+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 505. Ag. 18, ’06. 1320w.
“He has undertaken a most interesting task; but his spirit is so partisan and his style so turgid, discursive, and inaccurate that his book is of only very limited value.”
– + Outlook. 83: 288. Je. 2, ’06. 210w.
“Mr. Weeden’s book should do much to put needed emphasis on a somewhat neglected aspect of the war.”
+ + R. of Rs. 33: 764. Je. ’06. 280w.
Weedon, L. L. Child characters from Dickens. $2.50. Dutton.
There are eighteen stories in this group, including many of the children’s favorites, among them are those of Harvey and Norah, of “The holly tree,” Paul Dombey, Johnny and the Boofer Lady, Little Nell, the Marchioness, Polly, Little Dorrit, etc. Six colored plates and seventy half-tones “tell their part of the story so well that every character in the book can be told offhand.” (N. Y. Times.) “His illustrator, Mr. A. A. Dixon, has distributed good looks to everybody with the facility of a fairy of the olden time at a christening.” (Ath.)
Ath. 1905, 2: 796. D. 9. 60w. – Nation. 81: 489. D. 14, ’05. 250w. + + N. Y. Times. 10: 911. D. 23, ’05. 180w.
“This is a charming book. The tales are skillfully managed. A better introduction to Dickens could not be.”