“Of critical notes there are none, which seems unfortunate. The form of the book is, however, very attractive, and the narrative was well worth reprinting even without editorial annotations.” F. H. H.

+ +Am. Hist. R. 10: 445. Ja. ‘05. 220w.
Critic. 46: 286. Mr. ‘05. 80w.
+Ind. 58: 1016. My. 4, ‘05. 130w.
Nation. 80: 51. Ja. 19, ‘05. 200w.
R. of Rs. 31: 509. Ap. ‘05. 220w.

Burne-Jones, Georgiana. Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones. 2v. [**]$6. Macmillan.

While the attitude of the real man towards his thoroly idealized art fills the pages of Lady Burne-Jones’s “Memorials,” “it is not the painter to whom we are introduced so much as the man, and a very straightforward, single-minded and lovable character we find him.” (N. Y. Times). “The author has very wisely avoided any artistic appreciation of her husband’s work as a painter, but has taken great pains to collect all the facts relating to his family, its origin, his education and early tendencies, his friendships and ideas, often quoting his own words from letters to friends.” (Nation).

“The whole book is filled with the poet’s personality, and little anecdotes of his sayings and doings. G. B.-J. has worthily carried out her task, and the world is the richer for the story of a great artist and a lovable and much-loved man.”

+ + +Ath. 1905, 1: 24. Ja. 7. 2290w.

“She presents him in a wise Boswellian way, mainly by the record of his daily speech and acts. The result is a very clear impression of a personality of great, of surprising power and charm.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + +Atlan. 95: 423. Mr. ‘05. 1130w.

“It is a wonderful revelation of an intensely interesting and lovable personality. A striking feature of these volumes is the never-failing humour of Burne-Jones’s letters and of the many comic sketches that enliven the text. Lady Burne-Jones has given us a biography that is at once a life record of deep human interest and an invaluable contribution to the history of English painting in the Victorian era.”

+ +Contemporary R. 87: 294. F. ‘05. 1980w.