 | Henry Charles Fletcher - United States - 1865 - 462 pages
...contribution both to the library and drawing'room table.' From the EXAMINER, criticism on previous Edition. ' Abundant in humour, observation, fancy ; in extensive knowledge of books and men ; in palpable hints of character, exquisite grave irony, and the most whimsical indulgences of point and epigram... | |
 | William Knox Wigram - 1867 - 306 pages
...illustrated by three such men as Cruikshank, Leech, and Teuniel — what can be more tempting?" — Times. " Abundant in humour, observation, fancy ; in extensive...indulgence in point and epigram. We doubt if even Butler beata the Author of these legends in the easy drollery of verse. We cannot open a page that is not... | |
 | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - 1868 - 458 pages
...illustrated by three such men as Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel — what can be more tempting?" — Times. "Abundant in humour, observation, fancy; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We doubt if even Butler so Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, beats the Author of... | |
 | Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - Europe - 1868 - 472 pages
...Illustrated by three such men as Crmkbbanfc, Leech. and Tenuiel —what can be more tempting?" — Times. " Abundant in humour, observation, fancy ; in extensive...hits of character, exquisite, grave irony, and the moat whimsical indulgence in point and epigram. We doubt if even Butler beats the Author of thcee legenda... | |
 | George Wrottesley - Mariscals - 1873 - 538 pages
...three such men as Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel — what can be more tempting ?" — The Times. " Abundant in humour, observation, fancy ; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We doubt if even Butler beats the author of these legends in the easy drollery of verse.... | |
 | Richard Mounteney Jephson - 1876 - 332 pages
...illustrated by three such men as CRUIKSHANK, LEECH, and TENNIEL—what can be more tempting?"— Times. "Abundant in humour, observation, fancy; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We cannot open a page that is not sparkling with its wit and humour, that is not ringing... | |
 | Friedrich Spielhagen - 1877 - 456 pages
...illustrated by three such men as CRUIKSHANK, LEECH, and TENNIEL — what can be more tempting?" — Times. "Abundant in humour, observation, fancy; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We cannot open a page that is not sparkling with its wit and humour, that is not ringing... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - Spain - 1877 - 442 pages
...three such men as Cruikshanlc, Leech, and Tenniel — what can be more tempting?' — THE TIMES. ' Abundant in humour, observation, fancy ; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point ot epigram. We cannot open a page that is not sparkling with its wit and humour, that is not ringing... | |
 | Annie French Hector - 1877 - 296 pages
...illustrated by three such men as CRUIKSHANK, LEECH, and TENNIEL — what can be more tempting?" — Times. "Abundant in humour, observation, fancy; in extensive...irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We cannot open a page that is not sparkling with its wit and humour, that is not ringing... | |
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Abundant in humour, observation, fancy; in extensive knowledge of books and men ; in palpable hits of character, exquisite grave irony, and the most whimsical indulgence in point of epigram. We cannot open a page that is not sparkling with its wit and... 
