“Though most of the characters are well drawn and the style of writing is attractive, the fascination lies in the fact that the mystery is not solved until almost the last chapter.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 435. Jl. 7, ’06. 170w. + – Spec. 97: 63. Jl. 14, ’06. 150w.
Gomperz, Theodor. Greek thinkers: a history of ancient philosophy, v. 2 and 3. ea. *$4. Scribner.
Reviewed by George Hodges.
+ + Atlan. 97: 415. Mr. ’06. 420w.
“I do not wish to lay down these learned, stimulating, and eloquently written volumes without saying that their writer, in a degree true of no other historian, has understood how to take the history of Greek thought out of its isolation, to relate it to the whole culture of the Greeks, and to illuminate it by the civilization of modern times.” Wm. A. Hammond.
+ + Philos. R. 15: 83. Ja. ’06. 1600w. (Review of v. 2 and 3.) + + + Quarterly R. 204: 63. Ja. ’06. 570w. (Review of v. 1–3.)
Goode, John. Recollections of a lifetime, by John Goode of Virginia. $2. Neale.
Mr. Goode was a member of the secession convention of Virginia, the Confederate congress and the congress of the United States. His reminiscences, aside from including interesting phases of his life as lawyer, soldier, and statesman, give helpful side lights on the men and affairs of war times.