master-romancer

Updated: July 22, 2026

Be that as it may, one can accept the statement for dramatic purposes; and the story of the early inventor's struggles and his servant's "resources" is promising enough to leave but one regret that the master-romancer did not make a novel instead of a play out of the material. Though this is called a comedy, it contains more than one element of tragedy in it, and the tone is moody and satirical.

J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden - Introduction to the Dramas of Balzac