... There is genius of an uncommon kind in these 'Drolls from
Shadowland.'"--_Mail and Express_.
"'Drolls from Shadowland,' by J.H. Pearce, is a work of a flavor or
timbre (or however else we may metaphor the quality too subtle to
define) so delicate that it may escape recognition for a time. In
this it only meets the fate of all really superior art. The 'Drolls'
are short, abrupt, fantastic stories, beautiful to read from their
deep imagination and haunting in their allegorical depth....
Mournful, but not bitter; brief, but not slight; subtle, but not
obscure in their hidden meanings, the 'Drolls' suggest nothing in
English Literature. Their art is as consummate as Daudet's. Their
mysterious poetry brings them nearer to Brentano and Hoffmann. Their
lightly veiled allegories are of human life now and always. This is
a masterpiece."--_The Boston Traveller_.
MACMILLAN & CO., PUBLISHERS, 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.
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