 French imaginative writer of the present century who is entitled to be considered as a man of genius. He has wonderful poetical power, and he has the faculty, which hardly any other French novelist possesses, of drawing beautiful as well as striking pictures....  A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japanav Anna D'Almeida - 1863 - 297 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John William Carleton - 1865 - 1236 sider
...throughout with good sense, good taste, and good feeling, and abounds in vivid and interesting scenes. The story is admirable, and is put together with unsurpassable art, care, life, and simplicity. " A Right-minded Woman" is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction,... | |
 | Frederick William Robinson - 1862 - 354 sider
...ENGLISH TRANSLATION. SECOND EDITION. Complete in 3 vols. post 8vo. Price 31s. 6d. " ' Les Misdrablcs ' is one of those rare works which have a strong personal...characters are drawn with consummate skill" — Daily News. " • Les Mise>ables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
 | Victor Marie Hugo - 1862 - 432 sider
...entitled to be considered as a man of genius. He has wonderful poetical power, and he has the (acuity, which hardly any other French novelist possesses,...characters are drawn with consummate skill" — Daily News. " ' Les Mise'rables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
 | Margaret Oliphant Oliphant - 1862 - 456 sider
...high praise is its perfect purity. Anyone who reads the Bible and Shakspeare may read Les Misgrables.' The story is admirable, and is put together with unsurpassable...characters are drawn with consummate skill."— DAILY NEWS. " ' Les Miserables ' is a novel which, for develqpement of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
 | 1862 - 628 sider
...praiM la itt perfect purity. Any one who reads the Bible and Sbakspeare may read " Les Miserabte." The story Is admirable, and Is put together with unsurpassable...care, life, and simplicity. Some of the characters ore drawn with consummate skill.'- Daily A'ews. • There is much to admire in •' Les Mte^rables."... | |
 | Charles Bernard Gibson - 1863 - 330 sider
...and the loving patience and conscientious labour of a true artist But the merits of Les MiseYablcs do not merely consist in the conception of It as a...characters are drawn with consummate skill" — Daily News. " ' Les Miserables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
 | Eliza Stephenson - 1863 - 330 sider
...after page with details of unequalled beauty." — Quarterly Review, " ' Les Miserablea ' is one oi those rare works which have a strong personal interest...characters are drawn with consummate skill" — Daily Nevis. " * Les Miserables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction,... | |
 | Caroline Elizabeth S. Norton (hon. mrs. George.) - 1863 - 330 sider
...century who is entitled to be considered as a man of genius. He has wonderful poetical power, and he lias the faculty, which hardly any other French novelist...are drawn with consummate skill."- — Daily News. " ' Les Mise"rables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
 | Vicissitudes - 1863 - 320 sider
...feature for which Victor Hugo's book deserves high praise is its perfect purity. Any one who rea Js the Bible and Shakspeare may read * Les Mise'rables.'...characters are drawn with consummate skill" — Daily News. " * Les Mise'rables ' is a novel which, for development of character, ingenuity of construction, beauty... | |
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