| + + | Outlook. 80: 246. My. 27, ‘05. 120w. |
Barry, William (Francis). Life of Ernest Renan. [**]$1. Scribner.
Beginning with a chapter which discusses the widely known scholar and writer as “The Breton peasant,” Mr. Barry traces the career of Renan, describing his youthful struggles to understand the Catholic faith, his giving up the priesthood, his lectures as a teacher of Hebrew, the influence of his sister, his travels and his work upon his “Life of Jesus,” and his other books.
“Is in many respects an excellent and most instructive biography, but he is somewhat too prone to argue with Renan’s opinions without trying to ‘place’ him amid the powerful influences of the nineteenth century.”
| + + | Acad. 68: 585. Je. 3, ‘05. 1060w. |
“It chiefly consists of translation or paraphrase of books within reach of every one, and the moment Dr. Barry essays to be original he falls into blunders.”
| — | Ath. 1905, 2: 271. Ag. 26, 1000w. |
“This work is finely wrought as a piece of literature, is judicious, brave, and reverent.”
| + + + | Cath. World. 81: 527. Jl. ‘05. 1220w. |
“From the able pen of a keen and sympathetic critic.”