In this romance, the admirers of Mr. Saltus will find some of his strongest and most characteristic work. "A Transaction in Hearts" will press "Tristrem Varick" very closely in the race for enduring popularity. In many ways the former is the greater work. Its merciless moral surgery, its almost savage exposure of the beast crouching in the depths of our common nature, and the pitiless finger pointed at the hypocrisy writhing in the cold light of day send a tremor of consciousness to every heart capable of honest self ...
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In this romance, the admirers of Mr. Saltus will find some of his strongest and most characteristic work. "A Transaction in Hearts" will press "Tristrem Varick" very closely in the race for enduring popularity. In many ways the former is the greater work. Its merciless moral surgery, its almost savage exposure of the beast crouching in the depths of our common nature, and the pitiless finger pointed at the hypocrisy writhing in the cold light of day send a tremor of consciousness to every heart capable of honest self-analysis. Few readers of this terrible book who have passed the innocence of childhood but will involuntarily draw the cloak still closer about them, and in the trepidation of undiscovered shame mutter, "It is not I."-The Book Buyer, Volume 6Saltus' latest novel, and in some respects his best. In the character of Christopher Gonfallon the author aims a terrible blow at the hypocrisy of those who, setting themselves up as examples and leaders of men, fall before the temptations of the beast in their own natures. The recreant minister, the evil enigma, Claire, and the pure, sweet wife make a trinity of characters rarely found in modern fiction.-The Literary News: A Monthly Journal of Current Literature, Volume 10
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