Eliot, George, pseud. (Mrs. Mary Ann Evans (Lewes) Cross). [Romola]; historically il. and ed., with introd. and notes, by Guido Biagi. 2v. *$3. McClurg.
The edition is made valuable by the hundred and sixty illustrations which make a historical background for the story. They have been carefully selected by Dr. Biagi, librarian of the Laurentian library at Florence, who also contributes an introduction on “The making of the romance.” He has found it interesting “to attempt an investigation, new, curious and engrossing, of the historical foundation upon which is based this work of art and fiction, to try to discover the hidden scaffolding which supports it, and see what materials have been employed in its making.”
+ + Dial. 41: 456. D. 16, ’06. 220w.
Eliot, George. [Silas Marner.] $2. Dutton.
Charles E. Brock has made this “Silas Marner” especially attractive with his twenty-four pictures in color. “He has a most delicate way of setting off what is ‘old-fashioned’ through a rare combination of lavender, old rose, pea greens, and pale yellows superimposed on examples of most careful and suggestive draughtsmanship.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Annie Matheson’s introduction, we think, adds not much to the intellectual adornment.”
+ + Nation. 81: 483. D. 14, ’05. 70w. + N. Y. Times. 10: 892. D. 16, ’05. 100w. + Outlook. 82: 327. F. 10, ’06. 40w.
Elliott, Mrs. Maude Howe (Mrs. John Elliott). Two in Italy. *$2. Little.