“Mr. Pickering delineates no wonderful hero or heroine, but just ‘nice’ people, and people who are ‘not nice’ as we meet them in life. The middle-aged man who loves, almost against his will, the fresh English girl who can live near pitch, yet not allow the hem of her skirt to be soiled, supplies the interest, being backed by a scheming half-sister and her former lover.”—Ath.
“This is a book to be enjoyed at the fireside rather than criticised in serious style.”
| + | Ath. 1906, 2: 767. D. 15. 130w. |
“For the tale ... is constructed and told with much skill. The characters, even the minor ones, are cleverly drawn and made to reveal themselves by their speech and actions.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 11: 891. D. 22, ’06. 590w. | |
| + | Sat. R. 102: 647. N. 24, ’06. 150w. |
“Not particularly remarkable for originality, but brisk and pleasant reading,”
| + − | Spec. 97: 731. N. 10, ’06. 200w. |
Pickworth, Charles N. Slide rule. $1. Van Nostrand.
A tenth edition of a well known book in which “the text appears to be simplified and improved, there is a large number of illustrative examples from various phases of engineering calculation, and some few of the numerous modified and special slide rules are described.” (Engin. N.)