(Eng ed 21–834)
“The ancients had river gods; we too have them in our minds and feel their qualities. For rivers are things of life and personality, of soul and character.... Some of our river gods are men and some are women.... Father Thames has proclaimed his sex for all time; but the Severn has been a lady since literature began.” (Chapter 1) The author shows his readers not only the scenic but also the historic Severn and conducts him from its cradle in Plinlimmon to Gloucester with sixteen color plates to mark the way. There is no index.
“The author tells the story in ample detail and with full knowledge.”
+ Outlook 126:202 S 29 ’20 60w
“In brief, this is a most entertaining volume. The coloured plates do not add much to its attractions.”
+ Spec 124:465 Ap 3 ’20 150w + Springf’d Republican p8 My 8 ’20 210w
“Mr Bradley has a mingled zest for scenery, for history, and for the humours and graces of life, which makes him one of the best of all-around companions on such a series of excursions, either afoot or in an armchair.”
+ The Times [London] Lit Sup p209 Ap 1 ’20 950w
BRADLEY, GLENN DANFORD. Story of the Santa Fe. (Frontiers of America) il *$3 Badger, R: G. 656