Silcote of Silcotes A sharp study in Oxford-tinged character
A thoughtful review praises Kingsley’s Silcote of Silcotes as a high merit novel with vigorous, picturesque style and deep character study. It notes flaws in improbabilities and overbearing Silcotism, yet honors the work’s humane insight, moral undercurrents, and potential for lasting influence beyond its fashionable Oxford setting.
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Mr. Kingeley
Mr. Kingsley
Squire Silcotes
Kingsley
Henry Ward Beecher
Belgravia
Hunt
Roskill
Oxford College
Saturday Review
Oxford
Squire
Silcote
Silcotes
James
Seville
Cambridge
Sileutes
Silcote of Silcotes by Henry Kingsley
Henry Kingsley of London presents Silcote of Silcotes, a novel set in English country life. The work follows Silcote lineage and village affairs with class and wit, reflecting mid Victorian social manners.
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Henry Kingsley
London
Hepworth Dixon Faces Challenge to Reputation
The article notes Mr. Hepworth Dixon has a reputation to lose, highlighting his unquestioned literary ability and his earned position by his valuable work.
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Hepworth Dixon
Spiritual Wives. By W. Hepworth Dixon in two volumes
Publication details note the work "Spiritual Wives" by W. Hepworth Dixon issued in two volumes from London publishers Hurat and Blackett. The entry records bibliographic information without plot or critique details.
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W. Hepworth Dixon
London
Hurat and Blackett
Publication of a Controversial Work Condemned
A prominent voice denounces a newly published work for exposing vice with sensational detail. It warns readers that the lurid portrayal harms public morals, lacking meaningful lessons, and cautions against claims of Gothic Revival or any shift in public law. The critique urges sobriety and rejects the author’s motives and conclusions.
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Paul
Dixon
Delitsch on Isaiah and Auberlen’s Divine Revelation
Brief notices review Delitzsch’s Isaiah commentary and Auberlen’s Divine Revelation. The essay traces Auberlen’s journey through modern religious thought amid Strauss, Feurbach, and Bauer, noting Schleiermacher’s mysticism guiding him back to faith.
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Foreign Theological Library
Delitsch
Isaiah
Auberlen
Edinburgh
T. Clark
Delitzsch
Tiibingen
Strauss
Jesus
Brano Bauer
Feurbach
Schleier
Macher
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