| + − | Lond. Times. 6: 27. Ja. 25, ’07. 900w. |
“Mr. Ashley provides us with an accurate account of the administration, local and central, of England,—a subject which is often little understood even by those who take official part in it. In conclusion, we would specially recommend the chapter on ‘The control of local finance,’ a matter of very vital importance today.”
| + + | Spec. 98: 423. Mr. 16, ’07. 480w. |
Askew, Alice, and Askew, Claude Arthur C. Shulamite. †$1.50. Brentano’s.
The Boer country furnishes the scene of a story which forces to the front of its little stage a hard-hearted, narrow-minded old Boer nearing seventy years, Deborah, his child wife, and a young English overseer. The latter’s courtesy and respect, unknown to the girl heretofore, awaken her to sense the sordidness of her lot, and arouse in her a love for the Englishman. To save the girl’s life, he kills the husband, actuated only by the chivalrous motives. When Deborah understands that he will wed the girl awaiting him in England, she resolves to say the word that shall put him into the hands of the authorities and result in his death.
“While it has its obvious shortcomings, it is not a book to be lightly laid aside or quickly forgotten.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + − | Bookm. 25: 390. Je. ’07. 520w. |
“A story which with all its power, lacks grip, because it does not bring conviction with it. It is nevertheless, a striking piece of work, intensely dramatic, sure of a widening circle of interested readers.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 465. Jl. 27, ’07. 250w. |