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H. G. Wells on George Bernard Shaw.
After the Academy of London had published a list of "Forty Immortals of Contemporary English Literature," the editors of The Critic reprinted letters of reaction. On November 27, 1897, they wrote (31: 326): "Mr. H. G. Wells says, among other things:— 'There is a lot of overdone Heine about George Bernard Shaw; but eliminate that, and there is a sufficient literary residue to put beside or a little above, Bryce or Trevelyan."
There is little need for an obvious conclusion, but I shall state it anyway: The Critic has served me well and will reward other students who take the time to pore over its pages.
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