Review of Wars and Oliphant Novels in The Times
The piece surveys Rustow’s study of Franco Prussia and the war party’s leaders, criticizing Ollivier and the Emperor, while praising Grammont’s flaws. It then discusses Mrs. Oliphant’s Salem Chapel and Ombra, praising Kate Courtenay and the novel’s moral texture, noting strong character drawing though some weaknesses.
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Rustow
France
Ollivier
Second Empire
Franco
Cessario- Buonapartie
Duc de Grammont
Duke of Grammont
Prussia
Margery Beade and Other Works Review in Brief Notices
A Wales border country tale Margery Beade by Bede narrates a farmer’s daughter who becomes mother to her brother and travels to London, ending in tragic yet hopeful revelation. The piece lauds the novel for its simple, strong life lessons and notes two more works: a Bautain public speaking manual and George Griffiths’s Going to Markets and Grammar Schools, highlighting distinct influence and practical instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Kate
Berties
Mr. Sugden
Ombra
Kate Courtenay
Mrs. Oliphant
Bede
Jessica
London
Religious Tract Society
Wales
Margery Beade
Stephen
Tennyson
Margery
Stevie
Jacob
Australia
Senate
Bar
Lockwood
M. Bautain
Sorbonne
Macmillan
Mr. Hullah
George Griffitu
Freeman
Griffiths
Bewdley
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Imma Ier Manta
Abeau Lubvlyuu
Salem Chapel
Minis