“It may be occasionally dull, but it is never cheap; while in conception it is tender, and even noble, and it yields passages of real delicacy and sensitiveness to spiritual beauty.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 130. Mr. 3, ’06. 400w.
“There is decided ability and moving power in the scenes when the quiet, timid little rector stands true to his religious conviction and sacrifices his interests and his human ties.”
+ Outlook. 82: 619. Mr. 17, ’06. 90w.
“The story is lacking in many essential elements of strength, as well as in a completely balanced development of the characters.”
+ – Pub. Opin. 40: 444. Ap. 7, ’06. 120w.
Brown, William Garrott. Life of Oliver Ellsworth. **$2. Macmillan.
“Besides being a biography and concerned particularly with the career of Ellsworth, the book also presents a picture of life in New England in Colonial times—the life of the people, picturesque scenes, and many episodes.” (N. Y. Times.) “Much hitherto unpublished material is brought to light, the arrangement is as a rule excellent, and the impression left is that of a clean cut portrait of a fine old Connecticut and American patriot.” (Outlook.)
“I cannot venture to say that it is absolutely free from error, for I have not scrupulously sought for blunders; but those I have noticed are trivial. The book is well written because the English style is clear, straight-forward, and simple, not over-elaborated or striving for effect.” A. C. McLaughlin.