“It is doubtful if this book of Mr. Mason’s will prove as valuable or find as wide acceptance as his earlier one. Mr. Mason ... gives much that is valuable in the contemporary discussion of music.” Richard Aldrich.
| + + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 308. My. 13, ‘05. 530w. |
“One of the few writers of to-day who can see the philosophy of musical development in its relation to the general progress of the world, and can, moreover, write about this in an entertaining way. The touch is that of one who not only knows but feels his theme in its greatness.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 252. F. ‘05. 110w. |
[*] Masson, Thomas Lansing (Tom Masson). Corner in women. [**]$1.60. Moffat.
“A collection of more or less humorous sketches furnished to periodicals, and especially to ‘Life,’ in recent times, and well supplied with short stories, fables, epigrams, squibs, jokes, and humorous verse, with a Gibson girl cover and many other pictures.”—Outlook.
| * | + | Critic. 47: 579. D. ‘05. 20w. |
[*] “All the ‘follies’ are clever, and there is plenty of variety in both subject and manner of treatment.”
| + | Dial. 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 80w. | |
| * | + + | Ind. 59: 1383. D. 14, ‘05. 90w. |
| * | N. Y. Times. 10: 765. N. 11, ‘05. 160w. |
[*] “Like all other books of its kind, this volume suffers from what might be called unstable humorous equilibrium, but it contains many really funny things.”