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“This is no guide-book; it is far better—a book to read, and read again, and then to follow, not like the blind Baedekerite, but as one follows Walton.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 151. Mr. 10, ’06. 360w.
“A very entertaining volume, in which history, legend, folk-lore, and description are linked together by a mind attuned to the picturesque, the romantic, and—the humorous.”
+ + Outlook. 81: 1083. D. 30, ’05. 310w.
“We think a style less wanton than Mr. Passmore’s and more sweet than Baedeker’s would serve the purpose better.”
+ – Sat. R. 100: sup. 14. D. 9, ’05. 300w.
“Mr. Passmore is both historical and descriptive, and in both characters shows much energy.”
+ Spec. 96: 504. Mr. 31, ’06. 290w.
Paston, George, pseud. (Miss E. M. Symonds). Social caricature in the eighteenth century. *$15. Dutton.