 
Crown 8vo. Illustrated. 3s. 6d. net. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ST. JAMES’S GAZETTE.—“Stones and Sketches . . . There is not one which is not of its kind perfect.” BIRKENHEAD NEWS.—“There is literature here, and that of the very best, witness ‘The Cruel Crawling Foam.’” LITERATURE.—“We had finished Mr. Pretor’s book, and had been refreshed by the knowledge and humour and tenderness underlying his descriptions of ‘Our Rector,’ ‘Our Professor,’ and ‘Bindo.’” CAMBRIDGE REVIEW.—“Mr. Pretor’s power for delicate delineation is unequalled. His style is alone a charm. We have read the book with genuine delight, and we think it appeals to all cultivated people who care for simple yet well drawn pictures of real life.” ACADEMY.—“A series of studies, grim, humorous, fanciful and pathetic . . . The pleasant mixture is dedicated to Mrs. Thomas Hardy.” SPECTATOR.—“A volume of clever sketches. Indeed, there is more than cleverness in them. There is feeling, often expressed with no little subtlety and skill, and plenty of humour. Some of the stories are of the strangest.” SATURDAY REVIEW.—“Mr. Thomas Hardy did well to encourage.” LITERARY WORLD.—“Mr. Pretor possesses the panoply of a successful writer unless we are much mistaken.” Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co. |
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