Gloag, M. R. Book of English gardens; il. by Katharine Montagu Wyatt. $2. Macmillan.
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An introductory sketch of gardening “from Eden onwards” precedes a description of thirteen famous English “out-of-door drawingrooms.” Among them are Abbotsbury, Beckett, Sutton Place, Brownsea Island and Wrest Park. “The author has interwoven with her various descriptions and appreciations historical and genealogical facts agreeable to a gossiping palate.” (Ath.)
“The writing is easy and unpretentious; and the illustrations are effective.”
| + | Ath. 1906, 2: 621. N. 17. 210w. |
“The book is full of laboriously collected information connected with the family history of the owners of the famous houses and gardens in England. They are the homes and gardens of the titled rich. The book has the interest of an old curio.”
| + | Ind. 62: 501. F. 28, ’07. 210w. | |
| + | Int. Studio. 30: 277. Ja. ’07. 250w. |
“It is more than possible that the text of this attractive volume was written to fit the pictures, and hence it is not surprising that there is a misfit here and there. But despite the imperfect coördination, the treatment is admirable in its way.”
| + − | Nation. 84:208. F. 28, ’07. 300w. |