+ Dial. 41: 105. S. 1, ’06. 1260w.
“What ‘Sartor resartus’ is to the realm of the utilitarian ‘The book of tea’ is to the realm of the esthetic.”
+ Ind. 61: 461. Ag. 23, ’06. 280w. R. of Rs. 34: 128. Jl. ’06. 50w.
Okey, Thomas. [Story of Paris.] $2. Macmillan.
“The greater part of the 400–odd pages of this volume are taken up with the story of the city from its beginnings as a Gallo-Roman camp to its expansive latter days. The last pages contain generous descriptions of the landmarks, museums, galleries, churches, and theatres of the present.” (N. Y. Times.) “It is not too much praise to say that the book supplements the information contained in Baedeker, and supplies as well a background for the greater enjoyment of such volumes as Theodore Child’s ‘The praise of Paris,’ Richard Whiteing’s ‘Paris of to-day,’ of Amicis’s ‘Ricordi di Parigi.’” (Outlook.)
Ind. 61: 753. S. 27, ’06. 170w.
“The guide is a curious cross between a Baedeker and a Hare, without the satisfying definiteness of the former or the charm of the latter.”
– Nation. 83: 167. Ag. 23, ’06. 240w. + N. Y. Times. 11: 434. Jl. 7, ’06. 130w.
“The intending visitor to Paris could hardly have a more valuable vade mecum than Mr. Okey’s little volume.”