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With the buoyancy and naïveté of childhood the fourth of seven children in an Italian patrician family sets down the incidents of work and play that fixed the bond of allegiance among them. There is race temperament in abundance, and yet it is the universal nature of childhood that makes the strongest appeal.
“All in all, a not half bad hour may be spent over the volume, which can also well be placed on the shelf for consultation during minor domestic crises.”
| + | Lit. D. 35: 795. N. 23, ’07. 210w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 655. O. 19, ’07. 50w. |
“It is pleasant reading for an indifferent mood.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 698. N. 2, ’07. 210w. |
“Every detail in the book is so perfectly set in its place and so well told that one feels a new and pleasant sensation in its perusal.”
| + | Outlook. 87: 454. O. 26, ’07. 180w. |
Cirkel, August. Looking forward. $1.25. Forward pub. co.