“Any one who is familiar with the manners and habits of a certain class of musicians will realize how excellent is Mr. Taylor’s portrayal of this phase of life in a large city. The book, therefore, is veracious, and it is both satirical and amusing.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 750. N. 17, ’06. 250w.
“For the blasé reader of novels it is genuinely refreshing.”
+ World To-Day. 11: 1222. N. ’06. 70w.
Taylor, C. Bryson. [Nicanor, teller of tales.] †$1.50. McClurg.
Great Britain under Roman rule furnishes the setting for this romance. Nicanor inherits from Melchior, his grandfather, so great a gift of telling tales that he casts a veritable spell over his hearers. Among those who learn of his fame is Veria. a Roman lard’s daughter, who forgets that Nicanor is a slave and yields to his enchantment. Then there is the love of Eldris, one of Nicanor’s own class. The spirit of the period as expressed in the sharp inequalities of the noble and the slave class is drawn with many a passionate, dramatic touch.
“The author deserves credit for conceiving out of the dry pages of half-written history and out of the dust of traditions a character so consistent with both.”
+ Ind. 61: 521. Ag. 30, ’06. 280w.
“The author ... can cast a spell with his words that seems to be of something more than the mere story.”