“When the narrative is not fiction it is full of information conveyed in a delightful manner. The author writes easily and accurately, and his work, whether taken as a collection of interesting stories of fish and of bird life or as contribution to popular natural history, is deserving of praise.”
| + + | Baltimore Sun. :8. Mr. 8, ‘05. 380w. | |
| + | Dial. 38: 242. Ap. 1, ‘05. 250w. |
“Is certainly as charming in style and graphic in description. All sorts of representatives of the reptilian and finny tribes are introduced and made as familiar as men we know.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 124. Ja. ‘05. 110w. |
[*] Bumpus, T. Francis. Cathedrals of England and Wales. [**]$4. Pott.
“This volume is a detailed account of the architectural features of a number of English cathedral churches, prefaced by a sketch of the general characteristics of cathedrals and of the development of cathedral building in England and Wales. It is, of course, copiously illustrated from photographs of the exteriors and interiors of the edifices treated, and the author takes up each cathedral historically.... The book is intended for students (or at any rate connoisseurs) of cathedral architecture.”—N. Y. Times.
[*] “The book has all the marks of close observation and a real knowledge of what is and what is not good art and good archaeology.”
| + | Nation. 81: 426. N. 23, ‘05. 430w. |
[*] “It is not a popular but a serious work.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 824. D. 2, ‘05. 230w. |