“A sound and unpretentious piece of work which will supply all the information that the general reader will care for about this thoroughly competent if not quite great painter.”
+ + Nation. 82: 138. F. 15, ’06. 90w. N. Y. Times. 11: 142. Mr. 10, ’06. 300w.
McMahan, Anna Benneson, ed. With Byron in Italy; being a selection of the poems and letters of Lord Byron which have to do with his life in Italy from 1816 to 1823. **$1.40. McClurg.
From the letters and poems of Byron, written during the most mature and productive period of his life while under the spell of the Italy that he loved and that loved him in return, the editor has made wise selection and she has arranged the chosen parts chronologically, and illustrated them with sixty reproductions from photographs.
+ Dial. 41: 459. D. 16, ’06. 270w. Ind. 61: 1118. N. 8, ’06. 120w.
“The alluring title of this book will not disappoint lovers of Byron.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 856. D. 8, ’06. 110w. + Nation. 83: 533. D. 20, ’06. 90w. N. Y. Times. 11: 896. D. 22, ’06. 310w. + Putnam’s. 1: 256. N. ’06. 80w.
MacManus, Anna (Mrs. Seumas) (Ethna Carbery, pseud.). Four winds of Eirinn. **75c. Funk.
This posthumous book of verse is indeed a legacy to all who love Ireland. The poems ring with strong-heart energy and anticipation, and in their buoyancy teach fine lessons of loyalty and patriotism to the land of Erin.