“We are inclined to fear some little prejudice on the author’s part.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 575. My. 11. 520w. |
“His book is well-balanced and reserved in opinion and in fact, and makes interesting and profitable reading for anyone concerned in Far Eastern affairs.” H. E. Coblentz.
| + | Dial. 43: 372. D. 1, ’07. 370w. |
“Altho Mr. McKenzie’s book is avowedly written for a purpose ... it is not lacking in entertaining descriptions of the countries he has visited, and furnishes, on the whole, a valuable contribution to the literature dealing with the problems of the Far East.”
| + | Lit. D. 35: 796. N. 23, ’07. 390w. |
“Although we are quite unable to accept all Mr. McKenzie’s conclusions with regard either to Japan, China, or Russia, his book certainly constitutes a skilful presentation of the case of Korea.”
| + + − | Lond. Times. 6: 238. Ag. 2, ’07. 1200w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 474. Ag. 3, ’07. 1100w. | ||
| N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 40w. |
“We call it ‘remarkable’ for, though the book is full of faults of manner, including an undue sentimentality, and of arrangement, including constant repetitions, yet it has the great merit of stating adequately a point of view which has hitherto been confined to the conversation of certain Far East residents.”
| + − | Spec. 99: 262. Ag. 24, ’07. 1150w. |