“Should prove of great utility to the carver in wood.”

+Int. Studio. 31: 251. My. ’07. 100w.
Int. Studio. 31: sup. 86. My. ’07. 350w.
+Spec. 98: 722. My. 4, ’07. 70w.

Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. Sir Joshua and his circle. *$6.50. Dodd.

7–13429.

Less of a sketch of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ life and character than a portrayal of his relations to the group of men and women prominent in the literature and art of his day.


“Mr. Molloy has re-told the old stories fairly well, and produced the sort of book that very many people like to read.”

+Dial. 42: 115. F. 16, ’07. 280w.

“The book certainly cannot be said to have been necessary; but it is written with such infectious good humour and apparent zest, the touch is so spirited and flowing, the local colour thrown on with so light and lavish a hand, that it may be skimmed with amusement and pleasure.”

+Lond. Times. 5: 354. O. 19, ’06. 390w.