Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography Part 20

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s would appear to have saturated himself with Heine literature, to have so caught Heine's mode of thought and his turns of expression--quaint, droll, swift, and scathing by turns--that the translator would appear to have had no more difficulty in presenting Heine as he was to the reader than he would have in presenting his own thoughts."--_Glasgow Herald, March 31, 1879._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s, in his 'Wit,' &c., has dime a great service in this respect, presenting as it were a full-length miniature of the man, clear and effective, wherein his characteristic expression is faithfully caught and where, if we look carefully, we can see him as he really was, for he is made to paint his own portrait."--_British Quarterly Review, October 1881._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s has certainly done great service to English literature in presenting us with a compact little volume like that before us."--_Spectator._

"A word of cordial praise is due to the translator, Mr. J. Snodgra.s.s, for his admirable performance of a very difficult task. His book is one to welcome and to keep as a treasure of almost priceless thought and criticism."--_Contemporary Review, February 1881._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s is to be thanked for a very seasonable bit of work."--_Examiner, April 26, 1879._

"We are bound to say that Mr. Snodgra.s.s has done his work exceptionally well."--_The Literary World, May 9, 1879._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s has made a valuable addition to English literature in this volume, and has given us a most attractive and efficient introduction to the study of Heine."--_The Nonconformist, August 20, 1879._

"He has performed his task with skill, tact, and judgment; and it is easy to perceive that he has a thorough acquaintance with his author and sympathy for his matter."--_Notes and Queries, April 19, 1879._

"The result of Mr. Snodgra.s.s's attempt has been the production of a volume which, for variety and interest, may be p.r.o.nounced one of the most successful books of the season."--_Aberdeen Journal, March 26, 1879._

"In Heine, whose prose writings in German fill well on to a score of volumes, we find in remarkable combination the best qualities of German thought, along with the sparkle and brilliancy of an accomplished Frenchman's style."--_Aberdeen Daily Free Press, April 21, 1879._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s has done his selection and translation admirably well and we owe him thanks for a volume which has in it mere wit of the highest sort, and more political insight, than any book that has lately been given to the public."--_Vanity Fair, November 8, 1879._

"The compiler of this interesting little volume, Mr. J. Snodgra.s.s is perfectly right in saying that Heine is chiefly known to English readers as the author of the 'Book of Songs.'"--_The Week, April 19, 1879._

"The 'English Fragments' have a special interest for the English reader; but the selection from Heine's prose works in general, most judiciously made and excellently translated by Mr. Snodgra.s.s, gives a much completer view of the qualities of the writer's mind."--_Sat.u.r.day Review._

"Mr. Snodgra.s.s has not essayed to give at all an exhaustive collection of Heine's witty, wise, and pathetic sayings; but he has selected, in the order in which they occur in the complete German edition, such extracts as have specially commended themselves to himself. He has produced a very enjoyable volume, exactly adapted to the taste of lazy and luxurious persons, who can just take up the book for five minutes to read a delightful pa.s.sage, complete in itself, and not long enough to fatigue the most fastidious attention."--_Academy, May 31, 1879._

ALEX. GARDNER, PAISLEY AND LONDON.