Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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Credit: Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A TRIP TO PARADOXIA, AMD OTHER HUMOURS OF THE HOUR, Being ContemP°rary Pictures of Social Fact and Political Fiction. JSy T. H. S. ESCOTT, Auttor of “England Its People, Polity, and Pursuits,” Personal Forces of the Period,” etc., etc. Ciwn Svo., art cloth, cover designed toy W. S. Rogers, 5s. net. Observer.—An entertaining skit ; bright, and eminently readable. ofavAmfl6 Leader.—Messrs. Greening are fortunate in being the publishers oi a volume so humorous, so dexterous, written with such knowledge of men and to^Paradoxiau ^ ^ S°hdlty ^ P°Wer °f Style “ Mr' T' H‘ S’ Esc°“’s “ A Trip and nuhlTTS3’8 Gaze^e —Brightly written, satirizing certain aspects of society and public hfe. . . . Will make time pass quickly and agreeably. satireeHffbH^V,v?0rnjTg News.—E.vcecdingly clever. Witty and humorous satne, lightly hitting off some of the flying events of the hour. -,,.At5lerI8BUm'_Fe constantly suggests real episodes and real persons. There aie a good many rather pretty epigrams scattered through Mr. Escott’s pages. body STTupbright’ W‘tty’ and amusinS volume, which will entertain every- 1 Litemture.-Mr. Escott’s style when in lighter vein is well known, and this book will provide amusing reading. reading^ White.—Lively and amusing. Mr. Escott’s book makes pleasant Sheffield TelegTaph.—There runs through all a vein of good-natured irony, which, m quasi-fictitious disguise, shows up our English follies and inconsistencies, it is done without bitterness or cruelty, but it is effective. Globe.—Very thinly veiled indeed is the sarcasm which Mr. Escott aims at the weaknesses of our present policy. Eminently bright and genial are the method and tone of these contemporary pictures. Glasgow Herald,—Extremely piquant and entertaining. Catholic Times.—A piece of work which evinces great cleverness, and also great good sense. Quiet fun is abundant. Mr. Escott’s book should prove a source of great interest to M.P.’s during their hours of relaxation. North British Daily Mail.—The humour of some of the hits is irresistible, and the satire well merited and pungent enough to be thoroughly and enjoyably stimulating. . . . The reader cannot help feeling the charm of the author's spon- taneous humour, his shrewd observation on humours of the hour, and his gossipy opinions of latter-day institutions and customs. Sunday Times.—Readers who delight in satire and sarcasm will find much to delight them. . . . All sides of contemporary life are touched upon with a light- ness and sureness to which the author has long since accustomed us in his earlier volumes. Cork Herald.—Mr. Escott is a consummate master of this particular style of writing, which affords a wide field for his talent for novelty. One is attracted and fascinated by the wealth of imagination and the force of contrast employed, as one is amused with the quiet humour, and the pictures which are almost lifelike in truth. Some of the sketches are exceedingly vivid and pretty, and all are clever in the last degree. Public Opinion.—Mr. T. H. S. Escott throws abundant humour blended with pungent sarcasm into his work, making his pictures very agreeable reading to all but the victims he has selected, and whose weaknesses he so skilfully lays bare.. But the very clever manner in which the writer hits the foibles and the .follies of his fellows must create admiration and respect even from those who view his satire with a wintry smile. We like his writing, his power of discernment, and his high literary style.
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