It is as a short story writer that we think Mr. James appears at his best, and in this volume he may be read in his most attractive and most artistic vein.—Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
The whole of the work is artistic, and it will be classed among Mr. James's best productions.—Morning Post.
In this story the impressions given of the poor old lady with her extinct past and of her niece are as moving and delicate effects as Mr. James has arrived at. . . . "The Modern Warning" is rich in nice discriminations of character and half-shades of feeling.—Scotsman.
"Louisa Pallant" is extremely clever.—Academy.
Mr. Henry James is at his best in "The Aspern Papers." . . . For careful finish, minute analysis, and vivid description of both the scenes and the characters, "The Aspern Papers" may take high rank among Mr. James's stories.—Guardian.
In "The Aspern Papers" lovers of Venice will find a charm. . . . The second story, "Louisa Pallant," is full of clever touches and unexpected turns.—Saturday Review.
The stories are told with that mastery of the art of story-telling which their writer possesses in a conspicuous degree.—Literary World.
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Henry James has never appeared to better advantage as an author than in this delightful volume of critical essays. . . . No one can fail to acknowledge the exquisite charm of style which pervades the book, and the kind appreciation the author evinces of the finer and subtler qualities of the authors with whom he deals.—Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
In these articles we have him at his very best, and it is hard to tell which is the better, his clearness of insight and suggestiveness of statement, or the graceful, brilliant, often epigrammatic, art with which his ideas attract and charm. It is not too much to say, with this book before us, that Mr. James is one of our best American critics.—Public Opinion.
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