+ Dial. 40: 19. Ja. 1, ’06. 170w.
Henry, Arthur. Unwritten law. †$1.50. Barnes.
“It is a truer reproduction of contemporaneous cosmopolitan existence than are most historical essays that claim to represent things as they are, and being instinct with the higher realism ... the work holds the interest of the reader from cover to cover.”
+ + Arena. 36: 573. N. ’06. 190w. + Sat. R. 100: 218. Ag. 12, ’05. 270w.
Henry, O., pseud. (Sydney Porter). [Four million.] †$1. McClure.
“In the four million people of New York city their daily living and working and playing, Mr. Henry has found the material for comedy, and tragedy, for laughter and tears. With a few deft touches he weaves the fabric of romance in East side tenements, Wall street brokers’ offices or along Fifth avenue. His sketches—they are hardly stories—are remarkable for their terseness, sympathy and humor, and for their deep insight into the inner life of the great city.”—Pub. Opin.
“These sketches of New York life are among the best things of the kind put forth in many a day.”
+ + Critic. 49: 93. Jl. ’06. 80w. + Ind. 61: 161. Jl. 19, ’06. 120w.
“The work is not even, of course, and some of it is not up to the mark—but on the whole it expresses the spirit of New York wonderfully. And it is clever and entertaining always.”