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2.0 out of 5 stars
font too small,
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This review is from: Domestic Manners of the Americans (Nonsuch Classics) (Paperback)
I enjoyed the observations and occasional humor, but advise against buying this edition. The font is so small that I kept putting it down after a couple of pages -- and my eyesight is fine. I subsequently ordered a (free) Kindle edition whose font I could adjust, and read the book that way. I would give the book 3 or 4 stars -- just not this painful edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Poor presentation,
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This review is from: Domestic Manners of the Americans (Nonsuch Classics) (Paperback)
Disappointed to find the print too small & pale on the pages, as if they skimped on ink! Hard to read. Got it as a gift for my elderly mother, but won't give it to her; can barely read it myself.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fox-hunting highjinks,
By Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr Facey Romfords Hounds (Paperback)
Robert Smith Surtees devoted his life basically to two things: fox hunting and novel writing, actually combining both into a single pursuit. He wrote a number of delightful novels centering around the fox-hunting society in and about Durham, England; this was his last book, published posthumously, and among his best. Facey Romford is a confidence trickster who passes himself off as his wealthy namesake, using the other's stationery to pull off the switch. He becomes Master of the Hounds of the Heavyside Hunt, and from that vantage point we are privy to all kinds of characters and happenings. The novel ends with Facey and his new bride going to Australia, not in disgrace, as was hoped by all who knew him, but where his fortunes only increase and all is well. Surtees's humor is broad and ruthless, and his observations on what makes this society tick are keen and perceptive. The novel presents an entertaining look at the sporting side of Victorian England.
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