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The Secret of Narcisse
The Secret of Narcisse
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So far as we know, Edmund Gosse so favorably known as poet and student of literary history, made his first entrance into fiction in "The Secret of Narcisse. a Romance."
The story gives the history of a young sculptor and mechanical genius in the Lorraine of the sixteenth century, whose brilliant achievement brought the charge of witchcraft upon him.
There is an element of love in the romance, and Gosse seemed to have had his usual power in putting himself into the atmosphere of a remote period.
All in all, Edmund Gosse's first appearance among the novelists was awaited with curiosity. It was generally acknowledged that 'The Secret of Narcisse' was a delicate piece of word-painting, and that the tenuity of its plot is redeemed by the charm of its style.
Like its author's poetry, it had a distinct flavor and fragrance of its own, and afforded another proof (if one were needed) of the freshness and versatility of Edmund Gosse's talents.
The story gives the history of a young sculptor and mechanical genius in the Lorraine of the sixteenth century, whose brilliant achievement brought the charge of witchcraft upon him.
There is an element of love in the romance, and Gosse seemed to have had his usual power in putting himself into the atmosphere of a remote period.
All in all, Edmund Gosse's first appearance among the novelists was awaited with curiosity. It was generally acknowledged that 'The Secret of Narcisse' was a delicate piece of word-painting, and that the tenuity of its plot is redeemed by the charm of its style.
Like its author's poetry, it had a distinct flavor and fragrance of its own, and afforded another proof (if one were needed) of the freshness and versatility of Edmund Gosse's talents.
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