| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 280. Ap. 29. ‘05. 650w. |
“These essays are bright, readable, entertaining, but they are also sometimes smart and a trifle flippant in style, and, in their dealing with philosophical thought, superficial. His view, no less than his style, is journalistic.”
| + — | Outlook. 79: 1013. Ap. 22, ‘05. 310w. |
“His book has many attractions; one of them is the pertinence with which he makes reflections, called forth in the first instance by the past, apply to the present. And he has a way of discerning the real greatness of the men whom he describes.”
| + | Spec. 94: 294. F. 25, ‘05. 230w. |
Macquoid, Mrs. Katharine Sarah Gadsden. [Pictures in Umbria.] [*]$1.50. Scribner.
“This is a volume of purely ‘impressions de voyage’ by an intelligent observing woman inspired by the history and landscape of Umbria.... The author has a distinct liking for showing the life of the people by describing their physical characteristics and relating their conversation, and by throwing these things in contrast with the characteristics of the ancient race.”—N. Y. Times.
| + + | Acad. 68: 823. Ag. 12, ‘05. 530w. |
[*] “This one is neither too historic nor too artistic to suit many tastes.”
| + | Critic. 47: 479. N. ‘05. 60w. |