“Dr. Adler speaks in clear voice and gives satisfactory answers in clear and concise language, that pulsates with the fire of a soul in earnest.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 384. O. ‘05. 260w. |
“Some of Dr. Adler’s most characteristic and vital lectures.”
| + + | Dial. 39: 170. S. 16, ‘05. 320w. | |
| Ind. 59: 331. Ag. 10, ‘05. 100w. |
“Stimulating and delightful book.”
| + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 110w. | |
| R. of Rs. 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 70w. |
Adventures of King James the Second of England, by the author of “A life of Sir Kenelm Digby,” “Rochester,” etc. [*]$4.80. Longmans.
An informal history which takes for granted the reader’s knowledge of the political events of the time, and presents in a wealth of anecdotes a characterization of the unfortunate James. His early military career on the continent under Condé and Turenne, his service to the English navy, his genuine religious convictions, are set forth, and he is shown to have been “a straightforward English gentleman, a courageous soldier, a skilful admiral, and an excellent man of business.” This may go far toward mitigating the world’s judgment of him, based on his three years of disastrous kingship. There are several beautiful portraits.
“While it keeps James’s best side uppermost, and while it exhibits frankly Roman Catholic sympathies, the facts, except here and there where Restoration politics come in, are presented accurately and fairly. A book which, if not strikingly interesting, is nevertheless useful for bringing out features of James’s character which are not in general adequately recognized.”
| + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 648. Ap. ‘05. 860w. |