“In short, the book may serve a useful purpose by stimulating thought in readers of independent judgment, but will prove a stumbling block to the unwary.”
+ – Charities. 15: 403. D. 23, ’05. 1310w.
“The economic reasoning, however, is not clear, and there is little constructive thinking.” Charles Richmond Henderson.
+ – Dial. 40: 297. My. 1, ’06. 140w.
London, Jack. [White Fang.] †$1.50. Macmillan.
“In “White Fang” Mr. London reverses the “process of retrogression” of “The call of the wild,” and traces the fortune of a dog which is part wolf to the time of the redeeming of his brute nature. And the transition is not without triumphs for the ugly nature within him. Finally when he merges from his last fight—and there is no more blood-curdling dog-fight in literature—he is rescued by his love-master. By this patient, kind man, his brute nature is redeemed, and for the master he loves he learns to endure the restraints of civilization.” (Dial.)
“The book will be judged inferior to ‘The Call of the Wild’ by sticklers for ‘strong’ endings; nevertheless it will be more enjoyed by the mass of readers.” May Estelle Cook.
+ + – Dial. 41: 389. D. 1, ’06. 400w.
“In workmanship it is as good as anything the author has done in this field, and no one has done better.”