“Mrs. Taylor writes pleasantly and she has many interesting things to say.” Jeannette L. Gilder.
| + + | Critic. 47: 344. O. ‘05. 1860w. |
“Altogether, a more agreeable book of its kind could not well be imagined.” Percy F. Bicknell.
| + + — | Dial. 39: 200. O. 1, ‘05. 2150w. |
“In this book and in no other is to be found the most attractive and sympathetic record of one of the most interesting of all Americans.” L. L.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 514. Ag. 5, ‘05. 1680w. |
[*] “By temperament and association Mrs. Taylor is peculiarly qualified to depict the inner and outer forces that co-operated in the development of her gifted husband’s genius, and his reaction upon his environment.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 713. N. 25, ‘05. 350w. |
[*] “It is of value, not, as one would at first suppose, primarily for its biographical material, but because of the exquisite simplicity of its diction and the charm of the author’s personality.”
| + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 828. D. 23, ‘05. 240w. | |
| * | + | R. of Rs. 32: 639. N. ‘05. 150w. |