– + Am. Hist. R. 11: 707. Ap. ’06. 200w.
“An interesting monograph.”
+ Dial. 40: 133. F. 16, ’06. 30w.
Reviewed by Jessie B. Rittenhouse.
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 37. Ja. 20, ’06. 1360w. + Outlook. 82: 231. Ja. 27, ’06. 130w.
[Thread of gold], by the author of “The house of quiet.” *$3. Dutton.
“We should deal with life in a generous and high-hearted mood.... Nor must we aim at mere tranquility ... our peace must be heartened by eagerness, our zest calmed by serenity.” Such is the burden of this anonymous author’s book. The essays treat such subjects as prayer, the pleasure of work, the beetle, the hare, the artist, Westminster Abbey, the Apocalypse, the statue and music.
“In what superficially appears a volume of fugitive essays on the most desultory and often trifling themes, we have really the revelation, by significant flash-lights, of a high-minded nature solitarily and often doubtfully feeling its way towards truth and right.”
+ Ath. 1906, 1: 224. F. 24. 1250w.