Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th January 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 64, 64 The Publishers' Circular Jan l6 . 1

THE NEW THREE-VOLUME STORY 1 BY THE AUTHOR OF ' LORNA DOONE (< The matchless " Lorna Doone . " '—ST . JAMES'S GAZETTE ) , IS I CHRISTOWELLi A DARTMOOR TALE . I BY It . I > . BLACKMORE . I attempt Th . e to Standard speak of , half ( in a the long characters Review , on in Dec this . 29 book , 1881 , or ) says even : — to 'It hint wo at uld one be worse tithe of than their useless doiugj to . II " Christowell" is not a book to get from a circulating library , to read and then forget like an ordinary I novel . It is in itself a library . There is the making of a dozen good books in it . It should belwi I over and over again ; once in two or three years at least , as a classic . . . All "English folk should I like this novel . Folk of Devon will love it . In no book that we know , not even in the author ' s own I * be Lorna welcome JJoone music , " do to we meet ears with and the to rich the Dori true ¦ c of the west in sweeter profusion or perfection . It will I many , 41 hearts that never tire I Of delicious Devonshire . " I A story which it ig a treat to read , and which it must ever be a pleasure to remember / I of patriotism From The Its St . tors James and moorland ' s Gazette , quaint ¦ ( Dec village . 21 , -life 1881 , and ) : — men ' His and love women for his , are favourite all so dear county to him isakiai that I he where often the sings stir rather of life than is as narrates exciting their ¦ ¦ as " Lorna doings Doone and say , " ings with . the And leg there itimate are excitement chapters in begotten " Christoweir of the accidents breathed . and Happ passions ily , Mr which . Blackmore we ¦ see ' ¦ s overtaking is a repetition human of scenery beings which into whom need produce the breath no weariness of life ha * in been the reader incessant . For changeful it is ness not - mere of aspect ¦ correct ¦ ; an transcri d the ev pt olut from ion o the f th sur e seasons face of , nature each with : he its presents own variety nature of in life an , is made with enthusiasm ¦ of one who lights up his scientific watchfulness with the glow of poetry . Thus that of the his vicissitudes heroes and in heroines ¦ the ¦ com ; and posite his life sympath of an y orchard with all come animal to life have produces as high the a . dramat effect of ic interest deliberate a * humour each . . . stud Lad — y his y of Touchwood dogs female and character sheep and her and ¦ ¦ is daug wild attractive hter birds Julia ; becoming the justi suppl fi grotesquel y able a great deceits y deal alive of of womanki b the y surprising comed nd y are of ! Btrokes ¦ broug the story ht of out insi . wita g Btt ht . and all the daug author hter which ' s old mutually tenderness aggravate and appreciation them ¦ , and ¦ of the their charm meaning of unconsciousness . The similarities in tho between chara mother cter 01 « with sch Bose caring eming , the p a roduce great to secure d the eal zest for most Rose Julia while winning for and a her terrible ke dramatic absurd eping lot hi eon s is effects sec and ret . surprised t hatched o As himself tho at b tale , the Captain one moves play Larks of on e individualities , Gaston ' S s quire attitude ! ¦ ! ¦ confidant Dick , Pa y is ' rso s sustain of inot n > U ~ h > ho « . M « De ro any mantic La chapter Pole greatest work , . by The on which the sensation ; moors tho reader to is never expects allowed p to belief seo being Ros in to it go e . ' s father Some so far of shot as y the that and scenes , Georg thoug herself in h which there carried Gaston ! ¦ , is off enoug at is the h onwn of en a L ° M H encourage are with doom the , his and most skull when powerfu literal , thunder ly l emptied in and tho li story of ghtning its , es wicked peciall having contents y the done last . thoir , Tho in worst which end , of he a his great is machinations discovered storm is in i is nvoked n the churc ^ fulu oegin * ° •!* £ M M m of of the Captain engagements Larks ' s ne of w the life secre as the t and recognised avowed lovers heir to . the Among estates the of characters Lord De who La Pole have , and a definite the po * M H vanity interest in the , story . looked The are housekeeper up dogs to and Mrs . other ' A s ggett relationshi animals ; not p onl . to y " him Nous because brings , " tho of out p her arson his con ' s trol character dog of , is bones . second " , And but onl also ' Nous y to throug , ' who m h T * , # ^ M H H I while of besom he , - with handles integri , such ty as , was cam gazing e down forwards upon him . " fro Of m another the wrong dog di it rection is said , : and " Th caug « lemon ht him -colouro on clie r ^ ^ ^ tf ^ ^ M having found a retired * watering-place , lay down in it and lapped , and , < with his ears adrip , ^ m picus but futile hope that his fleaa would go floating down tho river . " ' ^ M London : SAMPSON LOW , ¦ MARSTON , SEARLE , & R 1 VINGT 0 N , Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street . K . O . _^— -= s !^^ B

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