descriptive, picturesque and poetical, did we not fear that these epithets might mislead the reader into an impression that it was not at the same time curious in actual observation and faithful in details.”—Literary Gazette.
“Mr. Angas has produced a very interesting work, and illustrated it with sketches which do much credit to his ability in his profession.”—The Britannia.
“After a careful reading of these two volumes, we pronounce them, without any hesitation, to afford on the whole the most faithful pictures of savage life in Australia and New Zealand yet published.”—Weekly Chronicle.
LEIGH HUNT’S SELECTIONS FROM THE ENGLISH POETS,
EXEMPLIFYING
I. IMAGINATION AND FANCY.
II. WIT AND HUMOUR.