“Dr. Clements set himself a very difficult task, perhaps an impossible one, if we do not mistake the trend of recent study. That must be allowed for. Our main criticism, however, is not upon the choice of material for a brief treatise; it is against the attitude of mind that can tolerate vague explanations and invalid reasoning, and against a treatment of fundamental topics which is ineffective and not in accord with present knowledge.” C. R. B.
| − | Bot. Gaz. 44: 307. O. ’07. 970w. |
“The author writes in a peculiarly lucid and interesting way.”
| + + | Nation. 85: 257. S. 19, ’07. 150w. |
“Constitutes a notable addition to the literature of botany in America.” Charles E. Bessey.
| + + | Science, n.s. 26: 440. O. 4, ’07. 620w. |
Clerici, Graziano Paolo. Queen of indiscretions: tragedy of Caroline of Brunswick, queen of England; tr. by Frederic Chapman. *$7. Lane.
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The unpleasant story of Queen Caroline, the much disliked wife of George IV. is given in detail in this volume. “To speak of her in the words of the romantic and attractive title of this book as ‘a queen of indiscretions’ is to put her case very leniently indeed. Knowing that scandalmongers were constantly busy with her name, she deliberately did whatever a mind remarkably fertile in expedients could devise to make herself talked about the more. Finally she left England and spent six years trailing her little court ... all over Europe and even into Asia. Much of this time she spent in Italy. And it is to the records of her stay in that country that Signor Clerici has especially devoted himself in the preparation of this book.... The illustrations are numerous and interesting.” (N. Y. Times.)