“Mr. Headley’s book is mostly an inaccurate rehash of the facts of the civil war; but a few chapters contain an account of the New York affair that might, if better presented, have been interesting. As it is, the style is graceless as the narrative is shameless.”
– Nation. 83: 152. Ag. 16, ’06. 360w.
“Although devoid of literary merit and characterized by a pronounced sectional tone, deserves a place on the shelf allotted to literature on the Civil war.”
+ – Outlook. 83: 334. Je. 9, ’06. 220w.
Healy, Most Rev. John. Life and writings of St. Patrick. *$4.50. Benziger.
“Dr. Healy gives us, from an inside standpoint, a copious and exhaustive history of Ireland’s Apostle. The present work, containing over seven hundred and fifty good-sized pages, embodies everything of value that is known, or probably ever will be known, on the subject. Its chief excellence is the wealth of topographical lore which the learned author has brought to his task.... The narrative of St. Patrick’s journeyings is greatly enlivened by the Archbishop’s identification of the various places and landmarks in the modern nomenclature.”—Cath. World.
“There is no reason to expect that any subsequent work will supplant this ‘Life’ with those who will wish to learn all about the Apostle of Ireland, not in the interests of dry scholarship, but from love of faith and country.”
+ + + Cath. World. 83: 102. Ap. ’06. 870w.
Reviewed by T. W. Rolleston.