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"It is excellent work of a rare kind, and will leaven a large lump of current literature."—Times.

"Son imagination, sa curiositÉ amusÉe, son Érudition lui donnent cette tournure d'esprit et cette originalitÉ d'expression qui nous sÉduisent si particuliÈrement chez M. Remy de Gourmont."—Mercure de France.

"Since Mr. Arnold, there has been no such ironist in this country as the author of 'Scenes and Portraits.' Irony is not an English quality; and Mr. Manning's is distinctly not an English book. It is Latin in its intelligence, in its disregard of consequences, in its presentation of the pure idea. If Lucian, Landor, Renan, and Anatole France could have collaborated, the result would have been some such work as this."—Edinburgh Review, October 1909.

"They have a curious originality, and, though fantastic in the extreme, are always singularly alert and attractive. They will be welcomed because they contain much that is fresh and unexpected and stimulating."—Observer.

THE VIGIL OF BRUNHILD

A NARRATIVE POEM, IN BLANK VERSE

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The name of Brunhild raises memories of tragedy, of her rivalry with the murderous Fredegonde, and of her cruel death by wild horses. But, though she is one of the greatest figures in early French history, she has never been celebrated, so far as is known, in English poetry; nor has she received the honour she deserves from her own countrymen.

In this poem the author refrains from any sensational description of her end. Brunhild is represented as giving an account of her life and of its high political aims in blank verse of a high standard, which is worthy of her romantic life and of her coloured history.

IN THE EVENING

Some Old-age Observations. By Charles Stewart

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A volume of observations and reflections from the point of view of a man of varied experience on miscellaneous topics, ranging from sport, political economy, and other practical matters to those deeper subjects which exercise the mind as active life draws to a close.