| + + | Lond. Times. 5: 351. O. 19, ’06. 2200w. |
“Were the applicants for positions in our Philippine civil service obliged to pass an examination to prove their fitness, ‘British Malaya’ would be an invaluable text-book.”
| + + | Nation. 84: 249. Mr. 14, ’07. 1030w. |
“Sir Frank Swettenham writes always with force, sometimes with humour, very often with charm, with delicacy, and with finish, in spite of an occasional tendency to split a hapless infinitive. It should be read by every Englishman who loves his country, for from Sir Frank Swettenham’s eloquent pages all who read will carry away many beautiful and striking pictures, many facts of great value, and a number of imperial lessons very well worth learning and remembering.”
| + + | Spec. 97: 889. D. 1, ’06. 1730w. |
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. [Poems]: selected and edited by Arthur Beatty. 35c. Crowell.
6–34710.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“This admirable little volume brings the cream of Swinburne’s poetry within easy reach of all lovers of poetry, and in a handy-sized volume.”