“Lucid and interesting.”
| + | Spec. 94: 788. My. 27, ‘05. 30w. |
Tweedie, Ethel B. (Harley) (Mrs. Alec. Tweedie). Sunny Sicily. [*]$5. Macmillan.
An Englishwoman’s observations of Sicily, “its rustics and its ruins,” as they now are. Descriptions of real Sicilian eating-houses, market places, lotteries, the Mafia, the superstitions of the evil eye, Sicilian theatres, etc. There is also a brief Sicilian history and an account of various visits to places of interest. The volume is illustrated with photographs and a map.
“Mrs. Tweedie is certainly flippant, with a recklessly slipshod style, many inaccurate statements, and spelling that is peculiar either to her or to her printer. Is valuable as a sort of ‘chatty’ Baedeker, being not only readable, but full of practical hints for the travellers who may be attracted by it to this wonderful island.”
| + — | Nation. 80: 122. F. 9, ‘05. 330w. |
“Provides in a very informal and personal way both information and entertainment.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 130. Mr. 4, ‘05. 690w. |
“Though by no means so erudite, the present volume, in actual information as to present conditions, is worthy of a place alongside that standard work, Mr. Paton’s ‘Picturesque Sicily.’”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 197. Ja. 21, ‘05. 210w. |