Author of "Brunei's Tower," etc.
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A critic in reviewing _Brunei's Tower_ remarked that it would seem that
Eden Phillpotts was now doing the best work of his career. There was
sufficient argument for this contention in the novel then under
consideration and further demonstration of its truth is found in _Old
Delabole_, which, because of its cheerful and wise philosophy and its
splendid feeling for nature and man's relation to it, will perhaps
ultimately take its place as its author's best. The scene is laid in
Cornwall. Delabole is a slate mining town and the tale which Mr.
Phillpotts tells against it as a background, one in which a matter of
honor or of conscience is the pivot, is dramatic in situation and doubly
interesting because of the moral problem which it presents. Mr.
Phillpotts's artistry and keen perception of those motives which actuate
conduct have never been better exhibited.
"Another good story from an able hand."--_New York Sun_.
"A novel of large significance."--_Boston Herald_.
"A more effective piece of dramatic description could scarcely be put
into print."--_North American (Philadelphia)_.
"Besides being a good story, richly peopled, and brimful of human nature
in its finer aspects, the book is seasoned with quiet humor and a deal
of mellow wisdom."--_New York Times_.