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Morris's last book is a piece of pure art workmanship from beginning to end, and the very remoteness of its style from the common language and ordinary interests of our day gives to the whole story a strange beauty and an unfamiliar charm. MORRIS'S LAST BOOK IS A PIECE OF PURE ART WORKMANSHIP FROM BEGINNING TO END AND THE VERY REMOTENESS OF ITS STYLE FROM THE COMMON LANGUAGE AND ORDINARY INTERESTS OF OUR DAY GIVES THE WHOLE STORY A STRANGE BEAUTY AND AN UNFAMILIAR CHARM
man's life may be a lie to himself and others, and yet a picture painted of him by a great artist would probably stamp his character.' Few of the word-portraits in Miss Wotton's book can be said to have been drawn by a great artist, but they are all interesting, and Miss Wotton has certainly shown a wonderful amount of industry in collecting her references and in grouping them. It is not a book to be read through from beginning to end, but it is a delightful book to glance at, and by its means one can raise the ghosts of the dead, at least as well as the Psychical Society can. (1) Leaves of Life. By E. Nesbit. (Longmans, Green and Co.) (2) The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems. By W. B. Yeats. (Kegan Paul.) (3) Dorinda. By Lady Munster. (Hurst and Blackett.) (4) Four Biographies from 'Blackwood.' By Mrs. Walford. (Blackwood and Sons.) (5) Word Portraits of Famous Writers. Edited by Mabel Wotton. (Bentley and Son.) MR. WILLIAM MORRIS'S LAST BOOK (Pall Mall Gazette, March 2, 1889.) Mr.  SECTION EIGHTY FOUR OF REVIEWS BY OSCAR WILDE THIS IS A LIVERBOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDIES ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERVOX STOCK ORG REVIEWS BY OSCAR WILDE EDITED BY ROBERT ROSS SECTION EIGHTY FOUR MISTER WILLIAM MORRIS'S LAST BOOK PALL MALL GAZETTE MARCH SECOND EIGHTEEN EIGHTY NINE MISTER
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