 The incidents packed into 'The Veiled Hand' are very numerous and dramatic. Mr. Wicks manages his plenitude of episode with such skill that his packing is not a congestion. His plot, which is exceedingly ingenious, involves a wide variety of urgent topics,...  Work and Play in India and Kashmir - Página 289por John Digby Gordon - 1893 - 293 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Frederick Wicks - 1893 - 440 páginas
...modern novel is constructed. The incidents packed intoThe Veiled Hand are very numerous and dramatic. His plot, which is exceedingly ingenious, involves...treats with familiarity, shrewdness, and vivacity. The Legislators, who are endeavouring to devise means by which the British public may be protected... | |
 | Ulick Ralph Burke - 1894 - 414 páginas
...in the spirit in which they are described, would not disgrace the best English satirists." Athenaum says: — "In reading it one is reminded more than...earlier works of Sue, De Balzac, or Dumas the Elder." Stanford 3 blDS DIE EDI EbO STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES CECIL H. GREEN LIBRARY STANFORD, CALIFORNIA... | |
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