“The nature and character of the man are insufficiently considered. The style of the book is easy and unperiodical; a little too much so, perhaps.”
+ – Nation. 82: 242. Mr. 22, ’06. 1870w.
“It is Descartes the man that appeals to her, and she traces the course of his experience and development patiently, minutely, with sympathy, and with simplicity that verges on the naïve. The style is unaffected, direct, almost colloquial.” Edward Cary.
+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 77. F. 10, ’06. 1380w.
“Has finely told the story of the honest, constructive skeptic.”
+ Outlook. 82: 568. Mr. 10, ’06. 150w.
“Miss Haldane’s interesting biography of Descartes will be welcomed by the student of philosophy as well as by the general reader.”
+ Spec. 97: 402. S. 22, ’06. 1630w.
Haldane, Joseph. Old Cronnak. $1.50. Decker pub.
Here the muck-raker is at work and brings to view the evil side of life as it defies the code of the moral law. Incontinence is bared for the negative lesson’s sake, and characters are set forth which do not easily find their way into books. Yet in the midst of all this shines the strong, pure love of Joseph Haldane and Alice Carter, which forms the main thread of the story.