“The book is so good that we find little to say about it. The only point upon which we find Mr. Villari inclined to go wrong concerns the defects of the Eastern church.”
| + + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 747. Je. 17. 480w. |
“If it does not claim to be a very profound study, it is, nevertheless, a very pleasant book to read, and contains much interesting, and even valuable information.”
| + + | Lond. Times. 4: 222. Jl. 14, ‘05. 500w. |
“Mr. Villari has written an excellent account of the Czar’s empire in war-time.”
| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 542. Ag. 19, ‘05. 2310w. |
“The work itself strikes us less as that of an observant traveller than a compilation of material taken from well-known standard works.”
| + + — | Sat. R. 100: 121. Jl. 22, ‘05. 700w. |
“Is full of shrewd observation and vivid description, and is admirably illustrated.”
| + + | Spec. 95: 152. Jl. 29, ‘05. 130w. |