| + + | Dial. 38: 413. Je. 16, ‘05. 1170w. |
“Miss Sandars explicitly disclaims all critical intentions. But her attitude toward her author implies a judgment. And that judgment, it seems to us, errs, if anything, in taking Balzac rather too seriously.”
| + — | Ind. 59: 452. Ag. 24, ‘05. 520w. | |
| * | Ind. 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 80w. |
“In Miss Sandars’s work is presented, for the first time, an exhaustive account of Balzac’s life. The story is told simply, directly, with sympathy, and not infrequent humor.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 419. My. 25, ‘05. 970w. |
“While sympathetic and unquestionably entertaining, adds little of importance to our knowledge of the subject. It is essentially a volume of literary ‘small talk’ ... all very diverting, to be sure, but hardly constituting a biography.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 856. Ap. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
“Miss Sandars has succeeded, where many have failed, in writing a readable and intelligent Life of Honore De Balzac. She has made little attempt to estimate the value and character of his writings, and therein she is wise, for such few specimens of criticism as she does present show neither sympathy nor understanding. Miss Sandars’s sketch is not without either coherence or verisimilitude.”
| + + + | Spec. 94: 86. Ja. 21, ‘05. 1510w. |
Sanday, Rev. William. Outlines of the life of Christ. [**]$1.25. Scribner.