“As a tirade, an example of skilful satire of the boulevard type, it is a masterpiece; as sober biography or character analysis, it is worth nothing.”
| — | Pub. Opin. 39: 26. Jl. 1, ‘05. 150w. |
“A very witty and keen arraignment of Kaiser William.”
| + | R. of Rs. 10: 512. Ap. ‘05. 110w. |
“M. de Noussanne shows us the man behind the monarch, but spares the relation of court tattle and backstairs scandal.”
| + | Reader. 6: 475. S. ‘05. 170w. |
Noyes, Ella. Story of Ferrara. $2; lea. $2.50. Macmillan.
“The city that was the birthplace of Savonarola, the home of Ariosto, and the refuge of Tasso, will never be wholly forgotten.... The author devotes about two-thirds of her book to the history of the city.... The whole account centres about the ruling family of Este.... In the last third of the book we are given a descriptive view of the city, its palaces, pictures, streets, churches, and abbeys. In forming an idea of what remains of Ferrara’s greatness, the reader is aided by a number of interesting illustrations drawn by Miss Dora Noyes.”—Dial.
“A readable book and a faithful guide to the city’s antiquities, but not a history, in the large sense, admitting us to the council of the fates.” Ferdinand Schwill.
| + | Am. Hist. R. 11: 138. O. ‘05. 710w. |