“The new matter alone is nearly equal in volume to everything heretofore published. [Major Chittenden’s] research work has been thoro and fruitful.”
+ + + Ind. 60: 513. Mr. 1. ’06. 590w.
Smiles, Samuel. Autobiography. *$4. Dutton.
“This last word from one whose writings have had a world-wide influence contains the features that gained instant popularity for its predecessors and invested them with such weight—the homely and sound philosophy, the appreciation of the possibilities of human nature, the unfailing sympathy for all seeking to better their condition by honest means, and the thorough readability.”—Outlook.
“Judiciously edited.”
+ – Ath. 1905, 2: 684. N. 18. 420w. + Ind. 40: 931. Ap. 19, ’06. 340w.
“He tells it very well, with a practised pen guided by a sane and balanced judgment. It is an excellent autobiography, characteristically vigorous, cheerful, encouraging and wholesome.”
+ + Lond. Times. 5: 28. Ja. 26, ’06. 1270w.
“His autobiography is a decidedly dull book. As an account of the man Smiles, except in this matter of vanity, the book is quite valueless.”