Chambers's cyclopaedia of English literature : a history critical and biographical of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writing . didate for Beverley. Mostof his ventures outside of fiction were Merivale somewhat cruelly acknowledged apresentation copy of his contribution to the seriesofAncient Classics for English Readers with atribute of thanks for your comic Cfesar ; and itmust be acknowledged that his monographs on Cicero and Thackeray are unsatisfactory. Artistic-ally his novels are faulty enough, as indeed the
Chambers's cyclopaedia of English literature : a history critical and biographical of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writing . didate for Beverley. Mostof his ventures outside of fiction were Merivale somewhat cruelly acknowledged apresentation copy of his contribution to the seriesofAncient Classics for English Readers with atribute of thanks for your comic Cfesar ; and itmust be acknowledged that his monographs on Cicero and Thackeray are unsatisfactory. Artistic-ally his novels are faulty enough, as indeed theywere bound to be from his practice of writing totime with his watch upon the desk. He is lacking,moreover, in good taste and intellectual the readableness and essential healthiness ofhis best work are incontestable ; and just as littlecan it be denied that he had a shrewd eye forcertain aspects of life and society, a gift of char-acter-drawing, and the knack of telling a the best criticism of his work as a novelistis his own summing-up of one of his books. Thestory was thoroughly English. There was a littlefox-hunting and a little tuft-hunting, some Christian. ANTHONY TROLLOPE. From a Photograph by Elliott & Fry. virtue and some Christian cant. There was noheroism and no villainy. There was much Church,but more love-making. And it was downrighthonest love. Mr Slope Bids Farewell. Mr Slope, said the bishop, it has become necessarythat I should speak to you definitively on a matter thathas for some time been pressing itself on my attention. May I ask whether the subject is in any way con-nected with myself? said Mr Slope. It is so—certainly—yes, it certainly is connected withyourself, Mr Slope. Then, my lord, if I may be allowed to express awish, I would prefer that no discussion on the subjectshould take place between us in the presence of a thirdperson. Dont alarm yourself, Mr Slope, said Mrs Proudie ; no discussion is at all necessary. The bis
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