“They are delightful reading, fresh and breezy in their manner, with an ease of handling the material that speaks of long familiarity. The footnotes add very much both to the size of the book and to its value.” Franklin Johnson.
+ + Am. J. Theol. 10: 337. Ap. ’06. 630w.
Bigham, Madge A. Blackie, his friends and his enemies: a book of old fables in new dresses; il. by Clara E. Atwood. †$1.50. Little.
Thirty-five stories made new with the furbishing suggested by the “Story lady’s” imagination are told a little street boy by way of compensation for his pet rat that died.
“An animal book which children will find very charming.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 895. D. 22, ’06. 60w.
Bindloss, Harold. [Alton of Somasco.] †$1.50. Stokes.
“It is interesting to compare with Mr. Beach’s novel the somewhat similar ‘Alton of Somasco.’ Here the scene is British Columbia instead of Alaska, and there is no political deviltry to impel the action, but otherwise the situation is the same, being evolved out of the conflict between legitimate settlers and unscrupulous schemers for the possession of valuable ranching and mining properties.”—Dial.