“Although the cardinal facts of the story are common property and allow of no radically new explanation, yet they are invested with new interest by Mr. Oman’s literary skill, his graphic and often colloquial style, his genial and pungent wit—as of the Oxford common-room, his thoroughly individual appreciation of each of the leading figures, and his presentation of the whole movement in modern and realistic terms.” Henry A. Sill.
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 622. Ap. ‘05. 1800w. |
One hundred best American poems, selected by John R. Howard. 35c. Crowell.
These poems are selected from the works of sixty-four American poets. All living authors have been excluded and the editor does not claim that he has chosen the one hundred best poems, but one hundred from among the best. The selections are given in chronological order, beginning with Philip Freneau (1752-1832) and closing with Richard Hovey, who died in 1900. An index of authors and another of first lines gives easy access to any poem.
| * | — | Nation. 81: 484. D. 14, ‘05. 70w. |
[*] “The selection, as a whole, is very satisfactory.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 630. N. 11, ‘05. 340w. |
[*] “One may quarrel with some of the selections ... but it can hardly be said that they do not all deserve praise and preservation.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 732. D. 2, ‘05. 70w. |
Opal. $1.25. Houghton.