“A well conceived and constructed story, which contains some crisp dialogue and characterization.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 139. Jl. 29. 150w. |
“Those whose blood is yet uncurdled and whose detective sense has never been baffled by literary mystery might try this.”
| — | Ind. 59 :753. S. 28, ‘05. 40w. | |
| Outlook. 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 80w. |
“The plot is absorbing and well-concealed.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 110w. |
Carlyle, R. W., and Carlyle, A. J. History of mediaeval political theory in the West. 3v. v. I. [**]$3.50. Putnam.
“The object of the joint authors of the present work is to carry in several volumes the history of political theory down to the early seventeenth century.... It is to be strictly a ‘history of theory, not of institutions.’ ... Part I or the introduction of the work devotes two chapters to the political theory of Cicero and Seneca.... Part II is devoted to the political theory of the Roman lawyers.... Part III has for its subject the political theory of the New Testament and the Fathers.... Part IV, the political theory of the ninth century.... Each chapter and each part is followed by a very useful summary, and at the foot of each page are given very lengthy extracts from the sources.”—Am. Hist. R.
“The author of the present volume has brought to his work a thorough knowledge of the early church writers ... and has succeeded in expressing himself in such admirable and lucid English, free from all philosophical abstractions and obscurities, that at no time does his exposition fail to instruct and to interest the reader. This clearness is largely due to the admirable arrangement of the subject-matter and to the method of treatment. No claim could be made that the author has discovered any new theories or new theorists, but he has certainly put many matters in a new light. Throughout his work he seldom shows any familiarity with the researches of modern scholars in the field of political theory, and with but few exceptions he never refers to any secondary authorities. This is a glaring and inexcusable fault in an otherwise highly meritorious work.” James Sullivan.
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 629. Ap. ‘05. 780w. |