+ N. Y. Times. 11: 474. Jl. 28, ’06. 310w.
Kildare, Owen. Wisdom of the simple: a tale of lower New York. †$1.50. Revell.
Once more Mr. Kildare draws his material from the Bowery district of New York city. It is a tale of poverty and concerns the careers of two boys who grow up to be rivals in love and politics.
“Of more value than many ordinary sociological studies, and far more interesting reading.”
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 27: 420. Mr. ’06. 110w.
“Probably no writer in New York is capable of presenting slum life, its needs and its temptations, as does Owen Kildare.”
+ Critic. 48: 381. Ap. ’06. 130w.
“The peculiar interest of ‘The wisdom of the simple’ as a sociological study lies in the ethics and ideals that are of indigenous growth, and not transplanted or imposed from without.”
+ Ind. 60: 514. Mr. 1, ’06. 500w.