+ + −Engin. N. 57: 550. My. 16, ’07. 510w.

“A very comprehensive and interesting work.”

+Ind. 62: 42. Ja. 3, ’07. 410w.

“Written ‘con amore’ and under the immediate inspiration of the unwonted scenes which they describe, the volumes will have an intimate appeal for those interested in the wonders of their own land.”

+ +Lit. D. 34: 263. F. 16, ’07. 300w.

“Actual perusal inspires a wish that the author had limited his field and compressed his material into one volume. He should remember that a plethora of superlatives only weakens a eulogy.”

+ −Nation. 84: 294. Mr. 28, ’07. 520w.

“He has gifts of observation far above the common and the literary art of vivid and picturesque description.” Cyrus C. Adams.

+ +N. Y. Times. 12: 121. Mr. 2, ’07. 1640w.

“Occasionally the reader feels that the author is giving a little too much detail, and, is even inclined to question whether the material might not to advantage have been presented in a single volume.”