+ + + J. Pol. Econ. 14: 181. Mr. ’06. 1350w.
Hobhouse, Leonard Trelawney, and Hammond, John Lawrence Le Breton. Lord Hobhouse: a memoir. *$4. Longmans.
The biography of a conscientious public servant who “was the incarnation of the intelligent Liberalism of 1850 to 1870.” (Nation.) His official career began with his appointment as a Charity commissioner in 1866, and ended with his retirement from the Judicial committee of the Privy council in 1901. For the remainder of his life municipal affairs occupied his attention. “There is scarcely a stroke of humor in the book from one end to the other, and scarcely a touch of pathos.” (Spec.) “But it has value for those who care for the kind of work in which Lord Hobhouse was engaged.” (Sat. R.)
Reviewed by George M. Wrong.
Am. Hist. R. 12: 141. O. ’06. 770w.
“Compact and eloquent memoir.”
+ Ath. 1905. 2: 858. D. 23. 960w. + Lond. Times. 5: 6. Ja. 5, ’06. 840w. + Nation. 82: 327. Ap. 19, ’06. 1650w.
“It proves substantial reading of a not very exciting kind.”
+ – Sat. R. 101: 210. F. 17, ’06. 220w.