“Mr. Lucas’s last, but not least charming, book of essays.”
| + | Spec. 99: 521. O. 12, ’07. 1580w. |
Lucas, Edward Verrall. Fireside and sunshine. **$1.25. Dutton.
7–29018.
Nineteen “Lamb like” essays upon such subjects as; breakfast, squirrels, clothing old and new, the days of the week, and letter writing.
“His pages not only have the expected Elian air, but also something of a sybaritic savor, a more than suggestion of the gourmet, a Dickens-Lamb-Scott enjoyment of the things of sense as embodied in certain favorite eatables and drinkables.”
| + | Dial. 42: 288. My. 1, ’07. 500w. |
“This writing is in Mr. Lucas’s well-known vein—agreeable, vivacious, with bits of interesting observation of men, women, and beasts, and with touches of gentle humor. The matter, however, is rather thin, good enough for a casual contribution to the London ‘Outlook’ or ‘Country gentleman,’ but much of it hardly worth preservation in permanent form.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 338. Ap. 11, ’07. 200w. |