“It is an eery tale, with plenty of atmosphere, one that will keep its readers hanging on the turn of the pages.”
+ Lit D p89 O 9 ’20 2350w
“The tale is well written and cleverly developed, incident following incident in a way which keeps the reader’s interest always on the alert, and makes convincing a plot which, though highly melodramatic, is by no means improbable.”
+ N Y Times p27 S 12 ’20 300w The Times [London] Lit Sup p255 Ap 22 ’20 770w
LUCAS, EDWARD VERRALL. Adventures and enthusiasms. il *$2 Doran 824
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The book contains a collection of short sketches on a variety of subjects such as episodes from life, reminiscences of people and places, reflections and whimsical thoughts. The style is leisurely and full of quiet humor. Some of the sketches are: The perfect guest; A morning call; Possessions; Drake and his game; Davy Jones; Thoughts at the ferry; Telephonics; Thackeray’s school fellow; The newness of the old; On finding things. Fourteen of the sketches bear the common heading: In and about London.
+ Booklist 17:105 D ’20
“Mr Lucas would be the first to admit that he challenges comparison with Lamb, and that the advantage is Lamb’s.” N. F. Gerould