+ + – World To-Day. 11: 1221. N. ’06. 140w.
Ward, H. Snowden. Canterbury pilgrimages. *$1.75. Lippincott.
+ Dial. 40: 268. Ap. 16, ’06. 160w.
“From the point of view of the historian, Mr. Ward has written a very minute and interesting description of the life and death of Thomas à Becket and of the cult of St. Thomas.”
+ + Nation. 81: 525. D. 28, ’05. 490w.
Ward, Josephine Mary Hope-Scott (Mrs. Wilfrid Philip Ward). Out of due time. $1.50. Longmans.
“The present novel is not of the sort likely to satisfy the ordinary appetite for fiction, but it is well thought out, and represents the mental and religious struggle of a strong mind. Two women sacrificed themselves to a man who, as his sister said, did not pray—he only thought. The inroads of scientific knowledge upon such a soul can be imagined from the Catholic standpoint. The story is one of contest between theological fervor and emotionless intellect; the effect is somber, and the style somewhat ponderous.”—Outlook.
“Here is the simple, direct style—the outcome of natural distinction under fine culture—the serene, benignant attitude towards matters of controversy; the loftiness of thought that marked her former work. The book is on a high plane.”
+ Acad. 70: 382. Ap. 21, ’06. 440w. Ath. 1906, 1: 542. My. 5. 220w.