Sidgwick, Arthur, and Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred (Mrs. Arthur Sidgwick). Henry Sidgwick—a memoir. *$4. Macmillan.
“Henry Sidgwick represented the most modern type of University teacher, the type which is closely in touch with all sides of national life and exercises an influence far beyond the lecture-room. He was a distinguished professor, a successful administrator, a writer of good books, but above all things he was a personality from whom radiated a subtle attraction which many felt and few could wholly describe.... It is almost impossible to reproduce for those who did not know him the charm of his character and the peculiar distinction of his mind. His books do not show it, and the tributes of friends are mere evidence for what cannot be glibly summarized. On the whole, the editors of this Memoir seem to have chosen the wisest path, and made their books a series of extracts from his letters and journals, connected with the bare minimum of narrative.”—Spec.
“This is a long and baffling life of an extremely interesting man. The impression produced by the whole [is] one of commonplace.”
+ – Acad. 70: 198. Mr. 3, ’06. 1370w. + + Ath. 1906, 1: 383. Mr. 31. 2860w.
Reviewed by Wm. Everett.
+ + Atlan. 98: 93. Jl. ’06. 2330w.
“Is of deep interest and value both to those who had the great privilege of knowing him, and to others. It is perhaps not too much to say that the book does not contain a page, or even a paragraph which is not interesting.” E. E. C. Jones.
+ + Hibbert J. 5: 208. O. ’06. 2360w. + Lond. Times. 5: 78. Mr. 9, ’06. 2020w.
“Many of [the letters] are not greatly above the level of ordinary epistolary communications, and may disclose little of what was actually going on in their author’s life.”