“For the class-room work, as a text to be supplemented by extensive lectures, the book has a use, but it is not complete enough for the general student. Too much has been left out for the purpose of affording ‘a clear perception of the anatomy of the skeleton.’” Amasa Trowbridge.
| + − | Engin. N. 57: 308. Mr. 14, ’07. 260w. |
Garrick, David. Some unpublished correspondence of David Garrick; ed. by G: Pierce Baker. *$7.50. Houghton.
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Some forty letters and manuscripts are included with an interesting reproduction of portions of the marriage agreement between Garrick and Mlle. Violette. “If of somewhat less moment than the author deems it as a contribution to Garrick lore, it will nevertheless be sought eagerly by theatrical connoisseurs for the excellence of its typography and the beauty of its illustrations, which show the great actor at different periods of his life and in various characters, and afford material for an interesting study in physiognomy. Several of the portraits will be new to most readers.” (Nation.)
“In lack of an index, page-headings to show who is being addressed by the writer would have been very welcome; sometimes it is impossible to determine this without some search, or to ascertain at once the probable date of a letter.” Percy F. Bicknell.
| + − | Dial. 43: 201. O. 1, ’07. 1610w. |
“With Mr. Baker the work of editing evidently has been a labor of love, as is proved by his ample explanatory notes, but it is unlikely that the ordinary reader will find in the letters the significance which the editor seems to attach to them.”
| + | Nation. 85: 380. O. 24, ’07. 540w. |