+ Outlook 124:657 Ap 14 ’20 100w
“On every sort of aspect of child life, from christening ceremonies or the custom of infant marriages to the evils of thumb-sucking and the use of indiarubber ‘soothers,’ there is the same entertaining jumble of the results of disjointed research. Unfortunately Dr Courtenay Dunn cannot resist the lure of being ‘bright.’”
+ − Spec 123:250 Ag 23 ’19 350w
“Its contents, far from being prosy or dull to any but the mother or nurse, are, on the other hand, most interesting to any reader who has in him a trace of the antiquary.”
+ Springf’d Republican p8 My 18 ’20 200w
“Dr Dunn has burrowed with great industry and good results among old and sometimes scarce books and pamphlets; and the light and airy style in which he starts writing must not prejudice us against his work.”
+ The Times [London] Lit Sup p338 Je 19 ’19 300w
DUNN, JOHN DUNCAN, and JESSUP, ELON H. Intimate golf talks. il *$3 Putnam 796
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The genesis of the book is: an indoor golf school conducted by John Duncan Dunn, a reportorial visit by the editor of Outing, the latter’s interest in the instructor’s methods and desire to profit by them for his own game, repeated interviews and—the book. The talks, interpolated with copious illustrations, are: Picking the right clubs; Learning the golf scale; The golf grip; The golf stance; The gold address; Some golf faults; Getting the knack of the swing; Stick to the minor shots; From three-quarters to fullswing; The importance of balance; Take care of your hands; Topping the ball; Overcoming faults; Keeping the muscles in harmony; Slicing and hooking; Methods of curing faults; This brings us to putting.