– + N. Y. Times. 11: 286. My. 5, ’06. 500w.
“If the characters were only a little more real and the motives for their action a little more obvious, the book would be something to be reckoned with.”
– World To-Day. 11: 766. Jl. ’06. 110w.
Wright, Thomas. [Life of Sir Richard Burton.] 2v. *$6.50. Putnam.
“The life of Sir Richard Burton leaves the reader in a kind of a stupor; the record is almost incredibly romantic. He was a soldier, a traveler, an explorer, a linguist, an anthropologist an ethnologist, an official. His published works extend to over a hundred volumes. He was a kind of amiable demon; he was a born romancer and boaster, a superstitious atheist; he thanked God that he had committed every sin in the Decalogue, and there seems to be little reason to doubt it; yet he was tender-hearted, loyal, a philanthropist, a devoted friend, a lover of liberty.... As for Mr. Thomas Wright’s book it does more credit to his industry than his literary skill. He has worked in the Boswellian manner, and has amassed a rich harvest of detail, anecdotes and gossip.”—Sat. R.
+ Acad. 70: 277. Mr. 24, ’06. 2290w. + Acad. 70: 303. Mr. 31, ’06. 1120w.
“Mr. Wright’s ideas of taste differ so widely from our own that we cannot view his work with pleasure.”
– Ath. 1906, 1: 420. Ap. 7. 210w. Current Literature. 41: 638. D. ’06. 860w.
“Self-confidence and self-praise, notwithstanding, the author has turned out a creditable piece of book-making.” Percy F. Bicknell.