+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p332 Je 19 ’19 1500w
“‘Elizabethan Ulster’ fails, and partially for lack of the qualities of imagination and felicity of phrase.”
− Yale R n s 10:209 O ’20 150w
HAMILTON, FREDERICK SPENCER, lord. Vanished pomps of yesterday. *$4 (4c) Doran
(Eng ed 20–10129)
This is the second and revised edition of “some random reminiscences of a British diplomat.” His official duties took the author to Rome, Austria, Russia, Germany, Portugal, Brazil and Paraguay and he chats pleasantly of the life he saw. On the pomp and circumstance, the glitter and glamour of the three great courts of eastern Europe the curtain has now been rung down definitely, is his final verdict. There is an index.
+ Booklist 17:84 N ’20
“Seldom does one find a book more completely enjoyable than this collection of the random memories of a British diplomat. It is an ideal companion for an idle hour—an excellent article for suitcase or bedside table—a mine of precious anecdotes.”
+ N Y Times 25:28 Jl 11 ’20 1900w