Reviewed by M. A. De Wolfe Howe.
+ Atlan. 98: 853. D. ’06. 1530w. Current Literature. 41: 640. D. ’06. 950w.
“Mr. Perry’s critical judgment is calm, sane and discriminating. His attitude is friendly always, at times enthusiastic, although never that of an enthusiast: he never slips his moorings, critically.” W. E. Simonds.
+ + Dial. 41: 317. N. 16. ’06. 2060w.
“It is unusually well written. The materials for anything like a satisfactory estimate are wanting.”
+ – Ind. 61: 1231. N. 22. ’06. 660w.
“Altogether the volume will probably take its place as the sane and authoritative life of Whitman for many years to come.”
+ + Nation. 83: 306. O. 11, ’06. 1210w.
“His book throughout is a striking instance of the value of poise. No significant details are slurred over, no difficult passages are omitted, no grotesque features are softened, no preliminary effort has been considered superfluous, respect for ‘nature as she is’ reigns in the picture: yet the work complete is saved from any suspicion of the meticulous by a fusing glow of imaginative insight.” Elisabeth Luther Cary.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 717. N. 3, ’06. 1850w.