“Whether we agree with his conclusions or not, the work is an important contribution to the study of ancient oriental religions and will have to be reckoned with in all future researches into the subject. The French lucidity of treatment, the full and excellent index, and the attractive style, make it singularly easy to read and understand. And the mass of material collected and co-ordinated in it will be a mine for other investigators to quarry. In some passages, more especially in the descriptions of scenery, the language rises to an oratorical height rarely met with in scientific books.”
| + + | Sat. R. 104: 53. Jl. 13, ’07. 1900w. |
Free, Richard. On the wall. †$1.50. Lane.
Stories of London’s East End told by a young vicar. “The reader who makes acquaintance with the life-tragedy of Granley, artisan, atheist, poet, bravely enduring domestic martyrdom and saving his wife’s good name, will not go away disappointed.” (Sat. R.) “Occasional hits at superficial and arm’s-length charity will be appreciated by people who have been annoyed by such efforts.” (Outlook.)
“Americans will find ‘On the wall’ most amusing. The stories offer entertainment of a very whole-hearted admirable sort.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 636. O. 19, ’07. 60w. |
“There is no affectation about these short stories, and there is much strength and also insight into the humanity common to us all.”
| + | Outlook. 87: 309. O. 12, ’07. 100w. |
“These sketches ... are oddly unequal.”