| * | + | Dial. 39: 449. D. 16, ‘05. 60w. |
[*] “Full of Dr. van Dyke’s spirit of helpfulness, and pervaded by the very human charm of his style.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 838. D. 2, ‘05. 50w. |
Van Dyke, Paul. Renascence portraits. [**]$2. Scribner.
Professor van Dyke’s survey embraces “the England, Germany, and Italy of the sixteenth century. His concern is primarily with three individuals—Pietro Aretino, the Venetian satirist; Thomas Cromwell, the unscrupulous minister of the still less scrupulous Henry VIII., and the Emperor Maximilian I.—but the standpoint from which they are regarded is such as to necessitate a close examination of their times.”—Outlook.
[*] “His book appears to have been printed without the proofs being read, though this appearance may be due to the author’s own style, which is vicious.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 852. D. 2, ‘05. 1240w. |
[*] “The results, not the details, of research are here exhibited, and in a setting of idea which gives color and meaning and movement.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 715. N. 25, ‘05. 310w. |
Van Vorst, Marie. Amanda of the mill: a novel. [†]$1.50. Dodd.