– N. Y. Times. 11: 659. O. 6, ’06. 480w.
“The material is thrown into popular form and although it could easily be reduced in bulk, the book is readable. As an argument against the use of stimulants, it carries weight; as a general philosophy of living it has its limitations.”
+ – Outlook. 84: 428. O. 20, ’06. 430w.
Henderson, T. F. Mary, Queen of Scots: her environment and tragedy. *$6 Scribner.
A biography satisfactory for students because of its wealth of footnotes and references. “To sum up, the presentation of Queen Mary ... is good and true to nature for the period in which she can be observed in freedom, while she displayed to the world her great and royal heart, facing her enemies in the field of battle, meeting diplomatists in the council chamber, and discharging with grace and gaiety the duties of hostess, or the functions of a queen, and Mr. Henderson can make allowances for the strong temptations which led to her fall. But in her long and cruel confinement he loses touch with her. Without adequate conception of her rights, or of the part which as a queen and a Catholic she should have played, he considers her now as an actress, a devote, a mischief-maker. But her conduct at her trial and execution again appeals to him and he concludes with a fitting testimony to her great qualities.” (Acad.)
“Mr. Henderson’s volume is at least the fourth separate biography of her which has appeared during this year alone. Of all these lives Mr. Henderson’s is without doubt the best and most thorough. His advantages over his rivals are many.” J. H. Pollen.
+ + – Acad. 69: 1351. D. 30, ’05. 1530w.
“His book is both a narrative biography and a critical study. The value of the book lies chiefly in its clear presentation of general conditions underlying the crises of Mary’s career and particularly of the influence of foreign affairs upon their shaping and development.” O. H. Richardson.
+ + Am. Hist. R. 11: 890. Jl. ’06. 860w.