+ – Nation. 83: 313. O. 11, ’06. 450w. – N. Y. Times. 11: 606. S. 29, ’06. 690w.
“He has performed his task with a singularly open mind, utterly free from the bias which so often renders valueless the observations of traveling Englishmen.”
+ Outlook. 84: 436. D. 15, ’06. 1200w.
“An admirable book which we have read with keen enjoyment. Mr. Whates writes with grace and distinction, he has keen powers of observation, and the tolerant humorous outlook of the true traveller.”
+ + Spec. 97: 95. Jl. 21, ’06. 1460w.
Wheat, Mrs. Lu. Third daughter: a story of Chinese home life. $1.50. Mrs. Lu Wheat, 910 W. 8th st., Los Angeles, Cal.
“Ah Moy, the third daughter of a good family, is the central figure in an idyllic picture of a Chinese home. This is at length broken up by the dire calamities, which give occasion for the display of high qualities of character, but bring Ah Moy to a tragic end. Chinese customs, the position of women, foot-binding, sex-morality, the Boxers, the traffic in slave-girls, their importation hither, and the efforts of missionaries to thwart it, make up the rapidly shifting scene.”—Outlook.
“An extremely interesting and well-written picture of Chinese home-life in a high-caste family.” Amy C. Rich.
+ Arena. 36: 218. Ag. ’06. 250w. + Critic. 48: 477. My. ’06. 80w.