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“Beginning far back in the region of legend, the story of this most ancient of all stringed instruments grows from the turtle shell to the marvel of Stradivarius, and is enthroned as the one perfect thing—‘the heart of music incarnate and triumphant.’”—Outlook.
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 39. F. ’07. |
“Her book is good of its kind, replete with curious information, and well written.”
| + | Nation. 83: 542. D. 20, ’06. 150w. |
“This vivid style and her faculty for choosing and setting forth lucidly and logically the salient characteristics of an epoch, a nation, or an individual makes her pages very readable.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 51. Ja. 26, ’07. 570w. |
“An attractive book for all passionate lovers of the violin, and yet one that, by reason of the great mass of facts collected will hold the attention of students.”
| + | Outlook. 84: 1082. D. 29, ’06. 110w. |