Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st July 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 506

^ \ > . J ± 8 BOOND EDITION ^^ * LVI A Y *\^^ - Is now ready ^^ A Yorkshire Story . ^ ^ ^<^ /\ £ > > ^ R . D , BLACKMORE . ^ \ SATURDAY REVIEW . 1 Blackmore ' s latest work is , we are inclined to think / one of his happiest productions . It is full of the fine touches of observation and description , whether of people or of places , that have belonged to most of his novels , and there is a strong dramatic interest to be found in it . ' In this respect indeed , as in others , there is as much matter in u Mary Anerley " as would make a dozen ordinary novels , and the only possible objection to be made to this is , that one would like to hear more than there is room for of many persons and things men . tioned 4 We by have the author found it impossible to dwell upon more than a few of the many sides belonging to this remarkable book , the pathetic passages of which are not less striking than the humorous or dramatic touches and descriptions which abound in it . ' ATHEN / EUM . ceits , * A ric better h humour novel , keen we have obser not vation read , and for a a talent long for time apt allusions Racy ( which language last , we quaint fear con will - often speak only to the intelligent ) are not every man ' s gifts . ' DAILY NEWS . flowing * Mr with . Blackmore incident ' s , wealth queer ep of isode material , and has exciting made adventure his story . rich There and is full a masculine to overvigour in his writing , " a largeness of mind , " as one of his own Yorkshire folk would sa should y , a strength have to turn of grapp to one ling of with his po own werfu previous l and intense books to situation find a , match which for we . With lieve we alj thi strong s th sense ere is and such true feeling bluff , such hear sincerity ty open of plain airiness natures over and it al solidness l , such a of heal plain thy thinking tone of , that firm one foundations feels to stand after more reading firml such y in the a book social . syste It is m all which so true is . built One on feels such that broadly the - aut oas > what thoroug grave hly knows acceptanc , and e b of elieves the comic what side lie describes of the rustic . And nature who , shall what say sympathetic with what enjoyme humo f much and compreh a story ension , thoug of h the it is oddities an admirabl of folk y-constructed he does describe story , ? as " a Mary fund Anerley of deep ' studies w no , that splendid ever pictures believed , of themselves most amusing to be and the grap salt hic of sketches the earth of the . It quaintest is in such , queerest books as pe ° F I its Blackmore eiow acceptance ' s novels of that new the ideas student , its faith of Eng in lish its own human growth nature of will experience find much , its exp flteady \ lan * » ^ It II ment to the land , and its strength both ¦ " in prejudice ' and in . principle / « - ¦— -- == J ff [ ,

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