21 JANUARY 1905, page 16

Perhaps, In The English Mind, Any Real Liking For The

work of Mr. Maurice Hewlett may not unfairly be called an acquired taste. His peculiarities of idea and expression are striking, and by no means always agreeable : his beauties......

This Seems To Us The Best Of Mr. Whibley's Volumes

of essays, the most mature in style and thought, and the most attractive in subject-matter. With the exception of Casanova, the men he writes of are of a kindred stamp, and his......