frank, clear style both of pen and brush, but he has the even rarer gift
of finding old-world romance and adventure in places near at hand where
their presence would never be suspected by the ordinary traveller....
Mr. Maxwell's book is wholly free from any suspicion of guide-book
padding, and is as interesting and exciting to read as a work of
romantic fiction. The chief feature which should ensure it a permanent
position on the library shelf are the very vital and expressive
illustrations, the very spacing of which on the printed page is delight
to the eye."--_Observer._

"There is certainly no lack of vitality in Mr. Maxwell's sketches, and
his adroit economic draughtsmanship, his keen observation, and the
feeling of personal interpretation in his work give them genuine
distinction."--_Sunday Times._

"Mr. Maxwell is a most original traveller.... We have said so much of
Mr. Maxwell the writer and traveller, that there is a danger of
forgetting Mr. Maxwell the artist. All the work has character; most of
it has that delicacy of colour and outline which we have learned to
associate with the author."--_Athenæum._

"On page after page Mr. Maxwell delights the eye with views and 'bits'
picturesque, quaint or amusing, while his anecdotes and adventures make
us laugh and long to follow in his footsteps, for he has the gift of
description in words as well as in pictures. This is one of the most
thoroughly satisfactory artist-tourist books we have seen,
and its publisher has done justice to the good material at his
disposal."--_Morning Post._

"A delightful survey of scenes. Mr. Maxwell's drawings are full of the