| + | Outlook. 81: 442. D. 16, ‘05. 40w. |
Magnay, Sir William, 2d baronet. Prince of lovers. [†]$1.50. Little.
A story founded upon the secret chronicles of two states lying in the midst of the Hungarian forest. The time is after the close of the Thirty years’ war, when some two hundred of these independent states existed in Germany. The princess of one state is about to be betrothed, against her will, to the heir of the other, when the heir disappears. Disguised as a young lieutenant, he comes to her father’s court and wins her love. After nearly losing his life and his throne in a series of daring adventures, he elopes with the princess and comes to his own. A crafty chancellor, a soldier of fortune, and an unscrupulous villain add to the plot.
“His story is commonplace, and the telling always undistinguished.”
| — | Acad. 68: 736. Jl. 15, ‘05. 260w. | |
| + | Ath. 1905, 1: 746. Je. 17. 110w. |
“Is full of exciting incident and of well-marked characters.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 300. My. 6, ‘05. 330w. |
“The romance is not a bad specimen of its type.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 961. Ap. 15, ‘05. 90w. | |
| + + | Pub. Opin. 38: 714. My. 6, ‘05. 250w. |
“To label this novel as old-fashioned, is to pay a compliment, not cast a slur. It is to say that the author has taken pains and time, that his creation is shapely, and dignified.”