| + + − | Cath. World. 84: 413. D. ’06. 410w. (Review of v. 3.) |
“As Mr. Mann has given us the facts, we need not be in any way prejudiced by his deductions. But here we think the value of the work before us ceases. It will be known as a handy and compendious book of reference (it would be still more handy if the index were not so inadequate), and though we cannot deny that the author has, to some extent, read himself into the atmosphere of the early middle ages, he gives us little that is new or original in the encyclopaedic knowledge which he has so diligently culled from well-known sources. To literary style he disclaims all pretension, but by the want of it his volumes miss the charm which might otherwise surround his subject.”
| + − | Lond. Times. 6: 2. Ja. 4, ’07. 1300w. (Review of v. 2 and 3.) | |
| Spec. 96: sup. 1017. Je. 30, ’06. 250w. (Review of v. 2.) |
“Though we differ from Mr. Mann on various points, we may sincerely congratulate him on bringing this learned work to a successful conclusion.”
| + + − | Spec. 97: 238. Ag. 18, ’06. 180w. (Review of v. 3.) |
[Manners and social usages]: revised and corrected. $1.25. Harper.
A complete revision of a standard work which offers suggestions for proper conduct in all the ordinary walks and emergencies of life. It is based on broad principles of good taste and consideration for others, and on the social conditions of our country.
“We know of no other book that so amply meets the need.”
| + | Ind. 63: 226. Jl. 25, ’07. 170w. |