“There are many little affectations of speech scattered through the book which some may find irritating. But it is, nevertheless, a good book and well worth reading.”
+ − Review 2:464 My 1 ’20 220w R of Rs 61:556 My ’20 60w
BARRUS, CLARA. John Burroughs; boy and man. il *$3.50 Doubleday
20–20968
“The incidents here related have been told me by Mr Burroughs himself, and are sanctioned by him. During the midsummer and fall for many years past I have wandered with him over the fields and hills and through the woods where he roamed as a boy. In these rambles he has pointed out the places where the narrated events occurred. He has explained in detail the curious and interesting ways and means of long ago—old-time ways which will never come again. And not only in his youthful haunts, but also during many an evening by the fireside at The Nest, he has again recounted the childish recollections, the boyish pastimes, and the youthful dreams recorded here.” (Preface) After a characterization of the “grown-up boy” and his forebears the contents are grouped under the headings: Childhood; Boyhood; Youth; Maturity. There are numerous illustrations and an index.
“Originally intended as a boys’ life of Burroughs, this is full of the human, humorous life of the country boy, with the story of the work and play of the man written in a way to interest readers of any age.”
+ Booklist 17:152 Ja ’21
“Cheerfully condescending and commonplace. Mr Burroughs deserves something better.” D. M.
− + Nation 112:89 Ja 19 ’21 40w + N Y Evening Post p10 D 31 ’20 220w