| + | Sat. R. 103: 526. Ap. 27, ’07. 1790w. |
“The introduction which he has prefixed to this edition of the Diary, is an admirable summary of Evelyn’s life, and supplies as careful an appreciation of the diarist’s character and work as could be desired.”
| + + | Spec. 98: 60 Ja. 12, ’07. 300w. |
Ewald, Carl. Spider and other tales; tr. from the Danish by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. †$1. Scribner.
7–15116.
“Pleasant, readable little stories about animals and plants, in which insects and flowers and birds, and even clouds and dewdrops are made to talk as if they were human beings.”—N. Y. Times.
“This little book of fables deserves to be added to the permanent library of childhood.”
| + + | Nation. 84: 523. Je. 6, ’07. 240w. |
“He has a simple, naive style, which makes his work very suitable for supplementary reading on nature subjects for young children, while older people can read his stories with pleasure because of the purity and perfection of his literary method.”