“The book is delightfully entertaining, and makes for a better understanding of the French people, their life and their ideals.”
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 199. N. ’07. |
“The early chapters are full of illuminating passages. But when the author ceases to deal with things which he has seen, he gets out of his depth, and is less valuable. The book suffers a little ... from having been composed for American consumption, but on the whole it is both interesting and informing.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 2: 686. N. 30. 1320w. |
“The work is delightfully written with a leisurely air of personal reminiscences and full of those secure generalities which can be made only as a result of genuine experience.”
| + + | Lit. D. 35: 876. D. 7, ’07. 380w. |
“Professor Wendell’s book is both entertaining and profitable, and can be recommended as an introduction to the study of the French character.”
| + + | Nation. 85: 498. N. 28, ’07. 940w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 666. O. 19, ’07. 60w. |
“I greatly admire the book, it is full of excellent things; the author combines acumen with sympathy. He knows how to praise and he knows also how to blame, a much rarer art.” J. A. J. Jusserand.