| + | Ind. 63: 761. S. 26, ’07. 180w. |
“The amusing incidents which happen by the way are appropriate to the undisguisedly farcical nature of the whole affair.”
| + − | Nation. 85: 102. Ag. 1, ’07. 260w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 379. Je. 15, ’07. 200w. |
“Mr. Davis is not at his best in ‘The scarlet car.’ It is very distinctly destined for the most careless of summer readers. Frederick Dow Steele’s pictures are excellent.”
| − + | N. Y. Times. 12: 419. Je. 29, ’07. 610w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 30w. |
“An extravaganza-like tale, in which love, motoring, and adventure are carelessly mingled with a quite modern infusion of humor.”
| + − | Outlook. 86: 610. Jl. 20, ’07. 40w. |
Davis, William Stearns. [Victor of Salamis: a tale of the days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles.] †$1.50. Macmillan.
7–15591.
This piece of historical fiction deals with the invasion of Greece by the Persians under Xerxes. Altho many of the characters are fictitious and the love story is purely imaginary, the scenes are apparently true to the times, and Athens and Sparta are made to tremble before the invader as history tells us they trembled, while her heroes of the hour play the glorious parts which history says they played. Perhaps the best chapters are those descriptive of Thermopylae and Salamis.