LINDEN, HERMAN VANDER.[[2]] Belgium, the making of a nation; tr. by Sybil Jane. (Histories of the nations ser.) *$3.75 Oxford 949.3
(Eng ed 20–9824)
“This volume is a translation of Professor H. vander Linden’s ‘Vue générale de l’histoire de Belgique’ with the addition of three chapters dealing with the history of the modern kingdom since 1831, written specially for this English edition. The original title tells us that the reader must not expect to find in this work more than a historical sketch. The writer makes no higher claim for it.”—The Times [London] Lit Sup
“Monographs are valuable if their scope be limited, but any small volume covering centuries has the defects of its qualities. In this instance the reader might have gained had the author limited himself to a consideration of modern Belgium. The later chapters are richer in individuality and indicate what the author can do in character-sketches.”
+ − Am Hist R 26:355 Ja ’21 420w Ath p76 Jl 16 ’20 640w + − Eng Hist R 35:629 O ’20 120w
“The best portions of this book are the numerous sections dealing with the social and economical conditions and progress of the Belgic provinces at various epochs of their chequered history. The strictly historical narrative does not deserve the same unqualified praise.”
+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p344 Je 3 ’20 1650w
LINDERMAN, FRANK BIRD. On a passing frontier. *$1.75 Scribner
20–10052