+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 465. Jl. 21, ’06. 740w.
“His is a well-written narrative, direct, simple, aglow with human interest, rich in anecdote, and free from animosity against those who brought his leader’s and his own efforts to naught. As a military history it is somewhat open to criticism, but corrective readings can easily be obtained, and it is undoubtedly deserving of a wide audience.”
+ – Outlook. 83: 482. Je. 23, ’06. 240w. + Putnam’s. 1: 253. N. ’06. 50w.
Dumas, Alexandre. [Count of Monte Cristo]; complete rev. tr. with biographical sketch by Adolphe Cohn. 2v. $2.50. Crowell.
Compactness and utility are foremost among the characteristics that recommend the thin paper two volume sets. This “Monte Cristo” with its two thousand pages will occupy no more than two inches of shelf space. A biographical sketch of Dumas and an introduction make the book desirable from a student’s viewpoint.
Dunbar, Agnes B. C. Dictionary of saintly women. 2v. ea. *$4. Macmillan.
“We have found the references, as far as we have been able to verify them, exact and correct. No Catholic library ought to be without this useful work.”
+ + + Cath. World. 82: 118. Ap. ’06. 130w. (Review of v. 2.)
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. Howdy, honey, howdy. **$1.50. Dodd.
“Tho they are songs without notes, they have a lilt by which they sing themselves for the reader. Mr. Dunbar’s poems are much the better of the two, but some of the photographs reproduced in ‘Banjo talks’ have the greater artistic merit.”