New-York tribune., 1885-01-03

~s ,as and thoroug Oh know ledge Of NewYork society
T, NAV he VILLA II CT EAvERWILKlNsoN' ou. 'ho ~ ~
ero not heroic enough for him. Neithersn basar
- ~ " 49,. ,o ,S oh solditv II can not be Swinburnesi
A. ia not sufficient, poetic E c. steiman may have ~
IL but II has not enough daiutinesst 70 noca'o
we incline 10 think that star has arisen' Ano
limited circle in NewYork City and not 70 genera 40,
nr, he really an old planet burning aresh we haau '0
wuess that i, is H. C. Bunner" Editor Of Puckl
is 1T W. S. GILBERTI
writer Of "Pinafore.) g..
THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS SAYS .
...,,. art,or.sin t,tIs Mr. Robert Grant 1t marks
~.rvs,ou. advance since Little Tin Gods on "hee
There are lines in IT which have the no ,aren
Harte but Inclined to think that MI "oei' ias 80
n hand IN this chef d9uvre. II appropriate nu0 80 80
,aaa =, the choruses the might easily De put on ~
sage tits one Of most amusing books OF ,he uAy'
and the auth Or whoever he she Is deserves wal 'O
gratulatons on ts success
OLIVER WENDELL HOLINESS OPlNloN'
"Ibegan reading THE BUNTLING BALL meaning o 70
take but taste OF and stopped unti had ~
IT, It is ingenious, witty. fluent, ana "hoieso'"e .
Ike TO know the author is" ..
Boston, Dec. II, 1884
WHO WROTE IT.
rnw EVERETT HALE names Robert Grant
VIM A. HAMMOND names Edgar Fawce''
COL JOHN HAY names E. G. stedman.
EDGAR FAwCsTT names II. II. Boyesen.
RRANDER MATTHEWS names Roocrt "fan'
JOSH BILLINGS names or. heus c. Kerr.
John HABBERroN namesw. A. crohut
HON g. g. coz names EGs Life
r. MCKAY names Brander Matthews
Ell 'BooK BUYER names W. A. CrohuI
ALFRED AYREs nanies II c. Bunner'
JuIIAN HAwTHoRNE names J. r Lowell.
WORDS OFPRAIsE.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE'
.Exceedingly bright and clever"
WILLIAM A. HAMMOND:
.osse Of the ceyerest stories ever read"
COL. JOHN HAY.
a masterpiece Of wit and versiaeatlon"
EDGAR FAwCErfi
ueave me more than one hearty laugh"
BRANpER MATTHEWS; ,r
"Neat in ITS rhyming. pungent in It's satire"
JOSH BILLINGs' .Tbs satire is really clever"
JOHN HABBERToN'
.Theseyeral classes have been carefully studied"
HON. SIS. COX:
.Fnu o; yiyacity and Of rich and dainty words"
j. H. AchAi' "An exquisite array Of verse"
Ed THE BOOK BUYER:
exhibits wonderful command Of versihcaton."
ALFRED AYREs:
Its satire is delicate, Its verso graceful"
Nh, work "a GRECO American Play. and Ia keen satire
- York soclety by Of the uiost brilliant and well
known OF present literary writer's
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