“She is certainly entertaining, though, perhaps for too many pages.”
| + — | R. of Rs. 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 70w. |
[*] Rowland, Henry Cottrell. Mountain of fears. [†]$1.50. Barnes.
“There are contained in this volume eight stories of adventure, having a slender thread of connection in that all are narratives by Doctor Leyden of strange experiences in his career as a collector for museums.” (Pub. Opin.) “They deal with strange and exotic regions such as Papua, the Orinoco, Borneo, Curacao, Sulu, the South Sea islands, Hayti, and the Malay peninsula.... Drinking, murder, abduction, fraud, brutality, cowardice—such are the contents of the book.” (Nation.)
[*] “Some of the most unpleasant short stories it was ever the fate of an author to invent. There is no denying that in spite of some exaggeration and tall talk, the stories are exceedingly well told, but why tell them?”
| + — | Nation. 81: 449. N. 30, ‘05. 200w. |
[*] “The tales are vivid and strange.”
| + — | Outlook. 81: 683. N. 18, ‘05. 50w. |
[*] “Joseph Conrad would have told the story differently, and doubtless better, but it is doubtful if he could have created a more convincing atmosphere of horror.”
| — + | Pub. Opin. 39: 700. N. 25, ‘05. 200w. |