Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. Fishers of men. †$1.50. Appleton.
The missionary of Mr. Crockett’s Edinburgh slum district is a man who in a “beautifully human, devoted, and non-pietistical way, is shown among the burglars and toughs of Edinburgh’s Cowgate. The hero of the story is a lad who has the advantages of a high-class finishing school in artistic burglary, but insists on turning out straight and square; and some of the most interesting scenes are in a boys’ reformatory.” (Outlook.)
“Mr. Crockett’s latest book is full of his good qualities.”
+ Ath. 1906, 1: 509. Ap. 28. 320w. + – Critic. 48: 474. My. ’06. 80w.
“Abundance of exciting incident (sometimes close to melodrama), a well-sustained plot, shrewd characterization, and genial humor all combine to make this book one of the most entertaining that Mr. Crockett has ever written.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ + Dial. 40: 264. Ap. 16, ’06. 190w. + – N. Y. Times. 11: 142. Mr. 10, ’06. 240w.
“Altogether a badly constructed, but decidedly readable book.”
+ – Outlook. 82: 618. Mr. 17, ’06. 170w.
Crook, Rev. Isaac. Earnest expectation. *50c. Meth. bk.