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Published by Groombridge and Sons, 
NIGHT AND THE SOUL; 
A ‘DRAMATIC POEM. 
By STANYAN BIGG. 
Crown 8vo, cloth, price 6s. 
Noble and truthful. Beauties lie thick as stars upon the floor of Heaven. 
—Shefjield Times. 
Here is a book that will not die—it throbs. with a vitality that will endure. 
The poet stands before us, and we are fascinated by his divine art. The 
work is felt to be a reality and a power, and commends itself by its 
pathos, purity, and elegance.—Christian Weekly News. 
Nowhere out of ‘Festus’ do we find passages which heave and hurry along 
with a more genuine afflatus than in many of Mr. Bigg’s pages. On 
the future career of such a one there can rest no shadows of uncer- 
ay ota a Criticism by George Gilfillan, author of ‘ The Bards of 
the Bible.’ ’ 
There is much of vigour and beauty both of thought and expressicn in the 
poem before us.—Helectic Review. 
‘ Night and the Soul’ is a remarkable performance, and will take its stand 
with the ‘ Festus’ of Bailey.— Daily Express. 
We question whether there is any modern instance where selections from 
a poem would more dazzle a reader. We can scarcely applaud too 
loudly, or too warmly.— Critic. 
‘Night and the Soul’ at once places Stanyan Bigg in the front rank of 
English poets.—Bucks Chronicle. 
In‘ carefully going through this poem, we meet flashes of inspiration, and 
fine thoughts scattered with a bounteous hand.—Hliza Cook’s Journal. 
Surpassed by nothing that we have met with in the whole compass of recent 
poetry.— Glasgow Christian News. 
This poetry is indeed what it professes to be. Its ring is the ring of 
genuine metal.— Whitehaven Herald. 
How it sparkles with gems! Beautiful pieces of imagery stand out from 
every page.— Random Readings. 
We pay willing tribute to the magnificence of the diction, the profuse 
prodigality of the imagery, and the air of grandeur pervading it.— 
Weekly Dispatch. 
‘Night and the soul’ isa great poem. The passages are endless which we 
might be tempted to quote. Itis altogether a work of great fascina- 
tion.—Forres, Elgin, and Nairn Gazette. 
Deep in philosophy, splendid in diction, and at once gorgeous and delicate 
in imagery, it has few compeers among the poetical productions of our 
time; we rank Stanyan Bigg as the poet, par excellence, of the rising 
generation.— Church of England Quarterly Review. 
This is no volume to skim lightly over. ‘Night and the Soul’ is a poem 
undoubtedly of remarkable vigour of thought, and abounding with 
passages of great poetical power.— Dublin Unwersity Magazine. 
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