Stephenson Browne

“ John Eliot, almost invariably called "Maud Howe," may be "Two in Spain," for thither she and her artist husband are bending their way with intent to roam and rest at will for two years.
Mr. Thomas Railey Aldrich and his wife and son are going to Egypt next month to remain until Spring, but it is hardly to be hoped that any such good gift as a novel will come to his readers in consequence. His knowledge of other countries plays but a slender part in his fiction. ”

“ It shows the fate of a man who leaves the safe ground of duty and religion, even with the lofty intent of saving the world from its sins and troubles. It contains some fine lines, but the average reader is too intent upon economizing his gray cortex to use it in deciphering allegories, and it is hardly to be expected that the book will have much circulation. ”

“ Osler's programme, and had finished the hard work of his life, henceforth having only the pleasant labor of pursuing a mastered craft. He is not yet fifty years old, and may be expected to work faster rather than slower for a few years at least. ”