| Lond. Times. 5: 368. N. 2, ’06. 1060w. |
“Like most stories of the impossible future it contains its touches of the credible among the prevailing absurdities and the occasional touch of the tiresome amid many fascinations. Unlike most, it has the ring of genuine poetry, the zeal of the open air, kinship with beauty of all sorts, and a relieving glint of humor.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 341. Ap. 11, ’07. 400w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 178. Mr. 23, ’07. 230w. |
Hueffer, Ford Madox. England and the English: an interpretation. **$2. McClure.
7–19051.
The three divisions of Mr. Hueffer’s book, “The soul of London,” “The heart of the country,” and “The spirit of the people,” constitute a view of modern life. “Mr. Hueffer here dedicates himself to essays in descriptive impressionism” (Ath.) offering to the traveler in and about London almost every type to be met with and revealing an intimate understanding of prevailing conditions.
“The volume may be profitably read by anyone proposing a trip to England for the introductory impressions it affords of the people and their environment. The reader of serious purpose will feel no little disappointment that the ‘interpretation’ is not more interpretative. The author’s over-fondness for dissertation is a blemish that grows more trying to the reader as he advances.”
| + − | Dial. 43: 255. O. 16, ’07. 370w. |
“Here is an antidote to the tour of the sights which leaves an American visitor far better informed about historical monuments and the homes of distinguished Englishmen than any English resident, but without any real insight into the lives and ideals of the English of to-day. It is a pity that a volume otherwise admirably got up should be marred by so many errors in proofreading. Their number is inexcusable.”