| + | Outlook. 84: 703. N. 24, ’06. 280w. |
“Mr. Thomas possesses in an uncommon degree the primary quality of a good writer, imagination.”
| + | Sat. R. 103: 53. Ja. 12, ’07. 710w. |
Thomas, Henry Wilton. Sword of wealth. †$1.50. Putnam.
6–42369.
A story of industrial slavery which is set in Northern Italy. “The capitalist is a Sicilian rogue, the hero is a socialist, and the rioters are Italian peasants.” (Ind.) Such dramatic incidents are included as the insurrection of Milan, the assassination of King Humbert and the radical democratic movement in Italy.
| − | Ind. 62: 739. Mr. 28, ’07. 220w. |
“It takes a more practiced hand than Mr. Thomas seems to possess to combine romance and economics in the same novel.”
| − + | N. Y. Times. 11: 906. D. 29, ’06. 380w. |