The homes of Tennyson have been painted by Mrs. Allingham, and Mr. Paterson has furnished the descriptive portions which are written “from a personal rather than a biographical standpoint.” “The book pleasantly deals with Farringford, in the Isle of Wight, where Tennyson usually spent the winter, and with Aldworth, on the borders of Surrey, and Sussex, the summer home of Tennyson’s declining years.” (Ind.)
+ Ind. 59: 1384. D. 14, ’05. 60w.
“There is not one word in his book that could have wounded the susceptibilities of Tennyson, yet the record is full of interest and charm.”
+ Int. Studio. 28: 181. Ap. ’06. 110w. + – Lit. D. 31: 1000. D. 30, ’05. 120w.
“Mr. Paterson’s share in this book, whose value is quite unaffected by his defects—sentimentality and exaggerated adoration of Tennyson—would call for no remark had he not loaded his pages with a construction that must give pain to the sensitive reader.”
+ – Nation. 82: 222. Mr. 15, ’06. 340w. N. Y. Times. 10: 835. D. 2, ’05. 210w. + Sat. R. 100: 728. D. 2, ’05. 60w.
“The descriptive letterpress, by Mr. Arthur Paterson, is worthy even of the work of Mrs. Allingham. He commands a style that is graphic in the best sense.”
+ + Spec. 96: sup. 648. Ap. 28, ’06. 280w.
Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton. Poems; with an introd. by Basil Champneys. $1.75. Macmillan.