Fuller, Robert Higginson. [Golden hope: a story of the time of King Alexander the Great.] [†]$1.50. Macmillan.
An accurate picture of the life of the time, with the wars and conquests of Alexander as a background. The story follows the adventures of Clearthus, a rich young Athenian, in his search for his betrothed, Artemesia, who had been taken from him on the eve of their wedding, thru the influence of a relative who covets the young Greek’s fortune. A Theban and a Spartan accompany him and they become involved in Alexander’s campaigns.
“The characters are conventional, the plot is laboured, and an air of unreality hangs about the whole.”
| + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 746. Je. 17. 320w. |
“The book ends peacefully, and is one to absorb the attention.”
| + + | Ind. 58: 959. Ap. 27, ‘05. 230w. |
“It is as good as many other historical novels of the day.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 180. Mr. 25, ‘05. 320w. |
“To readers with a predilection for historical fiction this romance of Alexander’s wars of conquest will more especially commend itself. Others may find it over long and rather too heavily freighted with descriptive detail.”
| + — | Outlook. 79: 759. Mr. 25, ‘05. 30w. |