The “secrets” of the Vatican are merely its history. Mr. Sladen is “guide, philosopher and friend” over the course chosen, and tells of the building of the original palace, the reconstruction of the present edifice, the Vatican libraries, its galleries and its gardens.
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“The book has a distinct value. It is well arranged, full of facts.”
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Sladen, Douglas. Sicily, the new winter resort. *$2. Dutton.
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“It is an enchantment to go to the island with him, his study of the moods, sentiments and temperaments of its people is so subtle, sensitive and penetrating.... Besides enabling us to enter into the intimacy of Sicilian life, he furnishes us with bright and vigorous descriptions of all that is most remarkable among the monuments, curiosities, products and resources of every kind of the country.”—Ind.
“So intimate and so thorough is Mr. Sladen’s familiarity with his subject, and so careful his explanations, that the reader will not easily discover any shortcomings in the book.”