The Critical Review gave our sensible and entertaining traveller its lead review in April 1813.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
4th ser. 3 (1813): 346
Rosemary Mitchell
in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls MCone of the most...
Literary responses
Maria Callcott
Rosemary Mitchell
in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls her a popular exponent of the scholarly work of orientalists such as Sir William Jones
, explaining and celebrating Hindu culture and achievements and attempting...
Literary responses
Sarah Tytler
Of ST
's popular histories and biographies, scholar Rosemary Mitchell
observes: although lively and not devoid of insight, these works rarely exhibited any research beyond the most obvious secondary sources.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Literary responses
Sarah Tytler
Recent critics cite Logie Town as ST
's most representative and effective work. The true heart and soul of the novel,, writes the scholar Moira Burgess
, is its picture of Logie ....
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Agnes Strickland
Rosemary Mitchell
in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography observes that she seems not to have been much interested in Clifford.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Literary responses
Elizabeth Stone
The Art of Needlework was received by the Athenæum as a text that insinuate[s] that needlework is the proper sphere of a woman's activity.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
670 (1840): 675
The review argues otherwise, stating that, in the...
Textual Features
Caroline Leakey
CL
's tracts are typically didactic narratives. Through the resolution of moral dilemmas they offer practical advice for everyday Christian life. The writing style is that of a testimony, emotionally charged, and the action moves...