+ +Ath. 1907. 1: 379. Mr. 30. 700w.

“On the whole this is an admirable historical study.”

+Ind. 62: 912. Ap. 18, ’07. 580w.

“The real value of this excellent book, illustrated and indexed as it is, consists in its descriptions, rich in coloring, of the social life of the period, the Dutch golden era.”

+Nation. 84: 137. F. 7, ’07. 540w.

“Though the Baroness van Nyevelt writes in strained and dignified style, the picturesqueness of her subject matter gives vividness to every page of her interesting narrative.”

+ −Outlook. 84: 844. D. 1, ’06. 210w.

“The baroness’ book is a painstaking and readable contribution to the understanding of the great age of the Dutch republic. If we compare Mr. Barker and the Baroness van Zuylen van Nyevelt when they cover the same ground, it seems fairly clear not merely that the baroness is better acquainted with the best literature of the subject, but is more accurate, more fair and more critical in the proper sense of that term.”

+Sat. R. 103: 525. Ap. 27, ’07. 750w.

Zwemer, Samuel Marinus, Wherry, Elwood Morris, and Barton, James Levi, eds. Mohammedan world of to-day: being papers read at the first missionary conference on behalf of the Mohammedan world held at Cairo, April 4th–9th, 1906. **$1.50. Revell.