| + | Nation. 85: 146. Ag. 15, ’07. 940w. |
“As they have immeasurably accomplished their object, they are fairly entitled to a vote of thanks, even if they have failed to make their narrative quite as interesting as the picturesqueness of the material might persuade one to hope it might be.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 293. My. 4, ’07. 970w. |
“A distinct contribution of value to political literature.”
| + | Outlook. 86: 613. Jl. 20, ’07. 190w. | |
| R. of Rs. 35: 636. My. ’07. 120w. |
“The chief weakness in the book lies in the want of arrangement, and an unfortunate tendency to go off at a tangent at any moment. Contains the makings of an excellent book on Austria-Hungary, but a great deal of revision and further study is necessary.”
| + − | Spec. 98: 832. My. 25, ’07. 2000w. |
* Colton, Arthur Willis. [Harps hung up in Babylon.] **$1.25. Holt.
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A lyrical offering whose verse rings on, sings on as do the loosened strings of his “harp of Babylon.” “Brief, happily-fashioned records of a mood, such as ‘Let me no more a mendicant’ or ‘To-morrow,’ show his characteristic touch, but the ‘Canticle of the road’ is perhaps more delightful, with its marching measure and breath of ozone. Mr. Colton’s work does not interpret a wide range of experience nor formulate a philosophy, though the Eastern morality poems are thoughtful and true in ethics, but it has a touch of its own and a charm of personality.” (Putnam’s.)