These descriptions of Greece have been written by one who has observed as he travelled, who has read the latest books, and studied Grote and Mr. Frazer; while the seventy-five colored pictures give some beautiful views of Athens and all Attica. There is also a sketch map of Greece and an index.
“Some of the pictures are decidedly pretty, and there are good sky and cloud effects in many of them; but the ‘tout ensemble’ is not like Greece. There is also a want of proper distribution in the subjects. If the author could not supply more than a few scanty observations of his own, why not have recourse to the dozens of excellent picturesque books of travel.”
+ – Ath. 1906, 1: 803. Je. 30. 770w.
“One of the finest of the many fine books written about Greece. The descriptive text is admirably written. There is some thing like chaos in the spelling of proper names.”
+ + – Ind. 61: 395. Ag. 16, ’06. 640w.
“The artist is indeed thoroughly in touch with his subjects, which appear to have appealed to him with even greater force than those of his native land.”
+ + Int. Studio. 30: 183. D. ’06. 240w. R. of Rs. 34: 123. Jl. ’06. 80w.
“Neither illustrations nor letter press have any right to be put forward as representing a land among the two or three most interesting and influential in the whole history of mankind.”
– Sat. R. 102: 54. Jl. 14, ’06. 300w.