“It is no mere dressing-up of old material and hackneyed views.”
+ Ath. 1906, 1: 707. Je. 9. 150w.
“Mr. Bumpus has only one real fault in writing about our cathedrals. He is convinced that all the restorations of English cathedrals, since, say, 1840 have been justified.”
+ – Ath. 1906, 2: 556. N. 3. 210w.
“Not merely a useful handbook, but a piece of real literature.”
+ + Int. Studio. 20: 180. Ap. ’06. 130w. + Sat. R. 102: 52. Jl. 14, ’06. 830w.
“We are not much struck by the illustrations, which are reproductions from very ordinary photographs such as any amateur might take, but the letterpress shows painstaking work, and the author is clearly well studied in architecture.”
+ – Sat. R. 102: 494. O. 20, ’06. 160w.
“Mr. Bumpus writes, for the most part, with moderation and good sense. It is a pleasure to follow a guide so well informed and so enthusiastic.”
+ Spec. 96: 264. F. 17, ’06. 330w.