+ Acad. 70: 547. Je. 9, ’06. 700w.
Reviewed by M. A. De Wolfe Howe.
+ Atlan. 98: 898. D. ’06. 530w.
“What one misses most in the book is any evidence that the author saw and felt Whitman as a poet.”
– Critic. 49: 205. S. ’06. 410w.
“But while Traubel’s face to face likeness of Whitman in all his moods is more interesting, Carpenter’s book contains a more definite literary appreciation of the man and his genius.”
+ + Ind. 61: 153. Jl. 19, ’06. 650w.
“Mr. Carpenter’s attitude and language are those of an entirely sane person; he writes entertainingly and interestingly, without gush. Yet that his opinion of Whitman was that of a pupil toward a chosen master appears on every page.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 397. Je. 16, ’06. 220w.