The Conquest of Rome

There may be books which give a more vivid idea of modem Rome, but the present reviewer does not know them. It is not only a convincing picture of Rome, but a picture of the complex life of the modern city that is almost unsurpassed. Many writers have been so impressed by city noises, the overwhelmi [...]
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There may be books which give a more vivid idea of modem Rome, but the present reviewer does not know them. It is not only a convincing picture of Rome, but a picture of the complex life of the modern city that is almost unsurpassed. Many writers have been so impressed by city noises, the overwhelming mass of houses, the magnitude of the great industries of a city, that the people have been somewhat overshadowed by the houses in which they live and the ceaseless cars which take them to and fro, on business. As always, Matilde Serao deals with people. It is the pulsating life of these which she uses for her effects.
--The Critic, Vol. 42 1903]