“As biographer, the one mistake which, in our opinion Miss Stoddart is inclined to make is that she underlines the religious side of her subject’s character. But these passages are exceptional, and the momentary quivering of the balance serves to draw attention to its usual fine steadiness.”
| + + − | Acad. 71: 629. D. 22, ’06. 750w. |
“Miss Stoddart had a good subject for a biography in Isabella Bird, and she has reflected her life both faithfully and ably. The result is that she has written an excellent book.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 1: 283. Mr. 9. 1100w. |
“The most admirable feature of this biography is that it gives the more personal side of Mrs. Bishop’s life during the forty-six years of her travels.”
| + | Ind. 63: 153. Jl. 18, ’07. 580w. |
“If there is a fault it is a certain lack of perspective into which the writer has been betrayed by devoted and admiring affection.”
| + + − | Lond. Times. 5: 369. N. 2, ’06. 960w. |
“She writes as a sentimentalist rather than a psychologist. The value of her work lies chiefly in the account it gives of the scope and results of Mrs. Bishop’s journeys.”