“The dialect is not particularly unintelligible, but there is a good deal of it.”
| + | Critic. 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 50w. |
“It is worth reading for itself, and those who love the sea, especially, will like it because it is full of the atmosphere of the sea, of the simplicity and the mysticism and primitiveness of true sea-dwelling people.”
| + | Ind. 58: 503. Mr. 2, ‘05. 290w. |
“A new field, and a new strong writer in that field. There is much quiet power in the story.”
| + | Reader. 5: 256. Ja. ‘05. 280w. |
“As to its intrinsic interest and picturesqueness there can be no doubt whatever.”
| + | Spec. 94: 717. My. 13, ‘05. 670w. |
[*] Ridgeway, William. Origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse. [*]$3.75. Macmillan.
“Treats not only of all the chief breeds of British domestic horses known in historical times, but also takes a survey of all the other living equidae, as well as of the ancestors of the genus. He has made an attempt to treat historically the origin of the various colors found in English horses; at the same time indicating the influence exercised on the history of the chief nations of the ancient, mediaeval, and modern world by the possession of horses.... Besides all this he has ‘also tried to point out the lessons of supreme importance to the breeder.’ ... A supplementary chapter has been included considering ‘The development of equitation.’ There are also addenda and a full index, besides numerous illustrations.”—N. Y. Times.