“In spite of clever delineation of character, plenty of humour, and considerable skill in skating over thin ice, we cannot say that this novel has left a pleasant impression on us.”
| − + | Ath. 1907, 1: 193. F. 16. 100w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 656. O. 19, ’07. 10w. |
Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteith. Staff officer’s scrapbook during the Russo-Japanese war. 2v. ea. *$4.50. Longmans.
6–1100.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Powers of Keen observation and the facile pen of a cultured citizen of the world are noticeable on every page, and perhaps the greatest charm of the writer lies in the fact that, while the professional reader cannot fail to profit by his expert criticisms, the layman finds himself led on from episode to episode with ever-increasing interest, it is hardly an exaggeration to say that, full though it be of brilliant and expert professional knowledge and criticism, no work of more enthralling interest could well be placed before a reader.”
| + + | Acad. 72: 212. Mr. 2, 07. 1240w. (Review of v. 2.) |
“It is even better than its forerunner.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 1: 224. F. 23. 530w. (Review of v. 2.) |