The homes of the colonists during the seventeenth century furnish the material for Mr. Jenks’s sketch. He tells of the home making, indoor life, manners and customs, what the colonists knew and thought, their books, reading and education, the women and children, the growth of a new people to the point of independence and union.
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| N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 20w. | ||
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 684. O. 26, ’07. 150w. |
“While the language used is simple enough for a child to grasp its meaning easily, the book is one which older people can read with pleasure and profit.”
| + | Outlook. 87: 359. O. 19, ’07. 120w. |
“Mr. Jenks has tried to do for young people what we are sure will be appreciated by many older heads.”
| + | R. of Rs. 36: 757. D. ’07. 110w. |
Jennings, Edward W. Under the Pompadour. †$1.50. Brentano’s.
A romance which begins with an eighteenth century smuggling adventure. “There are plots and counterplots, political and personal, and although the hero, to judge by his own narration, was the most innocent idiot that ever acted cat’s paw to a lovely woman, and played cup-and-ball with kingdoms without an inkling of it, the reader finishes the book with a distinct liking for him. The heroine is quite out of the common, and very charming.” (Acad.)