...ved a disappointment. Instead of bringing with them a largeness, as of the prairies, the genius finally developed has been that of the miniature artist. One must step back a century and read what Hazlitt wrote of Clarissa Harlowe to find the precise criticism for such work. Clarissa, says Hazlitt, is too interesting by half. She is interesting in her ruffles, in her gloves, her samplers, her au...