| Dial. 38: 396. Je. 1, ‘05. 50w. | ||
| + — | Nation. 80: 440. Je. 1, ‘05. 230w. |
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. [Sonnets from the Portuguese.] $1. Century.
These sonnets which have had so large a share in immortalizing one of the “most exquisite love-histories of which the world has knowledge,” once more make their appearance with a few of the love poems of Robert Browning, and this time in the dainty workmanship of the “Thumb nail series.” A frontispiece of Mrs. Browning, and an introduction by Richard Watson Gilder add to the value of the volume.
| * | + + | Critic. 47: 582. D. ‘05. 30w. |
| * | + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 682. O. 14, ‘05. 80w. |
Browning, Oscar. Napoleon: the first phase: some chapters on the boyhood and the youth of Bonaparte, 1769-1793. [*]$3.50. Lane.
Napoleon’s boyhood in Corsica, his education at Brienne and Paris, his relations with Paoli, and his career down to Toulon are given in detail. Appendices contain three selections from Napoleon’s writings and some original documents from the British museum concerning the siege of Toulon. The illustrations are largely taken from old paintings and drawings.
“Comparison is inevitable, and recent Napoleonic literature has established so high a standard in this branch of history that Mr. Oscar Browning suffers by being inopportune.”
| + — | Acad. 68: 694. Jl. 1, ‘05. 360w. |
“In regard to historical accuracy as distinct from literary presentment, the volume is, on the whole meritorious.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 1: 774. Je. 24. 1140w. |