| + + | Sat. R. 100: 627. N. 11, ‘05. 2020w. |
Villard, Henry. Memoirs of Henry Villard, journalist and financier, 1835-1900. 2v. [**]$5. Houghton.
Henry Villard landed in New York in 1853, a mere boy, without friends, money, or a knowledge of English. After suffering almost incredible hardships, he finally succeeded as a journalist, representing the N. Y. Tribune as war correspondent during the Civil war. His memoirs contain valuable accounts of battles, estimates of the commanders, and personal descriptions of Lincoln and others. Later he left journalism for finance, attaining eminence in this calling also.
“What separates it from other books of its class is that it is a characteristic illustration of American possibilities.” M. A. De Wolfe Howe.
| + + | Atlan. 95: 131. Ja. ‘05. 810w. |
Villari, Luigi, ed. Balkan question. [*]$3. Dutton.
A symposium on the Macedonian question, past, present, and future. Its object is to draw the attention of Englishmen to the situation in the Balkans, to show that Turkey cannot be reformed from within and that the time is ripe to bring about European control. There are chapters by English writers on the various aspects of the problem, and by French and Italian writers on the attitude and duty of their respective countries.
| Critic. 47: 410. N. ‘05. 460w. |
“To be sure, it is a piece of liberal propaganda and tells only one side of the story, but it is nevertheless a lucid explanation of a very complicated situation.”
| + + — | Ind. 59: 751. S. 28, ‘05. 540w. |