“From a literary point of view, it is about nil; as also from the point of view of the American who desires to see his country more clearly through the eyes of a stranger.”
+ – Dial. 41: 286. N. 1, ’06. 190w. Ind. 61: 825. O. 4, ’06. 100w.
“Mr. Wagner has offered to Americans a graceful and interesting souvenir of his recent visit.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 474. O. 6, ’06. 70w.
“Dr. Wagner is above all a keen observer. He notices little things as well as those of great dimensions, and writes of them simply and charmingly.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 633. O. 6, ’06. 450w.
“It is the spontaneous expression of a man who is wholly delightful as a companion and who writes as simply and as freely and in as friendly a fashion as he talks.”
+ Outlook. 84: 795. N. 24, ’06. 250w. R. of Rs. 34: 512. O. ’06. 50w.
Wagner, Richard. Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck; tr. by W. Ashton Ellis. $4. Scribner.