“The profusion of pictures large and small with which the book is embellished ... throws a welcome light upon the surroundings of many of our celebrated men, representing, as Mr. T. W. Higginson says in his introduction, ‘not merely the tastes and habits of the man’s household, but the private background of his public life.’ Not all the houses chosen are of equal interest, nor are their owners of equal celebrity.... In all, the homes of eighteen men are chosen, including those of Lee at Arlington, of Jefferson at Monticello, Lowell’s Elmwood, Longfellow’s Craigie house, and Madison’s Montpelier.”—Nation.
[*] “There has, of late, been much journeying (on paper) to the homes of great men, but none of these journeys has ended in such a fortunate meeting of text and pictures as have those of Mr. Capen.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 492. D. 14, ‘05. 460w. | |
| * | N. Y. Times. 10: 769. N. 11, ‘05. 200w. |
[*] Capes, Bernard. Lohengrin. $2. Page.
“This is the third of a series of romances founded on the themes of grand operas.... The illustrations, in black and white, are by Sarcadi Pogany, and fancifully, yet not without plenty of vigor and action, depict the dramatic incidents of the legend, which is repeated in description and dialogue and dramatic succession in the form of the modern historical romance.”—N. Y. Times.
[*] “Mr. Capes tells his story well and strongly, his descriptions are vivid and significant, and all the drama of the story clearly brought out. But because you are writing of distant days, need your style be such ‘genuine antique’ stuff as this?”
| + — | Acad. 68: 833. Ag. 12, ‘05. 300w. |
[*] “This is monstrous fine writing; so fine that for the life of us we cannot tell whether it is meant to be in blank verse or not. Much of it is; some of it is not; and the mixture is merely annoying. There are, too, the inevitable lapses of one who sets out to play a part without conviction.”
| + — | Lond. Times. 4: 233. Jl. 21, ‘05. 400w. | |
| * | N. Y. Times. 10: 707. O. 21, ‘05. 140w. |
Capwell, Irene Stoddard. Mrs. Alderman Casey. 75c. Fenno.