15 NOVEMBER 1884, Page 22
Goldsmith's Deserted Village. Sketched by F. S. Welke:. (Thomas de
la Rue and Co.)—Very fair illustrations ; but the Deserted Village is hardly a good subject for illustrations h la Caldee,ott. There is no humour in it; and though the desolation of Auburn might appeal to the Irish peasant's family, it hardly conveys any impression to the ordinary middle-class English child, for whom these books are intended.
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