| + − | Am. Hist. R. 11: 947. Jl ’06. 530w. |
“The work may have its place as a survey of the history of the period for an elementary class, but should not have been introduced to the general public in its present form.”
| − | Ann. Am. Acad. 28: 464. N. ’06. 170w. |
“It does not pretend to be based on sources, and apparently the only authority mentioned is Lord’s ‘Beacon lights of history.’ The book, however, displays considerable historical reading, and contains a few useful suggestions and apt quotations. In some respects it is a literary curiosity; it is written in an English more vigorous than elegant, and was evidently prepared in great haste.... All things considered, the book seems to have no justification for its existence.”
| − | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 191. Mr. ’07. 170w. |
Carson, William Henry. Evelyn Van Courtland. $1.50. Fenno.
7–29570.
Jealousy incites Howard Van Courtland to murder his business partner. Malcolm, a young clerk in their employ, is accused and the story is mainly concerned with the trial in which Van Courtland’s daughter, learning of her father’s guilt, is bent upon clearing Malcolm. She draws information from the prosecuting attorney and passes it on to the defendant’s counsel, all of which finally proves of no avail until in a dramatic court-room scene the father confesses his guilt and dies suddenly. In the end misunderstandings are adjusted and love wins a hard fought battle.
“Here is another novel hinging on the unwritten law. It is not as unsavory as some of its kind, and, as its lack of distinction precludes the probability of a wide circulation, it is not likely to do any harm.”