Hughes, Rupert. [Col. Crockett’s co-operative Christmas.] †$1. Jacobs.
Col. Crockett of Waco instituted a unique undertaking last Christmas of gathering together in the auditorium of the Madison square garden “every stranger in New York and his lady.” In two letters to his wife he sketches the “before and after” of his plan which proved successful beyond his anticipation.
“A holiday novelette of the conventional type, varied in this case by the introduction of rather more novelty and less probability than are customary in similar narratives.”
+ – Dial. 41: 399. D. 1, ’06. 70w. + N. Y. Times. 11: 812. D. 1, ’06. 40w.
Hughes, Rupert. Zal: an international romance. †$1.50. Century.
“Otherwise, particularly for a first novel, ‘Zal’ shows very good workmanship.”
+ – Dial. 40: 20. Ja. 1, ’06. 150w. Pub. Opin. 40: 26. Ja. 6, ’06. 260w.
“Gives us a sympathetic and accurate presentation of the Polish character.”
+ + R. of Rs. 33: 127. Ja. ’06. 160w.