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CRITICAL OPINIONS OF THE FIRST SERIES
OF
IDrftafn'g Historical Drama.
" Mr. Pennie has entered into his subject with enthusiasm ;
he well deserves
encouragement. The Notes embody an immense mass of information."
Literary Gazette.
" The present work will be read all by enlightened minds with pleasure.
The Plays given serve not only for amusement and instruction, but also present
a true picture of the manners and customs of the people of the country
where the scene is laid." Courier.
" The language of these Dramas is polished and highly poetical, and we
trust the author may find encouragement to proceed with his work." Satirist.
" We lament, with most unfeigned sincerity, that our limits will not permit
us to give ample specimens of the beauty with which these Dramas are pervaded.
The labours of Mr. Pennie entitle him to rank among the most
appreciated poets of the present day, and he has a rich dramatic power that
evidently denotes the stage to be his natural arena." United Kingdom.
" The productions of this author have placed him on the list of our best
epic poets ; '
and in the work before us, Mr. Pennie has given the
very age
and body of the time, its form and pressure,' with graphic correctness. We
trust that he will obtain such a meed of encouragement, as may induce him to
proceed with his Historical Dramas." Weekly Times.
" There are some very fine passages in these Dramas, and the work merits
the highest commendation as the effort of a very clever man." Weekly Dispatch.
"
There is much beautiful description, great historial
accuracy, and abundant
attention to costume and consistency." The Atlas.
" Richly do these Tragedies merit the title of a NATIONAL WORK. As
such, we trust they will be eagerly sought after and highly appreciated by a
public never neglectful of the efforts of true genius, more especially when
combined, as we know it to be, with the utmost respectability on the part of
the writer. Grandeur of expression is the characteristic of Mr. Pennie's
writing, throughout all his dramatic compositions ; that is to say, he has
exercised the true poetic privilege, and communicated importance and even
magnificence to circumstances which, in feebler hands, would have produced
little or no effect ; and in this work has altogether exhibited such a variety
of powers, as few individuals can boast of possessing."
Gazette.
Bath and Cheltenham
"
Indeed, Britain's Historical Dramas might, with much advantage, be
adopted as a literary recreation for both sexes among the first classes in
public seminaries, exempt as the work is from the slightest taint of moral
impurity, and recommended by the sterling merits which adorn this, certainly
the best of Mr. Pennie's literary productions." Taunton Courier.