“The index is good, with plenty of cross-references, making it an easy matter to look up any section or subject. This book is a pioneer along the text-book line. The teaching of the principles, after all, is the most important, and Dr. Peters deserves hearty congratulations and thanks for producing such a clear, concise, and readable book.” Bradley Stoughton.
| + | Engin. N. 57: 662. Je. 13, ’07. 1370w. |
Peterson, Henry. [Dulcibel: a tale of old Salem]; il. by Howard Pyle. †$1.50. Winston.
7–12980.
A story of the cruel persecution of the days of the Salem witchcraft, with much stress placed upon the spell of hypnotism and imposture. It mainly concerns a very charming girl who comes under the witchcraft ban and her stout-hearted lover whose efforts to have her released from prison prove effectual only when the spirited Lady Mary Phips lends her assistance.
“The tale is not without its credulities, but it is animated and full of zeal. With every allowance for partisanship it is a stirring recital, and pulls at the nerves of indignation as if the dreadful thing had not all happened two hundred years ago.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 591. Je. 27, ’07. 100w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 384. Je. 15, ’07. 120w. |
“A really charming little story, which keeps the reader’s interest well sustained until the very end.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 504. Ag. 17, ’07. 80w. |