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The Stickit Ministers Wooing [review]Review of The Stickit Minister's Wooing (Hodder and Stoughton, 1900, 6s.). Notes Crockett's preface expressing gratitude to those in whose instance…
Mr Crockett in Two MoodsReview of Silver Skull and Cinderella, pointing out their differences (and so Crockett’s versatility) | Subject: Review of The Silver Skull and…
CinderellaReview
The Reader: Ten Years of The BookmanLong article reflecting on the 120th edition. Importance of reviews to the magazine. J.M.B helped early on | Subject: Article by WRN on the 10th…
Mr Crockett’s Love IdyllsDoesn’t like the collection. Thinks a sequel to Cleg Kelly would be better. | Subject: Review by William Wallace of Love Idylls
The Conventional-Sentimentalargues that popular novels ought to be criticised. Compares Crockett with ‘Rita’ | Subject: Love Idylls
The FirebrandReview
Two Scottish Historical Romancescomparative analysis. Munro closer to Stevenson, Munro superior in most respects. Crockett has the advantage in action. | Subject: Review by William…
FictionLong quote from book and then commentary re his production of 3 books per year. Congratulated ‘at least on his industry’ And Firebrand is better than…
The Firebrand [review]Review of The Firebrand (Macmillan, 1901, 6s.). Judges the novel would disgust educated people on account of Crockett's superficial knowledge of Spain…