De Montmorency, J. E. G. Thomas a Kempis. *$2.25. Putnam.
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“The mooted question of its authorship is here critically discussed, and its authenticity fairly demonstrated; its structure is analyzed, and the various sources shown from which its author drew; lists and accounts of its manuscripts and printed editions are given; many fine illustrations, including some facsimile pages, are added; full recognition is shown to the work of Thomas’s fellow-mystics.”—Outlook.
“Mr. de Montmorency has an axe to grind—and sharpens it on á Kempis. He sets up a distinction between the visible or official church, and the invisible church, existing within the official church of which it is truly the vital and Catholic part. With the needful caution, the reader will find Mr. de Montmorency’s handling of the book full of suggestion and matter for reflection. In treating purely evidential questions, such as the authorship, he is sane and dispassionate enough.”
| + + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 67. Ja. 19. 1300w. | |
| + | Ind. 62: 1415. Je. 13, ’07. 100w. |
“Mr. de Montmorency is full of enthusiasm for Thomas á Kempis and his book and his zeal is according to knowledge; but his knowledge is not always displayed with discretion. He could find it in his heart to spend it all upon us.”
| + − | Lond. Times. 5: 429. D. 28, ’06. 860w. | |
| Nation. 84: 222. Mr. 7, ’07. 110w. |
“Mr. Montmorency might have been with advantage at greater pains to organize his book, which is obviously a labor of love.”
| − + | N. Y. Times. 11: 887. D. 22, ’06. 1230w. |