EARLY PRESS OPINIONS

THE HYPOCRITE

MORNING POST:—"It is entitled to be regarded as one of theclever books of the day."

MORNING LEADER:—"A brilliant book.... Evidently the work of ayoung, powerful, and subtle brain."

WORLD:—"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever. Hepaints with a firm, bold hand. The characters are life-like, and in manycases drawn from the life. The book will be found interesting andentertaining."

LONDON MORNING:—"A remarkable book.... Clever the bookundoubtedly is. Its brutally frank analysis of the temperament of a manwith brain and mind hopelessly diseased lifts the author out of thecommon rut of novelists, and stamps him as a writer of power."

LLOYD'S:—"The book sparkles with epigrammatic sayings andsatirical allusions. The characters are all vividly drawn, some of thembeing undoubted and recognisable caricatures. The writing is that of aclever pessimist, with a vein of sardonic humour that keeps the readeramused. The author may wear a green carnation, but whether he does ornot, it is the work of a skilful pen."