“On the whole the author has given a very satisfactory bird’s-eye view of his subject.”
| + | Dial. 42: 231. Ap. 1, ’07. 280w. |
“The accounts of the expeditions, however, are given in somewhat more detail than those in Greely’s book, and the work certainly has a place among those readers who have not the original narratives at hand.”
| + | Ind. 62: 1149. My. 16, ’07. 160w. |
“Neither in its estimate of researches nor in the analyses of the different journeys do the pages betray special fitness on the part of the author. Indeed, a casual glance at the concluding chapters reveals a carelessness which detracts from the usefulness of the book.”
| − | Nation. 84: 318. Ap. 4, ’07. 280w. |
“The book is well adapted either for entertainment or for edification, as far as it goes.” Cyrus C. Adams.
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 298. My. 11, ’07. 210w. | |
| + | R. of Rs. 35: 384. Mr. ’07. 40w. |
“The story of all this adventurous travel, with its attendant hardships and gallantry, is admirably narrated by Mr. Hoare, who condenses into a single volume the essence of a whole library of polar literature.”
| + | Spec. 98: sup. 117. Ja. 26, ’07. 480w. |