| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 203. N. ’07. ✠ |
“Although Mr. Pyle’s delightful tales appeal primarily to youthful readers they may be recommended as a sort of tonic for adults grown weary of the fiction of the day. The pictures, which are by the author, are of course in perfect tune with the lively narrative.”
| + | Lit. D. 35: 26. Jl. 6.’07. 210w. |
“These stories are his best of the type. There are four of them and they are each distinctive.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 434. Jl. 6, ’07. 300w. |
* Pyle, Howard. [Story of Sir Launcelot and his companions], il. **$2.50. Scribner.
7–34314.
The story is told in text and pictures. The book is “a companion to the former volumes dealing with the Round table, and it follows the original closely in spirit. In the re-telling of Malory, there is always a loss of spirit and of ruggedness, however sincere the effort may be: and it takes a genius equal to Malory’s own to rewrite him.” (Nation.)
“It is far superior to the average attempt.”