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“In this tale of Italy in the days of Dante (who appears in person on the stage) the maker of saints is the sculptor Fieravanti, a peasant risen to fame and power by his wonderful statues of saints which to the simple countrymen are the real persons they represent. It is the visit of Fieravanti at the Court of Arzano to the proud old Count Ascanio of the house of Faldora, who has no son, but a beautiful, proud and unawakened granddaughter, that introduces a romance of the changing fortunes of noble houses amid the turbulence of medieval Italy.”—The Times [London] Lit Sup
“It is by no means easy to infuse much vitality into an imaginative tale of so long ago, but the author has undoubtedly achieved a measure of success in his undertaking.”
+ − Ath p30 Ja 2 ’20 80w
“The story is well told, with abundance of incident.”
+ N Y Times 25:28 Jl 4 ’20 500w + Outlook 125:541 Jl 21 ’20 20w
“A capital romance but at the end the curtain drops too abruptly on the tragic climax of the story and leaves us a little doubtful as to the real issue.”
+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p769 D 18 ’19 130w
DU BOIS, JOHN HAROLD. Christian task. (New generation ser.) *90c (4c) Assn. press 261