The Plain Truth on the Stratford-on-Avon Controversy. By Marie Corelli.
(Methuen and Co. ls.)—Miss Marie Corelli appeals to us, not a little, we must own, to our surprise, to do justice in the "Shakespearian houses" controversy. Mr. Sidney Lee declares that nothing really Shakespearian is to be meddled with; Miss Marie Corelli vehemently asserts that relics of the most interesting and indisputably authentic character are to be lestroyed. Surely this is a matter on which some outside expert opinion might be obtained. As for the opinion of the journalistic critic, what value can it have ? It is conceivable that his judgment of a book may be worth something. He has probably been reading books and estimating their value for a considerable part of his life. Miss Marie Corelli holds, we understand, that, from want of intelligence or want of honesty, the critic has no claim to be heard; why, then, should he be asked to adjudicate on facts ? All that we can say is,—call in some person of indisputable authority.
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