A New Miss Yonge: “Children of This World.” By Ellen F. Pinsent (London, Methuen and Co. 6s): It is said that even a good judge of wine cannot, when blindfolded, distinguish between port and sherry. Never having made a test experiment, we are unable to say whether the saying represents a fact or vulgar error; but we think it certain that a reader ignorant of the name upon the title page of “Children of This World” might easily mistake any chapter of it for the work of Miss Charlotte Younge. We do not intend this remark to be regarded either as a compliment or a disparagement, but as simple characterisation. … (discussion of both writers) …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949